Lulu Garcia Navarro
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Yeah. So I guess I'm wondering, does this time feel different?
Yeah. So I guess I'm wondering, does this time feel different?
Do you see a shift in how seriously the party is taking this moment?
Do you see a shift in how seriously the party is taking this moment?
And I guess the big question for Democrats is what it means to be an effective opposition party. And I think there are two issues here, right? One is what Democrats should actually do effectively. to counter Trump's actions. And the other is how you should communicate what you're doing. On the first, there is talk of using government spending, which has to be negotiated by March 14th as leverage.
And I guess the big question for Democrats is what it means to be an effective opposition party. And I think there are two issues here, right? One is what Democrats should actually do effectively. to counter Trump's actions. And the other is how you should communicate what you're doing. On the first, there is talk of using government spending, which has to be negotiated by March 14th as leverage.
Obviously, the risk is that if there is a shutdown, the Democrats will be blamed for that at a moment when, indeed, the party is trying to beach voters, rebuild itself, communicate that it is a party worth voting for. Is the risk too high?
Obviously, the risk is that if there is a shutdown, the Democrats will be blamed for that at a moment when, indeed, the party is trying to beach voters, rebuild itself, communicate that it is a party worth voting for. Is the risk too high?
I could see you in your brain changing the word.
I could see you in your brain changing the word.
I want to take a step back because, as we've mentioned, Democrats are trying to redefine their party. And your victory in a state that Trump won has been framed as possibly offering a model for what kind of message actually works. You outperformed Harris in your state, meaning that you won over some Trump voters. Why do you think that happened?
I want to take a step back because, as we've mentioned, Democrats are trying to redefine their party. And your victory in a state that Trump won has been framed as possibly offering a model for what kind of message actually works. You outperformed Harris in your state, meaning that you won over some Trump voters. Why do you think that happened?
I want to talk through some demographic groups that Democrats really need to win back if they want to be competitive.
I want to talk through some demographic groups that Democrats really need to win back if they want to be competitive.
I mean, men, for example. Yeah. You've been described to me as a bro. And not in a bad way.
I mean, men, for example. Yeah. You've been described to me as a bro. And not in a bad way.
You won Latino men by 30 points in an election that saw Trump dominate that group.
You won Latino men by 30 points in an election that saw Trump dominate that group.
I know men are a very sort of broad group, but what do you think Democrats have misunderstood about men?
I know men are a very sort of broad group, but what do you think Democrats have misunderstood about men?