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“I think Pritzker has been impressive over the last two years. I think that Gavin Newsom, you know, certainly is somebody who has a lot of political skill and has been in the fight.”

The Warning with Steve Schmidt · US Politics · August 2026

“I think Pritzker has been impressive over the last two years. I think that Gavin Newsom, you know, certainly is somebody who has a lot of political skill and has been in the fight.” — Steve Schmidt on JB Pritzker, The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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Steve Schmidt on The Warning, talking with former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee about who might run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028.

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The Warning with Steve Schmidt Around 20:36 into the episode
Speaker 2

I think Pritzker has been impressive over the last two years.

Speaker 1

Uh.

Speaker 2

I think that Gavin Newsom, you know, certainly is somebody who has a lot of lot of political uh, a lot of political skill has been has been in the fight. Who are who are some of the other people that when when you look out and and you you see his prospective candidates not not looking for an endorsement, you know that that share. You know, what I would say is Carbal's position, my position, which is run. I hope Ramammanuel will run. I think that's an important voice in the in the in the party. I hope Jason Crowe uh, the Colorado congressman uh will run.

Speaker 1

Uh.

Speaker 2

I'd like to see a really a really big field anybody else out there that that you look at and say, I'd like to see them as a candidate, see what they got.

Speaker 3

Well. I would encourage anybody who has a and credibility to run this year because it's an open field to run, right, So if you're an open field runner. There's a lot to run on, and I think that that you have candidates that who may be you know, in the two or three percent polling right now, It…

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