Chris Deluzio
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And it was both Republicans and Democrats in power across decades who caused the death of, say, the glass factories in western Pennsylvania, a lot of the steel mills, you name it. Trump played on that. Now, his answer is ridiculous, right? The trade war he's starting is not working. It's causing tons of pain. It's destabilizing world markets. Tariffs alone don't work. But he's played on that.
And it was both Republicans and Democrats in power across decades who caused the death of, say, the glass factories in western Pennsylvania, a lot of the steel mills, you name it. Trump played on that. Now, his answer is ridiculous, right? The trade war he's starting is not working. It's causing tons of pain. It's destabilizing world markets. Tariffs alone don't work. But he's played on that.
You know, he plays on racial grievances and all the rest. But I think... His ability to be a chaos agent and to play on the fact that people have seen the American dream slip away. You're not more likely to be better off than your parents. And that's a change in the first generation that's happened for since the Second World War. That's a problem. And I don't think he has the answers for that.
You know, he plays on racial grievances and all the rest. But I think... His ability to be a chaos agent and to play on the fact that people have seen the American dream slip away. You're not more likely to be better off than your parents. And that's a change in the first generation that's happened for since the Second World War. That's a problem. And I don't think he has the answers for that.
You know, he plays on racial grievances and all the rest. But I think... His ability to be a chaos agent and to play on the fact that people have seen the American dream slip away. You're not more likely to be better off than your parents. And that's a change in the first generation that's happened for since the Second World War. That's a problem. And I don't think he has the answers for that.
But if we're offering up, we're going to defend the norms and institutions and the elite people who run them. When they fail, it's not going to work.
But if we're offering up, we're going to defend the norms and institutions and the elite people who run them. When they fail, it's not going to work.
But if we're offering up, we're going to defend the norms and institutions and the elite people who run them. When they fail, it's not going to work.
It's not a personal thing to her. I think it just has to do with who Democrats are fighting for. And I have this fear that Democrats are too wedded to this. We got to find a win-win everywhere. And like, listen, there are plenty of problems where you get a win-win and it's great. But like sometimes there's an asshole who's like hurting your people. It's not enough to say I'm fighting for you.
It's not a personal thing to her. I think it just has to do with who Democrats are fighting for. And I have this fear that Democrats are too wedded to this. We got to find a win-win everywhere. And like, listen, there are plenty of problems where you get a win-win and it's great. But like sometimes there's an asshole who's like hurting your people. It's not enough to say I'm fighting for you.
It's not a personal thing to her. I think it just has to do with who Democrats are fighting for. And I have this fear that Democrats are too wedded to this. We got to find a win-win everywhere. And like, listen, there are plenty of problems where you get a win-win and it's great. But like sometimes there's an asshole who's like hurting your people. It's not enough to say I'm fighting for you.
It's also got to be I'm fighting against that asshole. I think we need a little more of that as Democrats. You have my buddy Pat Ryan on recently and he and I talk about this a lot. Yeah, it's not just Donald Trump or anyone else. It is whoever is making life miserable for your people is who we got to fight. And we got to name them. We got to take them on because you can't just be.
It's also got to be I'm fighting against that asshole. I think we need a little more of that as Democrats. You have my buddy Pat Ryan on recently and he and I talk about this a lot. Yeah, it's not just Donald Trump or anyone else. It is whoever is making life miserable for your people is who we got to fight. And we got to name them. We got to take them on because you can't just be.
It's also got to be I'm fighting against that asshole. I think we need a little more of that as Democrats. You have my buddy Pat Ryan on recently and he and I talk about this a lot. Yeah, it's not just Donald Trump or anyone else. It is whoever is making life miserable for your people is who we got to fight. And we got to name them. We got to take them on because you can't just be.
I'm going to fight for you without naming who that villain is. I think Democrats need a little more of that.
I'm going to fight for you without naming who that villain is. I think Democrats need a little more of that.
I'm going to fight for you without naming who that villain is. I think Democrats need a little more of that.
It depends. I mean, right now, Donald Trump is wrecking the global economy. He's a villain in many ways. But it's also, you know, a monopoly who's screwing over my local pharmacies. I had a couple of local pharmacists come down to D.C. with me. We launched this, you know, anti-monopoly caucus. These are small business owner types. You know, think of like Rotary Club, local chamber of commerce.
It depends. I mean, right now, Donald Trump is wrecking the global economy. He's a villain in many ways. But it's also, you know, a monopoly who's screwing over my local pharmacies. I had a couple of local pharmacists come down to D.C. with me. We launched this, you know, anti-monopoly caucus. These are small business owner types. You know, think of like Rotary Club, local chamber of commerce.
It depends. I mean, right now, Donald Trump is wrecking the global economy. He's a villain in many ways. But it's also, you know, a monopoly who's screwing over my local pharmacies. I had a couple of local pharmacists come down to D.C. with me. We launched this, you know, anti-monopoly caucus. These are small business owner types. You know, think of like Rotary Club, local chamber of commerce.