Astead Herndon

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6,554 appearances 61 recordings 8 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 2d ago

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Today, Explained · Progressives take on the Rust Belt · 18 Jul 2026 podcast

There's also a difference in tone. matched

You said in a recent interview with Semaphore, Haley Stevens is a suit with a large APEC bank account. matched

That's it. matched

I hope that maybe they find some way to teach her to string two coherent sentences. matched

I guess at some point when you sell out for that many corporations and special interests, you forget how to think for yourself. matched

This was criticized by some Democrats as a statement unbecoming of a candidate seeking to unite the party. matched

It was taken by some to be a sexist dismissal of a female candidate. matched

Do you stand by that description of Stevens? matched

I mean, to say that Haley Stevens is a suit with a large APEC bank account, a Democratic member of Congress that is from your state, saying that she can't, someone should teach her how to string two coherent sentences. matched

I mean, is that language that is disrespectful toward a woman candidate? matched

Part of this candidacy is clearly about the Democratic Party itself. matched

You positioned yourself just against establishment politics at large. matched

But folks like Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, you said the party fell short in the Biden years. matched

How much would you describe your candidacy as an opposition to Republicans versus a candidacy that is meant to point Democrats in a different direction and is trying to win an internal party fight that is happening right now? matched

The contrast gets flattened when you're pulling from the same pot that is a corporate buck in the money that also goes to Republicans. matched

Exactly. matched

I do think, though, the diagnosis of what went wrong is important when we think about solutions going forward. matched

Let me just ask that question then a little differently. matched

Like, why do you think Trump won Michigan in 2024? matched

It sounds like, you know, you're providing a response to the pervasive feeling we hear from voters left, right, center about a feeling of being screwed, frankly. matched

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