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“People would say, ‘oh you’re crazy, no one can win.’ I say, ‘look, simple. If I have a choice of being hopeless like you or delusional, I’ll take delusional all day long. You can be hopeless, but I’m going to charge up this hill.” Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and author of the 2008 TARP bank bailout, sits down with Zach and Melissa to discuss his role at the Treasury Department in 2008, what drives him towards public service, and reflections on his unsuccessful 2014 gubernatorial campaign. ========Preview======= Kashkari on how he gained responsibility as a staffer in the Treasury Department: “But that’s how I proved myself to (Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson). I did a good job; I earned his respect and his trust. And then I got more responsibility. So the lesson from it is do your best in whatever is given to you. Deliver, and the people who you’re working for will see that and say “wow this person delivered. I’m going to give this person more responsibility…