Annie Karni

Then a lot of these members relate to him sort of like as fans of a big celebrity who come with paraphernalia that they want him to sign. And that makes them feel special, and it really works. A few people told me this anecdote that, you know, he'll take you on Air Force One or Marine One and not only will he give you a ride, but he will sit you next to him and say, you know whose seat that is?

Then a lot of these members relate to him sort of like as fans of a big celebrity who come with paraphernalia that they want him to sign. And that makes them feel special, and it really works. A few people told me this anecdote that, you know, he'll take you on Air Force One or Marine One and not only will he give you a ride, but he will sit you next to him and say, you know whose seat that is?

Then a lot of these members relate to him sort of like as fans of a big celebrity who come with paraphernalia that they want him to sign. And that makes them feel special, and it really works. A few people told me this anecdote that, you know, he'll take you on Air Force One or Marine One and not only will he give you a ride, but he will sit you next to him and say, you know whose seat that is?

That's Melania's seat. Only Melania sits there. Look how special you are. Only you have sat there. Like he says that to everybody, but it's sort of flattery and they know what's on the other side. They know there's two modes that like if it's not that mode, it's threatening to end your political career. So there's no in between and they prefer this mode.

That's Melania's seat. Only Melania sits there. Look how special you are. Only you have sat there. Like he says that to everybody, but it's sort of flattery and they know what's on the other side. They know there's two modes that like if it's not that mode, it's threatening to end your political career. So there's no in between and they prefer this mode.

That's Melania's seat. Only Melania sits there. Look how special you are. Only you have sat there. Like he says that to everybody, but it's sort of flattery and they know what's on the other side. They know there's two modes that like if it's not that mode, it's threatening to end your political career. So there's no in between and they prefer this mode.

So we've got a lot of work ahead of us.

So we've got a lot of work ahead of us.

Can I quote Galinda from Wicked? It's good to see me, isn't it?

Can I quote Galinda from Wicked? It's good to see me, isn't it?

Existential crisis?

Existential crisis?

Yes, I've heard that argument a lot from DNC people, especially after the election. We're kind of saying, look, we actually outperformed in a lot of these districts. We did really well this cycle. And that was like a hard argument to take seriously. Like they lost the House and they're saying like, no, we actually won. Nancy Pelosi was a proponent of that.

Yes, I've heard that argument a lot from DNC people, especially after the election. We're kind of saying, look, we actually outperformed in a lot of these districts. We did really well this cycle. And that was like a hard argument to take seriously. Like they lost the House and they're saying like, no, we actually won. Nancy Pelosi was a proponent of that.

They did outperform like in a lot of districts where they should have done worse than they did. They outperformed the top of the ticket.

They did outperform like in a lot of districts where they should have done worse than they did. They outperformed the top of the ticket.

Another person making that same argument is Congresswoman Marie Glusenkamp Perez from Washington State. She owns an auto shop with her husband. She's been making the case that the Democratic Party does not respect the working class and that they need more working class people in Congress, that all these progressive policies like – Student loan forgiveness. She voted against it. Why?

Another person making that same argument is Congresswoman Marie Glusenkamp Perez from Washington State. She owns an auto shop with her husband. She's been making the case that the Democratic Party does not respect the working class and that they need more working class people in Congress, that all these progressive policies like – Student loan forgiveness. She voted against it. Why?

Because no one in her district went to college. So she's saying that, like to Reid's point, some of this is for urban educated people and is leaving out large swaths of the country that Democrats aren't speaking to. That's what people like Perez are making.

Because no one in her district went to college. So she's saying that, like to Reid's point, some of this is for urban educated people and is leaving out large swaths of the country that Democrats aren't speaking to. That's what people like Perez are making.