Neera Tanden

So I think this is really a central question for the party going forward. And I think that in many ways we sort of misread 2020 and we being all of us, all of us misread 2020. And I think, you know, every election is actually a change election. Every election has been a change election since 2006, except for one.

So I think this is really a central question for the party going forward. And I think that in many ways we sort of misread 2020 and we being all of us, all of us misread 2020. And I think, you know, every election is actually a change election. Every election has been a change election since 2006, except for one.

And that was President Obama's reelection in 2012, which if you think about it now, going back, looks pretty amazing that given all the trend lines before and since. It's a realist standout. So every election has been a change election. I think one of our challenges in 2020 was that, and I speak for all of us, is that we thought that it was really a restoration.

And that was President Obama's reelection in 2012, which if you think about it now, going back, looks pretty amazing that given all the trend lines before and since. It's a realist standout. So every election has been a change election. I think one of our challenges in 2020 was that, and I speak for all of us, is that we thought that it was really a restoration.

It was like a restoration of the order. And I think it may have just been a repudiation of the form and function of Donald Trump's presidency. And I really fundamentally believe that people in the country are still angry across the board about... What, you know, a whole range of problems and that really the tactic that or the approach has to be, you know, that we're going to solve every problem.

It was like a restoration of the order. And I think it may have just been a repudiation of the form and function of Donald Trump's presidency. And I really fundamentally believe that people in the country are still angry across the board about... What, you know, a whole range of problems and that really the tactic that or the approach has to be, you know, that we're going to solve every problem.

And I think it's this is an even more important issue for Democrats because we believe in government. And so, you know, I look back and I'll say candidly, I think we should have solved problems earlier. You know, I wasn't there for the entire time on immigration and I didn't, you know, handle the border day to day. But I was on the immigration team and we should have handled that much earlier.

And I think it's this is an even more important issue for Democrats because we believe in government. And so, you know, I look back and I'll say candidly, I think we should have solved problems earlier. You know, I wasn't there for the entire time on immigration and I didn't, you know, handle the border day to day. But I was on the immigration team and we should have handled that much earlier.

Yes, so we took actions in June of this year to really ensure that we were limiting border crossings. And, you know, very painful to do in the party, but candidly, doing it after Trump was the nominee really communicated to a lot of people, I think, that, you know, if you really cared about immigration, he was the force that was making us do it.

Yes, so we took actions in June of this year to really ensure that we were limiting border crossings. And, you know, very painful to do in the party, but candidly, doing it after Trump was the nominee really communicated to a lot of people, I think, that, you know, if you really cared about immigration, he was the force that was making us do it.

If we'd solved it a year or two earlier, then maybe we'd be in a different place. And I just think, actually... I actually think the most important thing is that we offer solutions on a whole host of things. And, you know, we've been working on, for example, we've been working on government reform issues.

If we'd solved it a year or two earlier, then maybe we'd be in a different place. And I just think, actually... I actually think the most important thing is that we offer solutions on a whole host of things. And, you know, we've been working on, for example, we've been working on government reform issues.

Now, Secretary Buttigieg, or I guess Pete Buttigieg we call him now, talked about this the other day, which is, you know, it's actually not reforming the government to just slash programs. But it is totally reasonable for people to want the government to work better for them.

Now, Secretary Buttigieg, or I guess Pete Buttigieg we call him now, talked about this the other day, which is, you know, it's actually not reforming the government to just slash programs. But it is totally reasonable for people to want the government to work better for them.

So we're undertaking a project where we're providing ideas about how to make government work more seamlessly for consumers, reduce friction, make the government put the citizen at the center of its work instead of making citizens go through lots of hoops. And that's really a product of a lot of conservatives who want to make government more difficult. So we really see this as a moment

So we're undertaking a project where we're providing ideas about how to make government work more seamlessly for consumers, reduce friction, make the government put the citizen at the center of its work instead of making citizens go through lots of hoops. And that's really a product of a lot of conservatives who want to make government more difficult. So we really see this as a moment

We have to offer actual ideas on a whole range of issues, take more seriously where people are on some of these problems. Sometimes I think, coming from the administration, sometimes I think we think people's concerns about an issue are really just political issues.

We have to offer actual ideas on a whole range of issues, take more seriously where people are on some of these problems. Sometimes I think, coming from the administration, sometimes I think we think people's concerns about an issue are really just political issues.

You know, a lot of people, I think, thought immigration was just an issue conservatives were pushing instead of a legitimate concern. Of course, there's insane things they're doing now. That people don't like. That people don't like. Actually, sticking people who are legally here in prison gulags in El Salvador is wrong. you know, we can have a happy medium, you know, on these on these issues.

You know, a lot of people, I think, thought immigration was just an issue conservatives were pushing instead of a legitimate concern. Of course, there's insane things they're doing now. That people don't like. That people don't like. Actually, sticking people who are legally here in prison gulags in El Salvador is wrong. you know, we can have a happy medium, you know, on these on these issues.