I’ve never disavowed the Light Right gatekeepers. No one goes from civnat to “Hitler was right!” in a 30 minute conversation. The Charlie Kirks and Tucker Carlsons are the gateway drug. Some will be sated with them. others won’t and will find us. but without the gateway…
Moreover, I don’t think I appreciated the real effect CK had on the youth vote. The based 25 yr old next to me at work said he was a big deal in his circle. Even if he was still pro-Israel, how many teens did he keep in the middle when a vacuum would’ve drawn them Left?
Add in his adoption of our talking points in the last year and he clearly deserves a toast before dinner this eve. He did more by 31 than I’ll manage.
