"Not at all," Sam insists. "We already know that you can put me in my place on national television so, really, there's nothing more embarrassing about being with a Republican in public, is there? Dating you is not going to embarrass me. You know, until I screw it up."

It's a very distinct possibility that he will and he wants Ainsley aware of that and, additionally, wants her aware of the fact that anything he does to screw it up is not intentional.