We Answer Your Questions about Joe Rogan, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and Future Elections

[@danielbarrero2815]

The party doesn’t reflect a majority of voters, it reflects the donor’s needs and interests above all else.

[@shinnyshin7792]

PSA, I love you guys but you are blind to how you personally have become part of the problem. My first adult job was campaign staff on the Obama campaign. You all were my heroes back then--many of us joined that campaign because we felt the Dem party leadership was repeating all the same mistakes that'd given us 8 years of Bush. Instead of accepting the party candidate (Hillary), we jumped on an actually charismatic outsider candidate promising real change. And it worked, we even won Indiana! But for the last 8+ years, it feels like you all have been absorbed into the same pro-establishment political class that voters keep rejecting; you've forgotten what drew so many of us to the Obama campaign.

[@Inverter222]

They're like guys that can't stop talking about how great college was. 2008 Obama was 16 years ago. PSA needs to move on. AOC is the future. Not more 70yo millionaires that do nothing about Wall Street

[@absolutetwaddle]

They definitely still live in the era of Obama. The world has changed drastically but they’ve yet to notice or admit it.

[@garrettolson5516]

obamna directly gave us drumpf. stupid neolibs will never learn.

[@liadanlei]

"The reason the Democratic party has a position is because they think that's where most people are." I really disagree with this. They have a position because that's where *their donors* are, not most people, and they think voters will be willing to accept it. They moved backwards on LGBTQ issues when most voters either don't care or support them. They take money from corporate donors even though most people don't like that. They support the war in Gaza even though most people don't support it. They refuse to address things like housing, student loans, or workers' rights in a bold, meaningful way even though that's what most voters want.

[@geometz007]

well said!

[@luzsyd]

Yes Republicans address ALL the issues a real party for the people!?!?

[@liadanlei]

@@luzsyd They are very in tune with what their voters want, and are able to clearly articulate the pain. People vote for Republicans because, to them, it sounds like they understand their problems and at least make a claim to fix them. The solutions suck and won’t actually solve their problems, and many of the problems they articulate aren’t even the actual problem. But Republicans SOUND LIKE they understand the problems of their voters and SOUND LIKE they will attempt to do what needs to be done to resolve them. Democrats are doing neither, and they will keep losing until they are able to change that.

[@shinnyshin7792]

@@liadanlei Exactly. We Dems simply do not understand the assignment. To people who aren't upper middle class+ in a deep Dem pocket, we give constant "let them eat cake" vibes with how misaligned our messaging is. And our messengers reinforce that bad narrative. We keep putting low-charisma, bureaucratic, political-heir coastal lawyers who speak in politicianese front and center at every possible chance. Of course people think we're out of touch.

[@liadanlei]

@@shinnyshin7792 Yep. Even worse than just not listening, Dems straight up gaslight their voters. In this cycle when so many people were talking about how much they are struggling (with groceries, to find and maintain good employment, to pay for healthcare and childcare and housing) instead of Dems saying “yes, I hear you, and we have a plan to improve the economy” they said “our data says this is the best economy ever!!!!!” Over and over again on media like this very podcast, the overall narrative wasn’t “why do people feel like the economy sucks when the data says it doesn’t?”, it was “people are wrong when they say the economy sucks because the data says it doesn’t.” When you are struggling, are you going to vote for the party that says “the data shows you don’t actually have a problem” or the party that says “you’re right this needs to change”? Even if their methods are garbage policy and won’t actually fix the problem, it’s really hard to fight that narrative.

[@RedPandaMafia]

Glad to see they picked up absolutely nothing from the Hasan interview. Jesus the democratic party is fucked.

[@plutarchtheoligarch1657]

Yep. They will never learn and continue to lose.

[@mikabrera]

Funny thing is PSA will never be honest about what went wrong because they are a product of the current establishment.

[@traviscutler9912]

The DNC is banking on Trump's Presidency being so horrific to normies, that they will be begging for the DNC's next Corporate candidate, Liz Cheney for President 2028!!!!! The system works.

[@rosemaryalles6043]

Precisely.

[@mvhughes4271]

If they knew so effin much during the campaign, they don't seem to have imparted a lot of helpful info. We're still coming off a huge shock and depression from the election and this kind of crap from Favreau, et al, is not helpful. I won't be subscribing and paying. It's like just one more poll. If you knew so much, how come you didn't pass that along for a win.

[@xclampazzo]

They were ordered to do this podcast by the ultimate disappointment, Barack Obama.

[@alexanderg9670]

Pod Save Establishment?

[@AlwaysIrishINC]

You guys let everybody down the other day. People thought maybe you actually understood the situation, but since you let all of kamala’s campaign staff gaslight us the other day with no proper pushback , you’ve lost cred

[@Snickerv12]

The smugness is hilarious. It’s so good. Can’t wait for collapse of the show

[@bencarroll1122]

"This is an exclusive." Yeah, of course it is. PSA was the only place those four could have gone where the interviewer would let them off without holding a pine knot to their feet and pushing for real answers.

[@chall3810]

Not only that, but Jon’s open hostility to Hasan’s common sense solutions which are overwhelmingly supported by the base. Universal healthcare -Jon (sigh..🙄) Using the carrot and stick/bully pulpit approach in regards to having Manchin and Sinema fall in line, Jon - (sigh…🙄)

[@dragonslaya16]

Having Hasan on literally right afterwards made up for it. Also I feel like their answers were so bad that the push back was unnecessary, everyone saw though the gaslighting and the episode is unanimous in their dislike of them.

[@victoriagore470]

​@@dragonslaya16having Hasan on made up for it?😅 The democratic party is doomed

[@dustion1995]

Completely disagree. You have to change who the DNC props up. You guys keep excusing a lack of policy discussion in the DNC because "we live in a country with a two party system." I voted for Harris and I disagree with your framing. I believe most of the base would forget about edge social questions if the party focused on actually helping people change their material conditions in a way that isn't measured by a spreadsheet or chart of GDP or of stock market growth. We want to live our lives free of economic anxiety, and that would ease the strains of social anxiety. I really think you guys are spending a lot of time having the wrong conversations.

[@michaelglawe7047]

100%. Its not like those people dealing with the edge social questions don't also have to endure the anxieties of deteriorating material conditions in this country. People from the LGBTQ community also want a living wage, also want universal healthcare, also want a home, etc. Stop placating to Republicans when they're always going to paint Democrats as the enemy no matter how much you show off your Republican endorsements and stop trying to win over uneasy voters by showing off data and spreadsheets while not running on a platform that will materially impact their lives. Even as a Kamala voter, I was not particularly excited about her platform, I was only excited about Tim Walz and the campaign neutered my boy 😭

[@megroy6396]

As a disabled gay woman of childbearing age, I do not think most of my problems with living here will be resolved by growing the middle class. The problem is that the only real way to get rid of the two-party system is ranked-choice voting, and every state that had it on the ballot this cycle voted against it.

[@rusk3986]

Really good comment I agree

[@KaseyWithers]

Yeah, honestly I agree. The 2 party thing doesn't really excuse the fact that Dems just don't put forward policies that resonate with people. They've gotten so lost in the polling/advertising/messaging weeds that they can't even see straight, it's just poor strategy. Look at the difference between the 2020 and the 2024 platforms. We went from raising min wage, expanding access to healthcare, protecting queer rights, protecting women's rights and codifying roe, protecting immigrants, and student loan forgiveness, to an entirely unrecognizable platform in 2024. They went from policies that help all citizens, to programs that only help very small groups or policies that are harmful to the people they're expecting a vote from. I'll never understand how a strategy could be "successful" if it means rejecting the only thing that's worked against trump so far. And sure, in 2020 people were desperate for a change and mail in ballots made voting more accessible, but people didn't vote that year bc they were bored, it's bc they were motivated. And we know "I'm not trump" isn't a good motivator because of how this election turned out, so it's reasonable to assume that the 2020 platform was what made a difference against trump.

[@kevdaag2523]

​@@megroy6396, what if the only way to get a govt that helps address your needs is to elect Democrats, and what is the only way for Dems to get elected is for them to show a majority of voters that the Dem party improves their economic situation. I'm trying to make a serious point that the Dems have to win in order to accomplish anything.

[@fortunazee]

Democrats need to focus on their younger talent. These dinosaurs like Schumer, Pelosi, and others who have been languishing in their positions for decades are blocking new talent and that’s my biggest pet peeve there members in both Congress and Senate that I’ve had to vote for since the 80s.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

LMAO what “younger talent”? They’re just younger versions of Schumer and Pelosi.

[@victoriagore470]

​@@PutXi_Whippedexactly 😅AOC is even starting to look like Pelosi😅

[@Hugo97HD]

The guys from POD S.A. won’t say anything cause they are friendly with these leeches.

[@crawlingcrabs8306]

After watching the interview that Tim Miller had with Cameron Kasky yesterday, and I think Cameron made a good point about Beto being a potential choice. He would never win in Texas, but no Dem will anytime soon. I didn't start following politics until after his last campaign, but the few town halls of his that I did watch gives me the impression that he's a real dude. most notably, he's not afraid to swear at people in public lol. In a time where facts don't matter and being a genuine conversationalist (even if it's a genuine belief of bullshit) gets votes, then why not?

[@wesleybush8646]

Pelosi's no longer in leadership. The Dem House Minority Leader is Hakeem Jeffries. I realize she still holds her seat and wields influence as a long-serving member, but that's up to the people in her district. As for Schumer, my guess is that before leadership elections happen, he may step aside.

[@cenauge]

Jon Favs saying that Democratic politicians are where the public is and that progressives need to figure out how to move the public to their positions flies in the face of a ton of 60/40, 70/30, etc issues that Dems just won't do anything more than pay lip service to (if that). At most, Jon's take is accurate to where the Democrat politicians are on *social* progressivism, because inclusion doesn't harm donor interests. Dem politicians are nowhere near as progressive as the American public on an issue by issue basis (understanding that the same voters who would balk at being called progressives will also call for the government to keep their damn hands off their social security and disability checks.)

[@thomasmartinson8208]

Issue polls are lying to you. If there was a really pro M4A electorate candidates who support it would win more elections.

[@matthewmayton1845]

Part of the problem is Democrats allow Republicans to develop all the narratives and then either be defensive of their position or capitulate to the Republicans'narratives. The other problem is that the current Democrats have no core beliefs or values and will shift their position based on where they think they can get more donations from the rich and where they can pick up a few extra votes.

[@alexhanna2445]

This is exactly right and I’m glad we’re starting to push back on this narrative. The large majority of Americans support LGBTQ+ people, gun control, Medicare for all, higher tax rates on 1% and corporations - it’s just that dem politicians and influential folks in the party buck to corporate interests and the establishment.

[@mteacher9811]

I think the context of this was the sort of purity politics/tests that tend to really hurt otherwise excellent candidates in our primary system. The point being that the target of their activism shouldn't be the politicians, it should be the public. If you think you're right, go persuade other people. Righteousness doesn't win elections.

[@w0lfleader123]

@@mteacher9811disagree. I think challenging each other in a primary and criticizing one another is very helpful. Tough primaries create tough candidates that can weather the storms of inevitable controversy. I think toeing the party line allows weak candidates and faulty ideals to fester like rot. It’s not a coincidence Obama, Trump, and Biden all went through a tough primary where they were heavily criticized and then won the election. Whereas candidates which had relatively easy or no primaries like Romney, McCain, Clinton, and Harris all lost.

[@maxzorin5961]

21:56 “We have learned what works and what doesn’t…” Really? He’s about to take office again. How much have we really learned?

[@nicholsonfile]

No one can make you learn. If you haven't been absorbing anything this month, that is on you.

[@NEDMKitten]

Hahaha😂😂😂Bahaha 😂😂

[@TPaine76]

Well conservative politicians learned that they can denigrate Dems all they want and have voted for Trump twice and Dems will still welcome them with open arms (and a Glock!) if Trump or other Republicans get tired of them. Netanyahu learned that he can denigrate Dems all he wants and actively root for Trump and Dems will still welcome him with open arms sales (and 100 American troops!) if Trump ever gets tired of him. Trans people and Muslims and progressives and college kids learned that they can support Dems all they want and campaign for Clinton and Biden but Dems will throw them under the bus if Bill Maher or Joe Scarborough or David Brooks start complaining about “extreme wokeism” based on some random Twitter comment. So I guess Dems didn’t learn anything really, but lots of other folks did.

[@rexdink]

Math. We've learned Math. 13 'Educated' voters in the suburbs

[@darrahhopper6437]

That the past does not tell us what to do in the future. We really need to quit wasting our time looking back. Jon is right, we need to change the electorate, not the DNC (well yes, the DNC too).

[@StarC19]

They really didn’t take anything away from that interview with Hasan, did they?

[@toychristopher]

How could you? He just rambled on and on about his own pet grievances that aren't connected to reality. I wish there was a large swath of voters craving leftist policies but where is the data that backs that up?

[@angelacanedit]

i believe this was filmed beforehand because they teased a clip the day before Hasan hosted the pod

[@Inverter222]

The PSa boys are stuck in 2008 and can't move on. They were at their peak during the Obama/Hilary years and can't even understand normal Americans now. These guys literally think that political parties follow the public instead of the rich donor class. It's absurd. They just published a book that was all bullshit since it's clear the PSA mindset lost ALL branches of government.

[@garrettolson5516]

bump.

[@Alex-vo2ew]

Absolutely nothing. They have officially become part of the problem.

[@chrisbeffa8890]

The last guest's criticisms and constructive feedback have fallen on deaf ears, I see.

[@Samantha-lg1bw]

Inviting a guest on the show doesn't equate to adopting their views. Personally, I didn't watch the whole Hasan show. I found him to be arrogant and aggressive. I see he has a big following. I did notice a tonal change in the comments section likely due to his followers. Here's a thought democrats should stop eating their own.

[@chrisbeffa8890]

@@Samantha-lg1bw I don't see the Dems winning without adopting real substantive progressive policies/messaging, that's my point.

[@seventeenraccoonsinatrenchcoat]

3:40 "It's about persuading a majority of voters to move closer to where you are" Then why didnt the Harris campaign push anything left? Ran to the right on every issue to court those centrists, and for what?

[@nicholsonfile]

Most of the Democratic party is either moderate or conservative. Same is true for the country.

[@rexdink]

The Harris campaign did try persuading a majority of voters to move closer to where they are. They are just further right than most think. 'Diet Right' if you will.

[@namjoonssexybrain1679]

@@nicholsonfileIf you were right we wouldn’t have lost.

[@SimulacresSimulacres-h6i]

Because conservative tax cuts and kleptocracy appeals to the millionare millenials sipping late in their private podcasting studio... oh wait, they support gay people. i must be completely wrong and actually a trump supporter

[@YourBlackLocal]

@@nicholsonfile Moderate literally isn't a position on anything. Stop acting like it means anything, you're either for or against a position. This idea that a person is just middle of the road as a political identity is such an absurd claim.

[@acedegen]

yall must get paid a lot to learn nothing

[@melliott3681]

I think the saddest thing about our political system is not that it's a two party system. It's that it has turned into an industry that feeds into the American capitalistic economy. We have "political seasons" like we have football season. We have commentary. We have merchandise. We have ad buys. We have play-by-play strategy. We have post-analysis. It has taken something serious, managing the country for the betterment of its citizens, and commoditized it, commercialized it, and put it on a lunchbox. That's what makes me sad about American politics.

[@hudson2861]

In other words it has become a new sport for americans to lose themselves in. The drama and propaganda IS the game. And the top 1% are making money and a lot off of all of it.

[@Snickerv12]

Term limits please

[@williamnorris6460]

Football season has become ridiculous, almost every day during the season

[@williamnorris6460]

Trust does matter and this country has lost it.

[@nicholsonfile]

I mean, I think it's unfortunate Americans need their political leaders to be entertaining celebrities who are super fun and funny. That's not really what makes a good President.

[@scarletsletter4466]

So glad somebody brought up the fundraising problem. We can’t even give to local campaigns without being harassed for YEARS for every race- even outside my state. It makes me want to never give $

[@CarefreeCarefully]

True - I’ve wondered if how much texting and emailing the Harris campaign did (even after I unsubscribed to both they kept coming soooo often) could have turned people off to her. Didn’t change my vote - I was 💯not going to vote for Trump no matter what. But I would get them, feel annoyed by them and 🤔 I wonder if anyone is feeling disrespected by these coming even after they’ve unsubbed and thus feel not listened to and disrespected and decided not to vote at all or lean towards Trump. I also think door knocking was most likely annoying to most people and also a possible turn off /away. IRL interaction is needed and a sense of community but door knocking these days most people I know find that intrusive and pushy. Perhaps small town halls that have great snacks and a balance of fun and serious discussion that people are invited to by mail that are walking distance from thier homes might be a better “ground game” 🤷‍♀️

[@71SanClare]

The fact that none of the guys mentioned "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Miracle on 34th St " among their Christmas movie choices explains a lot about the corporate Dems.

[@TPaine76]

Favs is wrong about needing to persuade “the party” vs persuading “a majority of voters”. The majority of voters approve of progressive policies - they just don’t like Democratic politicians who are actively hostile to progressive policies and progressive politicians and prefer cozying up to neocons and establishment politicians. The party is out of touch with the majority of voters - not the other way around! If Party leaders understood this, Trump wouldn’t have won in 2016 or been a political force since.

[@PlerbyMcFlerb]

Stop trying to project yourself onto the entire electorate, it's a bit silly.

[@TPaine76]

There are polls that prove that progressive policies are broadly popular. There’s a reason people voted against abortion bans and for minimum wage increases in states where Trump won by an overwhelming majority. Maybe you need to re-examine your priors

[@jkonrad]

The progressive approach to homelessness leads to more homeless, the progressive approach to drugs leads to more addicts and ODs, the progressive approach to crime leads to more crime, and the progressive approach to the border leads to an explosion of illegals. The common denominator of all progressive policies is human suffering. This election was a direct rebuke of progressivism. Sorry to break it to you, but the country doesn’t approve of progressivism.

[@realworldhuman]

The biggest con the GOP has pulled is to convince that the reason the Democrats lose is that they're not Republican enough. Exactly the opposite is true. Dems need fire the consultant class and go back to their labor roots.

[@chall3810]

@@TPaine76EXACTLY!!

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[@theman44ful]

I love you guys, watch you every single day. In fact, you’re the reason I got involved in the North Carolina democratic campaign and helped get Lindsey Prather and Jeff Jackson elected. you are not learning the right lessons from this election, to tell people that the party is not the problem is wrong. in North Carolina we are still having issues paying people for the work they did to organize. Our leadership is telling us that nothing is wrong. Our media is telling us that nothing is wrong. you all are telling us nothing is wrong and I’m sorry but anyone with eyes can see everything is wrong. There needs to be serious deep internal looks on the crooked team and the Democratic party as a whole. Love you all and appreciate the work you do, please do some soul searching.

[@BoolyK]

Jon is getting flamed online because he's throwing his credentials for policy in the face of people who want better for the country. Shut up and listen instead of speaking

[@NoToAllOfThat]

I am not backing down in my support of my trans friends and family and no one else should either.

[@stevenrn6640]

The problem of uplifting a “progressive” candidate is liberals like me have left the party (and will continue to do so). As more and more liberals learn how evil progressive ideology is, more and more will flee.

[@angelacanedit]

​​@@stevenrn6640 most americans believe in progressive policies, regardless of how they personally identify. you're the minority. the democrats should represent the majority

[@xtfgrw]

As a Republican I hope you do this and that you make the loudest clearest support possible for this issue. Make it central. As people go to the supermarket and see how much groceries cost I want them to get the message that what the Democrats promise them is more boys in their daughters' locker rooms. Please do this so we can win every single time. Please.

[@NoToAllOfThat]

@ dude I’m not a democrat. I just care about the people in my life. And please make sure to document the cost of groceries and goods right now and every day for the next four years so you can’t lie to yourself if the cost goes up. And also please make sure to continue to be a hateful bigot because it looks good on you.

[@NoToAllOfThat]

@ Kamala Harris leaned into the most centrist campaign I have ever seen a democrat do, even more than Joe Biden and she lost hard. The problem isn’t progressives.

[@danielbarrero2815]

These are very poor takes.

[@Moriningland]

I’m going to add myself back to the non voters on 2028. Bernie brought me into the party in 2016 but there’s point voting for a party that so clearly doesn’t even care about winning

[@jasonsmith373]

Father of trans son in West Virginia here...I'm trying to encourage my son to carry a firearm, something I never wanted him to have to do. I personally have had about enough post-election trans scapegoating by our side, so I'm glad you guys added some much needed perspective. I just hope that we can come together and fight at least as hard as Lovett will fight for his Diet Coke and its aspartame, which ironically has the trade name "Equal."

[@xclampazzo]

These chumps will never understand because they are PAID not to understand.

[@moodygirl609]

The only one on the panel who answered the question of Biden's failure with regard to the Gaza debacle was Tommy Vietor the other two (Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau) dodged it.

[@snarf0596]

They don't want to make the people who give them access mad

[@danielbarrero2815]

Didn’t you hear anything that Hasan said?

[@TC-hm8oq]

These guys are sticking to the same old game plan that they used to lose the last election. Conservatives are so grateful you are still trying to push this on people!

[@stevenrn6640]

My thoughts as well. As an ex-Democrat I want a strong opposition to the Republican Party and not a Critical Theory ideologically captured party unable to support independent thought.

[@rosemaryalles6043]

@@stevenrn6640 Thank you. I am with you. Also an ex-DEM.

[@Vaeldarg]

@@stevenrn6640 Steve Manchin is that you? Nobody that isn't just a conservative calling themselves a Democrat out of opportunism would be trying to imply that the party is captured by "critical race theory" (you tried hiding it by leaving out "race") when that was always right-wing culture war nonsense.

[@lovesmusic0845]

So I was at the women’s march DC in 2017. 💯 It was an amazing, exhausting, expensive and life changing event. I’m almost 70 now so I won’t be making another trip like that. I’m hoping for more activism from both men and women this time. There doesn’t seem to be much enthusiasm for it because the constant battle over the last eight years has just taken a toll but the fight for the future and the next election is going to require a more effective media influence. As well as, a continuous physical presence at local and national events. Touting the good Democrats did while Biden was in office and reminding people we do care about their issues. Understanding and supporting actions that address people’s needs. I’m taking a minute to regroup but IMO getting mad at the Democratic Party, the campaign staff and Biden is a waste of my energy. Major screws up and we lost. Acknowledged and accepted. 2026 and 2028 started November 6th. The fight to save democracy doesn’t have time for us to take our toys and go home. I’ve been introduced to several new media figures through Lovett’s interview with Hassan. Never heard of these people before he mentioned them on the pod. I’m sure some of these people would love to see a legislator on their show. I’m hoping younger people will take the reins now and be bold going forward. If not, we really are screwed because the Handmaid’s Tale, Gilded Age group feel empowered to take the Republic down. It won’t be pretty. I’d urge Democrats to infiltrate right wing and popular media as much as possible. We also need to get on progressive sites more often. But every appearance doesn’t have to sound like a campaign speech. Message discipline has to stop sounding like DC talking points. Tim Walz was really good at retail communication. We didn’t condemn him for telling people to mind their own business. Seth Moulton’s statement about trans people in sports was about how he felt about one aspect of the issue. People can be supportive of a group without agreeing with every bit of their positions. I’m gay and I voted for Clinton and Obama even when they opposed gay marriage because I knew I had a better chance of convincing them than any Republicans. Turned out, the much maligned Joe Biden, was a catalyst for that.

[@chandlerdrakevon]

Rogan doesn't interview. It's long form conversation. Only a fool would ignore his audience. It's larger than all legacy media combined.

[@living_water-]

Vivek Ramaswamy went on Rogan during the republican primaries. He did not win. It's not a magic bullet. The candidate has to be extraordinarily good that all these podcasts want to talk about him/her even with other guests. A podcast can't push an average candidate.

[@sean1735]

​@@living_water-oh please, it's safe to say that the candidate who isn't too cowardly to sit with Joe for a couple hours has a leg up on the one who is.

[@edwardmcdougal6354]

I want to confirm that the act blue and affiliated fund raising has totally turned me off to contributing to any democrat politician again. I am a long term contributor but no longer.

[@olnbgy4444]

Billions of dollars and it didn’t do squat. I was a first time donor

[@danielbarrero2815]

Today’s video is brought to you by the DNC.

[@JeffHoldenWS-NC]

What happened to resisting the Nazis!?;?

[@PutXi_Whipped]

They’ll do that after the Nazis were currently supporting in Ukraine defeat Russia. LOL

[@vinnym5607]

Turns out they pay well

[@Alex-vo2ew]

You guys really embarrassed yourselves with the Harris staff the other day and continue to with videos like this. You're just proving that you're more part of the problem then an actual messenger for a solution. Go listen to your own interview with Hassan, he's got a much better finger on the pulse of where the party needs to go then any of you do. The last week or two have shown that you probably can't be trusted to be a main voice moving forward, which is a terrifying realization when you consider that not much else exists beyond you guys in the media space.

[@lindelholden5465]

Sarah McBride did the right thing by saying she will focus on looking out for her constituents in delaware and not get baited into an idiot fight with mace the idiot. If Sarah McBride was brilliant she would make her first speech on the hill be about how working class in delaware will be worse off from Trumps 25% tariffs on mexico and canada.

[@dspondike]

There are an estimated 1.6 million trans people in the U.S. (0.6%) There are an estimated 29.3 million rape victims in the U.S. (11%) You are 18 times more likely to be standing in line next to a rape victim than a trans person. (This number could be double since only about 40% of rapes are reported.) Since 95.4% of perpetrators are male, your chances of standing in line next to a rapist is significantly greater than standing next to a trans person. Being more afraid of a trans person than a rapist is not only a cruel, but also a dangerous kind of insane. Let me break down those statistics in a different way: In a room of 100 representative people you are likely to be with: 11 rape victims (10 female and 1 male) - perhaps double. Enough rapists to create these 11 victims, given recidivism; estimated at 3 - also perhaps double. And a 50/50 chance of having 1 Trans person in the room.

[@PyroX792]

That's chilling to think 22% of the population has been the victim of a rape and yet we aren't treating it like the crisis it really is. That's an insanely high number. Can you imagine if it was any other situation where 22% of the population sick or hurt or really anything else? It would be on the news every day non stop for months.

[@victoriagore470]

Nobody is afraid of trans people 😅.

[@lindelholden5465]

Exactly crime is a more pressing issue that affects more americans than trans issues

[@Hugo97HD]

Woah good point.

[@lmorav7655]

@@lindelholden5465 And yet, Americans elected a criminal and rapist to be their next president.

[@markanthonyXVI]

The first answer to the first question was horrible, totally dismissive.

[@melfhlzahlpd]

Maybe elections are basically 50/50 because the parties are milquetoast versions of each other in very important ways. Dems cede the messaging to the GOP and don't differentiate themselves. There's an opportunity here, but it requires bravery

[@petrairene]

The republicans have basically stopped being a political party. They are no longer about policy. They sell points like anti-immigration and abortion bans to the masses to get elected, in order for them and their rich cronies to exploit the country for their own profit as much as possible. People like Trump and Musk despise the people who vote for them..

[@NothingBtBlueskies]

No one should have to convince the 1st person/question. The answer should come from within. What are your values and what are you doing about them to support the party? 2. Trans. How did this become a democratic issue? The issue is really discrimination. Discrimination against people who are different, people of color, women losing reproductive rights, immigrants. Their agenda is to spread fear, hate, oppression. We need to do better at attributing these characteristics to repubs.

[@titaniumteddybear]

The way to foster progress in a 2-party system is by supporting the most progressive candidate that you can. Unfortunately, that only works it the party apparatus is on board with this, and isn't using institutional power (and a massive campaign chest) to weaken progressive candidates and boost centrists; who at this point are just conservatives with better brand awareness.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Right off the bat, the answers to the first question are boilerplate condescension and ignore the role that the Democratic Party has played in suppressing third parties from gaining power. I rate this 🤡🤡🤡

[@dgb916]

"they haven't figured out an alternative third party" - not "so far we've successfully shut down every possible alternative by embroiling them in expensive and drawn out legal cases in every state possible"

[@NoahBClark]

Yeah they love that whole “shut up and get in line” answer when people express honest discontent with the Democratic Party. This person asked for a genuine reason to still invest and their response is to get over it that’s how it is. That’s how you lose the popular vote lol.

[@nicholsonfile]

I hate to break it to you: these guys are Democrats.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

@@nicholsonfileThey are? I thought they were losers?

[@cenauge]

Okay, but reality is what it is. If you could change the Democratic party to not be hostile to third parties (like magically, overnight) you'd already have the party you wanted as a viable third party in the first place: a party that is actually responsive to its voter base. The two parties of the two party system act as predictably as you'd expect with regards to the formation of a third major party, because history shows that if that happens we don't end up with a 3 party system, we end up with a 2 party system and a dead party.

[@jewelj7507]

I hope someone in the team is reading the comments! Wow

[@sokratzmmf]

Relying on Trump to create a mess IS NOT going to get the Democrats more votes. People are going to stop listening to your podcast if you just fixate on how bad Trump is. People are tired of hearing about how bad things are, they want solutions now! The DNC needs to be replaced with real progressive policies with a real vision to help all Americans!

[@chris_parker]

I can’t say I’d participate in another Women’s March. I’d participate in some other active resistance but the March feels wholly in effective. What did having a record breaking march do for women last time? Some headlines? Respectful to everyone involved at the time, I went, I felt empowered, and it felt like the right thing but now it seems marching is not enough and maybe a distraction.

[@darrahhopper6437]

Marches are not policy. They don’t change anything. But they change the people who participate. Marches are about letting people know they are not alone. Marching and fundraising are not enough, but they have an important role.

[@evinces]

I can't express how disenfranchised I feel from the trans discussion. I hear you saying that Democrats aren't considering throwing trans people like me under the bus, but that's actually what is happening, and denying that is frankly turning me further away from the party. Over the last 20 years, I've consistently voted for and donated to the Democratic party. I honestly don't think I can do that again. The country needs to change. Republicans want to change it for the worse, Democrats want everything to stay the same. Neither party are on my side.

[@WinterWitch01]

I’m gay snd disabled and feeling somewhat similar, unfortunately life gets exponentially worse by not voting for Democrats

[@olnbgy4444]

I’m not trans but I feel for you . The fact that they attacked the lgbt community after their loss was disappointing . I’m not voting dem anymore

[@alexanderh9878]

Don't give up. Right now, we're regrouping. We will continue to stand for all peoples to be respected and represented.

[@Vaeldarg]

The fact is, the Democrats have at least been change-able. Just look at what happened with Biden dropping out. It was late, but it still at least happened. Republicans instead just double-down and only care about their own benefit. Any changes they say they will make to their behavior turn out to be lies. It's just to get people to stop talking about them until the news cycle shifts to be about Democrats. Republicans and their propagandists trying so hard to make you at least think of Democrats as being just as bad, shows that even they understand that Democrats are the better party you should be supporting over them.

[@olnbgy4444]

@@alexanderh9878 just become socialist. Might as well since republicans have labeled liberal as such and democrats have failed us

[@CherylH-z4l]

I was a member of Democratic Party for 2 months. They sent me about 100 emails a day, which wasted so much of my time. I wrote to about 8 or 10 explaining why I was moving back to my lifetime party: Independents.

[@Cillekat]

Thank God I don't live in a country with only two parties, where I receive calls and texts asking for political donations. Or where people are knocking on my door asking me who I will vote for. Or where Election commercials are legal on television. And even though we don't have that in my country, we have a turn out on 90%

[@Hillary429]

The amount of Wicked references in the first 5 minutes alone can’t be a coincidence.. defying gravity.. dancing through life.. c’mon guys 😆

[@Berry_N]

I won't donate to anyone anymore because of the harrassment that follows via sold donation lists. Yes, name names and call them out.

[@Iehoopshow]

7 minutes in and their discussing social issues. Like damn, it’s not that difficult. The rent is too damn high. Groceries are unaffordable. All under Biden, who rapidly declined. PSA should have made a stance years ago pushing for Biden to uplift a new progressive candidate.

[@snarf0596]

Yea Biden lost when his team came out in 2022 saying inflation wasn't real and it's a repugnet talking point.

[@toychristopher]

Biden or any president doesn't control the cost of groceries. Biden has had an incredibly progressive record.

[@Vaeldarg]

You can say "it's not that difficult" all you want, but in reality there's more context to what actually happened vs what people were made to believe. Republicans lied to you. They've been lying for decades. Their tax reform bill skyrocketed U.S debt, they're the ones that have voted against bills that would fix things because they want to campaign on those things not working. (ex. voting against FEMA funding, so can campaign on Biden's FEMA not doing enough) Bush's policies sent the economy downward, eventually resulting in the 2008 "great recession" -> Obama's policies passed to fix it sent economy upward -> Republicans blame Obama for the effect's of Bush's policies -> Trump gets elected, Republicans take credit for the effects of Obama's policies -> repeat but this time is Trump and Biden.

[@snarf0596]

@@toychristopher no he doesn't but he can use the power of the office to push corporations around.

[@snarf0596]

my comment was deleted adding to ur statement lol

[@fraac]

twitter is coalescing around the idea - correct in my opinion - that favreau is the problem

[@nicholsonfile]

STOP LION KING LIVE ACTION

[@bencarroll1122]

It’s not Favreau per se. He’s not that influential. It’s the notion that you need a focus group to tell you what real people think while simultaneously pretending that you’re on the side of the little guy. The Obama wing of the party just ate face, and it’s probably not all that helpful to listen to a bunch of Obama acolytes do a post mortem.

[@jkap34]

​@@nicholsonfileit already happened. Mufasa, on the other hand, i don't think should happen. I didn't like the lion king because they cut out the best song, be prepared. Jeremy irons killed it in the original, and i feel that Idris Elba would've made it his own.

[@rexdink]

Bernie can go on these shows and take the hit's because everyone knows where his heart is. A core motivating reason he's in politics. People don't know where the consensus Dem Parties heart is. Their 'core motivating reason', if you will. Let me draw you a map- $$ then left $$$ then right $$$$$$$.

[@stevenrn6640]

The left raised (and spent) far more $$$$$$$$ than the right spent $$$.

[@fergerski]

imagine taking taking basketball tips from the washington generals

[@Snickerv12]

Exactly. These guys get pounded and just try to analyze why everyone else was wrong 😂 clowns for sure. But they laugh at everyone else and have no nuance.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Normalize calling the Democratic Party the Washington Generals

[@SGast]

If you are someone that has a hard time unplugging I cannot recommend swimming enough. It is cardio, it is strength, you train the stabilizing muscles (they keep you from sinking), it is very gentle on the joints and you cant get distracted by your phone, your email etc. If you join a club or take a class it also helps you to get a better feeling for your body as water gives you immediate feedback when you change even the smallest thing. If you do it regularly it is like workout and meditation at the same time. Unfortunately it has a higher barrier to entry as you need a pool and can't just leave your house and start running.

[@stephaniebart-horvath1382]

In our desire to win we embraced too many Republicans and leaned too far right. I think that was a huge mistake.

[@tammyburke9453]

Whenever I hear you all, I think these are Sons of Mine! ❤❤❤❤❤. Very proud of you all!

[@aprilherron628]

Look, Kamala went wrong when she used the words "middle class". Change those words to "working poor"...she wins.

[@writerchick94]

Is it just me or was there a lot of wicked references in this episode?

[@therosebrigade]

omg you got it! someone tried to ask if they took this from “very delta” and i’m like baby this clearly logged on wicked humor. i would know…i’m in queer media, so…

[@TheDreamsAcademy]

Why did you change what Moulton said, Lovett?

[@stephenmcnamara8318]

Tommy secretly watches right-aligned comedy and laughs heartily - very apparent around the 30-minute mark.

[@fortunazee]

In Europe political campaigns only have a few months to run for office.

[@tuckeryates2758]

Philippe Reines on CNN. Advisor to Hillary. Worked on every losing dem campaign in my lifetime. Throwing trans people under the bus.

[@gbaran7991]

It seems like a conflict of interest for this channel to promote justice reform and also advertise simply safe…

[@vfernando19]

Uncle Buck is the best Christmas movie

[@carolynallen3673]

Who runs the Democratic Party? I never hear from or about the management of the party. Speak up… be transparent. Be engaged in the media.

[@Hugo97HD]

They know that it is not Biden who is leading it. But won’t explore much further than that. I like the Pod SA guys but they definitely live in different realities than most poor Americans.

[@snarf0596]

I think that they know Obama and others from his cabinet are calling the shots. They worked for him and believe in that type of politics. Even though it's not working they won't call them out

[@aplantilla]

Being overly fixated on POTUS is the bigger problem. Dems used to be the leader of Congress where critical issues were resolved with stability. Also focus on the right level of government for the issue. Not every issue is national and so why do the arguments stay focused at national level.

[@pendorran]

Lovett needs to learn that you can't win on an issue by simply dismissing people's anxieties as invalid. Even if you're right you get nowhere by telling voters they should believe you instead of their lyin' eyes.

[@darbydelane4588]

Love your professional, practice-based inquiry and your willingness to realistically problem-solve WITHIN THE REALITY of the tensions, limitations, and complexities of a two-party system. We have enough poli-influencers and pundits who do shallow, armchair theorizing. Thank you for honoring your listeners who demand more than that.

[@danielbarrero2815]

You guys are missing the point. Cmon.

[@PaulHindt]

Glad you mentioned Stavros.

[@coorz64]

Dawg, Dems have to stop moral grandstanding, specifically on trans people in sports. No need to get so offended by a member of congress pointing out an obvious truth. Talking about anything with Dems feels like you’re walking on egg shells.

[@crawlingcrabs8306]

I've been listening to you guys for a couple years, and agree with the overwhelming majority of your perspectives. I assume you will never see this, but it doesn't matter if you are correct. The voters didn't care. You're making the same mistake as before. Your audience is the largest in a right-wing dominated media system. regarding domestic, election determining issues, stop trying to prove you're right, even if or when you are. Instead of saying "Yeah, but...", say "What can we do to help?" I'm not talking about helping democrats get elected, I'm talking about helping appeal to anti-establishment voters, even if that means drifting away from politicians you may feel loyal to. You guys are in the best position to do this because we all know that a career politician will listen to donors and lobbyists before voters.

[@LukeDwornikComedy]

First answer sucks. Apart from the very last sentence. Cause... YES the Democratic party is awful and has not won people over. The rest shows that these gentlemen are sympathetic people who are thoughtful and care. My fellow leftists. Please listen to this podcast. You will hear things you don't like, but they 100 percent care. They may be wrong a times (Everyone is) but they hear you. Please don't dismiss them.

[@aneru9396]

Well said

[@vopcracker3193]

Addressing this to leftists personally like we haven’t been trying ourselves to support Democrats, despite our clear differences, is half the problem. People are angry. The bare minimum is not (and at this point shouldn’t) be allowed to remain what we settle for. Entire institutions will need to be rebuilt and formed again after Trump’s administration. None of us, let alone you or Pod Save America, are going to rebuild and reform an entire federal system with or while settling for sympathy, care, and thoughtfulness. Please examine why you feel this isn’t the case because it’s not going to get easier, and your appeasement towards what obviously isn’t working for anyone is a liability to what both of us care about.

[@AKCFTW]

@@vopcracker3193Well said.

[@LukeDwornikComedy]

@vopcracker3193 umm I don't need to examine why I don't think that's the case cause I agree with you. Maybe read the comment before replying.

[@LukeDwornikComedy]

@vopcracker3193 I'm literally only asking you to listen, and you can't even read a short comment. Gomd

[@mariananderson3368]

Fight for our Democracy.

[@kpgIRA]

Talking about Andor like the US ain't the empire.

[@suzannetabor288]

Regarding fundraising on X and my email everyday. I used to have 40-50 emails overnight now I have well over 160 emails. And my recurring donations were being charged after the election even if the candidate lost the election.

[@mariananderson3368]

Yes, asking for too many donations.

[@vgzero1]

Do you see the irony of being so supportive of abandoning Afghanistan, and also pitching an episode discussing how horrible Afghanistan is since we abandoned it?

[@themorales6]

Yes!!!! I’m with Lovett about naming names!😂 Why am I still getting texts for money??😡

[@Snickerv12]

Because Kamala’s got 20m to pay off 😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnstallings4049]

There's a big difference between neoliberal Democrats on the left! There's not a big difference between Republicans and Democrats. The American voters are closer to The Left on most issues but don't want to vote for the monied class or donor class of people who tell us how terrible the GOP is when The DNC is just as bad. Hassan Piker is 100% right! 💙🌏💙

[@thomasjennetta452]

This dude Jon L is charmin soft and prime example of what’s wrong with the Democratic Party.

[@Robbie_S]

This 💯👍

[@therosebrigade]

dems don’t have sexy edge. i’m a black lesbian millennial walking identity politic…..and i feel more masculine/hardcore than most dems. it’s too soft and whiny, i think. we can be leftist radicals and be hard and not whiny. we can be pragmatic, care about marginalized people AND not be soft hall monitor types. idk where we find the party’s edge

[@SuperPal-tr3go]

While I do think Kamala being Black and woman mande her persona non gata to a key number of voters I also think a lot of Americans simply distrust Democrats as an inspiring status quo who won't deliver the goods regardless of the actual truth of their accomplishments. Basically, the Dems need someone who can sell their Initative but they also need that sweeping initative too. Obama had healthcare and Biden had Build Back Better.

[@CANTHATEmeNAME]

Ok the Trans issue, I don’t think people hate them as much as it seems i think its the way the left talks about them. Or any group they consider to be “oppressed” they are so aggressive and mean when someone is confused or doesn’t agree with it. The nonbinary pronouns issue actually hurts trans people alot bc its alot of speech policing

[@nicholsonfile]

Trans rights is about individual liberty and keeping the government out of our business.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Prior to 2014, nobody GAF one way or the other about transgender people, then suddenly it becomes part of IdPol that the Democrats cynically exploit and the GOP cynically reacts to and now it’s taken up an oversized importance in everything.

[@CANTHATEmeNAME]

@@nicholsonfile Exactly! But the thing is we’ve built our entire society around Men and Women. Or sports, our bathrooms, our family structures. So we have to be able to tow the line between giving trans people rights while not encroaching on the rights of other established groups (especially women) and they conversation has to be had without name calling and rage from the left

[@realworldhuman]

@@nicholsonfile People are free express themselves and live out how they want, sure. The issue is those who demand that we change our whole concept of biological reality to fit their self-perception, and decry all who don't comply as bigots.

[@scruffopone3989]

"They're so mean when you deliberately argue and attack them saying they shouldn't exist" Geez what a mystery.

[@CreamyBone]

We need a Harris Staff episode fallout discussion... if you guys can't do that it will speak for itself

[@ahmedharajli189]

19:48 did this guy really just say support for Israel was the right thing after October 7th?!?!? I can’t with the democrats

[@AKCFTW]

After the 7th? Yes, it was. Three weeks later? No, not anymore.

[@Lotus7petal]

"I'm not transphobic. I just care about fairness in sports" is no different than stating, "I'm not a misogynist. I just care about ethics in video games journalism."

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

No, it's quite different. One has more potential to affect people, especially if you are a parent they are different

[@moodygirl609]

I don't get it. So what's the 'joke' about interviewing Malala? This reaction from them was kind of a turn-off.

[@dawnfmEnthusiast]

They dgaf, they know it won’t move the cultural needle. That’s the joke.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

28:30 Favs is actually complaining about Dems complaining about a comedian saying something stupid when last month, he supported that exact strategy against Tony Hinchcliffe to try to defeat Trump.

[@Sixty_Five_Pronghorn]

"How do we appeal to men?" First off, I'm a woman, but all of my friends are dudes and I'm very much a tomboy, so I think I can answer this question. Most men love traditionally masculine things. Over the last eight years or so, the left has practically vilified "manliness" via terms like "toxic masculinity" and making fun of guys who like guns, trucks, hunting, etc. Most men also agree that men should be allowed to cry and express their emotions without being called "weak" or "womanly". The problem the left has is that they've conflated doing "manly" things with toxic masculinity, when toxic masculinity is really about how men shouldn't cry and can't be abused by women. On top of that, men overwhelmingly commit suicide and suffer from homelessness than any other demographic. Much of the left has basically abandoned men's issues in favor of much more "fringe" issues, like LGBT issues and "microaggressions". In fact, many people on the left have, again, vilified men. Look at the 4B movement for example, or the question, "Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a grizzly?" Naturally, if you vilify and ignore men like that, they'll vilify and ignore you. The left needs to stop vilifying and ignoring men's issues. They need to be more "overtly manly", for lack of better terms. Filming Tim Walz going on a caged pheasant "hunt" surrounded by people and 50 yards from the road, is not it. When Joe Rogan goes hunting, he goes deep into the woods for weeks and kills big game with just a handful of his friends who all know how to shut the fuck up. Hell, when I've gone hunting, it has been the same thing: it's just me, my guide, and a family member with a camera going out into the woods or onto the plains to hunt truly wild game. The turkey I shot when I was 15 was a truly wild creature. The pronghorn I've been hunting are truly wild creatures. If we so much as breathe too loud, those animals would be gone. That's what real hunting is like. Not the bullshit Tim Walz did. This goes for a lot of issues with the Left. Everyone calls the Left fake because, frankly, they are. At the start of this episode, you guys clearly cut out a joke you made about Malala. I don't care about the joke you made. The fact that you obviously cut it out instead of full-sending it like Rogan would just screams "fake" and "sanitized" to me, and that bothers the hell out of me, as it does out of everyone else. After all, humans are messy. We make mistakes. We do and say stupid shit. People want to see the messy side of people, from our politicians to people like you. Unfortunately, the Left is so terrified of being "offensive" towards the world that they've inadvertently offended everyone, because when you only show the "highlights" of yourselves instead of showing your whole selves, that sends a message of "I'm better than you." to everyone. Does that all make sense? For the record, I voted (begrudgingly) for Harris, because I figured her policies were objectively better than Trump's. But, culturally-speaking, the Left and I exist on entirely different planets, and most people don't have the time, the energy, or the willingness to separate culture from politics. And that's not on them, that's on you- the politicians, public figures, etc- to capture those people and bring them to your side.

[@jojohns1949]

Agree Toxic masculinity was the dead nail in the coffin of democrats Why they play it was beyond reason

[@TheArcaneMaster]

Name a left politician who has made fun of "manly" shit. I think you're confusing the politics w shifting perspectives of people in general who might be on the left. Those of us who feel that traditional heteronormative masculinity has historically caused a lot of suffering in the world, and that it is almost cartoonish at times, are the ones making fun of it. LGBT ppl deserve rights and safety. And it's mostly these manly men who are moving against our rights and even literally killing us. Men have been coddled throughout history. Not sorry if it feels bad not to have the whole world bow to their every whim or accept their social and economic dominance anymore. Time for the man babies to grow up. Those who are actually good people and secure in themselves know who the jokes are about.

[@missbecky1988]

No. Men have never considered women for CENTURIES. They don't care about us.

[@MaShcode]

I’m male and write poetry? Where does that put me on the scale of “manliness”? 😂

[@jojohns1949]

@ stoic

[@mollieholiday3379]

Why are you laughing at Malala??? some bad inside joke- inappropriate bye

[@Snickerv12]

Exactly. Smugness and implicit racism and sexism from these guys. So dismissive. As if their little podcast actually makes any difference besides lying and gaslighting their viewers. They had minor roles in a political campaign a decade ago and are still trying to grift with it. Yikes

[@jessicamaguire8905]

Hey! Just wanted to clear up some swiftie misinformation. Reputation is not the last album Taylor has to rerelease. She also has to rerelease her very first “self titled” album(which will likely include songs from her beautiful eyes EP).

[@MrEvfrajr]

The reason why 3rd parties will take a long time to be viable is because people like Pod Save saying that is basically a waste of time and kind of pointless

[@fortunazee]

Third parties can’t attract talent and charismatic candidates

[@victoriagore470]

​@@fortunazeeand the Democrats can?😅

[@Geist1027]

​@fortunazee Brother, the Dems ran Kamala. You think they are attractive to young, talented people?

[@vopcracker3193]

@@victoriagore470 they certainly seemed to with Bernie and AOC. Whether a third party can do the same is still up in the air

[@brandonm949]

It is basically a waste of time and kind of pointless. They'll never gain significant power with single-seat, plurality-based elections. I'm all for trying to change the electoral system, but creating a third party in the current system isn't going to change anything.

[@ajearthdude8467]

bring Hasan Piker back, he was the only truth speaker this show has ever had. and get Cenk Uygur on this "show" already!

[@jakeb8942]

we definately need more 'Houthi boosting rizz' to fix things....

[@Snickerv12]

They can’t compete with other voices like that. They like to gate keep for sure

[@AKCFTW]

Hell no to Cenk Uygur. The guy has became almost a parody of himself in the last few years. I don’t necessarily disagree with most of what he has to say, but he constantly yells, makes fun of people all the time (including doing weird voices and fake crying), and he puts words in peoples’ mouths constantly, often stretching the truth in the process. Even the vast majority of progressive media has written him off as more of an “eccentric host” than someone to be taken seriously these days, which is a serious shift from the Justice Democrats days.

[@bencarroll1122]

Malala Yousafzai is an inspiring figure. Jon Lovett is a narcissistic self-loathing bully who uses "humor" to distract from his own glaring inadequacies.

[@thomasjennetta452]

He is a clown! 💯

[@PutXi_Whipped]

3:00 Favreau is such a doosh, and of course he ignores the Democratic Party’s own role in squashing third parties as well as anti-establishment candidates within the Party. This is not a Party worth saving. I’ll take my chances with a 3rd party over this loser PMC party.

[@mangos2888]

What's a PMC party?

[@LordNaverDrol]

Says a guy that names his profile after Authoritarian Dictators. Giving advise that would lead to Trump ruling forever while the Left splits itself into tiny pieces without the Chance of ever gaining power again. What are you? Tanky? Paid by Russia? Just a 13 year old with a Cruh on Dictators?

[@dspondike]

SO you enabled a FASCIST instead. Smooth move X-Lax. You cannot have a successful third party un til you create the structure that will support a third party. RANKED CHOICE!

[@PutXi_Whipped]

@@mangos2888You know everything, you should tell me. Oh wait

[@realworldhuman]

@@mangos2888 Professional Managerial Class

[@barbiesocialite]

You people learned nothing. This show is part of the problem.

[@Robbie_S]

And they haven't drunk enough of their mom's milk when they were toddlers to admit that

[@Addahandletocontinue123]

Yall act like more than half the country doesn’t reject the notion of trans kids being an acceptable outcome for children in the first place.

[@curtisevans4100]

Unless you're Caitlyn Jenner.

[@brandonm949]

Even if that's true (I don't think it is), that's not a reason to treat trans kids like crap. All of this stuff is the same thing people were saying about gay people 25 years ago. Gradually, more people will learn to accept them.

[@Addahandletocontinue123]

@@curtisevans4100she didn’t transition as a child. Pretty important distinction. Most of the country doesn’t care about what adults do. Most of the country also agrees irreversibility is generally an acceptable standard for delineating between children and adult activities. This is why kids can’t vote, go to war, get tattoos etc.

[@Addahandletocontinue123]

@@brandonm949no one is arguing for treating any kids badly. But a lot of the country thinks adults encouraging children that they are trans is a distinct and problematic behavior.

[@liloulux2739]

Can you please, please,please bring Kyle Kulinski on! Please 🙏??? He is one of the best and strongest progressive voices and it would make for interesting conversation.

[@Snickerv12]

Wasn’t he that guy that didn’t know what farm fields were? This show really does need another out of touch leftist

[@PutXi_Whipped]

LMAO nobody wants Malibu Kyle Kucklinski

[@victoriagore470]

You must be 12😅

[@redguy8941]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 bring on the guy who supported Marianne Williamson and Kamala Harris and call him a progressive lol. You center right shit libs thinking you're leftists always crack me up.

[@AKCFTW]

One of the other commentators hit on it, but I’ll clarify that like Hasan Piker, a lot of his core audience is really really young. As in some of them are not even old enough to vote. Which is fine; they’ll eventually be future voters, and there’s no reason they shouldn’t be politically engaged. I personally don’t care for the guy much, and I’m a bit dubious as to why nearly every other single figure in the entire progressive world (sans his wife) seems to dislike him, but that’s a completely separate issue, and isn’t necessarily a reason to not have him on. Unless there’s a really good reason not to have him on that I’m not aware of, I think PSA should go for it. He has a pretty broad reach.