Rep. Jake Auchincloss says Americans "know who Democrats are against," but not who they're for
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[0:00] Politics being politics, Democrats are
[0:03] starting to plan past the midterms,
[0:05] preparing for a presidential race in
[0:08] 2028. There's a moderate group known as
[0:10] Majority Democrats, and it's going to
[0:12] hold a summit called What's Next that
[0:15] will start November 12th. They want to
[0:18] reshape, they say, and grow the party.
[0:20] Massachusetts Congressman Jake Aenclaus,
[0:23] chair of that group, joins me now. Jake,
[0:25] let me talk to you about something that
[0:26] came through the CBS poll that was
[0:28] released Sunday. When asked, do they
[0:31] have a plan if they win Congress? 57%
[0:35] said of the Democrats, "No, they don't
[0:38] have a plan." So, we'll get to 2028 in a
[0:41] second. But if you win the House or the
[0:43] Senate, more than a majority of our
[0:45] country doesn't believe Democrats have a
[0:46] plan. That seems to me to be a problem,
[0:48] at least perception one.
[0:51] >> Yes. Americans know who Democrats are
[0:54] against. They don't know what we are
[0:56] for. And answering that question