Governor Gavin Newsom, welcome back to meet the press. Good to be back with you. It is wonderful to have you

here. I want to start off by talking about the problems facing the Democratic Party right now. Democrats are

out of power in Washington. Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Democrats have

been described as lost in the wilderness.

Do you believe the Democratic brand is damaged right now?

Not right now.

Four months ago, if you asked that question, I was, I would have been struggling to find

positive signs of the party.

I feel it's a completely different moment.

I feel like we're on the precipice of a remarkable moment on November 4th. And not only where I'm confident we're going to win

here with Proposition 50, but you're going to have two new remarkable governors in Virginia in New Jersey.

You're going to have a dynamic young mayor, regardless of where you are on the political spectrum

that ran an extraordinary and exceptional campaign that galvanized people that frankly have been disenfranchised from politics.

And we've got leaders now that have a united front and a message that's breaking through on

health care, with Schumers and Jeffries that give me real confidence that the Democratic Party is on its

ascendancy in November 4th will be a pivotal moment marking a new frame, new energy for our party.

We're going to talk about each of those issues that you just mentioned, but it sounds like

you're predicting a big night for Democrats on November 4th.

I am, and for obvious reasons. I mean, this is an historically unpopular president.

His policies are even more unpopular than the president himself.

In every core category, he's underwater.

And he's a guy who promised to make us wealthier and healthier.

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