Neera Tanden

I mean, I'm really struggling on the economy, for example. And just, you know, you know me, I'm 100 percent candid. You know, we had a message for working class people yesterday. That message was we have a trillion dollars investments. Most of those most of those investments are translating into jobs for working class people.

Seventy five percent of the jobs were for people who don't need a college degree. But that didn't resonate, you know. And why didn't it? I think, you know, this probably gets into the future of the Democratic Party, but I think we have to really. Like, you know, think through why some of the things we did didn't work, didn't resonate. You know, obviously, we had some messaging challenges.

Seventy five percent of the jobs were for people who don't need a college degree. But that didn't resonate, you know. And why didn't it? I think, you know, this probably gets into the future of the Democratic Party, but I think we have to really. Like, you know, think through why some of the things we did didn't work, didn't resonate. You know, obviously, we had some messaging challenges.

Seventy five percent of the jobs were for people who don't need a college degree. But that didn't resonate, you know. And why didn't it? I think, you know, this probably gets into the future of the Democratic Party, but I think we have to really. Like, you know, think through why some of the things we did didn't work, didn't resonate. You know, obviously, we had some messaging challenges.

I will say messaging. You can say messenger. That's up to you. I will say messaging.

I will say messaging. You can say messenger. That's up to you. I will say messaging.

I will say messaging. You can say messenger. That's up to you. I will say messaging.

Well, I think it was hard for us to break through. You know, I mean, this is just a huge thing. Like in America, Ezra Klein has written and talked about this. Like I do think politics today is about everything is about eyeballs.

Well, I think it was hard for us to break through. You know, I mean, this is just a huge thing. Like in America, Ezra Klein has written and talked about this. Like I do think politics today is about everything is about eyeballs.

Well, I think it was hard for us to break through. You know, I mean, this is just a huge thing. Like in America, Ezra Klein has written and talked about this. Like I do think politics today is about everything is about eyeballs.

And being able to attract eyeballs. Like, you know, just to step back, I think we think of politics as like ideology and biography. We look at politicians through the lens of those like traditional dynamics. And I think those are important dynamics. But the ability to attract attention and keep attention is another thing. important facet of political leadership today.

And being able to attract eyeballs. Like, you know, just to step back, I think we think of politics as like ideology and biography. We look at politicians through the lens of those like traditional dynamics. And I think those are important dynamics. But the ability to attract attention and keep attention is another thing. important facet of political leadership today.

And being able to attract eyeballs. Like, you know, just to step back, I think we think of politics as like ideology and biography. We look at politicians through the lens of those like traditional dynamics. And I think those are important dynamics. But the ability to attract attention and keep attention is another thing. important facet of political leadership today.

And I just think President Biden was a, you know, he would have been in politics a long time. He's done a great, you know, I believe he's done great service to the country, was heroic in the legislation he passed, but we could not figure out how to break through the media cycle in the same way that, you know, obviously Trump does like, you know, every day before 8 a.m.

And I just think President Biden was a, you know, he would have been in politics a long time. He's done a great, you know, I believe he's done great service to the country, was heroic in the legislation he passed, but we could not figure out how to break through the media cycle in the same way that, you know, obviously Trump does like, you know, every day before 8 a.m.

And I just think President Biden was a, you know, he would have been in politics a long time. He's done a great, you know, I believe he's done great service to the country, was heroic in the legislation he passed, but we could not figure out how to break through the media cycle in the same way that, you know, obviously Trump does like, you know, every day before 8 a.m.

I'm just going to be like 100% honest. I mean, I don't know the answer to these questions. Like, I wasn't in the political strategy meetings. I was domestic policy advisor. I was doing my domestic policy work.

I'm just going to be like 100% honest. I mean, I don't know the answer to these questions. Like, I wasn't in the political strategy meetings. I was domestic policy advisor. I was doing my domestic policy work.

I'm just going to be like 100% honest. I mean, I don't know the answer to these questions. Like, I wasn't in the political strategy meetings. I was domestic policy advisor. I was doing my domestic policy work.

I don't know. I mean, I think genuinely they thought Like what I was told is they thought that one of the reasons why the race was where it was, was because people were not actually thinking Trump was going to be the nominee or they weren't really identifying that he could actually be president. So it was important to join the race. Right. And like, this is what I was told inside.