Karen Skelton

Thanks, Mark. I think the party's in a little weak position. I don't think it's devastating where we are right now, but I think we lack a little muscle. I think the party needs to show that it's alive, that there's breath in the body, but I wouldn't expect our party to really know what to say right now. I sort of agree with my friend Doug Sosnick that

Thanks, Mark. I think the party's in a little weak position. I don't think it's devastating where we are right now, but I think we lack a little muscle. I think the party needs to show that it's alive, that there's breath in the body, but I wouldn't expect our party to really know what to say right now. I sort of agree with my friend Doug Sosnick that

Thanks, Mark. I think the party's in a little weak position. I don't think it's devastating where we are right now, but I think we lack a little muscle. I think the party needs to show that it's alive, that there's breath in the body, but I wouldn't expect our party to really know what to say right now. I sort of agree with my friend Doug Sosnick that

You know, the party can wait a little bit to know where to, you know, hit hardest. And we're going to see that with tariffs, I think. So I agree with you that the infrastructure isn't there. I don't really know what's happening at the DNC. Oh, and Dorf might know a lot more than I do about that. I see a lot of action in the states, much more than I do on the federal level.

You know, the party can wait a little bit to know where to, you know, hit hardest. And we're going to see that with tariffs, I think. So I agree with you that the infrastructure isn't there. I don't really know what's happening at the DNC. Oh, and Dorf might know a lot more than I do about that. I see a lot of action in the states, much more than I do on the federal level.

You know, the party can wait a little bit to know where to, you know, hit hardest. And we're going to see that with tariffs, I think. So I agree with you that the infrastructure isn't there. I don't really know what's happening at the DNC. Oh, and Dorf might know a lot more than I do about that. I see a lot of action in the states, much more than I do on the federal level.

I think that, you know, in this 13 or so states where we have trifectas, governors are active. There are philanthropies and the major national philanthropies are active. And I'm seeing them putting a lot of money in. to states to push certain programs forward and messaging and communication, which is what we need. And some Democrats have lit themselves on fire and traveled around the country.

I think that, you know, in this 13 or so states where we have trifectas, governors are active. There are philanthropies and the major national philanthropies are active. And I'm seeing them putting a lot of money in. to states to push certain programs forward and messaging and communication, which is what we need. And some Democrats have lit themselves on fire and traveled around the country.

I think that, you know, in this 13 or so states where we have trifectas, governors are active. There are philanthropies and the major national philanthropies are active. And I'm seeing them putting a lot of money in. to states to push certain programs forward and messaging and communication, which is what we need. And some Democrats have lit themselves on fire and traveled around the country.

And I think that that's generally okay to do just to, again, to show that the body has some breath. But whether we're going to, you know, our left punch is going to hit and knock anybody down, it's just too early for that. I'd say in the next couple of weeks, we might be able to see some some effects of the tariffs as the ports start slowing down and all of that.

And I think that that's generally okay to do just to, again, to show that the body has some breath. But whether we're going to, you know, our left punch is going to hit and knock anybody down, it's just too early for that. I'd say in the next couple of weeks, we might be able to see some some effects of the tariffs as the ports start slowing down and all of that.

And I think that that's generally okay to do just to, again, to show that the body has some breath. But whether we're going to, you know, our left punch is going to hit and knock anybody down, it's just too early for that. I'd say in the next couple of weeks, we might be able to see some some effects of the tariffs as the ports start slowing down and all of that.

So, yeah, I mean, we're not a great place, but I don't see it as being devastating. I think we're going to have some push, some opportunities to push back hard on real policies and real things affecting real people soon.

So, yeah, I mean, we're not a great place, but I don't see it as being devastating. I think we're going to have some push, some opportunities to push back hard on real policies and real things affecting real people soon.

So, yeah, I mean, we're not a great place, but I don't see it as being devastating. I think we're going to have some push, some opportunities to push back hard on real policies and real things affecting real people soon.

Yeah, I think it's actually going to be sooner than six months that we see, you know, maybe that's hopeful thinking, but I do think that the The effect of the tariffs are going to start hitting people sooner rather. I mean, in California, where we have so many ports facing China, they're slowing down. And those prices are going to start to flip to increased prices to consumers.

Yeah, I think it's actually going to be sooner than six months that we see, you know, maybe that's hopeful thinking, but I do think that the The effect of the tariffs are going to start hitting people sooner rather. I mean, in California, where we have so many ports facing China, they're slowing down. And those prices are going to start to flip to increased prices to consumers.

Yeah, I think it's actually going to be sooner than six months that we see, you know, maybe that's hopeful thinking, but I do think that the The effect of the tariffs are going to start hitting people sooner rather. I mean, in California, where we have so many ports facing China, they're slowing down. And those prices are going to start to flip to increased prices to consumers.

And already we're going to lose jobs in these ports in Washington, Oregon, California. So I think it's going to start sooner than six months. But I generally agree with Steve on that.

And already we're going to lose jobs in these ports in Washington, Oregon, California. So I think it's going to start sooner than six months. But I generally agree with Steve on that.