Former Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris adviser Ashley Etienne joins Rachael Bade to assess House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ first 100 days leading his caucus. They also discuss what Democratic kingmakers need to do to win back voters—from building a better ground game, to ditching attention-grabbing stunts, to coordinating their messaging so they can finally land some punches on Trump.

Rachael Bade⁠ is Capitol Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Correspondent for POLITICO.

Ashley Etienne is a former adviser to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris.

⁠Kara Tabor⁠ is a producer for POLITICO audio.

⁠Alex Keeney⁠ is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.

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