Alex Wagner

Well, I mean, I guess. It's like the dark part of it. I don't think that it's the strong part of masculine. I mean, first of all, I guess. I guess we have to put this in kind of obvious gender tropes. The return of the white guys. I think it is at Democrats' peril that they ignore the yearn for traditionalism, which seems to be a huge part of MAGA.

Well, I mean, I guess. It's like the dark part of it. I don't think that it's the strong part of masculine. I mean, first of all, I guess. I guess we have to put this in kind of obvious gender tropes. The return of the white guys. I think it is at Democrats' peril that they ignore the yearn for traditionalism, which seems to be a huge part of MAGA.

Well, I mean, I guess. It's like the dark part of it. I don't think that it's the strong part of masculine. I mean, first of all, I guess. I guess we have to put this in kind of obvious gender tropes. The return of the white guys. I think it is at Democrats' peril that they ignore the yearn for traditionalism, which seems to be a huge part of MAGA.

I don't think that means a capitulation to it, but there is something shifting. There's something going on socioculturally. I don't mean to quote Barack Obama, but here I go quoting Barack Obama. The idea that America should be for the waking and not just the woke. I think there's something there about a greater tolerance for not the retrograde and not the diminishing, but

I don't think that means a capitulation to it, but there is something shifting. There's something going on socioculturally. I don't mean to quote Barack Obama, but here I go quoting Barack Obama. The idea that America should be for the waking and not just the woke. I think there's something there about a greater tolerance for not the retrograde and not the diminishing, but

I don't think that means a capitulation to it, but there is something shifting. There's something going on socioculturally. I don't mean to quote Barack Obama, but here I go quoting Barack Obama. The idea that America should be for the waking and not just the woke. I think there's something there about a greater tolerance for not the retrograde and not the diminishing, but

something that seems more on its face traditional. I don't know how to say this in a way that is not controversial.

something that seems more on its face traditional. I don't know how to say this in a way that is not controversial.

something that seems more on its face traditional. I don't know how to say this in a way that is not controversial.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I'm not.

I want to podcast. But I do think that we have to examine what's happening here and why people elected Donald Trump who ran on the, like, I'm the daddy who's going to spank you. That is not to say Democrats need to be daddies who spank people, but why is that happening? What is the platform of the left missing in terms of

I want to podcast. But I do think that we have to examine what's happening here and why people elected Donald Trump who ran on the, like, I'm the daddy who's going to spank you. That is not to say Democrats need to be daddies who spank people, but why is that happening? What is the platform of the left missing in terms of

I want to podcast. But I do think that we have to examine what's happening here and why people elected Donald Trump who ran on the, like, I'm the daddy who's going to spank you. That is not to say Democrats need to be daddies who spank people, but why is that happening? What is the platform of the left missing in terms of

its inclusivity or its messaging or its policy that is like opening up this space for this insanely ass backwards version of like the American family and American gender roles. Like why, why is this happening? What is going so wrong that this is the snapback that we get?

its inclusivity or its messaging or its policy that is like opening up this space for this insanely ass backwards version of like the American family and American gender roles. Like why, why is this happening? What is going so wrong that this is the snapback that we get?

its inclusivity or its messaging or its policy that is like opening up this space for this insanely ass backwards version of like the American family and American gender roles. Like why, why is this happening? What is going so wrong that this is the snapback that we get?

I mean, I don't disagree with you. I guess I wonder, does that look that different than what Tim Walz tried to do? Do you feel like it was too overt? Because I think the media narrative is one thing, but just as a practical matter of strategy, I feel like it was like, he's a football guy, and he loves his wife, and he likes Kamala Harris, and he's going to roll with her and be her vice president.

I mean, I don't disagree with you. I guess I wonder, does that look that different than what Tim Walz tried to do? Do you feel like it was too overt? Because I think the media narrative is one thing, but just as a practical matter of strategy, I feel like it was like, he's a football guy, and he loves his wife, and he likes Kamala Harris, and he's going to roll with her and be her vice president.