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"This is a horrible creature. grotesque. ". @SpeakerPelosi unleashes on @realDonaldTrump. "This guy is saying maybe we should terminate the Constitution. he has no respect for governance. he cannot be President again. ". @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

"There's been a tremendous amount of enthusiasm that has come forth. ". @SpeakerPelosi discusses how the 2024 race has changed w/ @KamalaHarris at the top of the ticket. But Pelosi admits to @Elex_Michaelson the race is still close: "It's a campaign. that's a battle term."

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"It's mental health, it's addiction, it's the cost of housing. ". @SpeakerPelosi on CA's homelessness crisis. Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she supports @GavinNewsom's order to clear encampments on state lands. She also touts @RepMaxineWaters work to expand low-income housing.

"Trauma. I've never seen anything like it. they were just so frightened. ". @SpeakerPelosi describes how her staffers felt Jan. 6. Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she was prepared to "beat up" Donald Trump if he came to the Capitol: "I know I could take him. he's nothing."

. @SpeakerPelosi gives her "3 M's" of campaigning:. 1. MOBILIZE and own the ground.2. MESSAGING that's bold + progressive, but not menacing.3. MONEY to get the job done. She also gives @Elex_Michaelson her 3 "No's":. 1. No wasted time.2. No underutilized resources.3. No regrets

"All I think about is winning this election - everything is at stake". @SpeakerPelosi says she's "on a mission, not a timetable" when considering her future. She tells @Elex_Michaelson "one of the things we want to do when @KamalaHarris wins is democratize our democratic system"

"I consider myself almost like a maestro. it's an orchestration. ". @SpeakerPelosi says she "loves being in the legislature.". She tells @Elex_Michaelson that being a "master-legislator" means "success" and "getting the job done."

"If I had known it was going to include a hammer on the head of my husband - I would not have even asked for permission [to run]". @SpeakerPelosi talks the attack of Paul Pelosi. She tells @Elex_Michaelson that Trump, @elonmusk, etc are "uncivilized" for joking about the attack.

"Whose interest are you serving by taking what Israel is doing out on @JoeBiden?". @SpeakerPelosi reacts to Gaza protests. She tells @Elex_Michaelson Democrats view Hamas as a terror org + are also concerned of the civilian collateral damage. "We just have to have a ceasefire."

"She needs no advice - she has made great strides, in a short period, to become the nominee of the Democratic party.". @SpeakerPelosi previews @KamalaHarris's DNC speech. She tells @Elex_Michaelson that Harris "comes on the shoulders of @JoeBiden" and his "consequential" agenda.

"This is a very different kind of election - we're running against someone who has, in my view, disrespected the office and dishonored the oath. ". @SpeakerPelosi discusses @JoeBiden's decision to drop out. Pelosi tells @Elex_Michaelson she has not spoken with Biden since.

"I think it's really stupid. ". @SpeakerPelosi responds to critics who say @JoeBiden was forced out in a "coup.". "He decides not to run. [Harris] puts her name out. anybody else could have put their name out there too, they didn't. ". @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

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"What we're seeing now is, finally, Democrats recognizing the power of repetition + the power of simple messages that can actually resonate. ". @briantylercohen on the lessons of effective messaging Dems have learned from Donald Trump. @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

"Republicans have operated under this guise - pretending they are something they are clearly not. ". In "Shameless," @briantylercohen writes the GOP uses branding to appear as the party of the Constitution, family values, law & order, etc. @Elex_Michaelson hosts @TheIssueIsShow

"If Steve Garvey feels one trip to the Middle East makes him an expert. I would quarrel with that kind of presumption. ". @AdamSchiff discusses the Israel-Hamas war. He tells @Elex_Michaelson the U.S. needs to defend our ally, while also reducing civilian casualties in Gaza.