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Mike Lawler | New York District 17 Congressman Joins S&FIM on Election Day to Talk Re-Election Bid · Sid & Friends In The Morning

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  Speaker 1: Here he is, the great Mike Lawler. Michael, good morning, buddy.
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  Speaker 1: How are you?
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  Speaker 2: I'm good, Sid.
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  Speaker 1: How are you?
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  Speaker 3: I'm good, but are we going to celebrate tonight or
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  Speaker 3: is this issue in Westchester going to screw us up?
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  Speaker 2: They're going to count the ballots. They're working on the
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  Speaker 2: issue as we speak. There was a problem with the
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  Speaker 2: ballots as they were printed, the thickness of the paper
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  Speaker 2: and the way the machines were formatted. So they're rectifying
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  Speaker 2: the situation, but every ballot will be counted. Everybody needs
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  Speaker 2: to stay online.
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  Speaker 1: Do not leave.
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  Speaker 2: Don't get discouraged. Don't get frustrated. This is the most
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  Speaker 2: important thing you can do today is vote. So if
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  Speaker 2: it takes a little longer, certainly I get the frustration,
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  Speaker 2: but make sure you vote. Do not leave the line
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  Speaker 2: without voting. Every ballot will be counted.
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  Speaker 3: Exactly what I told them. I know they're panicking. I'm
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  Speaker 3: getting a ton of messages.
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  Speaker 1: Sid, Sid, I'm in Westchester. I can't vote. Take it easy.
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  Speaker 1: You can vote.
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  Speaker 3: Just vote for Mike Lawler. And have a nice rest
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  Speaker 3: of the day. We're going to celebrate tonight this big win.
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  Speaker 3: Even though Polly Market yesterday had you losing these idiots
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  Speaker 3: by 14 points to Kate Conley.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, these predictive markets. It's absurd. I don't know
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  Speaker 2: why people follow that for for politics. You know, at
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  Speaker 2: the end of the day, it's about the voters. It's
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  Speaker 2: about the people in the district. It's about the work
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  Speaker 2: that we did throughout the course of this campaign. And
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  Speaker 2: I am confident tonight when all the votes are counted,
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  Speaker 2: we are going to win. And we're going to send
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  Speaker 2: a message loud and clear here in New York that
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  Speaker 2: in my district, We do not support socialism. We don't
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  Speaker 2: support the rise of anti-Semitism. We don't support the radical
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  Speaker 2: policies that will destroy this country. And the voters across
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  Speaker 2: the 17th district are going to send that message loud
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  Speaker 2: and clear tonight. We just need everybody to get out
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  Speaker 2: and vote. I've never cared what the pollsters say, what
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  Speaker 2: the pundits say, what the media says, and certainly not
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  Speaker 2: what the predictive markets say. It has always been about
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  Speaker 2: the voters, and we have delivered time and again for
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  Speaker 2: my constituents, and that's why I'm going to win tonight
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  Speaker 2: when all the votes are counted.
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  Speaker 1: You're all going to win. You talk about anti-Semitism.
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  Speaker 3: You lead that committee in Congress, and You've been just
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  Speaker 3: an amazing pro-Israel guy. And President Trump was on Fox
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  Speaker 3: News just moments ago. We just got off a little
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  Speaker 3: while ago. And he said that the aid to Israel
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  Speaker 3: ends this year.
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  Speaker 1: That's not shocking, not surprising. Fox News will make a
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  Speaker 1: big deal about it.
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  Speaker 3: But we've already heard that from both, both Trump and
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  Speaker 3: Bibi months ago. And I got to tell you, I'm
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  Speaker 3: happy because all the anti-Semites I know, all these morons, people.
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  Speaker 1: Like Alex Jones and Mike.
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  Speaker 3: Flynn, all these people, they go, why do we give
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  Speaker 3: Israel $ 4 billion? As if, by the way, Israel gives
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  Speaker 3: us nothing back. But you make those billions go away,
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  Speaker 3: then what are they going to argue about? What are
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  Speaker 3: they going to complain about Israel? So I'm happy if
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  Speaker 3: Israel doesn't take a bunch of money from the United
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  Speaker 3: States because then the haters have nothing to complain about,
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  Speaker 3: do they?
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  Speaker 2: Look, they'll find something new. I mean, just last week,
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  Speaker 2: Kathy Hochul said, oh, if Bibi's gone, anti-Semitism will stop.
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  Speaker 1: Idiotic.
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  Speaker 2: Effectively blaming the Jews for people hating the Jews.
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  Speaker 3: In the meantime, by the way, this wench, this wicked
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  Speaker 3: witch wench, she's hanging out with Mom Donnie.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, give me a break.
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  Speaker 2: Hanging out with him. She's bending the knee to him.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, she does everything she can to support his
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  Speaker 2: radical agenda. She's going to raise taxes if she wins tonight.
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  Speaker 2: There's no question in my mind she will do everything
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  Speaker 2: in her power to support his agenda because he helped her.
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  Speaker 2: He he prevented a primary. He got all the progressives
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  Speaker 2: to rally behind her and she will fall right in
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  Speaker 2: line like the rest of them, as would my opponent,
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  Speaker 2: Kate Conley. She will be nothing but a rubber stamp.
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  Speaker 2: And you and I both know, Sid. Hakeem Jeffries and
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  Speaker 2: Chuck Schumer are not the leaders of the Democratic Party.
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  Speaker 2: It's AOC. It's Bernie Sanders. It's Zoran Mamdani. That's who's
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  Speaker 2: leading the way for the Democrats. Agreed.
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  Speaker 3: There's 11 DSA candidates that have been endorsed that are
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  Speaker 3: going to all lead the way. You know, I just wonder, Mike,
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  Speaker 3: you know, you're in such an important position and You know,
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  Speaker 3: we have this very slim margin anyway in the House.
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  Speaker 1: We may lose that today.
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  Speaker 3: We may.
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  Speaker 1: Then you become even more important, I got to tell you.
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  Speaker 3: But there was a time where you considered you and
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  Speaker 3: Elise Stefanik running for governor until you decided to stay
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  Speaker 3: in Congress. When you look at Kathy Hochul, and odds
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  Speaker 3: are she's a favorite to win today. Okay, hopefully Bruce
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  Speaker 3: Blakeman beats her. If there's a God up there, Bruce
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  Speaker 3: Whiteman will win. But if she wins today, will that
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  Speaker 3: bother you?
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  Speaker 1: That maybe you didn't end up running for governor? Because
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  Speaker 1: this is still your state.
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  Speaker 3: I know you're in D.C. I know you're helping the country,
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  Speaker 3: helping the world. But you love New York State. If
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  Speaker 3: she stays in charge, will you kick yourself in the ass?
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  Speaker 2: No, not at all. Look, first of all, I appreciate
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  Speaker 2: the fact that Bruce put himself forward, that he ran.
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  Speaker 2: He ran a spirited race. And, you know, I think
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  Speaker 2: at the end of the day, it's a very clear
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  Speaker 2: choice between somebody who will bring down the cost of living,
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  Speaker 2: who will cut taxes, cut spending and improve public safety
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  Speaker 2: versus Kathy Hochul, who will continue down the path that
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  Speaker 2: has made New York a the highest tax state, the
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  Speaker 2: worst business climate in America, and we lead the nation
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  Speaker 2: in out-migration. She is managing the decline of New York. Yes, listen,
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  Speaker 2: I'm a New Yorker. I love this state. I love
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  Speaker 2: its people. I love the fight that New Yorkers bring
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  Speaker 2: every day. And yes, I want this state to move
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  Speaker 2: in a better direction. And I want a Republican governor
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  Speaker 2: because we need balance in Albany. We need common sense
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  Speaker 2: in Albany. Ultimately, I made a decision on a number
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  Speaker 2: of factors, including my family, as well as the fact
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  Speaker 2: that I love what I'm doing. I love serving in
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  Speaker 2: the United States House of Representatives. I love serving in
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  Speaker 2: a position of influence to be able to impact policy
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  Speaker 2: at a national level and in a seat that, if
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  Speaker 2: I wasn't running, would almost assuredly be going Democrat today.
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  Speaker 2: So this is, you know, there's a lot of factors.
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  Speaker 2: And ultimately, I made the decision that I thought was
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  Speaker 2: in the best interest of the country, in the best
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  Speaker 2: interest of my constituents. and my family, whatever the future holds,
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  Speaker 2: the future holds. And if the future holds nothing, so
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  Speaker 2: be it. To me, this is about serving the public.
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  Speaker 2: It's not about a title. It's not about the notoriety
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  Speaker 2: that comes with it. It's about the work. And I
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  Speaker 2: have committed myself to the work. I have worked tirelessly.
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  Speaker 2: Nobody has outworked me in this campaign or in Congress.
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  Speaker 2: I have delivered time and again for my constituents. We've
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  Speaker 2: passed over two dozen bills. 17 have been signed. into law.
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  Speaker 2: Ask AOC how many bills she's had signed into law.
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  Speaker 2: The fact is that I have done the work. I
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  Speaker 2: care deeply about what happens to this country and this state.
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  Speaker 2: And in this moment, in this election, that was the
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  Speaker 2: right decision for me. And I believe for the country.
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  Speaker 1: I agree.
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  Speaker 3: Plus you're 40 years old. Let's be honest.
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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 3: You got plenty of time to run for governor, president,
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  Speaker 3: who knows? This is not going to be the end
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  Speaker 3: of your career. Even though I'm saying you're not going to,
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  Speaker 3: you're going to win tonight, but Congress will not be
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  Speaker 3: the only piece on your resume. I do want to
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  Speaker 3: ask you a question which may require just a simple
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  Speaker 3: yes or no.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, Mike Lawler, do you vote.
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  Speaker 3: With President Trump 100% of the time?
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  Speaker 4: No.
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  Speaker 1: You sure? Because Kay Conley says you do.
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  Speaker 2: Listen, if there's one thing I can't wait for after
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  Speaker 2: 9 p.m. tonight, it's for all these ads to stop.
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  Speaker 1: Right.
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  Speaker 2: Because it's been nothing but straight up lies for months.
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  Speaker 2: And it just speaks to the fact that at the
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  Speaker 2: end of the day, even even in a favorable climate,
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  Speaker 2: the Democrats have nothing to run on. If you think
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  Speaker 2: about it, what exactly has Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer
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  Speaker 2: campaigned on other than they hate the president of the
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  Speaker 2: United States? They have not offered one idea about what
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  Speaker 2: they would do to bring down the cost of living,
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  Speaker 2: to improve public safety, to improve the quality of life,
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  Speaker 2: to address issues from health care, to housing, to immigration,
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  Speaker 2: to energy. The fact is, my opponent and the Democrats
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  Speaker 2: want to eliminate fossil fuels. They want to eliminate oil
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  Speaker 2: and gas production in America. What do people think gas
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  Speaker 2: prices will be if Democrats get their way and they
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  Speaker 2: eliminate oil and gas production? The fact is, they don't
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  Speaker 2: have policy ideas that work. It's why the Democratic Party
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  Speaker 2: has their lowest favorability rating ever.
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  Speaker 4: Ever.
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  Speaker 3: I know. I know.
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  Speaker 4: Ever.
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  Speaker 1: And by the way.
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  Speaker 2: All I can say is this, Sid. People need to
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  Speaker 2: not listen to the polls, the pundits, the media. Go
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  Speaker 2: out and vote. Go out and vote. That's it. You
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  Speaker 2: have one job today.
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  Speaker 1: That's it.
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  Speaker 2: Get off your ass and go vote.
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  Speaker 1: I love it.
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  Speaker 3: Gas prices are coming down already. My buddy Mario Salerno
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  Speaker 3: in Williamsburg, $ 3. 99 this morning in Brooklyn to get gas, $ 3.
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  Speaker 1: 99. One more for you.
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  Speaker 2: By the way, it would be even cheaper if we
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  Speaker 2: didn't live in New York with all their taxes and
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  Speaker 2: fees that they put on gas.
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  Speaker 1: That's right.
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  Speaker 4: It's true.
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  Speaker 1: It's true. $ 3. 99 is still pretty good. Okay. Give me,
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  Speaker 1: set the scene, Mike Lawler.
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  Speaker 3: I'm up on stage.
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  Speaker 1: I'm hosting your gala tonight. I'm honored that you asked me.
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  Speaker 1: I really am.
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  Speaker 3: You and Laura Marie, thank you so much.
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  Speaker 1: I'm honored.
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  Speaker 2: You're welcome. We look forward to having you.
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  Speaker 3: Me too.
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  Speaker 1: Can't wait.
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  Speaker 3: So set the scene about nine o'clock tonight at the
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  Speaker 3: beautiful Pearl River Hilton with me up there. You're up there.
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  Speaker 3: What does it look like?
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  Speaker 1: What do we hear?
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  Speaker 2: Well, we're going to obviously have the polls close at
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  Speaker 2: 9 here in New York. We'll start to get early
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  Speaker 2: voting results around 9.30 or so across the district. And then,
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  Speaker 2: you know, election district by election district, it's going to
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  Speaker 2: pour in. So we'll probably have a good idea around 10, 10.30
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  Speaker 2: where this race is headed. But I feel very good
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  Speaker 2: about it. And we're doing everything we can between now
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  Speaker 2: and 9 o'clock to pull out the vote.
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  Speaker 3: You're a great candidate, a great American, and a dear, dear, dear,
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  Speaker 3: dear friend. I'm honored to be there tonight. We're going
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  Speaker 3: to have fun. We're going to win.
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  Speaker 1: Mike Lawler, great job as always, my friend. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: so much.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks, Sid. See you tonight.
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  Speaker 1: You're the man. Mike Lawler right there, the Pearl River Hilton.
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to do the worm with Mike Lawler. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: my God, Lewis. You mind if I dance with Joe Gate?
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  Speaker 1: You know that scene. Come on. They did the worm, Lou.
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  Speaker 1: Me and Lawler on the ground. Somebody better film it. Ha, ha, ha.
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  Speaker 1: Somebody will film that for sure. Otis, my man. Otis,
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  Speaker 1: my man, Otis. Mike Waller right there.
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