Does it matter which party governs?
Hank has said since 2015 that it matters which party governs, citing net neutrality and conservation, and in 2024 stressed that state and local races matter as much as the top of the ticket.
Axis: yes, outcomes differ by party ... no, both parties are the same
Positions by date: 7 records in 7 videos. The position was refined (2017), never reversed, in these records.
Hank
| date | how | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-06 | first on record | Hank rejects the claim that both parties are the same: the net neutrality decision would have gone the other way under a different administration. | WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism 00:02:37 |
| 2017-08-04 | refine | Hank says that, for a really weird reason, it is worse for conservation to have a Republican in the White House than a Democrat. | Why Bullets are Good for the Environment 00:00:02 |
| 2018-03-23 | restate | Hank says he believes in pushing good progressive agendas, and having Bullock in charge of Montana helps that and functionally helps a lot of people. | Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! 00:02:28 |
| 2020-10-23 | restate | Reason nine: this big election will and should be read as a judgment on the last four years, internationally and in how we treat each other; we vote for a story, not just people. | 10 Reasons to Vote RIGHT NOW 00:02:26 |
| 2020-11-06 (said on 2020-11-05, implied) | restate | Hank says he is not claiming the election doesn't matter: it matters tremendously in many ways for many people. | Just Some Election Thoughts… 00:00:29 |
| 2024-09-06 | restate | The election takes up much of Hank's mind, and he has done campaign events with Montana candidates because it all matters, which he hates. | I feel like I can't talk about this… 00:01:27 |
| 2024-09-13 | restate | Hank made the video because we are too stuck in a national lens: state and local politics matter hugely and are as important a reason to vote as the top of the ticket. | My Governor is Weirder than Yours 00:48:15 |
Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video).