You know, Willie, you look at what the former president said about focusing on Republicans

and how mean they are instead of, and how shocking they are.

It's exactly what they want Democrats to do.

It's whether one media in the do, instead of the issues that most Americans really do care

about.

And it doesn't work as well for Democrats.

He also had quite a few things to say about woneness, identity politics.

Now he's talked about this before.

He's talked about it for quite some time.

But certainly it was a very clarifying interview.

Clarifying voice will Barack Obama giving Democrats some advice he should listen.

Yeah, it's interesting.

He steps in at certain times, doesn't he?

Not often, but every once in a while tries to sort of recalibrate Democrats and the message

a little bit.

He's right objectively, if you look at polling that it is the economy by a wide margin.

That's on people's minds, but that's not to say that the other issues are not important.

So it's that balance of, you have to pursue the preservation of democracy.

You have to listen to the January 6th select committee.

You have to take seriously all these candidates who say we're not going to respect the outcomes

of elections in the future.

You have to take seriously the concerns of women and families across the country about

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