Quinta Jurecic

The Democrats held the Senate floor for, I think, 30 hours to try to prevent, or at least delay, rather, Russ Vogt's confirmation. These are signs of a party that is responding to to genuine outrage among the ranks of its supporters and is trying to take some role in stepping up. Now, because the party is a minority in both chambers, there are real limitations to what it can do.

The Democrats held the Senate floor for, I think, 30 hours to try to prevent, or at least delay, rather, Russ Vogt's confirmation. These are signs of a party that is responding to to genuine outrage among the ranks of its supporters and is trying to take some role in stepping up. Now, because the party is a minority in both chambers, there are real limitations to what it can do.

But I do think it certainly shows that the Democratic Party is responsive.

But I do think it certainly shows that the Democratic Party is responsive.

2025.

2025.

Democracy is an idealistic project.

Democracy is an idealistic project.

And if cringe means believing in things in a corny way, you know what? Fine. I'll be cringe.

And if cringe means believing in things in a corny way, you know what? Fine. I'll be cringe.

Trump is very good at presenting an image of himself as a figure of overwhelming force. I think that he really honed that on The Apprentice and I think Americans are primed to think of him in that way. I think that...

Trump is very good at presenting an image of himself as a figure of overwhelming force. I think that he really honed that on The Apprentice and I think Americans are primed to think of him in that way. I think that...

In his current iteration, he has really tapped into a desire to kind of see someone as the manifestation of, you know, the people, the voice of the people, the figure, like Hegel says, right, you know, the figure of history astride on the horse. This kind of, like, yes, I would argue fascist image of the unstoppable leader carried forward by this popular energy. And that image is very appealing.

In his current iteration, he has really tapped into a desire to kind of see someone as the manifestation of, you know, the people, the voice of the people, the figure, like Hegel says, right, you know, the figure of history astride on the horse. This kind of, like, yes, I would argue fascist image of the unstoppable leader carried forward by this popular energy. And that image is very appealing.

I think we've seen that it has real cultural appeal, not only to Trump supporters, but also to a lot of people in politics, in the media and sort of various elite institutions of American life who seemingly are really swayed by that. And you see that in the kind of desire to go and interview people at diners, right?

I think we've seen that it has real cultural appeal, not only to Trump supporters, but also to a lot of people in politics, in the media and sort of various elite institutions of American life who seemingly are really swayed by that. And you see that in the kind of desire to go and interview people at diners, right?

Like this really persistent idea that Trump speaks to something deep in the American psyche that must be revered. And the fact is, that's not what he is. And I'm telling you things that you've written yourself, but he is a weak president. He won his first election. He did not win the popular vote. He lost the popular vote a second time around.

Like this really persistent idea that Trump speaks to something deep in the American psyche that must be revered. And the fact is, that's not what he is. And I'm telling you things that you've written yourself, but he is a weak president. He won his first election. He did not win the popular vote. He lost the popular vote a second time around.

The third time around, he won the plurality of the vote in a... year that was strongly anti-incumbent across the globe. He squeaked by and his party felt well short of where it could have been in the House of Representatives. That is a mark of weakness.

The third time around, he won the plurality of the vote in a... year that was strongly anti-incumbent across the globe. He squeaked by and his party felt well short of where it could have been in the House of Representatives. That is a mark of weakness.