While on many issues–reproductive rights, gay marriage, increasing the minimum wage, pushing back on price gouging, more support for day care–polls show overwhelming support for more progressive leaning, or Democratic, positions, the party lost the 2024 presidential election.  And while the final popular vote tally was about a point and a half difference and Democrats nearly won back the House, there has been much consternation about the party’s future and how it regains a popular majority which it enjoyed in the last 7 of 8 presidential campaigns.  And while all kinds of conjecture surrounds where to go next, our guest says it’s simple–focus on kitchen table, pocketbook issues and demonstrate a commitment to making life affordable for working people.  Our guest, Robert Creamer, has been in the boiler room for virtually every major social and economic campaign over the last five decades.  In his book, “Nuts and Bolts: The Formula for Progressive Electoral Success”, he provides the secret sauce and shares it with you today.