you worked forjohn podesta, who of course was very close to hillary clinton. for the democratic party. so who really is the democratic party today? i think i embody the democratic party. you know, my mum was 16 years old when she had me here in south carolina. i grew up in a very rural town, 0rangeburg, 15,000 people, i was the first person in my family to go to college, ever, went to yale, went to georgetown. worked myself up from the bootstra ps. helped my parents save to buy their home, bought a home for my grandparents. that is what the american dream is all about, being able to start from nothing and to actually rise up and do well in this country, and so i'm proud of what i am, and i am who i am because of the democratic party. the message of donald trump is that politics as usual isn't working in america anymore. and that's a message that the democrats have to take on board, as well as the republicans. the message that the democratic party has to — and i've been very, very honest, let me back up, you mentioned i worked forjohn podesta, i never worked fo