The following is the full transcript of the interview with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: All right.
So, Governor, you're campaigning for re-election, and you're also trying to help some of these Democrats get elected to Congress. According to our CBS polling, 57% of likely voters believe Democrats have not offered a clear plan for what they would do if they do win control of Congress. What is it that Democrats are running for, or is it simply in opposition to President Trump?
JOSH SHAPIRO: Well, certainly for me, it's not about opposition to Trump. I'm running as a GSD Democrat—a Get Stuff Done Democrat. I think what people have seen in my leadership here in Pennsylvania is someone who listens, who goes back to the Capitol, and then delivers, executes for the people of Pennsylvania, and I'm working hard to elect these members of or these challengers to the members of Congress here in Pennsylvania who run on a similar platform, common sense things, making sure people have access to health care, making sure that there is actually accountability in Washington D.C. so that the corruption doesn't take money out of people's pockets here and enrich the folks in D.C.
Those are just two examples of the kinds of things I see from our challengers here in Congress. And as I crisscross this Commonwealth, what they're seeing from me is a Democrat who understands how to win, but more importantly, understands how to deliver for them. And that's what these candidates are running on.
MARGARET BRENNAN: How optimistic are you that you're going to be able to take four seats I think you've said? Right now, it seems like there might even be five competitive congressional districts here in Pennsylvania. Obviously, four have received the most attention.
I think we're seemingly ahead in at least three of them. But look, I never pay much attention to these polls. I think it's all a jump ball, and the most important thing is to do what we're doing on this bus: show up everywhere, talk to people, let them know what's at stake, how important it is to not just re-elect their governor, but that we can finally have a check on Donald Trump's chaos, cruelty, and corruption in Washington D.C.
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