James Blair: The 13 House Seats Republicans Are Targeting

So James, the big question is, I mean, the first major elections we're going to see in just a few short weeks here in Wisconsin. We have a Wisconsin Supreme Court race coming up in April, the governor races and state level races later this year. We got some special elections coming up for some of the seats that have been opened up by cabinet pick. We've got, and then we have the midterm elections less than two years away. How do you guys make sure that the political transformation we saw in November. Those new voters walk in beyond just that one year. That isn't just a fleeting thing, that this is a lasting political realignment, similar to the 1934 one you're talking about in the FDR. I mean, it's not easy, that's for sure. The Wisconsin Supreme Court race, I've been looking at numbers there, and there's some folks getting involved for the conservative. That'll be challenging, I'll say. I mean, it'll be challenging because if you look at the data in Wisconsin, what carries President Trump is a group of voters who only vote when Trump is on the ballot. And the thing that we have to accomplish in all of these elections is getting that specific group of people, you know, they're super voters on both sides, but getting the people that are sort of with the Trump worldview who aren't necessarily Republicans, but many of them, you know, would sort of consider themselves that now is getting them to go to the polls when President Trump's not on the ballot and helping them understand that that supports his worldview. And just to kind of bring this around, look, you have a standing army out here in the audience, right? These are President Trump supporters out here at CPAC, and the millions and millions of people watching at home. What would be your marching orders to these folks out here in the audience that are watching this event right now, that are watching us have this conversation? What do they need to do to help solidify this political realignment? Well, I mean, two things. One, put in the legwork. Obviously, we always need volunteers, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court, right? The Wisconsin GOP and many others are getting involved, and if you've got time to spare. Go do it. It's very important. There's a lot at stake in that race, not the least of which could be the future of congressional maps, which is very important. We'll see what happens. But just spread the word and continue to, frankly, encourage Republicans that are down ballot of President Trump to support his agenda, which is often but not always exactly aligned with the historic contours of the party. I mean, the last thing I'll say is I'll leave you with this. there's 13 seats in the House of Representatives that are occupied by Democrats that President Trump won. On average, the Republican underperformed him by 5.2 points. There's only three seats in the House that Republicans hold that Harris won. So that gives you some sense of the fact that we should be playing offense here, but that requires bringing all of the other Republicans up to the vote coalition that President Trump has and brought into office. So follow the Trump agenda and pass it, and we will all be rewarded for it. Really exciting stuff. Thank you, James, for a great conversation, and give our best to President Trump. Thank you. Yeah, thank you, sir.