Alex Wagner

He barely pulled out this hat trick the first time he got elected. He lost the second time after being the incumbent, which is fairly rare. You know, he won this time, but it's not like this foolproof thing. magical quality that means he's like, you know, rolling up 1964, 1984, 1972, you know, FDR kind of margins. It's narrow, but it's effective. And I think Democrats operate in

He barely pulled out this hat trick the first time he got elected. He lost the second time after being the incumbent, which is fairly rare. You know, he won this time, but it's not like this foolproof thing. magical quality that means he's like, you know, rolling up 1964, 1984, 1972, you know, FDR kind of margins. It's narrow, but it's effective. And I think Democrats operate in

in this fear of attention because that might be negative. They operate in a universe in which attention is very mediated. It's amazing how much Democratic politicians worry about what the Washington Post editorial board will say. They genuinely do.

in this fear of attention because that might be negative. They operate in a universe in which attention is very mediated. It's amazing how much Democratic politicians worry about what the Washington Post editorial board will say. They genuinely do.

in this fear of attention because that might be negative. They operate in a universe in which attention is very mediated. It's amazing how much Democratic politicians worry about what the Washington Post editorial board will say. They genuinely do.

Well, there's two things there that I think is also important. You can't talk about this distinction between the two parties without talking about this, which is... Like I care a lot if I get something wrong on my show because it's important to me to tell the truth and be correct.

Well, there's two things there that I think is also important. You can't talk about this distinction between the two parties without talking about this, which is... Like I care a lot if I get something wrong on my show because it's important to me to tell the truth and be correct.

Well, there's two things there that I think is also important. You can't talk about this distinction between the two parties without talking about this, which is... Like I care a lot if I get something wrong on my show because it's important to me to tell the truth and be correct.

Like independent of the attentional universe, like as a human being who has an ethical commitment to the work that I do. So part of you caring about getting fact-checked was like you guys didn't want to be wrong about stuff.

Like independent of the attentional universe, like as a human being who has an ethical commitment to the work that I do. So part of you caring about getting fact-checked was like you guys didn't want to be wrong about stuff.

Like independent of the attentional universe, like as a human being who has an ethical commitment to the work that I do. So part of you caring about getting fact-checked was like you guys didn't want to be wrong about stuff.

Within the bounds of campaign discourse. And I think part of what we see here, too, is that like the other uncomfortable truth here is that this attentional environment, which I describe as like a Hobbesian war of all against all, selects for sociopaths. You know, you can't. You can't fake it. This is really the key thing.

Within the bounds of campaign discourse. And I think part of what we see here, too, is that like the other uncomfortable truth here is that this attentional environment, which I describe as like a Hobbesian war of all against all, selects for sociopaths. You know, you can't. You can't fake it. This is really the key thing.

Within the bounds of campaign discourse. And I think part of what we see here, too, is that like the other uncomfortable truth here is that this attentional environment, which I describe as like a Hobbesian war of all against all, selects for sociopaths. You know, you can't. You can't fake it. This is really the key thing.

The reason Trump can pull this off is because he is so broken at such a deep level. This is the only way he can operate as a person. But if you try to pretend to be that broken. you get the DeSantis campaign.

The reason Trump can pull this off is because he is so broken at such a deep level. This is the only way he can operate as a person. But if you try to pretend to be that broken. you get the DeSantis campaign.

The reason Trump can pull this off is because he is so broken at such a deep level. This is the only way he can operate as a person. But if you try to pretend to be that broken. you get the DeSantis campaign.

You can't pretend to be that shameless or be that broken. Like, this is really a deeper problem, right? Because it's like, I don't want politicians that have that brokenness in them as the thing that's selected for here. There are people who do seem to have a gift for the attention age that are not coming from that. I think AOC is really the best example of someone who doesn't seem...

You can't pretend to be that shameless or be that broken. Like, this is really a deeper problem, right? Because it's like, I don't want politicians that have that brokenness in them as the thing that's selected for here. There are people who do seem to have a gift for the attention age that are not coming from that. I think AOC is really the best example of someone who doesn't seem...

You can't pretend to be that shameless or be that broken. Like, this is really a deeper problem, right? Because it's like, I don't want politicians that have that brokenness in them as the thing that's selected for here. There are people who do seem to have a gift for the attention age that are not coming from that. I think AOC is really the best example of someone who doesn't seem...