Ana Kasparian

And they were supposed to provide 88 spaces for a whopping $2.3 million a year, which sounds like a lot of money for just providing a little space for someone to pitch a tent.

they weren't even operating at capacity.

Most of the spaces weren't even usable.

They didn't have the platform built, nothing.

And they weren't carrying out what they were contractually supposed to carry out.

Besides which, why are we paying nonprofits to let people pitch a tent outside?

Are we trying to help people get off the streets?

Are we supposed to get people inside?

So when people see local government malfunctioning like this, they get ideas in their head about what,

Democrats are like nationally.

And I think that's what kind of led to some of, you know, the election results in the last election.

When you see someone like Zoran Mamdani reminding people that public service isn't just about what's flashy, it's about

It's about the mundane in a lot of cases.

It's about fixing the potholes.

It's about responding appropriately to fire conditions or a snowstorm.

These local issues matter.

And the way Democrats govern locally matters even on a national level.

Because if you see shitty leadership on a local level, you're going to think the same of Democrats on a federal level.

yeah i mean look i just think that there's a lot of rot in both parties right now i think one party is more dangerous than the other when it comes to civil liberties and our constitutional rights there's no question about that um so it's part of the reason why you know in election after election it's

pick the lesser of two evils.