By the way, I support what you're doing with respect to the primaries, because I can tell you, having been in politics for quite a while, started as an intern for McCain. Some of these people don't know when it's time to go. Chuck Schumer has been in elected office for 50 years. 1974, he was first elected. 50 years. AOC will absolutely kick his ass in a primary. She is the leader of the Democratic Party in this moment and will continue to be, I think, the biggest driver of where the party goes from a governmental policy standpoint. (07:55–08:02)
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