And if we want that to happen, we have to have a governor who is willing to put her political capital on the line and do it. I mean, this isn't exactly a both sides kind of issue because consistently Republicans have been more hostile to public higher ed and Democrats have wanted to fund it. but they've felt more constrained because we've had this Republican dominated legislature for 30 of the last 32 years. So there, there isn't exactly an equivalency. (12:29–12:34)
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