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Yeah. First question from Anne Schilcock. Why is Rory Stewart being ridiculed by media voices?

You guys included for his belief that Kamala Harris would win. He's a guy known for his decency,

humanity, honesty and trust in democracy and that he optimistically believed these values would win her the election

and the subsequent derision for believing they would prevail just shows how hopelessly they have been

trashed, says Anne Shilcock. What do you think, Matt? Well, I like Rory, but hope is not a strategy.

I mean, you know, he was very, very sure that Kamala was going to win.

And, you know, Checks notes, she didn't, right?

Also, I don't think we've ridiculed him.

No, no, no, no.

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