Michael LaRosa

Thanks for having me.

Well, I certainly think there have been people on the left who have made it easier for Republicans to call us the party of Graham Platner or

Mom Donnie.

I'm hoping that's not the case.

Look, Rahm is my personal favorite.

Him and Newsom, I'm big fans of.

But I think you hear Rahm.

I think Rahm is a sleeper candidate in 2028.

I think he's talking the way a nominee actually talks.

A successful nominee actually talks.

I think actually his biggest strength is what some people view as his weakness as an insider.

But 99.9% of the country has no idea that he's an insider and really doesn't know who he is.

And I think when they see and hear that kind of fire in the belly, the sort of agility he has, sort of fighting him to fight on policy, by the way, and the way he's talking about issues that matter to the working class, I think that's going to really resonate.

He'd be my he would be someone I'd be happy to see as the nominee.

Well, I don't think records matter anymore in politics.

If that if records mattered, J.D.

Vance would never have been on the ticket.

And Donald Trump has changed his mind on so many things.

I don't think those things matter anymore.

Sure, he has a lot to defend if he's held to account.