This is about as uncertain a presidential election that we've
seen in modern times,
and really for some time even before that.
It's been since 1972, a half century ago,
that a major presidential candidate was hit by the bullet
of a would be assassin.
So that does shake up a race.
And it's not like this was a run-of-the-mill presidential election
before this happened.
This has been a campaign full of volatility,
full of historic aspects. You know,
this is a moment where our politics seem to be.
A little unhinged. It's our first election since the January
6th assault on the Capitol.
I think a lot of people feel unsettled,
uncertain. We are a polarized nation.
This may make our polarization worse.
We saw conspiracy theories spread up instantly,
almost immediately after this shooting.
So this is an unsettled time for American politics sometimes
when we have a big national shock.
Like the 9/11 attacks, we really see the country.
Pull together, we decide that more unites us and divides
us.
I don't think that's going to happen this time.
I think this election is too close.
Our divisions are too deep.
We of course, had instant calls for unity from from
President Biden and from others.
I would not think that tone of national unity is
going to last very long.