Reid J. Epstein
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But for people who are not engaged in one of those groups, like they can get turned off by that, even if Democrats think their issues and agenda are in the interest of these very people who are turned off by the way they present themselves. Right.
But for people who are not engaged in one of those groups, like they can get turned off by that, even if Democrats think their issues and agenda are in the interest of these very people who are turned off by the way they present themselves. Right.
And when you look at the issues that sort of professional Democrats in Washington think of as their core issues β Like they're all very popular. Like abortion rights are popular. Raising the minimum wage is popular. Most of the economic agenda that they talk about, even if people aren't hearing them, is pretty popular.
And when you look at the issues that sort of professional Democrats in Washington think of as their core issues β Like they're all very popular. Like abortion rights are popular. Raising the minimum wage is popular. Most of the economic agenda that they talk about, even if people aren't hearing them, is pretty popular.
The problem comes in that the actual Democrats who run for office themselves are less popular because they have to accede to all these various things that different groups want. But when any of these issues have been put on the ballot as standalone referenda, they almost always pass.
The problem comes in that the actual Democrats who run for office themselves are less popular because they have to accede to all these various things that different groups want. But when any of these issues have been put on the ballot as standalone referenda, they almost always pass.
And some of that is because of actions that Trump has taken has so offended people like Chris Murphy. But some of it is because only in recent days has there been any attempt to organize Democratic voters to call Senate offices and tell them vote no.
And some of that is because of actions that Trump has taken has so offended people like Chris Murphy. But some of it is because only in recent days has there been any attempt to organize Democratic voters to call Senate offices and tell them vote no.
It's also worth remembering that I think the protest in front of the USAID building was on Monday, and the members of Congress who were there were all from the greater Washington area. And so, but a lot of the people who work in that building who are shut out are the constituents of the members of Congress from Northern Virginia and Maryland who were there.
It's also worth remembering that I think the protest in front of the USAID building was on Monday, and the members of Congress who were there were all from the greater Washington area. And so, but a lot of the people who work in that building who are shut out are the constituents of the members of Congress from Northern Virginia and Maryland who were there.
And so that was as much of a local concern for those members of Congress speaking to their own voters as it was sort of a broader national brand. By the time there was a protest in front of the Treasury building on Tuesday night, there were dozens of members of Congress from all over the country who were there. It was a much bigger, sort of broader protest than
And so that was as much of a local concern for those members of Congress speaking to their own voters as it was sort of a broader national brand. By the time there was a protest in front of the Treasury building on Tuesday night, there were dozens of members of Congress from all over the country who were there. It was a much bigger, sort of broader protest than
The USAID one, which to me has not seemed to be in the mainstream of what most of these Democrats are pushing to the center. It seems to be sort of the most engaged and, frankly, online Democrats are talking about and some people in Washington whose constituents work in that building.
The USAID one, which to me has not seemed to be in the mainstream of what most of these Democrats are pushing to the center. It seems to be sort of the most engaged and, frankly, online Democrats are talking about and some people in Washington whose constituents work in that building.
It's important to note that when Shane and I talked with Ken Martin after he wonβ The things that he said to us were like the party doesn't need to change any of its policies. It doesn't need to change its message. It needs to change how it distributes its message and how voters hear its message, but not the core of what the party is about.
It's important to note that when Shane and I talked with Ken Martin after he wonβ The things that he said to us were like the party doesn't need to change any of its policies. It doesn't need to change its message. It needs to change how it distributes its message and how voters hear its message, but not the core of what the party is about.
And on the what happened in the election, he promised to conduct an after action review and make it public. But when we asked him if that review would address the question of whether Joe Biden should have run, he said, no, it would not.
And on the what happened in the election, he promised to conduct an after action review and make it public. But when we asked him if that review would address the question of whether Joe Biden should have run, he said, no, it would not.
Not since Adlai Stevenson has somebody had the nomination twice.
Not since Adlai Stevenson has somebody had the nomination twice.