Matt Stoller: How the Democratic Party functions as a monopoly

[@justthinking526]

Several Bloomberg hires told me they were taking his money because they needed it, doing a below par job, and voting for Bernie.

[@TCt83067695]

Lol that is the best

[@zakichoudhary507]

You shake their hand for me next time you see them, please.

[@OT_concerned_citizen]

They dont really have to do anything but take the money. What results is he expecting? All the candidates know Bernie will win most of states so they aiming for convention

[@mduckernz]

Yeah I've seen a bunch of deliberate sabotage and grifting lolololol I am fully in favour of it.

[@tonycampbell1424]

King move, right there. Brilliant.

[@darensweeney5925]

Stoller: "The Woke framework is about aristocrats signaling to each other." Perfect.

[@jaguarwarrior866]

+Daren Sweeney That Comment Saagar Made At The End. About Latinos Preferring To Be Called Latinos. Rather Then Latinx The "WOKE" Term Used By Aristocratic, Democratic Elites Like Senator Elizabeth Warren Is True. As A 54 Yr. Old Working Class Latino, A Veteran, 4 Yrs. U.S.M.C. From The Midwest, (Chicago) And A Progressive Bernie Supporter. I Can Tell You I Prefer Latino(s) Over Latinx. Check Out This Article. "Progressive Latino pollster: 98% of Latinos do not identify with “Latinx” label" medium.com/@ThinkNowTweets/progressive-latino-pollster-trust-me-latinos-do-not-identify-with-latinx-63229adebcea

[@andreaspapadakis2602]

@@jaguarwarrior866 more identity politics to divide and conquer.. they come in any shape or form..

[@babayagalight]

Her husband is Buttigieg's campaign manager.

[@TCt83067695]

But sure Matt Stoler. They didn't try to steal the election from Bernie in Iowa 🙄

[@TheCaptainObvious2]

*senior adviser

[@babayagalight]

@@TheCaptainObvious2 Thanks for correcting me. Also, the night before the Iowa Caucus, Tara ?? celebrated her birthday, and Troy Price, IDP Chair, attends her birthday party. This was the day after Buttigieg got the Des Moines Register to spike its poll.

[@AJusticeWarrior]

Say her name, Tara McGowan, developer of SHADOWY Shadow app, wife of Buttegieg Campaign Staffer!

[@leealexander3507]

There's even more to it than that. There are several direct connections to the Buttigieg campaign.

[@barishamas2890]

Most congress people, and lobbyist dislike Bernie. Bernie has integrity and authenticity that makes them look bad.

[@jessicascoullar3737]

Not to mention won’t pay them millions for losing strategies, I think that is more than 90% of their dislike of him.

[@ohoyohummered]

Damn that's the best speech I have heard in a while was by Marianne Williamson "We're going to stand up, we're going to show up, because we woke up" That needs to be on a tee-shirt,,, "sure as hell can be, cause we are here"

[@jaxonmabry8608]

Well I believe (my opinion) that it should be more about the facts over feelings so integrity and whatnot shouldn’t make a difference. what should make a difference is how qualified the person is at their job

[@MicDropPod_]

I really appreciated his insight. He didn't try to pretend that he knew more than what he did. Even when I disagreed with him I still found him to be honest and authentic.

[@Monkeybongoes]

Agree w your observations, but at the same time not totally sure what I think about him. Don't know why anyone would've ever favored Warren over Bernie, and question several other of his takes.

[@darensweeney5925]

The Establishment's Ideology is: "We are the elites. We're the best and deserve it. We went to Harvard. Sit down and shut up."

[@sophiatesch2494]

You know what's "dirty" allowing the pain and suffering of millions of people to go unchecked and attacking people when they ask about it. We are making people uncomfortable because they DESERVE to be uncomfortable. In previous times they would have been physically taken out. Get some perspective, we are being pretty nice considering.

[@APsupportsTerrorism]

We're being "nice" (though they cry incessantly about how mean we are) ... because we still have Democracy. If they take that away with this Primary, as they did with Iowa and have openly signaled will try in Milwaukee... it is not going to be so nice. It's the one scenario where Chris Matthews might get to fulfill his own prophecy.

[@ravineseder3133]

Democratic National Cartel.

[@williammartin9783]

COME ON PEOPLE! Warren's problem is that she is UNTRUSTWORTHY!

[@steveslaight9294]

Sorta like trying to pickup warm jello off a linoleum floor.

[@lynnjacobs9885]

Among other things.

[@sam645]

She seems trustworthy to me. Buttigieg or Biden, no, but I'd trust Warren with pretty much anything.

[@Ian-xd2in]

Sam Farrington she backed off of Medicare for all. Claimed she was Native American to advance her career, smeared Bernie as a secret sexist, doesn’t want the voters to decide the dem nominee if it’s not a majority vote, endorsed Hillary but not Bernie, and now accepts super pac donations. She is just another unauthentic Washington fraud.

[@sam645]

@@Ian-xd2in She's not going to be the nominee, so what's your point? We'll need more allies than enemies to beat Donald Trump.

[@jbeihl1]

I would probably test the IQ of the 20 percent that went for Bloomberg

[@thatsawrap5235]

There are literally old people voting for Bloomberg because they say he cares more about them than other candidates as he's the only one on their TV screens. The thought process is absolutely mind blowing.

[@MrShamus07]

Saagar, what are you talking about that you "don't have to call people out?" You do that all the time. And isn't that your job, to inform?

[@cireeric360y9]

That seems suspect....its always the little things that are signs. Hmmm.

[@jhamptonjr]

Exactly!

[@Crick1952]

The guy was stumbling over his words trying to remember a name, Saagar was trying to get him to complete his thought so the segment could continue.

[@olivierlecuyer9344]

Yeah, right Matt. Get out of here!

[@Gkuljian]

Fascinating conversation! Very interesting takes to these aspects of party operations. This feels like an important shift in the way politics is perceived.

[@austinelsen1117]

When Krystal says “towards the end... *cough* more recently, I mean” towards the Warren campaign............ that subconscious slip we all feel lmao !!!!!

[@tymax6751]

Krystal is so good because she's so thorough. She never assumes what she knows is all that is to know. She keeps asking, "What am I missing?". She keeps looking for that different perspective. I respect this woman so much.

[@arthurfonzarelli9828]

It is videos like this that makes the internet so great. You would never see something like this on mainstream media. We were duped for the longest time and we didn't even have a clue it was happening.

[@johnlucas1.public971]

Hmmm, never quite thought of this situation in this way before. Very interesting. The Political Industry & Monopoly.

[@jonathanbonde8808]

Really love this show. So awesome to see people with differing views able to rationally and calmly discuss those differences, and have fun with each other at the same time. How we lost this ability is a mystery to me, but I'm glad to see it is coming back in this show. Keep it up and I'll keep watching for sure!

[@zoozoo64]

Why he is worried abt saying her name?

[@martharetallick204]

Because she is a WOMAN!

[@generaldilvry69]

What a fantastic guest to have on the show!

[@madskittls]

Wow, that was a great, insightful guest!

[@lutherdean6922]

Agreed

[@lutherdean6922]

Thanks for covering this

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Perfect Interview! MORE!

[@bigpunisher531]

Bernie needs to start a progressive party.

[@cghoselle]

I was about to spout my speil but I actually waited and listened, and after giving it a chance I feel like this is a pretty moderate news piece which is what I want more of. Im glad this wasnt hyper glorifying or demonizing anyone.

[@elemenop718]

That's crazy, never thought about that concentration of power in politics and money, Schumer in NY, Pelosi in San Fran, Emanuel in Chicago. Insane. I understand that maybe because there are more people in these regions, it could be because of that. But still pretty crazy to think about how what the majority of Americans want are not usually on the table, but what the elites want, who are in these central locations of wealth and power are what get passed ie. tax cuts for wealthy, deregulation for big banks, subsidies for big oil (wall street), cut to entitlements (which hurt more the people in the middle of the country).

[@shadowzach00]

Really open my eyes to

[@davidroberts4769]

I've voted Democratic in every election since 1976 (my 1st election) but IF the DNC takes the nomination away from Sanders, I will NEVER vote for a Democrat again

[@maryhackney3545]

You guys always do amazing journalism, but this one is so perfectly relative and well explained.

[@johnborges5938]

Also explains the incredible "groupthink" problem of the Democratic establishment.

[@ecsancho]

How in the hell does Bloomberg have 20%? Highly skeptical

[@flyingwith-sharks6940]

20% of elderly people who answer calls from numbers they don't recognize.

[@lukawijk]

Latin X? What even is that? I’ve never heard that before

[@bananafish58]

It is a BS term to remove "gender," created by the "woke," but not actually used by latinos, i.e., EW vs Chuck Rocha as mentioned by Saagar.

[@skonther0ck]

What the democratic voters want? You really don’t know? Why are you talking to us.

[@timkahn2813]

whats great is voters are all over how things work.

[@Lennydontcare]

This is where Monday is going to bring us

[@BearBig70]

Brilliant breakdown!

[@rosslavel]

Congratulations...... 300,000!

[@anmainisto]

What was up with that fast avoidance to call out Tara McGowan?

[@roybarron5289]

They hate who isn't them

[@dickmacgurn590]

Didn't talk about the 2nd huge source of money: LOBBY GROUPS!!!

[@rustyjeff3007]

As usual, just follow the money. Greed followed by fear of loss. Both parties just spend all this money to protect their income wealth at the expense of the people they say they are working for.

[@daniellem555]

My daughter is a competitive cheerleader and Varsity Brands is ruining the sport. I’m happy he’s bring attention to it to a non cheer audience

[@splodgenessabounds150]

Paraphrasing Stoller on the Iowa Shadow app: "It's the Dem's 737MAX" I do like a choice metaphor. Well played, sir.

[@MountainMan23]

"Monopoly" is too mild a word to describe the either the Democratic Party or the Republican. "Ongoing Criminal Enterprise" is more accurate.

[@erinm1218]

Hunter Biden is Exhibit 1.

[@Zeupater]

9:32 He just spoke volumes.

[@leealexander3507]

I already understand this but only because I've been around the block a few times.

[@ericobut]

Saagar knows more than their guest. Meh

[@whome8444]

We all do, anyone who watches this show is well aware of what’s happening. These outsiders are truly blind.

[@penhdog2207]

Could have listened to an hour of this guy. I hope you guys think about doing "longer version" videos soon also.

[@zeroxox777]

Very true! It's not like England where there's many left/center-left parties & modes of political expression. Bernie Sanders has done allot to shatter the monopoly though.

[@gemmabindra]

Awesome poll question at the start - could you also add the sample sizes (in addition to the MoE) in your graphics? Thank you!

[@katyungodly]

We need ranked choice voting ASAP

[@Hands2HealNow]

Please do some comparisons of voting locations as access points for voting.

[@pannychanman]

this guy rules

[@johndice666]

The problem with a concentration of power in any industry...people are afraid to criticize...no dissent means lack of innovation and creativity...incompetence is not held accountable...a small group of people control access to the money. But socialism, the concentration of power in the federal government, is good right? Its amazing how completely unaware these people are.

[@gilbertgiles]

No interest in this Warren supporters analysis of electorate. This ended a mess imho

[@wyndelsmith8910]

Her first mistake was saying she wouldn't be adversarial to the DNC

[@iamthorthehopeoftherevolut8916]

I am Thor says it’s simple they continue to do what they do because there are no consequences to their actions.......wake up people , we have to make them have something to regret doing.

[@anmainisto]

Matt Stoller is so exhaustingly out of touch. Even when he's making the right argument. How does this man have a career?

[@437thx1138]

I really like Stoller. Just bought his Goliath book

[@iamthatiam4760]

Both major parties are literally private, capitalist corporations. Their legal obligation is to profit their shareholders. The benefit of regular Americans is NOT important to them.

[@issaciams]

If the recount is off by a lot then you pretty much know their in fact was foul play involved.

[@magicalthinkingbarbi1195]

2:57 " People were stealing"....!!!!!

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

This guy is if Pete Holmes got into economics instead of comedy

[@TonyKingOfTheOzone]

Its ok to say I dont know as an answer, we are human, and dont have all the answers, thats why there's online libraries.

[@patbranigan6501]

Never thought of it that way. We do have two monopolies in our political parties, REPS and DEMS. No wonder they support monopolies in business.

[@rhuephus]

??? "two" mono-polies ?? "mono" means ONE not two ...

[@njm3211]

I'd like to get Ralph Nader on this show for his take on the primary.

[@rhuephus]

Wow ... is Nader still alive ?? He must be about 100 years old ,

[@Hands2HealNow]

Please follow the money for ALL the voting machines in each state.

[@drgeatman]

nice matching coats and ties

[@Sansfeur]

I am annoyed by the new KZbin LAYOUT - I have to scroll down past 20 or so videos to make a comment; ANNOYING!

[@TCt83067695]

Instead of using the sidebar to scroll, click in the middle of the page then scroll. Hope that helps 😉

[@OT_concerned_citizen]

Tara Ible

[@Hands2HealNow]

Please, please, please follow the money that goes to Hillary.

[@animeguru0305]

Tara McGowan

[@db1o.926]

It's so sad that the term "woke" got co-opted.

[@ryta1203]

None of the democratic candidates will "fight" for regular people... regular people have jobs and pay taxes. These democratic candidates want to take as much of these "regular" people's money as possible.

[@jefflittle8913]

Monopsony is probably a worse problem than Monopoly in the US today. The Democratic issue sounds more like monopsony than monopoly (Eg of Monopsony - Walmart is a monopsony because it has massive market control on the supplier side, but less control on the consumer side). The DNC similarly has a lot of control of which suppliers of consulting services get paid.

[@MaoTseFunkadelic]

Some real interesting points here, especially regarding the minimum wage. I wonder how much this extends to the housing market and landed property/ground rent. I.e, if wages rose and capital shifted to other states, would there also be less demand for housing in the current metropoles?

[@dancisinglunalight890]

Even tho Matt Stoller believes in regulated capitalism, he would make a good person to be in Bernie Sanders administration. Maybe heading a new agency that would be tasked with protecting the American people from monopolies.

[@micheldiaznocetti2873]

Can anyone translate this its above my paycheck ? 😅 -“The woke frame is aristocratic is more about in-group signaling among fellow aristocrats”

[@Anarak46]

There is no such thing as "buying a modern American election" at the national level. It depends on message. At the local level, see county AGs and Soros.

[@waltergodsoe5526]

Sanders 2020 Reach Out Reach Up America Awakens

[@ConstableRinkels]

Come on that’s bs. The level of coordination when it came to Iowa was clearly centrally planned and executed. On one level for sure, Tara got rich, but I assure you this wasn’t just mere incompetence. And it wasn’t just the app.

[@mike17554]

ugh, Bloom ads popping up ...

[@ksharif1]

Bernie is RISING, pun intended. The Bernie train can’t be stopped. Victory is inevitable! #Bernie2020

[@1spitfirepilot]

'Open markets' - e.g. The capitalist free for all - always tends towards monopoly.

[@mouth2548]

the latinx thing is so real. im latino and i think its just so weird, like personally i think gendering in languages is dumb but as a latino it just sounds way more correct and latinx is just nonsense and signlas to me that you really dont know a lot of people whove lived in hispanic communities

[@nnenne4]

We're almost at 300k

[@oreagle4186]

Warren road on a media bump, until they moved on.

[@TTFMjock]

The fact that none of these three name names (Who are these few select people who have access to the donor networks?) shows that Krystal, Sagaar, and Matt are similarly intimidated and part of the problem.

[@MrDwaine]

A very strange graph the %'s add up to far more than 100% Whats going on ? ? ?

[@jeremysametz1699]

3:20 What's with Saagar deliberately deflecting from Tara McGowan? Did he simply not remember her name? Did he need to talk over Krystal? Or is she on the list of people that Saagar doesn't want to "call out". I'm calling you out on selective reporting Saagar.

[@taylorcuch2480]

Uhm no chuck Rocha is older and the latinx term is used among younger Latin folks...

[@LouisDapilma]

Tee Cee lantinx is a woke term that is dumb and stupid and meant to signal SJW cred

[@gonzaloz8796]

No it's US born and English dominant....

[@Petrov3434]

So - wha is the name of that woman??

[@rlicon1970]

Too much coincidence to not be corrupt. Sargar was wrong and everybody needs to be called out because people who can hide have no reason to be honest when they have no integrity.

[@batgirlp5561]

Latino vs Latin x. You don't say.

[@edris47]

Bloomberg campaign heads to Israel to drum up primary support Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign is expanding its bid to accumulate enough delegates to compete at the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July by reaching out to registered voters in Israel ahead of next month’s Democrats Abroad primary.

[@PureMagma]

That guest was excessively out of touch with Sanders & Warren's campaigns... Wages vs. Woke??? Not so much.... He studies monopolies but didn't say "Healthcare" is what separates Sanders & Warren--? He should definitely continue to focus on the Cheerleading Monopoly.

[@yodidondivoti139]

Yeah, look into the history of the people against Bernie, and compare that to the history of people with him. Bernie is not a gimmick, he's not just a mouthpiece, and he's not in the pocket of big money interests. #Bernie2020 #NotMeUs

[@Randolini]

.I could have voted for Warren until she lied about Bernie. Not a good idea and she is taking corporate money and that''s not acceptable. Sorry Liz.

[@MatthewCerrone]

Dig Flow?

[@mtaur4113]

It's crazy to see Warren supporters getting excited about Klobuchar. Like sure, in a conflict between Klobuchar and Bloomberg, I'd side with her. It's even plausible that sexism has held back her campaign, compared to a world where all other things are equal. She's still not someone I support. If we want to talk about sexism, it's super weird that AOC is basically Bernie on a policy level, but has much lower approval ratings. So it's real and very hard to fix, but the sophist garbage about how everyone has super PACs except for the women is straight up insulting.

[@BenSalernoMedia]

Pretty happy with Matt, even if I'm not as willing to let Shadow's financiers off the hook so easy. I didn't even know he was a Warren guy until Crystal brought it up, so he's not as deep into the skullduggery as all her other advocates that come on the show.