Neera Tanden

Now, maybe we didn't communicate that, but that was definitely a strategy focused on working class people. And he talked about plants and manufacturing locations and jobs in places that had been economically left behind in red state, in blue state, in purple states. And that message was trumped by other messages in this last election. Now, maybe it's also possible we didn't communicate it well.

Now, maybe we didn't communicate that, but that was definitely a strategy focused on working class people. And he talked about plants and manufacturing locations and jobs in places that had been economically left behind in red state, in blue state, in purple states. And that message was trumped by other messages in this last election. Now, maybe it's also possible we didn't communicate it well.

Always a possibility. So I think we should understand that. But I also think there's two other things that are going on that we also have to wrestle with. First, there are kind of security issues, culture issues where. I mean, I do think a range of voters thought of immigration as a kind of economic issue as well.

Always a possibility. So I think we should understand that. But I also think there's two other things that are going on that we also have to wrestle with. First, there are kind of security issues, culture issues where. I mean, I do think a range of voters thought of immigration as a kind of economic issue as well.

The right really focused on large numbers of people coming in and raising rents and other issues. So that's something that I think we have to wrestle with and address, and actually address, which we're working on. But I also think, and this is, you know, I kind of defer to you, where I think there's just a constant...

The right really focused on large numbers of people coming in and raising rents and other issues. So that's something that I think we have to wrestle with and address, and actually address, which we're working on. But I also think, and this is, you know, I kind of defer to you, where I think there's just a constant...

drumbeat online and elsewhere that by the right, well-funded, that says liberal elites look down on you as a working class person. They judge you. Their values are different from you. And I think there's two ways to approach that. First, we should figure out our own mechanisms of communication. But I also think we have to go out of our way in instances where that might feel

drumbeat online and elsewhere that by the right, well-funded, that says liberal elites look down on you as a working class person. They judge you. Their values are different from you. And I think there's two ways to approach that. First, we should figure out our own mechanisms of communication. But I also think we have to go out of our way in instances where that might feel

like it's happening, to distinguish ourselves, say that's wrong, go out of our way to really listen to people. You know, I mean, I think, you know, there's this big robust debate about where things are in the party.

like it's happening, to distinguish ourselves, say that's wrong, go out of our way to really listen to people. You know, I mean, I think, you know, there's this big robust debate about where things are in the party.

And, you know, and I think we have to wrestle with the fact that white working class people, not all working class people, but white working class people have voted for a billionaire three times. And like, how do we impact that? And how do we question our own assumptions when we do that?

And, you know, and I think we have to wrestle with the fact that white working class people, not all working class people, but white working class people have voted for a billionaire three times. And like, how do we impact that? And how do we question our own assumptions when we do that?

Yeah, and I think, honestly, we have to think about economics from a fairness perspective, absolutely. But I think for a lot of people, young people, the working class people of color we lost, particularly the men, what I've heard from a lot of people doing analysis is that they

Yeah, and I think, honestly, we have to think about economics from a fairness perspective, absolutely. But I think for a lot of people, young people, the working class people of color we lost, particularly the men, what I've heard from a lot of people doing analysis is that they

haven't been really focused on economic success opportunity like how their family does how their family will do better and i think that's like that is another that's an area where we have to come up with ideas and cap cap will be working on that over the next several months as well

haven't been really focused on economic success opportunity like how their family does how their family will do better and i think that's like that is another that's an area where we have to come up with ideas and cap cap will be working on that over the next several months as well

Yeah, vote change. But that's like the business. The business is in everybody, you know, people like a lot of things. It's like what persuades them to vote for you over the other guy.

Yeah, vote change. But that's like the business. The business is in everybody, you know, people like a lot of things. It's like what persuades them to vote for you over the other guy.

It's a signifier.

It's a signifier.