Neera Tanden

Well, I think it was hard for us to break through. You know, I mean, this is just a huge thing. Like in America, Ezra Klein has written and talked about this. Like I do think politics today is about everything is about eyeballs.

Well, I think it was hard for us to break through. You know, I mean, this is just a huge thing. Like in America, Ezra Klein has written and talked about this. Like I do think politics today is about everything is about eyeballs.

And being able to attract eyeballs. Like, you know, just to step back, I think we think of politics as like ideology and biography. We look at politicians through the lens of those like traditional dynamics. And I think those are important dynamics. But the ability to attract attention and keep attention is another thing. important facet of political leadership today.

And being able to attract eyeballs. Like, you know, just to step back, I think we think of politics as like ideology and biography. We look at politicians through the lens of those like traditional dynamics. And I think those are important dynamics. But the ability to attract attention and keep attention is another thing. important facet of political leadership today.

And being able to attract eyeballs. Like, you know, just to step back, I think we think of politics as like ideology and biography. We look at politicians through the lens of those like traditional dynamics. And I think those are important dynamics. But the ability to attract attention and keep attention is another thing. important facet of political leadership today.

And I just think President Biden was a, you know, he would have been in politics a long time. He's done a great, you know, I believe he's done great service to the country, was heroic in the legislation he passed, but we could not figure out how to break through the media cycle in the same way that, you know, obviously Trump does like, you know, every day before 8 a.m.

And I just think President Biden was a, you know, he would have been in politics a long time. He's done a great, you know, I believe he's done great service to the country, was heroic in the legislation he passed, but we could not figure out how to break through the media cycle in the same way that, you know, obviously Trump does like, you know, every day before 8 a.m.

And I just think President Biden was a, you know, he would have been in politics a long time. He's done a great, you know, I believe he's done great service to the country, was heroic in the legislation he passed, but we could not figure out how to break through the media cycle in the same way that, you know, obviously Trump does like, you know, every day before 8 a.m.

I'm just going to be like 100% honest. I mean, I don't know the answer to these questions. Like, I wasn't in the political strategy meetings. I was domestic policy advisor. I was doing my domestic policy work.

I'm just going to be like 100% honest. I mean, I don't know the answer to these questions. Like, I wasn't in the political strategy meetings. I was domestic policy advisor. I was doing my domestic policy work.

I'm just going to be like 100% honest. I mean, I don't know the answer to these questions. Like, I wasn't in the political strategy meetings. I was domestic policy advisor. I was doing my domestic policy work.

I don't know. I mean, I think genuinely they thought Like what I was told is they thought that one of the reasons why the race was where it was, was because people were not actually thinking Trump was going to be the nominee or they weren't really identifying that he could actually be president. So it was important to join the race. Right. And like, this is what I was told inside.

I don't know. I mean, I think genuinely they thought Like what I was told is they thought that one of the reasons why the race was where it was, was because people were not actually thinking Trump was going to be the nominee or they weren't really identifying that he could actually be president. So it was important to join the race. Right. And like, this is what I was told inside.

I don't know. I mean, I think genuinely they thought Like what I was told is they thought that one of the reasons why the race was where it was, was because people were not actually thinking Trump was going to be the nominee or they weren't really identifying that he could actually be president. So it was important to join the race. Right. And like, this is what I was told inside.

Like a reason to do this was to show, put them both on stage, have a debate. Then you think the kind, then you really think of Trump as possibly president. So they were definitely like, not thinking that it would go, you know, like I think they thought the debate would go well. Yeah.

Like a reason to do this was to show, put them both on stage, have a debate. Then you think the kind, then you really think of Trump as possibly president. So they were definitely like, not thinking that it would go, you know, like I think they thought the debate would go well. Yeah.

Like a reason to do this was to show, put them both on stage, have a debate. Then you think the kind, then you really think of Trump as possibly president. So they were definitely like, not thinking that it would go, you know, like I think they thought the debate would go well. Yeah.

I'm going to learn. I'm going to learn a lot in these processes.

I'm going to learn. I'm going to learn a lot in these processes.

I'm going to learn. I'm going to learn a lot in these processes.