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What's it been like to leave a radio show and then hit the campaign trail to run for Congress?

Well, you have a unique opportunity to hear exactly what it's been like from a guy who's done just that.

This is the campaign.

It's Chris DeGall on Town Hall.

All right, Chris.

That's the theme of this entire episode, the culture shock of leaving a normal life or somewhat normal, considering you were a radio host, and then becoming a candidate

for Congress.

Has it been culture shock?

Oh, brother, it has.

And the number of people that have been so kind in saying that you've enjoyed

the show and actually trying desperately to make me second guess myself. And I know where it comes

from. It's all from a helpful place. And everybody's concerned. I know. I think people, look,

you don't get into this thing to lose, right? Nobody wants to see you lose.

I think a lot of people have said, here's a guy, I'll give you for example. He stopped me at an event, and he was as earnest as he could be, but I didn't quite know how to take it. He said, and you tell me how you'd answer this, Larry, you've made a decision like this to walk away from your career and run for Congress. and a guy comes up to you and says, don't you think you could just be more effective if you

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