How to Defeat Donald Trump in November and What Happens If We Don't

How to Defeat Donald Trump in November and What Happens If We Don't | The Wilderness Episode 1

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Welcome back to The Wilderness. Jon talks about what it will take to rebuild 2020’s anti-Trump coalition with political analyst Ron Brownstein, political scientist Lynn Vavreck, Democratic strategist Addisu Demissie, Democratic strategist Jen Palmieri, and Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg. They’ll talk about the risks of a second Trump term and how you can help prevent it. It may be a challenging road ahead, but by taking the time to persuade the persuadables in your life it’s possible to finally break Trump’s stranglehold on our politics.
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@BlueArcStreaming 4 ай бұрын

without the Electoral College we wouldn't be concerned

@Tcb0835 4 ай бұрын

💯 It's madness that the United States is still using this outdated system.

@nathangraham2952 4 ай бұрын

Trump leading the popular vote in most polls…

@tulsacaupain2882 4 ай бұрын

Fight to ditch it. It will be hard because the gop will bever win again. Also support actions to stop the effect of errymandering and voter suppresion/restriction. Marc Alias. ( butchered his name. Sorry marc). He is doing wonderful and needed work. Send trump packing. ❤

@beckyshell4649 4 ай бұрын

I will vote blue but my vote will not count as my state Tennessee is deep in MAGA land.

@jannichi6431 4 ай бұрын

Every street is being Gerrymandered as we speak. Supreme Court thinks it's okay even when states have banned the Redistricting practice. Red Party❤️‍🩹👺 suppresses and cheats. FACT.

@alexobrien3890 4 ай бұрын

Sorry, this is so long... Some people are just not reachable. An example of that is what a Trump supporting member of my family said during an uncomfortable exchange about Trump/Biden - "I don't care about the facts I believe what I believe". That is what I call willful ignorance which is likely sourced in fear and probably an ego that has too much pride to consider they might be wrong AND that they attach their beliefs to their 'identity'. Who are they without their fears and self-righteousness that forms their opinions? That kind of intense (imbedded) fear and attachment seems to block the ability to reason, to think critically and comprehensively in order to solve issues for the 'common good'. If one's world view is Dog eat dog then that supports a vote for Trump who breeds fear and self- interest which can only eventually lead to the extinction of the human race by killing one another or destroying the planet and making it uninhabitable. If one's world view is based in the understanding that we are interdependent on one another and this planet to survive then that supports a vote for Biden who is moving the country in that direction even though so much more needs to be done...a Democratic administration is infinitely more open to building such a world where we have to build trust with one another etc. Biden and the Democrats are not perfect but, they are OPEN to diversity, equal rights etc. But, when Biden wins we should never take our pressure off of them to improve the lives of everyone and to protect this planet. Lastly, we need to have more emphasis on learning, nurturing and practicing peaceful conflict resolution skills and diplomacy. Rather than building armies to solve conflicts with violence and the never ending wars...which again may lead to our demise with weapons of mass destruction. We are a long way away from PEACE but, our goal MUST BE PEACE and sustaining a decent, safe quality of life where everyone's basic emotional, social and physical needs are met. We will never get there with Trump and Trumpism. Vote blue💙 ☮

@marybell3013 4 ай бұрын

Very good, and so true, comment! 🗳️💙🌊🇺🇸

@LogicAndReason2025 4 ай бұрын

Advice to daughters of Republican women; get one of those Halloween handmaid outfits and wear it on voting day to remind them what they are voting for, or against. Also chant "Unified Reich, under his eye", as often as possible. It has to be personal.

@alexobrien3890 4 ай бұрын

@@marybell3013 Thank you!☮💙

@Erin-Thor 4 ай бұрын

Are we related? My relatives have gotten mad as 🤬 at me, screaming their cause is Godly, nothing else matters, nothing will change their vote for Gods chosen one.

@alexobrien3890 4 ай бұрын

@@Erin-Thor I feel so disappointed in some of my loved ones who I thought shared a more caring world view with me...before all of this...

@wyotriumphrider 4 ай бұрын

As a Marine, I cannot allow Hitler 2.0 to happen to the nation I served.

@theedspage 4 ай бұрын

Your president is literally funding Hitler 2.0 right now.

@Burl-tw1yu 4 ай бұрын

Thanks fr yr service..right there with yas

@htwhyppe 4 ай бұрын

I call him Hateler.

@jannichi6431 4 ай бұрын

You're no "sucker and losers". Bone spurs,.like multiple times he and his father claimed? That was no Military school, we said that for REFORM school back then. Trump is a true sociopath with a drug problem causing farting digestive diaper wearing. He's a speed freak which makes him aggressive too. 🤪

@jannichi6431 4 ай бұрын

@@htwhyppe"Hateler" so many connotations that fit. He has to be the single most dangerous person on the planet with the Classified Docs and briefings...still. He thinks Mar A Loco is Whitehouse Redeaux! Biden team better wake up and threaten to EXPAND the Supreme Court. Yesterday. 🦾

@epic4821 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jon 👏 Keep fighting You are INSPIRING !!

@coolgamers2794 3 ай бұрын

DEMOCRATS FOR TRUMP!!! TRUMP WE MISS YOU!!! THE WORLD IS SAFER WHEN YOU were here! GEORGE FLOYD is PROUD of TRUMP exposing the CORRUPT COURTS! WE NEED TRUMP BACK! NO JUSTICE NO PEACE! FJB TRUMP 2024 GEORGE FLOYD LIVES MATTER & TRUMP LIVES MATTERS! PROTECT the REPUBLIC! KEEP USA Great again! TRUMP LIVES MATTER! GEORGE FLOYD and TRUMP LIVES MATTERS! NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!

@kennethroe4321 4 ай бұрын

Treating the person you're talking to as a friend, as well as active listening, will really help to get your argument across. Never use guilt or shame under any circumstances. You will not persuade anyone by moralizing them.

@courtneybrubaker9738 4 ай бұрын

And using feel, felt, found. A lot of people feel the way you do, they felt the same. What they found is……. X magas are coming out and telling why and how they left maga. It’s really interesting. Ytube has lots of them.

@robinrennick2948 4 ай бұрын

As someone whose apartment literally overlooked the Portland Floyd protests in 2020 and experienced federal law enforcement deployed against civilians firsthand as a trapped bystander, I cannot emphasize how dystopian and terrifying it was. I lived in a warzone for months. And Trump says he will do it again. I don't understand why more people aren't talking about this.

@ConsciousRobot 4 ай бұрын

I think more people aren't talking about this because they aren't seeing reality as it is, but as the maga propaganda machine wants them to see it. Rightwing media somehow manages to control the narrative all the time.

@coolgamers2794 3 ай бұрын

@aphroditeabby 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Thanks Fav for all your hard work to help our country. This struck the right balance of urgency and hope. I'm with you. "Ain't nothin to it but to do it"

@coolgamers2794 3 ай бұрын

@jimako6 4 ай бұрын

Americas justice system has put the despicable in reach running for office not holding him accountability for his heinous crimes

@jeffreycarman2185 4 ай бұрын

Sobering yet hopeful. I don’t live in a swing state, but I know people who do and I might be able to encourage them…

@karenbramley9981 4 ай бұрын

I live in Pennsylvania , I always vote . I know how important it is . Our freedom and the future of our kids and grandchildren are on the line . I will be voting blue 💙

@coolgamers2794 3 ай бұрын

@Thunder-Chief 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for bringing The Wilderness to YT, Jon! It's just so much easier to consume all of your content when it's all in one place. 😉

@coolgamers2794 3 ай бұрын

@MarioJaker 4 ай бұрын

If the Biden campaign has any sense they’ll cut ads from this podcast and find a way to air the whole thing in prime time

@jfrsnjhnsn 4 ай бұрын

Well, they don’t have any sense so…

@lesleepetersen87 4 ай бұрын

Excellent piece!!! Thank you!!! 💙💙💙

@nancychandler3673 4 ай бұрын

Thank you to all high information voters who are voting for Biden/Harris. 🇺🇸

@comebypye 4 ай бұрын

The concerns I have is, if Biden wins and says wins by large margins but the house won't certify the election or the states won't certify that Biden won...what happens?

@richietattersall2122 4 ай бұрын

Legally, that would be a violation of the United States Constitution, "they SHALL sign and Certify" Nothing gives them that Authority

@jannichi6431 4 ай бұрын

Ted Cruz can't win. Colin Alred won't 💟🇺🇲🤠

@DennisMoore664 4 ай бұрын

Then Biden stays in office and we have a constitutional crisis. I'm more worried about if he only wins by a slim margin...or worse, Biden doesn't win at all.

@Sincebrassnorstone 4 ай бұрын

I know bidens team is aware of this possibility and has plans in place to avert this kind of lawlessness. He's a smart guy who has been around the block a few times. He can walk and chew gum🎉❤

@joncarroll2040 4 ай бұрын

The house does not certify the election; that is the Senate. The issue with the House comes if neither Trump or Biden wins the necessary number of electoral votes.

@blahpunk1 4 ай бұрын

You're voice really works for this documentary style format.

@myhalflifecrisis 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for summarizing this. I agree we need to work together to make more people aware of the risks. We are running out of time ⌛️

@alguy4577 4 ай бұрын

Assume he wins. What will sane Americans do if he wins? Seriously what's the plan?

@t.tenney3470 4 ай бұрын

I have ideas. We need to see what happens, first.

@elcheepo1 4 ай бұрын

They already have houses in other countries…. Why aren’t you ready? The asylum will turn to a purge type environment. Vote for the right person,or else….

@talimn 4 ай бұрын

Leave the country. Thats my plan lol

@STEADFAST__and__LOYAL__M1059 4 ай бұрын

You do realize he’s voted in by Americans

@pretty7545 4 ай бұрын

He simply doesn't have the support within the government or across the country to do the crazy stuff he'd like to. He doesn't have majority political support or support to destroy the economy or US power and reputation. You're not voting Biden vs concentration camps and deportation of millions by military intervention. You're voting Biden vs extraordinary instability and probable violence. Whether Trump loses after that or in November, the US will flip rather quickly back to relative normalcy. Big picture he's a lineman who would block a train.

@gaylhowell6545 4 ай бұрын

Hard to hear, but important to listen and digest. Yes, frightening, but you give positive actions we can all do to galvanize voters.

@jrussino 4 ай бұрын

Lovett is preparing for this eventuality right now.

@MaShcode 4 ай бұрын

Soldier fly larvae protein shakes!

@luv2charlie 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@Rnankn 4 ай бұрын

Never a better time to be Canadian.

@vmaxwell 4 ай бұрын

Not so fast Canada. If Pollievre gets into office, you can expect the exact same trumpian changes. They've already started discussing overturning roe v wade. Stay i formed...this is just the beginning!

@elcheepo1 4 ай бұрын

@@vmaxwellyou are wrong, Pierre is bent on power, trump is, trump wants a dictatorship and power to brag to his Putin and Kim freinds, Pierre isn’t working toward that means, so your comparison is completely off

@alanwatterson2850 4 ай бұрын

There'll be gridlock at the border if Trump wins.

@ChronicallyTT 4 ай бұрын

@@vmaxwell we don’t have roe here…just shows how misguided our conservatives are. But yes I agree, we need to stay informed and vigilant up here.

@STEADFAST__and__LOYAL__M1059 4 ай бұрын

@@elcheepo1 Where do you come up with this dictatorship? Stop watching MSNBC the view.. seriously think for yourself

@KennethMoyer-t3y 4 ай бұрын

I couldn't hang to end, the backing track was giving me a headache.

@tyisamess 4 ай бұрын

I’m out. If Trump wins again and all hell breaks loose. America is a failed nation with no redeeming at that point.

@ribbrascal 4 ай бұрын

Well, bye

@IotaBetaKKPsiSpr99 4 ай бұрын

I try to warn my wife, friends, and family about the potential danger of another Trump term and project 25 but they make me feel like a tin foil hat alarmist . If only I could get them to listen, watch, and read Trump’s own words. I just feel like I don’t have the tools to break through 😭

@anthonymartensen3164 4 ай бұрын

The fact that he's the only potus in history to completely discard our democratic process by refusing to adhere to election results is one reason why he can never be allowed back in power...

@luv2charlie 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes working on the positives of Biden policies might be more effective that scaring people who want to turn a blind eye? The Chips act, student loan forgiveness, the US economy recovery has been better that the worldwide average for developed nations, our infrastructure bill under Biden, the growth of Unions under a pro-union president... And many more😊😊😊😊

@lifesquandered 4 ай бұрын

Same. I live in Alabama, and everyone is republican (I'm not from here). When I try to explain the nature of the threat of another Trump presidency, they roll their eyes.

@jannichi6431 4 ай бұрын

Takes intellectual conversation. Many don't have the education. They can read a summary at Heritage website. 100 PACs signed onto. Just explaining Speaker Johnson's last job before Louisiana Shreveport election is a 5 minute chore. I here you. Let's have paneled events and attend state Conventions. 🗣️👣💙🌀

@jannichi6431 4 ай бұрын

@@lifesquanderedCheck CSPAN last Thursday when AL tried to chair House and couldn't pronounce 3 Syllable words when READING. OMG the Comer Pyle. The South is an uneducated mess. 😵

@clairejeannette8454 4 ай бұрын

Ok, truth be told, I’m one of those spend a lot of time, listening and thinking about politics and doing very little about it. So, sign me up! I’m with you.

@jerrysacct 4 ай бұрын

Jon, thank you for your fearless and vital information regarding the 2024 election.

@Michelle-hh5de 4 ай бұрын

We need to get rid of the electoral college. That's the answer. A few thousand people in a handful of states should not decide the election when overall millions more vote for the Democrat candidate, ie Gore, Hillary Clinton etc

@aguijohn1321 4 ай бұрын

Yeah spend all,of your time and money to change the constitution in 6 months. What a stupid idea.

@mariareyes7913 4 ай бұрын

I have said that so many times. How can a few thousand people can decide an election as important as the USA elections? That's really when millions of votes go to the garbage.

@wd8lee 4 ай бұрын

Please eliminate the background music during the guest interviews. It interferes with my ability to hear them as I haven’t hearing issues.

@memberslist 4 ай бұрын

This is well done. Your background music is too loud and distracting. It overpowers your message.

@icachick 4 ай бұрын

I was just about to say this. I think it’s the xylophone or whatever the staccato sound is. I am 100% interested in what’s being said, but I’m really struggling to separate the words from the music. I don’t see a lot of comments about this so it must be ok for a lot of folks, but everyone’s ears/brain process differently.

@icachick 4 ай бұрын

Correction: seeing a lot more comments about music farther down

@SnoozeAddict 4 ай бұрын

yes!!! This is what we need and want to see! Pod save America! Let's go!

@matthewwinstone8361 4 ай бұрын

I live in the uk and i love the work the pod save crew do. The rest of the word is watching in abject horror at the moment as the most powerful country in the world seems to be walking blindly into a self imposed dictatorship. No offence pod save crew though but i think you should have been fighting fire with fire from the off and stooped to the same dirty standards of your opponents. Probably only way to fight em. Anyhow, i think the left should have picked someone else other than Biden even though he's done a brilliant job. The left has missed too many chances to take Trump down and i'm sorry to say it's coming home to roost now. No one on the rest of the planet has any idea how Donald Trump is a candidate to be the ruler of the most powerful country on the planet. My bug out kit is prepared...

@Tcb0835 4 ай бұрын

From the UK myself and I agree 100% with everything you said.

@alguy4577 4 ай бұрын

Yep that's exactly what's happening. Its beyond bizarre.

@privatevendetta 4 ай бұрын

The music during the interview was very distracting.

@newwavegreen 4 ай бұрын

Relational…politics…this is scary. I think it’s a right on analysis of what needs to be done. We go back to being humans in our neighborhoods, at church, in our groups. With respect. I’m game for trying in my rural community and I appreciate the insights from your podcast. ‘Tell me about your experience.” I can ask this question to my neighbors.

@cynthiadenny915 4 ай бұрын

Register new voters. Write postcards and letters. Make phone calls. Donate time and money. Volunteer for a local campaign. We got this. 💙

@jamesbutler1831 4 ай бұрын

Love Love Love this! Thanks for all you do for our beloved country Jon and everyone at Pod Save America.

@Blueforme 4 ай бұрын

Who believes Trump when he swears to anything!!! 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🧢🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

@STEADFAST__and__LOYAL__M1059 4 ай бұрын

Over half the country. Keep denying that reality

@imperialmotoring3789 4 ай бұрын

I believe what I see and the open border invasion needs to stop. Joey won't help us.

@t.tenney3470 4 ай бұрын

Noone, anymore.

@imperialmotoring3789 4 ай бұрын

@@t.tenney3470 I'm voting for Trump. Who are you voting for?

@Burl-tw1yu 4 ай бұрын

@@imperialmotoring3789 yr gonna be an enemy then..I don't care.. I hate nazis..and you obviously lean that way

@jacobwoodbury6073 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting out another season of this!

@cathymoloney8668 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this great information!

@sincerelyme-777 4 ай бұрын

Great show! I understand better how to have these conversations. Most of us live in politically polarized communities and families.

@gillian1272 4 ай бұрын

This was very well done. Good job.

@Nearly-famous-painter1960 4 ай бұрын

Even if Trump spends his time golfing and posting rants, and makes no policy decisions, it’s his toadies that we have to worry about. Bannon, Goebbels (Miller), and who knows who else, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, it’s a motley group of trouble makers. They scare me.

@thexanderthemander 4 ай бұрын

I try taking to my family regularly, it's hard when they watch Fox and Newsmax.

@tuliptubbs 3 ай бұрын

YES...opiate for the masses!

@vickicanada709 4 ай бұрын

Awesome content, great music and visuals 👍🙏🏽 I’m Canadian, and if I visit Florida before Nov I will go door to door with a lawn chair 👍 and lots of facts

@shangobunni5 4 ай бұрын

Get rid of the Electoral College now!!

@Doster_DG 3 ай бұрын

@shangobunni5 so you are saying only people in a few densely populated areas should decide the outcome of elections and people in rural parts of the country should have no say? This is what would happen if you went to a popular vote only.

@shangobunni5 3 ай бұрын

@@Doster_DG So you are saying that the candidate who gets fewer votes should become president, and the one who gets more votes should not?? Each rural vote should be worth more each urban vote?? The fact that this is true now (as well as the fact that our current system provides two senators per state) gives an obscene advantage to low-population states and is outrageous.

@isaackitone 4 ай бұрын

Simple. PSA will say, "We told you so. Didn't you see the polls?"

@eastcoasttransplant429 4 ай бұрын

The problem with “I told you so” after dumb orange wins is….it’s too late. That’s a bell we can’t unring. Will we sane people start a revolt and look like j6ers? Do we not uphold “the will of the people “ and accept the results? Yeah it will be hard to sit and accept, but if we believe in the system…..what do we do?😐

@nancyditton6618 4 ай бұрын

The background music is annoying and unnecessary.

@michelebella677 4 ай бұрын

The beginning of this video is giving me flashbacks! 😱😱😱

@Grobohalic 4 ай бұрын

Well that opening was effective

@kristenluevanos3048 4 ай бұрын

Why doesn't this have more views??? WTF

@katekramer7679 4 ай бұрын

I'm so sick of having every election be "The most important of our lifetime". Can we please have a couple "A vision of the future you want" vs "A vision of the future you would still kind of be OK with"?

@irenafarm 4 ай бұрын

Democracy will _always_ be a process of compromise. The problem is that this time, there’s no opportunity to even _discuss_ policy. Trump has made it all about him. AGAIN.

@TheHauntedKiwi 4 ай бұрын

@@irenafarm"Compromise" = Never get or ask for anything not even to stop embracing genocide ,

@RichardCranium. 4 ай бұрын

Leftist fearmongering. They are as bad as Trump. A good leader is someone like Javier Milei who is dismantling the state. Not increasing the size of gov like both the dems and gop want.

@davidmosen2767 4 ай бұрын

Excellent podcast.

@celly589 4 ай бұрын

Yay more PSA! I’ve never listened to the wilderness so I’m tuned in!

@denjsedawson4421 4 ай бұрын

I am already freaking out

@ribbrascal 4 ай бұрын

lol upvote! /ex-Dem

@monsternotgangster6984 4 ай бұрын

Let’s freaking goooooo wilderness season fouuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr!

@allyc8904 4 ай бұрын

The Electoral College needs to go!

@richardvickrey4786 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This is quite possibly the single best political podcast ever. For context, I live in a townhouse complex located in Lower AL. (That's the NW part of Ruby Red FL.) I don't own a vehicle because I can no longer drive. However, I have canvased the 5 other occupants in this bldg. All 6 of us WILL be voting for Biden. One is a 77 year old former Republican who hates Trump. I'm a 72 year old lifelong "FDR Democrat" who enthusiastically endorses Biden. The next occupant is a 58 year old Democrat originally from MS. The last townhouse is shared by a Transgendered couple & their friend, a Black, Male Librarian with a professional position in a public library. By coincidence, our building should don a Red Badge of Courage & fly a Pride flag at all times. ALL 6 of us fall through the cracks found in most surveys & none of us have ever been polled. THIS is why I agree with the Professional Contrarian who has a great track record. In closing, I look forward to your future episodes. 💙

@sandrat66 4 ай бұрын

Looking forward to this season of The Wilderness. Reaching undecided voters and those who need to understand this could be the last time their vote may be cast. We are at risk of our votes not being counted. Even if Biden wins, the attack on access to voting gets worse in each state. Plenty of work to do.

@_Glorie_ 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this 🙏🏼

@GavinusMaximusMaster 4 ай бұрын

Let's go baby!

@01talima 4 ай бұрын

well on the upside you might finally get Mexico to build that wall ;)

@kathleenkent3716 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jon

@ejjunkins9740 4 ай бұрын

Apathy is why Trump started his campaign early not just to avoid prosecution but to drive turnout down.

@mariannemcgeehan6523 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jon!!!!

@bettyjeanh6557 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the hopium

@ziziroberts8041 4 ай бұрын

Trump handling the Ukraine, Iran and Gaza. No way, José.

@Ronaldinho1996 4 ай бұрын

The opening was fucking terrifying

@astridafklinteberg298 4 ай бұрын

Great information and motivation.

@kchabwa 4 ай бұрын

I love how your programming helps me, a Canadian, understand the politics and factors at play south of the border, especially in a time where I have seen more and more mirroring of it up here. What I don't understand is why there seems to be little real motion to change the electoral process there. Anecdotally people seem to hate the electoral college. Despite watching your show so often i still don't fully understand why certain states supersede others in terms of voter importance. Like I vaguely understand needing delegates, etc., but... it honestly seems so arcane and just leads to the result of a predominantly democratic country ending up with republican presidents at a higher rate than seems balanced. Why has more of Biden's effort not been to modernize American elections? Or has it been, and I missed it? Trust, I know Canada's are scarcely any better.

@dross24MA 4 ай бұрын

Good observation. One thing that hinders a major change in the voting process,from what I can tell, is that we really need one interest group to hold 2/3 contol in both houses +plus+ the Presidency +plus+ an impartial and fair Supreme Court, all at the same time. Sadly, that is something we have not had in a long time. After that, I believe we need to have the States confirm that change to the Constitution. Whew!

@trevinbeattie4888 4 ай бұрын

It all starts from the constitutional convention of 1787, where in order to form an effective federal government the northern anti-slavery states had to make lots of compromises with the southern pro-slavery states in order to get all of the states on board with the new Constitution. For example, the Connecticut Compromise which established a bicameral legislature with the House being weighted by population and the Senate giving equal power to each state, and the 3/5ths Compromise which gave pro-slavery states additional representation for 60% of their slaves. (To clarify: not giving _slaves_ representation, but extra representation for the slave _holders._ ) It continued with the Missouri Compromise which ensured that anty-slavery and pro-slavery states would be added to the union in equal numbers as the U.S. expanded westward so that the pro-slavery states wouldn’t lose power in the Senate. So the consequences of slavery are still firmly entrenched in the very makeup of the U.S., and the bigger it’s grown the more difficult it is to make any meaningful changes to the Constitution in that respect. The last time Congress was able to do so was right after the US Civil War, when former congressmen from the Confederate states were barred from returning to the US Congress.

@tumtitidum 4 ай бұрын

I don't think I have ever posted a comment. Great job with this video, but the music is so annoying, that I almost gave up on it. Please release a version without music if you are thinking of adding music in the future...

@luv2charlie 4 ай бұрын

Funny, I noticed the music is really really distracting on this video as well! I feel like they told their producer, "go nuts, make it weird!" It is definitely distracting rather than augmenting the message!

@karakask5488 4 ай бұрын

I love you guys but the background music is so loud. Maybe just take it down a little?

@debbieclark813 4 ай бұрын

Loved this pod!!! 💕💕💕

@BrigadierBonanza 4 ай бұрын

I know this is just an intro to this series, but you need to talk about how Gaza is affecting gen z and young voters. I've seen an alarming number of people say they won't vote for Biden because of the administration's slow response and continued vocal support of Israel. I'm also disappointed, but I'm afraid these people's absence will hand more votes to Trump.

@mesc24 4 ай бұрын

The sad thing is... gen z saying they won't vote for Biden probs weren't paying attention or were too young to follow politics when trump was in power. I think a lot of them have zero idea what trump is capable of.

@kaboom146 4 ай бұрын

Where the hell are the anti Trump ads????

@laurasainz1709 4 ай бұрын

We need to worry! VOTE BLUE!!!!

@oscarmenjivar9287 4 ай бұрын

We voting red this year go cry

@azusa9963 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Jon! This was the most helpful and most hopeful pod l have listened to in a long time. Let's get to work! 💙

@TheVid54 4 ай бұрын

It appears that the future of the USA isn't a big priority for most of the country, especially the short timers. Maybe their spawn will care enough to vote, unlike in the past.

@debrakron9049 4 ай бұрын

As a boomer, I care a great deal! And I’ve been dragging my children to the Iowa caucuses since they were grade school age, even though we’re in a solidly red state! I have friends older than me who are also concerned and involved! Please don’t tar all of us with the same brush. The electoral college very much skews the outcome!

@TheVid54 4 ай бұрын

@@debrakron9049 Relax boomer. I'm referring to the older folks that put Trump in office and will choose to do it again because they hate democrats, and count on the young liberals not to vote again. Iowa was a Trump state both times he ran because the popular vote doesn't count no matter how many kiddies you drag to the polls. Our best hope is that women in crucial states take a stand against Christian nationalist strongholds like Iowa.

@alanwager4122 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@docsci 4 ай бұрын

Dude, you're wrong... I'm paying attention, and I'm friggin terrified of a 2nd trump term...

@christopherladuke2208 4 ай бұрын

Already shared this with my political activist friends. Looking forward to the program.

@CardLady 4 ай бұрын

Shared!

@crystalc1030 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate this, but that background chimes/music was driving me up the wall. Please don't do that!

@BlueArcStreaming 4 ай бұрын

I second this, the music is annoying

@bluesorcerie7816 4 ай бұрын

I've tried to volunteer for multiple campaigns. They want me to drive over an hour away. I make less than 40k a year. I ask if there's something I can do remotely, I never hear back. They just put me on their mailing list and ask for money multiple times per day. See previous about making less than 40k.

@GeorgeCilley 4 ай бұрын

8:57... really hammered that point home

@katekramer7679 4 ай бұрын

Is it possible to get notifications for this playlist specifically?

@gl4886 4 ай бұрын

9:05 editing blip or driving the message home?

@mapleoak11 4 ай бұрын

This is so hard and overwhelming, to be honest. I mean, politics is a traditional "no -no" conversation. I only talk politics with people I already know feel as I do. I just cannot even imagine starting a conversation about politics with someone I know but whose politics are likely different from mine. Way to make an enemy out of a neighbor or acquaintance, or worse yet, a family member. And my friends, and maybe this is the problem in America, e.g., not just neighbors or acquaintances, but friends, all vote the way I do. So, who am I supposed to be talking to about voting???

@irenafarm 4 ай бұрын

I tell people to make sure they’re registered to vote, and that their voter registration is up to date. A LOT of states are brutally culling their voter rolls. I’ve been able to start discussions about _why_ voter rolls are being purged - that Republicans are deliberately trying to make it difficult to vote. Most people believe that voting is important. People are often very surprised to learn that one party is deliberately trying to create LOW voter turnout.

@martycoleman-hunt9094 4 ай бұрын

Help me with how to have a conversation with an RFK Millennial.

@dirkgently31 4 ай бұрын

You need to learn THEIR reasons stated and revealed motivating their choice. RFK has a lot of bad (and often non serious) policy views you can research once you understand why they want to vote rfk. The second piece,IMHO, is to persuade them that voting while important is just part of change, organizing outside of elections to help influence parties is key. There is also tons of history and arguments to push back against sending a signal through 3rd party voting.

@marjorievandyke8243 4 ай бұрын

Holy smokes, that was a powerful call to action!

@TheGuinever 2 ай бұрын

The most appalling voter suppression rule was the one that said you couldn't give a senior citizen who's been waiting in line for hours in the heat to vote (because the number of polling places was small) a drink of. water!

@jpurpleyou 4 ай бұрын

These guys are counting on passive acceptance of their violence.

@frederickkrewson638 4 ай бұрын

As a retired U.S. Army Officer - I can't imagine allowing the Constitution to be "suspended" or a President bragging about becoming our "dictator".

@corpgurl 3 ай бұрын

Well said! 💙💙💙💙

@STEADFAST__and__LOYAL__M1059 4 ай бұрын

Russian collusion

@t.tenney3470 4 ай бұрын

A failed former president allied with a failed nation. Perfect.

@paulkenny105 4 ай бұрын

My problem is and I hope I am alone in this is I have zero patience for anyone who isn’t 100% against trump. I cannot hold a rational discussion with people so devoid of knowledge or who support or could support a person so devoid of basic decency. I feel I best can help by not screaming at undecided voters and persuadable republicans that the existence of democracy is on the line. I have studied too much history to think it couldn’t happen here.

@logicalcomrade7606 4 ай бұрын

Want Trump to lose? Get another Democratic candidate. Literally any other Democrat would be up big against Trump. I'm a leftist, and countless leftists that I've talked to have agreed with me... we would have zero hang ups about voting for a Democrat that wasn't genocide Joe.

@jessehachey2732 4 ай бұрын

🙄 vote against your own best interests why don’t you! Pathetic! You’re part of the problem. Look beyond your pet projects and at the bigger picture! 🤦🏼‍♂️

@chrispapalia5764 4 ай бұрын

Everything, everywhere, all at once.

@KillerEagle29 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! This election upcoming election will decide what kind of country we will live in going forward therefore we cannot just sit and wait to see what happens. if everyone who watched this video convinces one or two people to vote for Biden who wouldn’t have otherwise, we can make sure Trump never sees the inside of the Oval Office again