Sarah McBride explains how Democrats' 'big tent is bisexual'

""It's true," McBride, the first out trans member of Congress, said. "Voters fundamentally ask two questions: Does this candidate like me? And what does this candidate think? If you can't answer the first question, they never get to the second." She paused before adding, "You can't build a diverse working class coalition if people don't feel like you like them. And that means not being assholes to our base either.""

""A big tent," she said, pausing for effect, "is bisexual." The laughter turned into cheers. "That means it goes both ways," she continued. "It starts with us being kind to one another, being respectful to one another, and being welcoming to one another.""

"The one-day convention followed a surprise Thursday night appearance by former President Barack Obama at a live Pod Save America taping at the Warner Theatre. His unannounced cameo - his first alongside the podcast's hosts in years - drew roaring applause and set the tone for Crooked Media's first-ever convention: part reunion, part strategy summit, part rallying cry."

Crooked Con opened as a one-day convention in Washington, D.C., featuring Democratic leaders and political commentary. Sarah McBride, the first out trans member of Congress, acknowledged that Democrats have sometimes been harsh to voters and emphasized that voters ask whether a candidate likes them and what the candidate thinks. McBride warned that without conveyed warmth, diverse working-class coalitions cannot form and urged kindness toward the base. She quipped that a "big tent" is bisexual and called for mutual respect, welcome, and kindness. A surprise Barack Obama cameo at a Pod Save America taping energized the event and set a unifying tone.

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