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Jaime Harrison isn’t messing around.

The former DNC Chair is trying to get Democrats to break out of scrubbed down, pre-fabbed MSNBC mode and get real. That’s what he’s doing on his new pod At Our Table with some of the brightest minds in the party. And that’s what we aimed for in our livestream today.

So what happened when I put a critic’s comment about the failures of Dem leaders—including Jaime—right up on screen for Jaime to react to? When I asked him if our party had gotten too woke? When I hit him with my plan to cut bait on every election contest in 2026 except for one select list? 00:00 Introduction and Current Political Landscape03:19 Interview with Jamie Harrison07:38 Challenges and Criticisms of the Democratic Party10:07 Inside the DNC and Democratic Strategy24:51 The Complexity of Democratic Messaging28:23 Jamie Harrison's Podcast and Personal Insights42:44 Media and Public Perception48:19 Challenges Facing the Democratic Party58:17 Strategies for Democratic Success01:08:30 Final Thoughts and Farewell