Mike Crute: “He's up by 40 on the field.”

“You know, chair. The empty chair. Well, how do you not at least have a cardboard cutout of Trump on the stage? I mean, he overwhelms. He's up by 40 on the field. They've already determined. I've been saying this for a year at least. Tom, this guy is your nominee. Republicans, you have married yourself to a guy with a 33% national approval rating.” (27:53–27:56)

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