But let me say a couple of things. Number one, Virginia and New Jersey are both very liberal states. Virginia has a ton of government workers. In Northern Virginia, the Democrats have just caused the longest government shutdown in American history. and they nonetheless had an amazing victory. It was on purpose. So one of the things I said, the Democrats would not open the government before today because they believe the shutdown energizes their base. (32:59–33:05)
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