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He was an outsider. And he had a populist critique of Romney. And also, I just think there's, and he was, you know, he was arguing for change in multiple ways. So, and he was running, you know, John McCain was an institutionalist. So I think there's, you know, we just have to be super mindful of,

He was an outsider. And he had a populist critique of Romney. And also, I just think there's, and he was, you know, he was arguing for change in multiple ways. So, and he was running, you know, John McCain was an institutionalist. So I think there's, you know, we just have to be super mindful of,

of uh talking um like you know representing ourselves as champions of change but also you know champions of people who are struggling every day well nira i could talk to you about this for hours uh and we probably will offline um but thank you so much for being here on positive america and it's always great to talk to you thank you so much thanks for having me that's our show for today dan and i will be back with a new show on friday

of uh talking um like you know representing ourselves as champions of change but also you know champions of people who are struggling every day well nira i could talk to you about this for hours uh and we probably will offline um but thank you so much for being here on positive america and it's always great to talk to you thank you so much thanks for having me that's our show for today dan and i will be back with a new show on friday

Well, I think with the regrets with Donald Trump and his election, you see a thing we've seen in the past, which is there are groups of people. He puts together a coalition of people who take him seriously and people who take him kind of figuratively.

Well, I think with the regrets with Donald Trump and his election, you see a thing we've seen in the past, which is there are groups of people. He puts together a coalition of people who take him seriously and people who take him kind of figuratively.

Well, I think with the regrets with Donald Trump and his election, you see a thing we've seen in the past, which is there are groups of people. He puts together a coalition of people who take him seriously and people who take him kind of figuratively.

And there are people who vote for him who don't think he's going to raise prices because he said inflation was the number one problem and he's going to lower prices. lower costs and they kind of ignore the tariffs or don't really know what the tariffs will do. And then we live to today where he's raising costs and cutting services to people

And there are people who vote for him who don't think he's going to raise prices because he said inflation was the number one problem and he's going to lower prices. lower costs and they kind of ignore the tariffs or don't really know what the tariffs will do. And then we live to today where he's raising costs and cutting services to people

And there are people who vote for him who don't think he's going to raise prices because he said inflation was the number one problem and he's going to lower prices. lower costs and they kind of ignore the tariffs or don't really know what the tariffs will do. And then we live to today where he's raising costs and cutting services to people

And I think a lot of people are really surprised, and you see that in his numbers. People are actually more concerned about the cuts in the federal government to services. They see cutting veterans or firefighters or police or nurses or doctors who are carrying for them or their neighbors or their family members as, you know, actually a terrible thing.

And I think a lot of people are really surprised, and you see that in his numbers. People are actually more concerned about the cuts in the federal government to services. They see cutting veterans or firefighters or police or nurses or doctors who are carrying for them or their neighbors or their family members as, you know, actually a terrible thing.

And I think a lot of people are really surprised, and you see that in his numbers. People are actually more concerned about the cuts in the federal government to services. They see cutting veterans or firefighters or police or nurses or doctors who are carrying for them or their neighbors or their family members as, you know, actually a terrible thing.

But, you know, I think there's a big debate in the party. Your last point of, you know, I don't like Trump, but I also don't like the Democrats, I think really gets to this big debate in the party. And I think that debate is whether Democrats should, you know, roll over and play dead, as some have suggested. Just wait, you know, as others have suggested, just wait for Republicans.

But, you know, I think there's a big debate in the party. Your last point of, you know, I don't like Trump, but I also don't like the Democrats, I think really gets to this big debate in the party. And I think that debate is whether Democrats should, you know, roll over and play dead, as some have suggested. Just wait, you know, as others have suggested, just wait for Republicans.

But, you know, I think there's a big debate in the party. Your last point of, you know, I don't like Trump, but I also don't like the Democrats, I think really gets to this big debate in the party. And I think that debate is whether Democrats should, you know, roll over and play dead, as some have suggested. Just wait, you know, as others have suggested, just wait for Republicans.

to kind of implode, or do we need to fight back and fight back hard? And I really think the challenge here is that we need to provide an alternative, not just an opposition. And I think it's not that hard to develop ideas that,

to kind of implode, or do we need to fight back and fight back hard? And I really think the challenge here is that we need to provide an alternative, not just an opposition. And I think it's not that hard to develop ideas that,

to kind of implode, or do we need to fight back and fight back hard? And I really think the challenge here is that we need to provide an alternative, not just an opposition. And I think it's not that hard to develop ideas that,

uh capture you know our the base of our party and the broad middle trump is has an extreme agenda again there are a bunch of people who he has a mega base who took him literally but there are other voters who took him figuratively and for those voters we have to say you know of course what he's doing is wrong but we offer a better alternative you know you can actually have a government