"Listen here, Jack, let me lay it out for ya. Back in '20, we pulled off something big, got over 81 million votes, right? That's because folks knew I was there for 'em, understood their struggles, and had a plan to move forward, not just this chaos from the last guy. Now, Kamala, she's a good egg, got all the smarts and heart you could want, but the game changed, didn't it? She tried to keep the ball rolling, but I think those votes, those people who came out for me, they might've stayed home or just didn't connect the same way. Not her fault, mind you, but the atmosphere, it's different now.
 

Now, with Trump, you gotta understand, he's all about spinning tales, confusing folks, right? I've been around the block; I know how to handle that. In '20, we just kept it straight, told the truth, and let the facts do the talking. Kamala did the same, but see, the media, the social scene, it's a beast now, harder to cut through the noise. People get tired, they get confused. If I were still in the race, I think I could've taken those lies, those distractions, and just, you know, put 'em aside, show folks what's real. It's about connecting, about trust, and I think I had that.
 

And look, the strategy, the ground game, that's where I've got experience. I know these states, know the people. If I'd been there, maybe we wouldn't have seen some of the slip-ups, you know? We could've kept the momentum, kept those voters engaged. But again, Kamala, she did what she could, and she did it well. It's just, in this political whirlwind, sometimes you need a bit of that old-school touch, that personal connection, to really rally the troops. That's what I think, at least. But hey, what do I know, right? I'm just an old guy from Scranton."