Hello, this is Joey from Los Angeles, California, and I am currently bumping Barbara Sprunt up to the top of my list of best radio voices on the NPR politics podcast.

Congratulations to Barbara on her meteoric rise to the top of a ranking that has basically zero stakes and exists only in my head.

The stakes are so high.

This podcast was recorded at 207 PM on Friday, March 3rd.

These may have changed by the time you hear it, but I'm sure Barbara is keyed in its smooth and blip Lewis out there for years at the same time.

Alright, where's the show?

You know, frankly, Joey's got a good voice for radio too.

Now I know why our amazing producers don't let us hear the time stand for it.

Well, thank you so much, kind sir.

Sue, take note. We got to change our voices.

We got work to do, Domenico. Hey there. It's the NPR politics podcast. Susan Davis, I cover politics.

I'm Domenico Montenore, senior political editor and correspondent.

And our Malif Lewis colleague, Barbara Sprunt, joins us today.

Hey, Barbara.

Hi. Thanks for having me.

And Barbara, you just got back from Baltimore where House Democrats were meeting for their annual retreat.

It's definitely a different vibe this year. They're in the minority. They don't control the agenda.

And President Biden showed up with this message about how they can win back a majority in 24.

If we did nothing, nothing, but implement what we've already passed and let the people know who did it for them, we win.

So Barbara, how'd that message go over?

You know, it was a message that was repeated by a lot of Democrats that I talked to there, a lot of the leadership that talked to the press.

Echoed the same thing. They seem to be in lockstep, the administration, the White House and House Democrats.

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