Ro Khanna

If we're in the majority, it's not going to be one of these, okay, you got to scramble for the votes. And what I've said to him privately and now publicly is, Hey, start to give the direction of your speakership. What is it? What are you going to do? And he can almost be forward looking. I think the message for 2026 kind of writes itself.

Whether you're Jared Golden or AOC, you can agree that we shouldn't be cutting Medicaid, shouldn't be gutting public education, shouldn't be giving tax breaks for the rich, shouldn't be trampling the Constitution. I don't think that's sufficient for 2028. But for 2026, I think that that is a unifying message.

Whether you're Jared Golden or AOC, you can agree that we shouldn't be cutting Medicaid, shouldn't be gutting public education, shouldn't be giving tax breaks for the rich, shouldn't be trampling the Constitution. I don't think that's sufficient for 2028. But for 2026, I think that that is a unifying message.

Whether you're Jared Golden or AOC, you can agree that we shouldn't be cutting Medicaid, shouldn't be gutting public education, shouldn't be giving tax breaks for the rich, shouldn't be trampling the Constitution. I don't think that's sufficient for 2028. But for 2026, I think that that is a unifying message.

Well, there are three different sort of questions. I think what Ken Martin can be doing is coordinating a lot of the efforts that some of us are doing individually. I'm not saying that I don't think Ken Martin sees it as his role to provide the vision of the future of the Democratic Party. But he can be saying, hey, look, you've done five town halls. You're going to Allentown and Bucks County.

Well, there are three different sort of questions. I think what Ken Martin can be doing is coordinating a lot of the efforts that some of us are doing individually. I'm not saying that I don't think Ken Martin sees it as his role to provide the vision of the future of the Democratic Party. But he can be saying, hey, look, you've done five town halls. You're going to Allentown and Bucks County.

Well, there are three different sort of questions. I think what Ken Martin can be doing is coordinating a lot of the efforts that some of us are doing individually. I'm not saying that I don't think Ken Martin sees it as his role to provide the vision of the future of the Democratic Party. But he can be saying, hey, look, you've done five town halls. You're going to Allentown and Bucks County.

Chris Murphy, you're going with Maxwell Frost. Bernie, you're doing this stuff with AOC. Corey, you're doing stuff. Why don't we all do stuff together? Why don't we have these 30 districts?

Chris Murphy, you're going with Maxwell Frost. Bernie, you're doing this stuff with AOC. Corey, you're doing stuff. Why don't we all do stuff together? Why don't we have these 30 districts?

Chris Murphy, you're going with Maxwell Frost. Bernie, you're doing this stuff with AOC. Corey, you're doing stuff. Why don't we all do stuff together? Why don't we have these 30 districts?

And when when when someone asks, what can I do, which is the biggest question, we should be able to say, go to this site and here are the five things you can do. Almost like we're running a presidential campaign or a midterm campaign like it. Go knock on doors, go organize. And right now, the sensei first few months, people said, you're not doing anything, Democrats.

And when when when someone asks, what can I do, which is the biggest question, we should be able to say, go to this site and here are the five things you can do. Almost like we're running a presidential campaign or a midterm campaign like it. Go knock on doors, go organize. And right now, the sensei first few months, people said, you're not doing anything, Democrats.

And when when when someone asks, what can I do, which is the biggest question, we should be able to say, go to this site and here are the five things you can do. Almost like we're running a presidential campaign or a midterm campaign like it. Go knock on doors, go organize. And right now, the sensei first few months, people said, you're not doing anything, Democrats.

Now people are saying, OK, guys, you're all doing stuff, but you're all free agents. We need the coordination. Ken Martin can help provide the coordination in terms of the brand. I don't think it's just a brand problem. It's a substance problem. And the substance problem is that there are a lot of places like I was just two weeks ago, like Lorraine, Ohio.

Now people are saying, OK, guys, you're all doing stuff, but you're all free agents. We need the coordination. Ken Martin can help provide the coordination in terms of the brand. I don't think it's just a brand problem. It's a substance problem. And the substance problem is that there are a lot of places like I was just two weeks ago, like Lorraine, Ohio.

Now people are saying, OK, guys, you're all doing stuff, but you're all free agents. We need the coordination. Ken Martin can help provide the coordination in terms of the brand. I don't think it's just a brand problem. It's a substance problem. And the substance problem is that there are a lot of places like I was just two weeks ago, like Lorraine, Ohio.

You know, you've been to these type of places. You go to Lorraine, Ohio. Six-mile steel plant abandoned. By the way, all the locals think that it's controlled by a drunk cartel from Mexico that uses it for money laundering that hires folks every couple months and fires them to make it look like they're doing work, but it's just a money laundering operation.

You know, you've been to these type of places. You go to Lorraine, Ohio. Six-mile steel plant abandoned. By the way, all the locals think that it's controlled by a drunk cartel from Mexico that uses it for money laundering that hires folks every couple months and fires them to make it look like they're doing work, but it's just a money laundering operation.

You know, you've been to these type of places. You go to Lorraine, Ohio. Six-mile steel plant abandoned. By the way, all the locals think that it's controlled by a drunk cartel from Mexico that uses it for money laundering that hires folks every couple months and fires them to make it look like they're doing work, but it's just a money laundering operation.

The hotel, we had meetings in 30 percent occupancy. Shipyard desolated. They lost their shipmaking and they lost an auto plant. And you say, what has happened to this place? Why has no one done anything for 40 years? And it's not even like, should we have tech jobs or manufacturing jobs or service jobs? How about we have any kind of jobs? How about we have any kind of economic development?