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Bill is missing so much of what is actually happening with voters because he has TDS and can’t unsee how “horrible” Trump is. Too bad he just can’t see that Kamala/Biden/Machine democrats are actually bigger frauds, crooks, liars than Trump is. Seems like a smart guy that is a bit too arrogant to realize how blind he is.

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And Justin, you are far too kind to Bill. It is clear that if this whole interview shows one thing it’s that he didn’t learn a single lesson.

What in the actual? He thinks she ran a near flawless campaign, that she wasn’t anymore word salad prone than any other politician and she could not let her hair down because of the 100 day campaign? Oh brother. Bill, maybe take a sabbatical for a year - because it’s painful to hear you not get it as bad as this.

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Derek: I could not say that better myself.

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Bill's perspective is valid, but I also get the impression that he doesn't want to see the other side. All postmortems on the Democrat side sound the same where they don't want to acknowledge what people were feeling. It's all very technocratic and risk adverse.

"Economy is doing awesome" without even an acknowledgement of the grocery prices.

"Don't want to get clipped and memed" but still want to go viral with Brat Summer.

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The issue with saying Kamala was being different than Biden is that she was framing this election as the end of democracy. Her big policy being a new homeowner line item on my tax form doesn’t cut it. Copycatting the existential threat’s big tips/overtime tax exemption policy doesn’t present her as different. There needed to be a big, clear vision for systematic change—maybe it’s justice system, maybe it’s labor standards to increase wages, but it def wasn’t invoking Dick Cheney.

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This was ... not Bill's best. I've lost some respect for him. I won't skip the next time he's on, but I might save it for home so I'm not groaning WTF? while at work.

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Yeah, I like hearing him but honestly his last few appearances make me really mistrust his judgement. I am by no means a Trump fan, but I don't see how it was possible to watch this race and continue reach the conclusions he did. He has dove head first into spin vs actual reflection and analysis.

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holy smokes. this guy is still drinking the kool aid after the mothership has left.

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😂 exactly

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I think what you're talking about about with Bill is the Democrats having a continued crisis of authenticity. Gotta own what comes out of your mouth, not make word salad with it 🤣 Bill not the 100 day campaign excuse again!

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I hope the Democrats listen to Bill. JD Vance does too

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Trying to make the argument that the Harris campaign might actually be “one of the best” is something else. When even SNL is making fun of the Democrat then you are clearly not running a serious campaign.

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This dude is hell bent on learning as little as possible.

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