then jim kessler, executive vice president on what campaign 2022 means for president biden and the democraticarty. watch washington journal, live at seven eastern, sunday morning. watch on c-span or c-span now. join the discussion with your phone call, facebook comment, text message, or tweet. >> the january 6 special committee is obviously one of the mechanisms for reckoning with what happened. i would imagine one of the goals is to prevent it from happening again. but what are you hoping the end product of the committee's? what are you hoping that we all take away? well we have to hold in our hands at the end of the year? >> i think a number of things. first of all, we are working on a report that is based on the evidence that we put forward in our hearing, as well as additional evidence. we will talk about things like the security failure, like the extent which work there was a -- and intelligence failure. as a committee, there is one thing we will not do. we will not blame the capitol police. we will not blame von forstmann for donald trump's mobbed arm that he sent to the capital. you wi

jim kessler, executive vice president for the third way, takes part in that. you can take part with your phone calls, text messages, facebook comments, and tweets. "washington journal" starts now. ♪ host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal." president joe biden heads into the last two years of his first term in better shape than he could have hoped for. his democratic party overcame historical odds to retain control of the u.s. senate while still in play for the control of the house of representatives. control of congress will make it easier for biden to push through his agenda, but the president is still struggling with low approval rating and questions, some from his own party, whether he should seek a second term. our question is, what, after the midterm election, is the president to -- is the message to president biden? we are opening their regular lines. that means, democrats, you can call at (202) 748-8000. republicans, your lines (202) 748-8001. independents, your number is (202) 748-8002. keep in mind you can always text us at (202) 748-80

joining us is jim kessler, and he is here to discuss with us what this election meant for president biden. guest: great to be here. host: tell us what third wave is. guest: it is a think tank in washington, d.c. founded in 2005. we do economic policy, national security, and we occupy the more centrist frame of the democratic party. host: how are you funded? guest: we are funded mostly by foundations, some private and some business. host: let's jump straight into what happened in the midterm elections. to what do you attribute the success of the democratic party in this midterm cycle? >> this was a victory of mainstream. democrats voted for mainstream candidates particularly. republicans had candidates mostly that were election deniers, followers of trump. that has not been a winning formula and really came to roost in the 2022 elections and democrats vastly over performed what you would normally see in the midterm elections, so i think democrats are walking on air. i know i am. i think republicans are kind of drowning in tears. host: so to what do you attribute the fact that president joe

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