One Voter to Understand Trump’s Win

[@bogdangrigore89]

Kudos to this woman for answering all questions so truthfully and patiently.

[@kellygonzalez4334]

Thank you, Monica, for your honesty and willingness to help us understand why folks voted for Trump. I didn't understand at first, but your explanation shed some light on the subject. I wish you well in getting a stable job again.

[@ESchoe93]

Agreed! An enlightening interview. I wish her the best.

[@swarming1092]

If you’re an American liberal/progressive you need to be listening to people like this voter. Those are the people who just two decades ago would have been rock-solid Democrat voters. And you’ve lost them. You need to win them back, and that starts with listening, not name-calling.

[@blooblefwarden4432]

Nope they gotta do the name calling, if the American people arent deeply racist, misogynistic, ect… then their ideology has nothing to it

[@jasonswitzer1748]

Even though the Dems lost, I don’t think they could have done it differently. They didn’t have an open primary after Biden dropped out because only Kamala (as part of the Biden ticket) had access to the campaign funds that had been amassed. I don’t think they could have made a “we’re going to keep/bring back your manufacturing jobs” argument that was credible because ultimately that tariffs aren’t something they believe will work to achieve that aim. They couldn’t make an argument to remove or less climate change legislation because they truly believe that climate change is an issue and more over they would have lost their base vote, and they made such an argument. America was simply desperate for a change. Like the lady said. It’s a Hail Mary vote. Hopefully she gets her job back and things get better for her financially.

[@juliarangelr]

yes, but people are VERY sensitive even when not being “name-called” you can say they are believing in racist propaganda and they’ll cry out “OH MY GOD YOURE CALLING ME A RACIST HOW DARE YOU!!!!!” when that’s clearly not what you said

[@nomoreweebs]

nah i think we should let them have 8 years of full republican control let them get what they asked for . since speaking facts is considered too liberal and snooty and they seem to think we look down upon them lets see what the republicans will do for them. ill be fine since i actually have a good job and stocks that will always be bailed by the rich i doubt all the people who were complaing about the economy can say the same .

[@annanimose4850]

Word.

[@champaksingh210]

I URGE/BEG TO NYT TO DO A PART-2 OF THIS INTERVIEW MAYBE AFTER ONE YEAR TO SEE HOW THIS WOMAN FEELS ABOUT HER DECISION.

[@SeanTanktop]

THIS

[@avanihirway7942]

Yes, THIS

[@drewanderson2768]

I appreciate the honesty of this woman.

[@charlesly]

Money quote: “I don't love the man. He’s a bull in a china shop. But at least with a bull in a china shop, I know exactly what I'm going to get versus the Chameleon.”

[@Ahrecks0]

@@charlesly acceleration has never worked and will not work for us.

[@ckq]

I thought she said Kamilia

[@henkrpe3249]

Compare and contrast with "trump won't do any of the extreme stuff like locking Hillary up because he doesn't do what he says"

[@whatsupdate]

That was painful and honest. Thank you both for trying to help us understand. I wish you could have asked her what the best sources to get news are. I feel like where people get their information is a major issue in this election outcome.

[@MaxBrix]

Not being able to understand how one lost is often the reason one looses.

[@phil9005]

She's echoed a familiar sentiment: *my* wallet is hurting. But she, like, anecdotally, some of my Trump-supporting "friends," can only say "what did Kamala/the Dems propose?" Not, Donald said he'd do x, y, and z to rein in prices. I would very much like to know the answer to the question: what is Donald's plan to reduce the burden on consumers' wallets?

[@Ten2More]

Yelling at them or going harder on “social” issues won’t change the vote. Propose policies that even a stupid person can understand helps them. If you want more votes, propose policies appealing to a larger group of people. Not trying to convince people to change their priorities. Everyone doesn’t care about what you or I care about. Go with it.

[@lilgrannyari]

I had this huge comment typed out but decided that ultimately, my perspective doesn't matter. All I want to say is Astead is one of the most important voices in journalism today.

[@shahzadzafar71]

People make decisions on economic self-interest first and foremost. That is true worldwide.

[@aurelia5614]

Not necessarily ‘economic’ self interest…could be environmental, moral, cultural, medical, etc.

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

@@aurelia5614the majority is ALWAYS economic in the U.S. It’s called economic populism.

[@alephmale3171]

People tend to do it when they feel their economic expectations are in jeopardy. Not everyone always feels that way.

[@DanielFrance-n5t]

Like Maslow‘s hierarchy of needs shows, Basic life needs aren’t met, people typically don’t care as much about the rest. Like how people care more about their carbon footprint when they’re not in poverty.

[@lexi2706]

And that would be the right thing to do, especially when you have no other options. Your basic requirements to survive must obviously come first before any luxury beliefs.

[@Spike.SpiegeI]

"In the end, her desire for change was greater than her fear of Trump." I think that about sums it up for lots of people. We as democrats have to figure out how to offer something new to people like this.

[@yansongjiang]

wow "I don't believe America can fail because of one person..." he's not just ONE person, all the people who voted for him are going to be part of America's down fall.

[@mtcpianist]

The thing is, post-pandemic inflation was worldwide and the USA managed it better than the rest of the world.

[@tadpetts]

But i don't think that sells to people. They see their costs going up and that the other guy says he will fix it. I think that's it.

[@KayAnn2121]

@@tadpetts Exactly, people are generally pretty simple in their rationalizations.

[@phil9005]

@@tadpetts that is it, but when I ask what policies Trump has proposed which would address those concerns, especially compared to Kamala's (Congressional bill), people mention tariffs. Tariffs don't tell Kroger, Walmart, or Albertson's to lower the price of eggs, milk, and bread. *That* is the root issue, to which there are only three answers (two aren't exactly realistic): 1) companies voluntarily lower their prices, 2) consumers stop buying the product from those places or altogether if it isn't isolated, or 3) the government steps in and limits (somehow) the price at which certain goods can be sold. #1 won't happen because, lol, when has a company voluntarily rolled prices back when not forced to by the market, #2 is unlikely because people need staple foods, which in turn raises the cost of other goods, and #3 gets pooped on because sOcIaLiSm.

[@Odseus]

Trump didn't bring manufacturing back to the US in his first term. Why would you believe it would happen in his 2nd?

[@ArloPear25]

Trump also didn't bring 40 year record high inflation to the US in his first term and life was much more affordable for middle class America. Facts bruh!

[@vaderbuckeye36]

Better messaging

[@charlesly]

Neither did Biden though.

[@devinglass9967]

No never Trumpers, stronger mandate, more freedom second term in general.

[@ArloPear25]

@@charlesly yes he did

[@chanakyabharat756]

Wow her quote saying masses are asses but individuals are intelligent is so true.

[@malice4422]

Morality is absolved in the crowd and we are going to have a populist far right leader: best of luck everyone

[@alephmale3171]

“Masses are asses; that’s why I joined America’s foremost dumb-guy populist movement!”

[@chanakyabharat756]

@@malice4422 I understand especially poor abortion rights in the South is literally human rights issue, but the references she made on LGBTQ are true in how aggressively it's being pushed and I know lot of people who are not happy with Trump and Repubs but they are not happy with Democrats too

[@malice4422]

@@chanakyabharat756 it was doomed from the start with Biden running for re-election. The Democratic Party failed and we will pay for it. Trump is not the answer, in my opinion, and he should have been deemed a national security threat on January 6th. But obviously we desperately need change, and this is what the American people voted for, and I can only hope that there is a silver lining here.

[@Charla2smart]

Nope. As a black woman, I am no longer fighting. Y’all want a conservative Republican outlook; that is on you. Good Luck!

[@DivyaChawla-yz4ie]

I’m in a very similar situation and I voted for the same reasons

[@henkrpe3249]

It's kinda weird how she kept on saying "at least with Trump you know what you're going to get, instead of a flip flopper" then said "the reason why I think Trump won't do damage is because he never does the stuff he says like locking Hillary up"

[@justinclaudiomarino5448]

Astead Herndon's post-election reporting has been brilliant

[@lion3000hkhk]

This is what democracy means, everyone has their reasons to vote, and how the policies are made and being proceed

[@DavoBirmingham2]

A smart, level-headed woman who seems to have a good heart. Dems, PLEASE heed the lessons of this election to stop the party sleepwalking into unelectable oblivion for years to come. Yes, Harris was a particularly bad candidate, but much of your policy and too much of your rhetoric simply does not resonate with regular working class people.

[@birdstrikes]

I'm looking forward to women knowing their place. Aren't you?

[@txDDS]

​​@@birdstrikesthis person posted a reasoned level headed comment, and this is your response. Your side is lost.

[@lyoyo]

are all regular working class people in the US as lost and delusional as her?

[@meatloafmen]

She's completely uninformed. Somehow 75 million dumbasses have drunk far too much Kool aid

[@conr2141]

@@birdstrikes Taliban incel?

[@Ahrecks0]

At least she’s willing to admit that she’s throwing other people under the bus to FEEL like she’s gonna get her job back.

[@malice4422]

More self awareness than most MAGA. But I guess she isn’t really maga so.

[@alanlee67]

Normal Americans are definitely worse off under the current Democrat administration.

[@phantasqLiving]

Oh come on. People that don’t care about themselves are dismantling the very fabric of democracy. And I’m actually serious. Start taking care of yourself.

[@northv24]

looks like you are willing to throw her under the bus.

[@rickysilver1479]

the disdain you have for people who disagree with your views is palpable.

[@SemiSendy]

Very grateful for her honesty and transparency. Our country would be in a far better place if we spent more time listening to each other, and less time listening to pundits.

[@JM-bb8xi]

The masses are asses, most true thing ive heard all year

[@Sudszu]

I appreciate this interviewer doing this kind of interview at all. There’s a lot of people like her and a lot of people with difficult choices to make.

[@juliarangelr]

She was so honest, I’m impressed on that front That said, it’s all very sad

[@direwolf6234]

slave owners were honest too .. ignorant people are honest too .. what's honesty got to do with it ?

[@snowballeffect7812]

@@direwolf6234 it's just nice instead of listening to someone pretend like they're not racist or not a corporate shill. not saying she's either of those things, but those types of people are always so annoying talking around what they actually mean and feel.

[@direwolf6234]

@@snowballeffect7812 and that's what got the con man another term ..

[@so_very_charlotte]

Team Elon Musk will not bring back traditional auto manufacturing 😢

[@brucel7430]

But team Elon Musk will support more Chinese EV ban, because that will help him eliminate competition.

[@so_very_charlotte]

@brucel7430 still not seeing how that gets jobs back. If (as you say) Elon is willing to abuse his position to remove competition... He's not creating jobs. He's consolidating power. Either way, this woman is not going to build trucks in America.

[@Jo32312345]

I appreciate her honesty. It was never about policy. She is angry that her industry was decimated by the need for cheaper labor, and her vote for Donald trump was her way of exacting vengeance. She knows she made the selfish choice, and now we have to hope that Trump’s goals don’t come to fruition.

[@omfug7148]

The Republicans during Obama's administration were more than happy to let the American auto industry go bankrupt. Not to mention that NAFTA was the brainchild of the Republicans that Clinton, always triangulating, signed onto.

[@DanielFrance-n5t]

It started out that way then she talked about Trump as a Hail Mary. She saw him more as hope, albeit a sliver, that she wanted to find in someone else but just couldn’t.

[@aloneinbangkok8534]

lol. this comment should be pinned because it's the epitome of the elitist mindset. she clearly gave several concrete policy examples (auto tariffs) that are directly related to her industry (auto industry) and explained rationally how those could in theory, even if there is a low chance practically, help her find work again. and said Harris offered nothing like that and even seemed to be very flip floppy. so she gave actually a very reasonable and concrete reply for someone in her position. and your response? "she was just angry and exacting vengeance." so fucking tone deaf beyond belief, it's actually astounding.

[@DK-zl5gb]

@@aloneinbangkok8534but those tariffs as ideas aren’t new and haven’t brought jobs back. Ever. Trump is the biggest flip-flopper. She even admits many times she doesn’t believe what he says. She’s believing what she *feels*. Trump just aligned the most to her feelings. It’s animalistic

[@aloneinbangkok8534]

@@DK-zl5gb coldly shouting "facts" at someone who is a very emotionally vulnerable state due to economic hardship isn't going to work. you might even be "right" (and you may not be). but do you want to get votes, or do you want to be right? it's almost ironic that, I, a right wing person, have to sit here and tell a left wing person that people's feelings matter, and people want to be felt heard and understood, even if they don't necessarily have all the answers. Just shouting facts at everyone about why they are wrong, or why their problems aren't real will probably win you a lot of votes on reddit and KZbin, and everyone who already agrees with you will applaud you and tell you how smart you are. But you aren't going to actually gain any votes by doing that.

[@GorgyCL]

As an outsider looking in, she sounds exactly like most Americans: self-centered and ravenously capitalist. This might've worked in the 1900s when no one saw the repercussions of what you did, but nowadays you can immediately tell how this "main character" kind of life affects everyone else.

[@microwaves25]

This is the only NYT audio worth listening to today.

[@ML4451]

On the one hand I can understand what she is saying about Democrats not understanding the needs and concerns of working class people like her. However, her belief that Trump will be held in check, won’t enact a national abortion ban or project 2025 is laughable.

[@erichskrika4041]

The fact you believe he will do that is what's laughable.

[@PlagelsGarden]

prepare to be pleasantly surprised, and consider adding some new sources of information into your information stream.

[@ArloPear25]

we already had 4 years of Trump as president and the middle class fared great under Trump. that is a fact. what is laughable is the people that made predictions about all the horrible things Trump was going to do when he was elected in 2016, none of which came true, are making the same predictions again now

[@Odseus]

@@erichskrika4041 Buckle up bucko

[@SC-vd4ry]

You realize that organization creates a Project 2XXX every election cycle, right? It's nothing new.

[@marieb9836]

So good!! She was a great representative voice for the shifts we saw on the electoral map, from the conversations I've had with folks. This is a really useful interview!

[@pauljacobson2207]

She is honestly all over the place.....how is Kamala a chameleon and Trump is NOT,

[@Kevin-mz3gp]

its simple--she likes trump and has to find a reason to hate kamala

[@Chanchi006]

I know youre not there to debate and spar with the people that your interviewing (which is great) but i wish you wouldve reminded her that many red states do not have exceptions to abortion in cases of rape or incest. This is in regards to when the guest said "i dont think theyll go that far with abortion", they absolutely have. Amazing interview!

[@RO-ob2dw]

She knows that Elon won't let that happen right?

[@Boxing_JD]

I was thinking that. Didn’t follow her logic on electric vehicles.

[@pedroamieva8812]

it's really sad to hear this woman putting her hopes on a man that doesn't give a dam about her. The bottom line is that the republican party is a pro-business party and business will keep outsourcing manufacturing jobs in this country as far as it's convenient and profitable. At the end, it's a matter of wrongly perceived self-interest and ignorance. History shows that if there is a party that promote policies more pro-working and middle class is the Democratic party.

[@ArloPear25]

you say pro business like it's a bad thing. most middle class families rely on businesses for their livelihoods not government, Americans want less government in their lives not more government intervention and dependency

[@gwendiferous]

1993 Bill Clinton , Gore , Bush and NAFTA. UNIPARTY at work.

[@ArloPear25]

@@gwendiferous remember ross perot and the giant sucking sound?

[@aloneinbangkok8534]

> History shows that if there is a party that promote policies more pro-working and middle class is the Democratic party. lol. yeah. history shows that. history from like, FDR, sure. Not in many, many decades though.

[@maryhill9496]

I am so HAPPY I heard this. Thank you for putting it out. She was so patient and sincere. Her answers felt so genuine. Her willingness to be so transparent was admirable and refreshing. But there was a particular answer that was just .. what i needed to hear. I NEEDED something to shake the contempt and bitterness and anger I've been feeling. She gave me that when she explained that she decided to vote in a way that was focused on her own needs and interests and trusted her fellow Americans to check her vote if she was making the wrong decision for the greater good. That was a careful, thoughtful approach that showed empathy and trust for her fellow Americans. It was all I needed to hear. Respect 🇺🇸

[@jcharlesbayliss]

I called my son yesterday, he is an American, studying at a university in Illinois - he echoed many of the talking points that Monica mentions here - a very illuminating interview

[@frederickborner219]

What a fantastic person to interview. Hard to think of anyone being a more poignant voice than this woman

[@direwolf6234]

fantastically ignorant and selfish .. a true encapsulation of our times ...

[@aloneinbangkok8534]

@@direwolf6234 well, liberals are always complaining that people "vote against their own interests". Now people do vote for their own interests, and they are "selfish".

[@thanatos_0.]

Excellent interview, even though the interviewer could hardly contain their contempt.

[@yanatzvetkova1761]

Right! At 16:20 literally he asks her to "admit" why she didn't find a reason not to vote for Trump. Then quickly replaces "admit" with "say", but his goal is clear. He's just so profoundly desperate to have her say she's voted for him because she's a racist, misinformed, sexist, antiLGBT bigot. Interviewer is an ass; interviewee is fantastic and clear!

[@kimberlywiley7727]

Monica doesn’t sound too unreasonable. Democrats have to come back to the working class. Period.😮

[@omfug7148]

What has Trump done for the working class beyond paying lip service to them? Name me one thing. He is anti-Union and opposed saving the Union pension plans that shored up pension benefits for hundreds of thousands of union members, Biden signed the plan that did just that.

[@armantavakoli7926]

It is actually really nice to hear someone clearly explain the reasons for their vote.

[@Mir_014]

Really intelligent and thought provoking answers from Monica. The logical conclusion for democrats is this quote " she loved to have a reason to vote against Trump but didn't get any". Good luck with your job

[@gehasafras]

So insightful! Thank You NY times.

[@dansams5789]

This voter has legitimate concerns. As for her vote, I don't see how Dems could have swayed someone in the libertarian voting, Trump rally going, RFK, Tulsi, the left is also giving out Nazi vibes camp.

[@1990Tanvir]

Not a single manufacturing jobs will ever come back unless the government lower your wages to the level of those countries where those jobs were being shipped. This is a fool's errand that Trump will bring back manufacturing jobs.

[@moflehgazali8392]

Exactly Will she be willing to work for 1$/day or maybe less ?? I doubt it

[@CarlosIowa]

You gave this woman a platform? Please interview her again when MAGA GOP pass a National Abortion Ban and P2025.

[@andrewrahn7489]

A platform?! You're a real sicko if you have a problem with her speaking her mind.

[@omfug7148]

I would love to hear another interview with her in a couple of years.

[@Archipelago-e9v]

Hear, Hear. I hope this interviewer will do a follow-up interview when her expectations from Elon Musk/Trump are unrealized.

[@lyoyo]

why are people glazing her? she is obviously delusional. she wanted rfk😂

[@alanlee67]

Ok you're dumb. Your choices are rfk, trump, or kamala....does it sound so crazy now?

[@alephmale3171]

@@alanlee67Obviously Kamala’s the best option, but the lady only knows what she hears on right wing podcasts.

[@Archipelago-e9v]

She and RFK's brains are already smoked. In case no one knows, RFK was a drug user especially when his father was assassinated. It altered his brain and voice

[@KD-gm4yb]

I want to hear more sessions like this! One voter’s voice at a time! And any party that are willing to pay attention and genuinely propose genuine solutions should be the winner of the election

[@ManMooseMug]

What's crazy is that all of the points that she brought up here were WELL known since 2016. But for 8 years, the Dems actively fought against any sort of proactive change to address the current political environment.

[@brittoncarter8663]

This Is a very patient lady.

[@jennathumbledore1282]

I think voting is all about feeling. Right now the majority of people cannot afford rent yet alone a home. Grocery prices are high and the Democratic Party did nothing to address those issues. All I heard was that the economy is great. Maybe the economy is doing great but if people cannot afford rent and food it doesn’t mean anything to them. People voted Trump out of anger and frustration because they were not being heard.

[@witwisniewski2280]

Please follow up on her. History will show who was right, one citizen at a time.

[@ashleyfoster2328]

What I love about this interview is how it exposes people desperation in grasping for any excuse to vote in their self interest. I don’t believe for a second LGBT confronted her and said they were coming for your kids. It’s a desperate excuse. But, this is our country.

[@shaneshoemaker2564]

This chick is as American as apple pie, I love her logic.

[@Gusinabus]

Great to here this reasoning. Clearly not the stupid disgusting ignorant person i had believed voted for trump . I do not agree with the idea that there was another choice, but she had a thoughtful reason

[@subterficial]

Not the stupid disgusting ignorant person, just an ignorant person of course. Equating both sides is not thoughtful, it's thoughtless. Unfortunately it's the overwhelmingly popular thing to do and is totally thought terminating.

[@andrewrahn7489]

​@subterficial thank you great one for sharing your wisdom. Only you know best everyone who disagrees is ignorant. Let's not debate any valid criticism of kamala, no , she was the obvious choice..

[@HiteTricks]

She sounds exactly like every Trump supporter. The gays are after the kids and holding water for anything and everything Trump does.

[@champaksingh210]

You lost your job NOT because of EV mandates but because your company is NOT innovative enough to produce good clean energy vehicles. Blame your management and not the government. It's like working in Kodak while the digital revolution was changing the photography business.

[@drekmastermind]

I love her candor. He was stumped that she was saying her honest, complex opinion and not reciting one of the sides talking points. He was way out of his league.

[@saysheate197]

The one coherent point to take from this person is that the Democratic Party should hold primaries.

[@PlagelsGarden]

what a crazy fascist idea... (am I doing this right?)

[@saysheate197]

@ no, I don’t think you are. My agreeing with this low information voter that the Democratic Party should hold primaries has nothing to do with Donald Trump being a fascist.

[@PlagelsGarden]

@@saysheate197 sorry I should have added /s

[@saysheate197]

@@PlagelsGardenI have no idea what that means. Maybe get some sunlight.

[@moflehgazali8392]

​@@saysheate197 Ofc you have no idea and you will never have Try listening to an hour of tucker carlson /sean hannity / joe rogan and you will begin to understand

[@jan2000nl]

What an honest thoughtful lady. Hope she gets a job soon.

[@vasylin77]

"I honestly don't care about anyone except myself, and I can't take care of myself so I need to feed the delusion that someone else will"

[@informativem5248]

7:00 "I don't think Republicans are going to push it that far." OH REALLY.

[@giuliabonadraws]

Wow, thank you both for this interview.

[@blackbankai16]

Wow NYT actually having good journalism, didn’t expect this today, good job. At least you’re trying to understand why you lost other than just crying about it. Props to you guys.

[@TTT-1961.]

This is the first thing I have heard from the NYTs on the election that was not horribly biased (not biased at all). Great job!!! You are making me question if I really should cancel my subscription.

[@Hollenderli]

Dark days ahead

[@Archipelago-e9v]

Hear, Hear. And the superficial people who are low in intelligence got us into this mess. They refused to do their homework. They are credulous and think all gold is glitter. They believe Elon Musk's knack for creating a business from scratch would elevate them. Elon Musk/Trump's impetuousness and policies would soon prove them wrong. Thank God I am old. I will only suffer the ramifications for a short while.

[@tylergrice9085]

As much as I want to agree, it’s hard to blame the less-intelligent. Blame the small group of highly intelligent people that have learned how to control the less-intelligent. We can’t help ourselves but fight as they brace themselves for the next American revolution. We’re all getting dragged along, and by the time everyone realizes Trump is simply the greatest conman in history, not the greatest president, the people that got him there won’t remember, acknowledge, or understand how they welcomed this. If we don’t learn how to treat people with dignity - especially those that don’t deserve it - we will fall. It is everyone’s duty to preserve dignity - the churches used to preach that.

[@Plan_it-Farm]

She nailed it in this interview thanks for giving a normal American a voice. Not having a primary, party of war, and not acknowledging the chronic disease statistics are my 3 reason the democrats are completely out of touch.

[@gwendiferous]

Yep

[@cjd2555]

Yes, major props to this lady for speaking with full candor. I know there are a lot of folks who can't understand why ANYONE would ever vote for Trump, and those folks cynically assume only "bad people" vote for Trump. But this lady is anything but a bad person. She's kind and authentic, and I'm sure her reasoning process in voting for Trump is common among a lot of Trump voters. I voted for Harris but I get and respect this lady's viewpoint.

[@snowballeffect7812]

she's pretty smart for a libertarian

[@BoardGameClub]

I really hope the Democratic establishment listens to this podcast

[@robertjames3758]

This lady has the same perspective as so many others! I did not vote Trump but I considered it. I threw my vote away to 3rd party because Kamala was Biden rebranded. The Dems lost more than Trump won

[@vrblknch1]

Self-interest. Got it. Hope she can afford movers. Specifically movers who aren't felons or folks who will be deported. Flat out stated no concern about future generations.

[@KittyComoMeow]

Doesn’t matter that the climate is in crisis, this woman can’t look for another job?!

[@briancase6180]

OK, wow. "I wish I didn't have to pick who's gonna run the frickin' nation" or whatever she said exactly. I find that to be an extraordinary amount of self-awareness. Specifically, that she might not have the capacity to choose the leader. And that could be because she realizes she doesn't have time in her busy life to find out the issues and where the candidates stand. Her remorse over the lack of a Democratic primary process is also wonderfully aware. There wasn't time, but if the Democratic party had a central leadership, it could have acted sooner to push Biden out and make room for the primary process. Would that have changed the outcome? Who knows, but it would have been "better" I think most Americans would agree.

[@ericmyers3561]

What an eye opening interview. Really gives insight on one Trump voters situation. And her position is quite understandable

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

Goodness, she has her ideas together and speaks her ideas more clearly than the suits I come across daily. Are we sure she works in the auto industry?

[@IrisHammesfahr]

Oh my! She will soon find out how wrong she is… particularly heartbreaking because she seems to be a nice one. Please find out what Elon has in store for you- keywords Elon hardship for American people. The Vox article was the most detailed one.

[@chanakyabharat756]

Lol ok

[@Odseus]

@@chanakyabharat756 Trump didn't bring any manufacturing jobs back to the US in his first term. What makes you think he's going to do it in 2nd?

[@chanakyabharat756]

@@Odseus probably not and but he slowed the pace at which jobs are moving out, don't get me wrong , he is not Good but saying the other side is better is what did not appeal to voters and branding all who voted to him as racists is something left and far left should stop. I'm still confident Dems will be back with a bang but that will happen only when elites in democratic party quit, have proper primary and have peoples candidate on ballot like Obama, come on Kamala is never peoples choice which is why she won 0 delegates during primary. And lastly Abortion will and should hurt Republicans if not today it will tomorrow but in the meantime the far left should zip their mouth, the more they try to make noise it hurts more very similar to far right

[@Archipelago-e9v]

Hear, Hear. The people whose mental capacity is as low as a sheep would soon cry/regret without anyone to comfort them when they realize what the egotistical Elon Musk has in stock for them. They would only have themselves to be blamed.

[@RickyWashington-pl1jo]

Basically we need a slightly better message and a much better MESSENGER.

[@kerrybyers257]

The voice of the typical self centered young American. “I don’t have to worry about other people.” Appreciate her honesty, but geeez. Would I have to lay down my life as a soldier or first responder for her? You have faith in us to save you? From your own idiocy?

[@gwendiferous]

That kind of remark is why Kamala lost.

[@CorporateKane]

​​@@gwendiferousyeah. As Americans we reserve the right to be completely ignorant self centered morons

[@Jack_Parsons-666]

The degree to which RFK was dishonestly smeared and even sued to keep him off state ballots reminded me of who really runs the DNC, as if I needed a reminder after what they did to Bernie.

[@whywaywoowei]

Have a second round vote or instant runoff already. Also, people are saying what Monica just said for so long. If only the Dems listened. It's not the voters' job to be loyal to the party. The party should serve the voters, the people. It starts with listening. Peace and I hope this failure would lead to a better Democratic party.

[@duncanidaho4565]

People vote for what gives them hope

[@vishnunkk1234]

Is this a stupid calling ? That ledy is explain everything but the interviewer keep asking questions to get answer he is looking for

[@louisrasky8143]

The link I just sent you is from an NY Times podcast and gives you a slice of why people who should be dems voted for Trump, despite ultimate outcome maybe there is hope

[@coldee785]

Because Trump never flip flops. Good Lord people are dim

[@raymeester7883]

The character is consistent. Dim-wit.

[@alanlee67]

Compared to kamala?

[@alephmale3171]

@@alanlee67Yes, when you aren’t being brainwashed by listening MAGA influencers call her a “Low IQ idiotard who can’t string a sentence together” all day long, you can see that she’s exceptionally brighter than Trump.

[@maumau6961]

​@@alephmale3171please if she was so intelligent she would have had an answer to 'what she would do different than Biden?' But she didn't. Because she's incompetent

[@GorgyCL]

@@alephmale3171 For shure she is, but the message of the admittedly short campaign was "we HAVE to flip-flop". She had poor advisers and they picked less important battles.

[@Xsetsu]

I have meet plenty of working class people that just want a "change" because the last one wasn't working for them.

[@alistairlacaille]

"I wish I could've stood here and voted for the common good of every man in the United States, but I've been laid off for two months..." This has to be the most naked indictment of America I've ever heard. 'I'd love to help you with your house fire neighbor, but my AC just broke and uhh, eh...'

[@qdevvv]

Except, in your analogy, her being laid off for 2 months would be equivalent to the house on fire, and voting for the common good of every man would be the broken A/C.

[@renholderm]

I don't understand. Are you comparing her possibly being homeless to an AC being broken?

[@snowaIker]

This is a well-informed smart woman.

[@julienbilodeau6159]

no primary, no presidency, period.

[@razcarsey6635]

I do wonder how much that influenced peoples' votes, considering how she got waxed in the popular vote. It wasn't a deal-breaker for me given how treasonous her opponent was. But I can respect a person for wanting to hold a party accountable for not keeping the primary process sacred.

[@alephmale3171]

@@razcarsey6635 It was also like the shortest campaign in history. Given that fact she did an outstanding job gaining people’s votes in that short time. If she was allowed to be a bit more of a real commie like her dad, rather than being hamstrung by deference and linkage to Biden, she probably would have won.

[@julienbilodeau6159]

@@razcarsey6635 the best way to influence the people (and indeed the popular vote) is to get them involved directly in the issues we are facing: let them speak, let them express their ideas and let them choose a candidate that match your concerns: a primary is exactly that. I am not saying it is a garanteed recipe for victory but without it, IMO, you are running on thin air. They took the democrats in the population for granted, not noticing (how could have they) that the reality is changing: working class people (from all ethnic or gender background) won't buy the "elite" rhetorics anymore. No polls can inform you better than a primary if you want to capture, in a precise time frame, the state of mind of your electorate (it is the only reliable path for building a winning strategy). But we all know why they did not do a primary, first by keeping Biden, then by crowning Harris. The establishment did not want to be questioned. Ironically, now there is no other option for them.

[@androidkhh]

Amazing interview

[@Foma_Stuppa]

The take-home for me is that the DNC needs to understand the importance of the primary

[@armanke13]

Democrats blew it by putting Tim Walz on hold, he should be in every battlegrounds and enemy territories like JD Vance

[@simonheindl6522]

9:50 - No way! (This must be hearsay.)

[@earthboundman5]

I can't fucking handle people like this, a crazed group of gay people (who hold ZERO power) chanted something horrific, so Trump's echoing of Nazi Germany isn't so bad.

[@Raja1938]

She says Trump's rally was "reich-y", then comes back to say "but not the Third Reich". So was she was referring to the Holy Roman Empire or the Weimar Republic?

[@Jack_Parsons-666]

The Cheneys just didn't endorse Kamala hard enough.

[@JB-js4ir]

Yep, lots of dopey selfish a$$holes among us… this one’s gonna lose her house and that job she lost will never return, oh well too bad… is that selfish and stupid? Oh well too bad…

[@andrewrahn7489]

You seem to have a lot of concern for her well being... seems like it was a good choice to put herself first...

[@moflehgazali8392]

​@@andrewrahn7489 The problem is she didn't actually😂 And that's the stupid part

[@iford992]

😂😂 the best part was the “fact checked by..”

[@nae4830]

Thank you for doing this