Live from Crooked Con, Dan Pfeiffer talks with Sarah Longwell, David Shor, Terrance Woodbury, and Carlos Odio about what the voters are telling us about what they’re looking for in this unprecedented moment, how we can recapture the groups that moved away from Democrats last year, and how much should we pay attention to polling. Then, Andy Beshear sits down with Alex Wagner to explain how he broke the rules, and how other Democrats can follow suit. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE: https://www.simplisafe.com/CROOKED MINT MOBILE: https://www.mintmobile.com/crooked SQUARESPACE: https://www.squarespace.com/CROOKED MAGIC SPOON: https://www.magicspoon.com/CROOKED CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:55 Takeaways From the 2025 Election 15:30 The Democrat Party Brand 18:07 Ad Break 20:32 The Deeper Structural Issues for Dems 27:45 Why Did 2025 Polls Underestimate Dems? 37:20 What Are the Fights We Should Be Having? 39:15 Ad Break 41:25 Messaging Advice to Candidates 50:20 How to Approach 2026 1:00:00 How Will Pollsters Predict 2028 Without Trump? Join this channel to get access to perks like ad-free episodes and exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRoXz3hHAu2XL_k3Ef4vJQ/join Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/crookedmedia?sub_confirmation=1 Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission. Learn more about Crooked at http://www.crooked.com Follow the pod on Twitter https://twitter.com/podsaveamerica Follow Crooked on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrookedMedia/ Follow Crooked on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/