Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Republicans' major midterm losses: "Has to be a wake up call"
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[0:01] Welcome back to the Takeout. Earlier
[0:02] today, I spoke with Arkansas Republican
[0:03] Governor Sarah Huckabe Sanders about her
[0:05] take on pretty significant Republican
[0:08] losses in the midterms. She's also the
[0:10] author of a brand new book that comes
[0:12] out today. Unapologetic is its title,
[0:14] subtitle, Clarity and Conviction in a
[0:17] world gone crazy. Here is some of our
[0:19] conversation.
[0:21] Governor, let's talk about the midterms
[0:23] nationally. We'll get to Arkansas in a
[0:25] second.
[0:27] Florida Governor Ronda Santis described
[0:28] it for Republicans as an extinction
[0:31] level event. Ted Cruz, Senator from
[0:34] Texas, Republicans, said it was worse
[0:36] than the Watergate losses of 1974. You
[0:39] know, men are emotional in politics,
[0:41] Governor. So, I'd like to get your
[0:43] non-emotional assessment of how bad
[0:45] things were for Republicans nationally
[0:47] in the midterms.
[0:49] >> There's no question that Tuesday was a
[0:51] tough night for Republicans. um races
[0:55] that traditionally uh would not have
[0:57] even been on the table, Republicans
[1:00] lost. It's one of the reasons I was glad
[1:02] that Arkansas could be a bright spot in
[1:05] the midst