Jamelle Bouie

It wants to do all these things. There's no way to be kind of an anti-system party when your basic orientation is that we're going to use the system. We're not going to try to dismantle it. We're not going to try to destroy it. We're going to try to use it. I do think there is a way to frame the state, the public, against

It wants to do all these things. There's no way to be kind of an anti-system party when your basic orientation is that we're going to use the system. We're not going to try to dismantle it. We're not going to try to destroy it. We're going to try to use it. I do think there is a way to frame the state, the public, against

private actors who may want to unravel the social insurance state, who may want to slash taxes to the bone and cut services. There's a way of identifying villains and saying, we want to use the state on behalf of you and not let it be put in the hands of these other people who want to use it to enrich themselves. But that requires...

private actors who may want to unravel the social insurance state, who may want to slash taxes to the bone and cut services. There's a way of identifying villains and saying, we want to use the state on behalf of you and not let it be put in the hands of these other people who want to use it to enrich themselves. But that requires...

private actors who may want to unravel the social insurance state, who may want to slash taxes to the bone and cut services. There's a way of identifying villains and saying, we want to use the state on behalf of you and not let it be put in the hands of these other people who want to use it to enrich themselves. But that requires...

Demokrats doing something they really have not done, which is really, or with few exceptions have done, which is really kind of articulate villains to say, like, these are the baddies. Yeah, besides Donald Trump. These forces, these kind of institutions, these... These people, these are the people who are trying to harm you and we want to do something about them.

Demokrats doing something they really have not done, which is really, or with few exceptions have done, which is really kind of articulate villains to say, like, these are the baddies. Yeah, besides Donald Trump. These forces, these kind of institutions, these... These people, these are the people who are trying to harm you and we want to do something about them.

Demokrats doing something they really have not done, which is really, or with few exceptions have done, which is really kind of articulate villains to say, like, these are the baddies. Yeah, besides Donald Trump. These forces, these kind of institutions, these... These people, these are the people who are trying to harm you and we want to do something about them.

I do think that part of the absence of that kind of message is that there are these internal tensions within the Democratic Coalition, right? Like Democrats... White Republicans are reliant on the cash that comes from large wealthy donors. They want to maintain this business-friendly appearance for practical reasons of campaign cash, for governing reasons.

I do think that part of the absence of that kind of message is that there are these internal tensions within the Democratic Coalition, right? Like Democrats... White Republicans are reliant on the cash that comes from large wealthy donors. They want to maintain this business-friendly appearance for practical reasons of campaign cash, for governing reasons.

I do think that part of the absence of that kind of message is that there are these internal tensions within the Democratic Coalition, right? Like Democrats... White Republicans are reliant on the cash that comes from large wealthy donors. They want to maintain this business-friendly appearance for practical reasons of campaign cash, for governing reasons.

They don't want to be perceived as antagonists to what you could say like the establishment.

They don't want to be perceived as antagonists to what you could say like the establishment.

They don't want to be perceived as antagonists to what you could say like the establishment.

Right, because they're also connected. I mean, this gets to, I think, the role of kind of like the cultural image of what business is, right? Like people think of business, of businessmen as being disruptors, as being, you know, these dynamic figures. And so it's sort of, it's actually very natural kind of like Very natural discourse, you could say, right?

Right, because they're also connected. I mean, this gets to, I think, the role of kind of like the cultural image of what business is, right? Like people think of business, of businessmen as being disruptors, as being, you know, these dynamic figures. And so it's sort of, it's actually very natural kind of like Very natural discourse, you could say, right?

Right, because they're also connected. I mean, this gets to, I think, the role of kind of like the cultural image of what business is, right? Like people think of business, of businessmen as being disruptors, as being, you know, these dynamic figures. And so it's sort of, it's actually very natural kind of like Very natural discourse, you could say, right?

You have your disruptive, dynamic businessmen, Trump, Elon, you know, all these guys, irrespective of the truth of the matter, right? Like, that's the image versus kind of like, you know, a party of bureaucrats. And... Americans are probably going to side with the former over the latter every time.

You have your disruptive, dynamic businessmen, Trump, Elon, you know, all these guys, irrespective of the truth of the matter, right? Like, that's the image versus kind of like, you know, a party of bureaucrats. And... Americans are probably going to side with the former over the latter every time.

You have your disruptive, dynamic businessmen, Trump, Elon, you know, all these guys, irrespective of the truth of the matter, right? Like, that's the image versus kind of like, you know, a party of bureaucrats. And... Americans are probably going to side with the former over the latter every time.