It's a big vessel. It requires persistent effort. Politics. As you well know, one of the most persistent patterns in politics is that in off year elections the President's party gets, loses. In fact, only twice in 90 years has a sitting President's party picked up seats in that first two years. Okay. And in President Trump's first term, Republicans lost over 40 seats in this chamber. You can't afford to lose 40 seats. I still have PTSD from that experience. Okay. (40:41–40:48)
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Asserts that it is rare for a sitting President's party to gain seats in the first two years, having happened only twice in 90 years.
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