The main question is whether there will be mass repression after the election, whether the screws will be tightened even more.

We're in a funk. We have to find a way to tighten the screws.

We hit some balls on the screws a couple of times.

There are screws in it, so maybe that's an indication for something. I'm just really curious.

One thing we need to watch is that he doesn't keep the screws on too tight and go overboard with these hikes. Everybody was looking for some language that would suggest a pause near these levels.

The general election is not an organizational exercise - it's a mass media exercise.