'The same people who act like maniacs during the open meetings are suddenly calm and rational during the closed ones. Why? Because there aren't any cameras in the closed meetings, so their incentives are different,' Rep. Jeff Jackson said.
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In one viral video, viewed 4.5 million times as of Friday, the freshman representative gives an unvarnished perspective of his time on Capitol Hill, saying, "Most of the really angry voices in Congress are totally faking it." State Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, speaks with Kristin Johnson, owner of The Coffee Bar, in Hickory, North Carolina on July 8, 2021.Jackson argued the same incentive structure affects the press, with both politicians and media outlets jockeying to hold people’s attention.
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