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you get your podcast. Hey James first. Happy Veterans Day to you. Well thank you. Thank

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contributions and to hope that we don't have any more combat veterans in any time soon.

It's the greatest part of the gut. You're right. James this election we talked about

it last week but now is it all as we've scored it all. The Democrats got the big one right.

Our four year national nightmares over Saturday morning. There were cheers all over blue

America. Bells rang. Horns honked and everything. And Joe Biden as we know as a man of decency

experience. He's an antidote to Trump but he faces enormous policy and political challenges.

Thank God he's there. But what a tough hand he was dealt. The failure to win the Senate

unless Democrats can pull off an upset and win two Georgia seats in January. That's

pretty devastating. Mitch McConnell always puts power and money for his own power and

money. The failure to flip state legislatures is going to be costly and redistricting. And

maybe most of all James Trump was not beaten decisively. And that means he remains a huge

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