Jessica Tarlov

I do.

I want to talk to you about it because I allegedly have a good accountant, but I still think it's bad.

That lead to a good decision.

So I think there's a difference between who's the frontrunner right now and who's the frontrunner when everybody is standing up on that stage and they're going to be like 18 to 22 people.

They'll probably have to be a kiddie stage as well for the number of folks that are going to throw their hat in the proverbial ring.

What I think Gavin Newsom has done that's really important is he answered the call.

Democrats have been flailing since Donald Trump got back into office.

The 2024 election sent shockwaves through everyone, right?

Like our usual coalition completely shattered.

with minority voters, with young voters, and things look like they're rebounding.

But Gavin Newsom basically said, like, I'm going now because somebody has to go now.

And I think that we really needed that.

And he also, you know, Prop 50 is a really big deal.

Like, it's a big deal in terms of the seats and what's going to literally happen on the ground in terms of the midterms.

But somebody kind of stepping up to that mantle and saying, like, I'm not bringing...

a knife to a gunfight anymore.

And I think J.B.

Pritzker has done something similar in terms of the vibes.

Obviously, he can't redistrict in the same way.

But I think that Newsom right now is doing a lot of good for himself, for his image.