Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, Hour 2.

I have a hard time beginning of the show.

I have to laugh.

I can't tell you why.

Oh, I need to repent.

I'm sorry.

Welcome.

It's Eric Erickson here.

It's the second hour of the program.

Private back and forth conversation happening on text message.

I swear I'd be canceled if people got a hold of my next messages.

Okay, we have to move on. The phone number, should you wish to be a part of the program,

877-9773425. You are more than welcome to call in. I will be at Nikki Haley's event in South Carolina tomorrow.

She's a longtime friend of mine. I am staying out of the 2024 race. I know. I mean, Pence is a friend. She's a friend. I was texting Tim Scott last night. He's a friend.

Rhonda Santis, I've gotten to know a little bit. But I don't know him well. I know him less than all the others.

But I think very highly of him as well. And I'm just kind of like I want them all to be able to come on the show.

I'll be able to answer questions. I'm inviting them all to the conference in August.

They'll all be here, but I make no bones about it.

Nikki and I have been a long time friends.

And my daughter is a huge Nikki Haley fan.

Just, I mean, we've known the Haley family for a while.

And so I'm going to take my kid over there tomorrow to see Nikki, now ambassador.

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