No one ever says, “Attagirl.” No one writes us and says, “Wow, that was so great. Thank you. Please keep it up.”
You know this: you are all in public service. You will hear from the critics. You will get beat up a lot. It is very important to try to keep the focus on what the main event is.
For us, it's to make sure the debates happen, and that they happen in a way that is respectful, dignified, and substantive. The rest of it, you have to try to navigate. In our case, it's very helpful that this is all we do. We don't do anything else. We also are mindful that we aren't here to win popularity contests.