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a couple of months ago.

I could help poll test

every word that comes out of

your mouth before you say it.

Oh, you like politicians?

I like it when they do

stuff I can relate to.

Like pull their

pants down?

I love that.

See, that kind of candidate wouldn't

even get elected to the student council.

My guy would know

how to tie his own tie.

It's a clip-on.

Oh, I wish.

That would have been my other

favorite moment of your campaign.

Do you still

have a chance?

Is it over?

He crushed me.

Sorry.

Well, losing has

its advantages.

Like what?

For one thing, as a politician,

you're never really alone

unless you're asleep,

or in the bathroom usually.

That gets old.

Really?

Yeah, I guess I'm mostly

just looking forward

to having some

time by myself.

I don't buy it.

I think you love it.

Do I know you?

I guess I could have

been more convincing.

Okay.

You don't have to worry about being

convincing till the next election.

Are you a registered

New York voter?

Do I sound like I am?

Holy sh*t.

David.

Oh. Wow, sorry, guys.

- Sorry.

- I got to go.

Sorry.

- Wow.

- Hang on.

- You going to give your speech?

- Hang on.

Hey!

Hey.

Ma'am.

I got to go.

Ma'am?

That is so much better.

She's on the move.

Southwest staircase.

Excuse me? Ma'am.

What was that?

I don't know.

Are you ready?

Yeah, yeah.

All right, go do

the speech. Come on.

Congressman David Norris.

I grew up not far away from here,

in Red Hook.

- Brooklyn!

- I love you, David!

I love you more!

I love you both.

But we had a rule

in my neighborhood.

When you got in a fight,

it wasn't whether or not

you got knocked down,

it's what you do

when you get back up.

And I came here

to tell you tonight,

that I will get back up.

It's bullshit.

We didn't have that saying

in my neighborhood.

It's just one

of those phrases

that had some traction

with the focus group

and so we kept using it,

but it's not true.

In 1998, I did a

cover story for GQ.

The title was

"Youngest Congressman Ever."

And since then,

every story has tried

to explain how

I got here so fast.

And the word that people kept using

was "authentic."

But here's the problem.

This isn't even my tie.

- Go get Jim for me.

- This tie was selected for me

by a group of specialists

in Tenafly, New Jersey

who chose it over

56 other ties we tested.

In fact, our data suggests

that I have to stick to

either a tie that is red

or a tie that is blue.

A yellow tie made it look

as if I was taking my situation lightly,

and I may in fact, pull my pants down

again at any moment.

A silver tie meant that

I'd forgotten my roots.

My shoes...

You know, shiny shoes,

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