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I call it the Magahangover.

I think there was always downward pressure on the Republican brand.

People were uncertain of them because of the January 6th.

All these things we've talked about.

So it's very possible that this could be a bit, not just a close competitive election

for Democrats, but we could actually have a good election.

Let's say a third chance or a few scenario plan, one third chance now that Democrats

can win this election by four or five points, not just at the point or two.

And I think that certainly my view is that as we head towards the election, things are

likely to get much more likely to get better for Democrats than they are already get better

for Republicans.

All right, so there it is.

Simon and I both on the record, two, three months out before the election talking about

how Democrats could actually wind up holding the House that the ground was much more favorable

towards Democrats than the national conversation.

And certainly some of the polling that was being pushed around would tell you.

So I want to pick up with that, Simon, because you and I were outliers over the course of

the summer and it's really one of the things we first connected on when I was following

some of you or two weeks.

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