 If one believes that one candidate is materially better for the country than another, one should advocate in that way and for any way they can for that candidate. This is not narcissism. It's patriotism. All of us have an obligation to stand up and be counted. Bill Ackman. I think a lot of his politics started to change, at least from what I could gather on X, with October 7th and what he saw unfolding in the country.