Ritchie Torres

You know, for all our imperfections, you know, the Democratic Party continues to be a normal political party. Like we are a wide, we're an ideologically varied coalition ranging from the squad to the blue dogs. The Republican Party is no longer a normal political party. It's become a cult of personality around Donald Trump. I mean, he is a singular phenomenon.

You know, for all our imperfections, you know, the Democratic Party continues to be a normal political party. Like we are a wide, we're an ideologically varied coalition ranging from the squad to the blue dogs. The Republican Party is no longer a normal political party. It's become a cult of personality around Donald Trump. I mean, he is a singular phenomenon.

In American history, I'm aware of no political figure who has had as much control over a political party as Donald Trump has had over the Republican Party. I mean, it's a religion.

In American history, I'm aware of no political figure who has had as much control over a political party as Donald Trump has had over the Republican Party. I mean, it's a religion.

In American history, I'm aware of no political figure who has had as much control over a political party as Donald Trump has had over the Republican Party. I mean, it's a religion.

It just feels like Republican politics has become a religion and the devotion to Donald Trump has a religious quality to it.

It just feels like Republican politics has become a religion and the devotion to Donald Trump has a religious quality to it.

It just feels like Republican politics has become a religion and the devotion to Donald Trump has a religious quality to it.

I mean, I think there's no point in denying that we made a great mistake in thinking that Biden was remotely capable of running again. So that was a mistake that we made as a party and we should own up to it. I feel like we should level with people.

I mean, I think there's no point in denying that we made a great mistake in thinking that Biden was remotely capable of running again. So that was a mistake that we made as a party and we should own up to it. I feel like we should level with people.

I mean, I think there's no point in denying that we made a great mistake in thinking that Biden was remotely capable of running again. So that was a mistake that we made as a party and we should own up to it. I feel like we should level with people.

I think it's principally Joe Biden and his team. And keep in mind, you know, one thing I noticed about Donald Trump is that he's extremely accessible to even the most rank and file Republicans in the House. Joe Biden was the exact opposite. He rarely met with members of Congress, particularly in the House. Maybe his first year he had meetings, but he was insulated by his staff.

I think it's principally Joe Biden and his team. And keep in mind, you know, one thing I noticed about Donald Trump is that he's extremely accessible to even the most rank and file Republicans in the House. Joe Biden was the exact opposite. He rarely met with members of Congress, particularly in the House. Maybe his first year he had meetings, but he was insulated by his staff.

I think it's principally Joe Biden and his team. And keep in mind, you know, one thing I noticed about Donald Trump is that he's extremely accessible to even the most rank and file Republicans in the House. Joe Biden was the exact opposite. He rarely met with members of Congress, particularly in the House. Maybe his first year he had meetings, but he was insulated by his staff.

Did you? How many times did you have? I met with him. I was part of a small group of people who met with him early on in his first year, but then he became less and less accessible over time.

Did you? How many times did you have? I met with him. I was part of a small group of people who met with him early on in his first year, but then he became less and less accessible over time.

Did you? How many times did you have? I met with him. I was part of a small group of people who met with him early on in his first year, but then he became less and less accessible over time.

I feel like the party collectively should admit that we made a mistake. And we're paying a price in the form of a second Donald Trump presidency, which is far worse than even his first. And keep in mind, and look, I ultimately felt we lost because of inflation and to a lesser extent immigration, the migrant crisis. But keep in mind the shift of 250,000 votes in the industrial Midwest, right?

I feel like the party collectively should admit that we made a mistake. And we're paying a price in the form of a second Donald Trump presidency, which is far worse than even his first. And keep in mind, and look, I ultimately felt we lost because of inflation and to a lesser extent immigration, the migrant crisis. But keep in mind the shift of 250,000 votes in the industrial Midwest, right?

I feel like the party collectively should admit that we made a mistake. And we're paying a price in the form of a second Donald Trump presidency, which is far worse than even his first. And keep in mind, and look, I ultimately felt we lost because of inflation and to a lesser extent immigration, the migrant crisis. But keep in mind the shift of 250,000 votes in the industrial Midwest, right?