Jay Inslee

First of all, I got to comment on Canada. This wasn't about Trudeau. It was all about Trump, right?

Well, you know, David Brooks wrote a piece that said, well, you know, Trump has been brilliant in one way. He's extremely energetic and active. And I'm going like, yeah, Charles Manson was a brilliant homicidal maniac, too, David. But that's not something we call David.

Well, you know, David Brooks wrote a piece that said, well, you know, Trump has been brilliant in one way. He's extremely energetic and active. And I'm going like, yeah, Charles Manson was a brilliant homicidal maniac, too, David. But that's not something we call David.

Well, you know, David Brooks wrote a piece that said, well, you know, Trump has been brilliant in one way. He's extremely energetic and active. And I'm going like, yeah, Charles Manson was a brilliant homicidal maniac, too, David. But that's not something we call David.

Anyway, I wasn't happy about David's article in that regard. You know, it's interesting. I really haven't given a huge amount of thought to that ideal candidate issue. I'm just going to share with you. I'm just really optimistic about where my party is right now. I know that sounds totally.

Anyway, I wasn't happy about David's article in that regard. You know, it's interesting. I really haven't given a huge amount of thought to that ideal candidate issue. I'm just going to share with you. I'm just really optimistic about where my party is right now. I know that sounds totally.

Anyway, I wasn't happy about David's article in that regard. You know, it's interesting. I really haven't given a huge amount of thought to that ideal candidate issue. I'm just going to share with you. I'm just really optimistic about where my party is right now. I know that sounds totally.

I'll tell you, I'm optimistic. Number one, I know a lot of these people that are going to be in the mix for our next candidate.

I'll tell you, I'm optimistic. Number one, I know a lot of these people that are going to be in the mix for our next candidate.

I'll tell you, I'm optimistic. Number one, I know a lot of these people that are going to be in the mix for our next candidate.

And I've debated them. I've worked with them as governors. There's a lot of talent there. So I'm really confident we're going to find the right candidate for whatever reasons. And number two, I do believe that our 2024 experience were largely one-offs that will not be replicated. Inflation, which we got hit with every country in the world and blamed for.

And I've debated them. I've worked with them as governors. There's a lot of talent there. So I'm really confident we're going to find the right candidate for whatever reasons. And number two, I do believe that our 2024 experience were largely one-offs that will not be replicated. Inflation, which we got hit with every country in the world and blamed for.

And I've debated them. I've worked with them as governors. There's a lot of talent there. So I'm really confident we're going to find the right candidate for whatever reasons. And number two, I do believe that our 2024 experience were largely one-offs that will not be replicated. Inflation, which we got hit with every country in the world and blamed for.

a president of extreme age, an eventual candidate only had 89 days to campaign. An immigration crisis that was not handled as well as it could have been. That's on us to some degree. Those were all one-offs that I don't believe are going to be replicated. So what happened in a narrow win in 2024, I don't believe will – any reason to believe is going to happen in the next go-around.

a president of extreme age, an eventual candidate only had 89 days to campaign. An immigration crisis that was not handled as well as it could have been. That's on us to some degree. Those were all one-offs that I don't believe are going to be replicated. So what happened in a narrow win in 2024, I don't believe will – any reason to believe is going to happen in the next go-around.

a president of extreme age, an eventual candidate only had 89 days to campaign. An immigration crisis that was not handled as well as it could have been. That's on us to some degree. Those were all one-offs that I don't believe are going to be replicated. So what happened in a narrow win in 2024, I don't believe will – any reason to believe is going to happen in the next go-around.

So I'm optimistic. I'm optimistic about the 2026 cycle. I think there's – I'm kind of sarcastic on occasion, but I gave some advice to my Republican colleagues in the House. Don't sign any long-term leases, fellas and ladies, because there's 50 or 60 of you that are in great, great danger right now. And I saw where change elections can be in 1994. I've seen it.

So I'm optimistic. I'm optimistic about the 2026 cycle. I think there's – I'm kind of sarcastic on occasion, but I gave some advice to my Republican colleagues in the House. Don't sign any long-term leases, fellas and ladies, because there's 50 or 60 of you that are in great, great danger right now. And I saw where change elections can be in 1994. I've seen it.

So I'm optimistic. I'm optimistic about the 2026 cycle. I think there's – I'm kind of sarcastic on occasion, but I gave some advice to my Republican colleagues in the House. Don't sign any long-term leases, fellas and ladies, because there's 50 or 60 of you that are in great, great danger right now. And I saw where change elections can be in 1994. I've seen it.

And there's every reason to believe that's what we're going to experience again unless something changes. Because I kind of tell you, the anger that's out there right now is so deep, so profound, and for so many different reasons that how they're going to pull out of this nosedive, I don't know.