Jessica Tarloff
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And I'll have a bad week, but I'm in it for the long haul. And I'm committed. And I'm also committed to the truth, Jesse. And the truth is that the Democrats are very unpopular, but so is a lot of what Donald Trump is doing. So in a polling Marquette, Fox News, all the goodies, he's down 16 on the economy, down 14 on foreign policy, 26 on handling tariffs and 32 on cost of living.
And this reconciliation bill that they're trying to pass through the Senate right now has opposition from more senators than they can handle. So you've got the Josh Hawleys of the world who's miraculously concerned about throwing people off Medicaid. Rick Scott and Maria Bartiromo was. Raking him over the coals this morning about his views.
And this reconciliation bill that they're trying to pass through the Senate right now has opposition from more senators than they can handle. So you've got the Josh Hawleys of the world who's miraculously concerned about throwing people off Medicaid. Rick Scott and Maria Bartiromo was. Raking him over the coals this morning about his views.
Rand Paul, who has been talking about everything from how unconstitutional it is for Trump to be putting in these tariffs to how we're ballooning the deficit. Ron Johnson, Susan Collins, Jerry Moran. Those are a lot of senators that you've got to get on board.
Rand Paul, who has been talking about everything from how unconstitutional it is for Trump to be putting in these tariffs to how we're ballooning the deficit. Ron Johnson, Susan Collins, Jerry Moran. Those are a lot of senators that you've got to get on board.
So if this is the big ticket item, right, this is the big marquee agenda piece that we're going to give tax cuts to the wealthy and we're going to take away food assistance and Medicaid. So we're hurting the poor to help the rich.
So if this is the big ticket item, right, this is the big marquee agenda piece that we're going to give tax cuts to the wealthy and we're going to take away food assistance and Medicaid. So we're hurting the poor to help the rich.
That does not bode well for 2026 for the Republicans or for 2028 when we're going to have a big, beautiful primary and we will get a great candidate and everyone will forget about the hoity toity and we shall be victorious.
That does not bode well for 2026 for the Republicans or for 2028 when we're going to have a big, beautiful primary and we will get a great candidate and everyone will forget about the hoity toity and we shall be victorious.
Yeah, I do. I think Bernie Sanders and AOC are very effective messengers.
Yeah, I do. I think Bernie Sanders and AOC are very effective messengers.
But that's not about who's going to lead the ticket. But that's in such a contrast with what Rahm Emanuel is saying that the party needs. Totally. And I enjoy listening to Rahm Emanuel and hearing from him, and I'm glad that he's all over the media circuit as well. There is something compelling in the energy that AOC and Bernie are bringing.
But that's not about who's going to lead the ticket. But that's in such a contrast with what Rahm Emanuel is saying that the party needs. Totally. And I enjoy listening to Rahm Emanuel and hearing from him, and I'm glad that he's all over the media circuit as well. There is something compelling in the energy that AOC and Bernie are bringing.
And you see that in the reaction of people in one of these rallies who say this isn't even my politics. You think that Iowa is full of the Idaho energy, but the policies are terrible. It's not about policy right now. We're not. The election is 18 months away for the midterms, even not even the presidency. People are desperate to see the Democrats have a pulse.