Ritchie Torres

My core criticism of the progressive book is that it's become more concerned with ideological purity than with the actual functioning of government. And what I appreciate about the abundance movement is that it sends the message, no, competence matters. The functioning of government matters.

My core criticism of the progressive book is that it's become more concerned with ideological purity than with the actual functioning of government. And what I appreciate about the abundance movement is that it sends the message, no, competence matters. The functioning of government matters.

My core criticism of the progressive book is that it's become more concerned with ideological purity than with the actual functioning of government. And what I appreciate about the abundance movement is that it sends the message, no, competence matters. The functioning of government matters.

It's the wrong lesson. I feel the American people have a pattern of punishing incompetence. When George W. Bush catastrophically mismanaged the response to Katrina, he never recovered. When Joe Biden sloppily withdrew from Afghanistan, he never recovered. I don't know if Trump's going to recover. Yeah, I don't think he's recovering from this.

It's the wrong lesson. I feel the American people have a pattern of punishing incompetence. When George W. Bush catastrophically mismanaged the response to Katrina, he never recovered. When Joe Biden sloppily withdrew from Afghanistan, he never recovered. I don't know if Trump's going to recover. Yeah, I don't think he's recovering from this.

It's the wrong lesson. I feel the American people have a pattern of punishing incompetence. When George W. Bush catastrophically mismanaged the response to Katrina, he never recovered. When Joe Biden sloppily withdrew from Afghanistan, he never recovered. I don't know if Trump's going to recover. Yeah, I don't think he's recovering from this.

I would argue, but for the mismanagement of COVID, Trump would have been reelected to a second term. But for the mismanagement of the migrant crisis, as well as inflation, a Democrat would be in the White House. So competence matters. People ask me, how should we restructure the Democratic Party? And for me, the key to restructuring the Democratic Party is restructuring democratic governance.

I would argue, but for the mismanagement of COVID, Trump would have been reelected to a second term. But for the mismanagement of the migrant crisis, as well as inflation, a Democrat would be in the White House. So competence matters. People ask me, how should we restructure the Democratic Party? And for me, the key to restructuring the Democratic Party is restructuring democratic governance.

I would argue, but for the mismanagement of COVID, Trump would have been reelected to a second term. But for the mismanagement of the migrant crisis, as well as inflation, a Democrat would be in the White House. So competence matters. People ask me, how should we restructure the Democratic Party? And for me, the key to restructuring the Democratic Party is restructuring democratic governance.

Good governance is good politics. Delivering is good politics.

Good governance is good politics. Delivering is good politics.

Good governance is good politics. Delivering is good politics.

No, it's long overdue. And I know my chief of staff is fanatical about the Knicks. So he's even more excited than I am.

No, it's long overdue. And I know my chief of staff is fanatical about the Knicks. So he's even more excited than I am.

No, it's long overdue. And I know my chief of staff is fanatical about the Knicks. So he's even more excited than I am.