Glenn Greenwald
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Yeah, I mean, here's the thing. You had referenced earlier the fact that a lot of Republicans under Obama, especially the second term of Obama, wanted absolutely no compromise with the Obama administration, wanted nothing but pure resistance to everything that he did.
Yeah, I mean, here's the thing. You had referenced earlier the fact that a lot of Republicans under Obama, especially the second term of Obama, wanted absolutely no compromise with the Obama administration, wanted nothing but pure resistance to everything that he did.
John Boehner, when he was the House Speaker, used to feel boxed in because he wanted to do deals when deals could be done, but a lot of the base was vehemently opposed to any attempt to work with Democrats. And Obama, they wanted an opposition party. And on some level, Democrats are now in this same position where they don't want to do deals.
John Boehner, when he was the House Speaker, used to feel boxed in because he wanted to do deals when deals could be done, but a lot of the base was vehemently opposed to any attempt to work with Democrats. And Obama, they wanted an opposition party. And on some level, Democrats are now in this same position where they don't want to do deals.
John Boehner, when he was the House Speaker, used to feel boxed in because he wanted to do deals when deals could be done, but a lot of the base was vehemently opposed to any attempt to work with Democrats. And Obama, they wanted an opposition party. And on some level, Democrats are now in this same position where they don't want to do deals.
They don't want to join hands with the Republicans and reach compromises. They just want an opposition party. I think the big difference is that if you go back and look at the Republicans in the first term of Obama, the second term of Obama, they had an agenda.
They don't want to join hands with the Republicans and reach compromises. They just want an opposition party. I think the big difference is that if you go back and look at the Republicans in the first term of Obama, the second term of Obama, they had an agenda.
They don't want to join hands with the Republicans and reach compromises. They just want an opposition party. I think the big difference is that if you go back and look at the Republicans in the first term of Obama, the second term of Obama, they had an agenda.
Everybody understood what Paul Ryan or Mitt Romney or John McCain, what these people stood for, like what their values were, what their agenda was, the reason why they wanted to oppose the Obama administration. I go back to the fact that the Democrats have none of this. They just don't have any kind of affirmative agenda.
Everybody understood what Paul Ryan or Mitt Romney or John McCain, what these people stood for, like what their values were, what their agenda was, the reason why they wanted to oppose the Obama administration. I go back to the fact that the Democrats have none of this. They just don't have any kind of affirmative agenda.
Everybody understood what Paul Ryan or Mitt Romney or John McCain, what these people stood for, like what their values were, what their agenda was, the reason why they wanted to oppose the Obama administration. I go back to the fact that the Democrats have none of this. They just don't have any kind of affirmative agenda.
And this is the thing that's different to the polling I think is so interesting between 2017 and now, because ever since Trump got elected that first term, Democrats and liberals have been feeding out on almost a decade of not just Trump has a wrong ideology or Trump has bad policies. Trump is a fascist. Trump is a Hitler figure. Trump's here to end American democracy.
And this is the thing that's different to the polling I think is so interesting between 2017 and now, because ever since Trump got elected that first term, Democrats and liberals have been feeding out on almost a decade of not just Trump has a wrong ideology or Trump has bad policies. Trump is a fascist. Trump is a Hitler figure. Trump's here to end American democracy.
And this is the thing that's different to the polling I think is so interesting between 2017 and now, because ever since Trump got elected that first term, Democrats and liberals have been feeding out on almost a decade of not just Trump has a wrong ideology or Trump has bad policies. Trump is a fascist. Trump is a Hitler figure. Trump's here to end American democracy.
Trump is a stooge of the Kremlin. And if you really start feeding on those kinds of ideas and that kind of demonization and come to believe it, I think it makes sense to feel like, oh, we shouldn't be cooperating with Trump. The problem is, is that all of the things that liberals seem to want in these polls, that's all been tried.
Trump is a stooge of the Kremlin. And if you really start feeding on those kinds of ideas and that kind of demonization and come to believe it, I think it makes sense to feel like, oh, we shouldn't be cooperating with Trump. The problem is, is that all of the things that liberals seem to want in these polls, that's all been tried.
Trump is a stooge of the Kremlin. And if you really start feeding on those kinds of ideas and that kind of demonization and come to believe it, I think it makes sense to feel like, oh, we shouldn't be cooperating with Trump. The problem is, is that all of the things that liberals seem to want in these polls, that's all been tried.
What did we hear throughout the last three to four months of the 2024 election? Trump is a fascist. Trump admires Hitler. Trump is going to end democracy. Trump is a stooge of Putin. These things have all been all over the place and they don't work. People don't believe that about Donald Trump. And that's why I think Democrats are so lost, this idea that we need to attack Trump even more.
What did we hear throughout the last three to four months of the 2024 election? Trump is a fascist. Trump admires Hitler. Trump is going to end democracy. Trump is a stooge of Putin. These things have all been all over the place and they don't work. People don't believe that about Donald Trump. And that's why I think Democrats are so lost, this idea that we need to attack Trump even more.
What did we hear throughout the last three to four months of the 2024 election? Trump is a fascist. Trump admires Hitler. Trump is going to end democracy. Trump is a stooge of Putin. These things have all been all over the place and they don't work. People don't believe that about Donald Trump. And that's why I think Democrats are so lost, this idea that we need to attack Trump even more.