Isaac Dovere: Hakeem Jeffries, Governors Pritzker, Shapiro, Newsom and Whitmer Are Current Leaders in the Democratic Party

Dean So Isaac as ░░░░░░░░ begin to start this ░░░░░░░░ year in 2025 who ░░░░░░░░ emerging as the face ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats I thought ░░░░░░░░ was really interesting we ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing these ░░░░░░░░ battles for various committees ░░░░░░░░ the House side for ░░░░░░░░ Gerry Connolly beating out ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez What does ░░░░░░░░ tell us about who ░░░░░░░░ face of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ and the ethos of ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party is going ░░░░░░░░ be going forward DOVERE ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t read too ░░░░░░░░ into an internal battle ░░░░░░░░ who the House Oversight ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ ranking member on House ░░░░░░░░ will be to see ░░░░░░░░ the leadership of the ░░░░░░░░ is Look some of ░░░░░░░░ is very simple Hakeem ░░░░░░░░ the leader of the ░░░░░░░░ Democrats is clearly going ░░░░░░░░ be an important part ░░░░░░░░ this He is a ░░░░░░░░ popular leader within his ░░░░░░░░ conference not as well ░░░░░░░░ beyond the House at ░░░░░░░░ point but getting there ░░░░░░░░ it is a very ░░░░░░░░ tiny majority that the ░░░░░░░░ have And as we ░░░░░░░░ last week they will ░░░░░░░░ need Democrats to help ░░░░░░░░ the majorities for a ░░░░░░░░ of the critical votes ░░░░░░░░ are ahead Then you ░░░░░░░░ again to the states ░░░░░░░░ you see people like ░░░░░░░░ governors of some of ░░░░░░░░ big and notable states ░░░░░░░░ Illinois J B Pritzker ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro In ░░░░░░░░ Gavin Newsom Gretchen Whitmer ░░░░░░░░ Michigan It s not ░░░░░░░░ coincidence that these are ░░░░░░░░ that often get thrown ░░░░░░░░ in the presidential prospects ░░░░░░░░ 2028 though I think ░░░░░░░░ that s way too ░░░░░░░░ And there will be ░░░░░░░░ senators too John Fetterman ░░░░░░░░ has made himself a ░░░░░░░░ much a person who ░░░░░░░░ of reporters like going ░░░░░░░░ He tends to be ░░░░░░░░ candid and Frank with ░░░░░░░░ thoughts There s other ░░░░░░░░ like Cory Booker from ░░░░░░░░ Jersey These are the ░░░░░░░░ of people But I ░░░░░░░░ tell you I remember ░░░░░░░░ things were eight years ░░░░░░░░ when the Democrats were ░░░░░░░░ their wounds over the ░░░░░░░░ race And if you ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 you knew ░░░░░░░░ the party was going ░░░░░░░░ that it would end ░░░░░░░░ with Joe Biden being ░░░░░░░░ Democratic nominee and then ░░░░░░░░ president in 2020 you ░░░░░░░░ have been called crazy ░░░░░░░░ so we just don ░░░░░░░░ know who these people ░░░░░░░░ It s possible that ░░░░░░░░ Democratic nominee in 2028 ░░░░░░░░ nominee will be one ░░░░░░░░ the people that I ░░░░░░░░ named It s possible ░░░░░░░░ don t even know ░░░░░░░░ person s name yet ░░░░░░░░ they haven t gotten ░░░░░░░░ politics or that they ░░░░░░░░ still emerging climbing up ░░░░░░░░ ranks And in the ░░░░░░░░ though it will be ░░░░░░░░ people who have the ░░░░░░░░ of power and I ░░░░░░░░ especially those governors and ░░░░░░░░ Jeffries in the House ░░░░░░░░ going to be in ░░░░░░░░ position to be leading ░░░░░░░░ party in these first ░░░░░░░░ of fights the first ░░░░░░░░ or two of fights ░░░░░░░░ getting prominence from doing ░░░░░░░░