--wsails. here is what i want to tell you as we move ahead. we cannot be timid. we cannot take half steps or speak in vague terms. there is a phrase that should define what all of us as progressives and democrats do in 2018. it's a powerful and simple idea. fortune favors the bold. we have to be uncompromising. we have to be strong. we are the party of working people. we believe in the labor movement. [applause] we have to say it as plainly as that. we believe that those who have done their role, with all sorts -- who have done very well often with all sorts of government policies helping them to do well should pay their fair share in taxes. [applause] mayor de blasio: we believe that public education is the fountain of democracy and fairness in america. [applause] mayor de blasio: if that is who we are, people will hear it. you don't need to fall into the trap that too many democrats fell into in washington dc. too many people in the beltway decided you can only run a good campaign if you have a lot of money. if you needed money, you have to savor the donors and