Tyler Pager
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Well, I think that's part of what is happening now in the party, right? We see Democrats fanned out around the country. They're going to town halls. They're doing podcasts. Some of them are starting their own podcasts to try to listen to voters. Gavin Newsom?
Well, I think that's part of what is happening now in the party, right? We see Democrats fanned out around the country. They're going to town halls. They're doing podcasts. Some of them are starting their own podcasts to try to listen to voters. Gavin Newsom?
And there is just this broad reckoning in the party about what happened with Joe Biden, about what Donald Trump is doing as the president from the White House, and what kind of message and messenger is best to lead Democrats out of this wilderness that they're in. And be in a place where they can retake power. And the issue is, at the moment, no one really has the right answer to that.
And there is just this broad reckoning in the party about what happened with Joe Biden, about what Donald Trump is doing as the president from the White House, and what kind of message and messenger is best to lead Democrats out of this wilderness that they're in. And be in a place where they can retake power. And the issue is, at the moment, no one really has the right answer to that.
And so we see people scrambling around to test things out. And the one thing that they all seem to agree on is that they don't want anything to do with Joe Biden. And kind of how that manifests itself going forward, we don't really know the answer to, except... that these people are all going to position themselves as different in some way from the last Democratic president.
And so we see people scrambling around to test things out. And the one thing that they all seem to agree on is that they don't want anything to do with Joe Biden. And kind of how that manifests itself going forward, we don't really know the answer to, except... that these people are all going to position themselves as different in some way from the last Democratic president.
And one of the challenges, Michael, in doing so is that Joe Biden right now is dominating every conversation. All of these things are making it so that Joe Biden is at the center of attention. And as Democrats try to chart a new path away from Joe Biden, he's still center stage.
And one of the challenges, Michael, in doing so is that Joe Biden right now is dominating every conversation. All of these things are making it so that Joe Biden is at the center of attention. And as Democrats try to chart a new path away from Joe Biden, he's still center stage.
There are people already in the race who have basically said that they would withdraw and clear the way for her. She obviously has the stature of a former vice president. But it is not clear that she would automatically run away from the race. There isn't a lot of polling yet to really determine what the race would look like with her in it.
There are people already in the race who have basically said that they would withdraw and clear the way for her. She obviously has the stature of a former vice president. But it is not clear that she would automatically run away from the race. There isn't a lot of polling yet to really determine what the race would look like with her in it.
There are people already in the race who have basically said that they would withdraw and clear the way for her. She obviously has the stature of a former vice president. But it is not clear that she would automatically run away from the race. There isn't a lot of polling yet to really determine what the race would look like with her in it.
Many business leaders supported Donald Trump in his run for president because they thought he would usher in this booming era of economic growth and were hoping Trump would be a president that was more sympathetic to their interests. However, they've been frustrated not just by the tariffs themselves, but also by the uncertainty.
Many business leaders supported Donald Trump in his run for president because they thought he would usher in this booming era of economic growth and were hoping Trump would be a president that was more sympathetic to their interests. However, they've been frustrated not just by the tariffs themselves, but also by the uncertainty.
Many business leaders supported Donald Trump in his run for president because they thought he would usher in this booming era of economic growth and were hoping Trump would be a president that was more sympathetic to their interests. However, they've been frustrated not just by the tariffs themselves, but also by the uncertainty.
We know that Donald Trump pays close attention to the stock market and uses it as a barometer for his own success. And so the question hanging over Washington and really the entire world is how long the president is willing to stomach the pain of not just declining markets, but also negative media coverage.
We know that Donald Trump pays close attention to the stock market and uses it as a barometer for his own success. And so the question hanging over Washington and really the entire world is how long the president is willing to stomach the pain of not just declining markets, but also negative media coverage.
We know that Donald Trump pays close attention to the stock market and uses it as a barometer for his own success. And so the question hanging over Washington and really the entire world is how long the president is willing to stomach the pain of not just declining markets, but also negative media coverage.
And if he's willing to sustain that over time as these tariffs continue to inflict economic pain, not just on Americans, but across the global economy.