The Democratic Party’s Dark Secrets EXPOSED - Andrew Yang Isn’t Holding Back!

[@ForwardPod]

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[@rimfire8217]

What ticks me off the most is how they refuse to learn from their mistakes and are weirdly proud of that.

[@goodgrief888]

Not only proud, but not smart. Because if you try to talk to them about how mistakes were made, they become hysterical and call you a racist and a Nazi instead of admitting maybe calling everyone racist and Nazi is exactly how we got here.

[@mattschrader5047]

They aren't proud, they are 100% certain that they are always doing the right things for the right reasons and thus they are always "on the right side of history". The ends always justify their means. They have nothing to learn because they are the enlightened class

[@kryten09]

They're both the victim and the hero. And I say that as Dem voter in the sf bay area. Many of us non-activist Dems are getting so tired of the people leading the party, the small but (obnoxiously) loud groups. We get it Dems... You hate men, you only see my family and I as "Latino", not individual people with thoughts and trials of their own (like anyone else). We're not trump supporters but we don't think we're democrats anymore.. and that sentiment is growing in the silicon valley. Most people here aren't rich, aren't tech workers.. they're working class people who don't care about social issues.

[@vger9186]

Focus more on the toxins in the syrup then Aunt Jamima being removed from the branding.

[@kimle848]

Well, if they keep that up, we will see another Republican win in 2028.

[@Xckel13]

It's great to say all this now, but the problem is that the Democratic party completely ignored any and all criticism while running and basically rigged the whole process to present a smoke and mirrors candidate that nobody wanted.

[@jamiepaulzine6725]

Exactly

[@aawe1]

in 2016, 2020, and 2024

[@T.Denise]

She probably didn't want to do it neither

[@kenlau457]

That explained why Bernie just dropped off the face of the Earth and Obama came from nowhere and just overshadowed Hillary Clinton.

[@dastrnad]

@@aawe1 exactly. This is nothing new.

[@kylelehwald9149]

This is old school Yang! Not that he really left us but it is great to hear the enthusiasm in your voice showing how ridiculous the current system is and what needs to change. I really hope you can make a big and lasting impact over the next couple years! We desperately need you and your thoughts in the public sphere it continue to become more and move evident each day that passes!

[@TobiasDuncan]

How did Yang become obscure? I was sure the Forward party would catch on but he has been all but forgotten by the mainstream. He is still young enough to get in there but no one seems to be helping him

[@alastairthegreat2887]

I think Yang and his Forward party became obscure when they merged with a couple dissident Republican groups and removed all the policy ideas off of the Forward website.

[@wasdwasdedsf]

lol! andrew is an establishment bootlicker... and all that from originally being an actually smart person with good policies a sad person

[@curlyfry0906]

Yes!!!! Exactly. Its why I went from a passionate yang supporter and early forwardist to totally disengaged​@@alastairthegreat2887

[@MarkHWillson]

​@@TobiasDuncanI don't believe he was ever mainstream. Not truly. Sure he got media attention, but we have to ground ourselves and remember that in 2020 he really only had like max 5% of the Democrat primary vote IIRC. That's quite obscure. Now, *can* he and his ideas become mainstream? I believe so (or at least I want to believe it). But they never really have been, even though a good amount of people were briefly exposed to them in 2020.

[@Scotty2Hotty8682]

Andrew Yang just always seems honest and straight forward. It is refreshing to listen to him.

[@robertparsons313]

Yes, and that's why the Democrats shut him down and didn't even include him in their polling data.

[@sharkl11]

@@robertparsons313 I left the dem party once Yang got out. Glad I did because the demo crooks are a freak show

[@derekvalenta4874]

@@sharkl11 I agree with the latter part of your comment but I do find it curious that Mr. Yang here, after "leaving" the dem party ONLY after his failed prez campaign in 2020, had announced the starting of a new party, which he branded the "Forward" party.... And then what happened....? Not a peep after 2021, no efforts to grow this party from the grassroots, no real attempt to ACTUALLY create a different choice beyond the duopoly we currently have. This election would have been the perfect storm for a 3rd party to break into legitimacy in the eyes of the electorate IF Yang had spent the last 4 years ACTUALLY building what he was enthusiastically speaking to at the time of the rigging of the 2020 primary. However, I don't think his intention was ever to build anything outside the Democratic Party. Like many other characters that speak similar rhetoric, Yang simply positioned himself as controlled opposition to funnel those who may wander away from the dem party back into the fold by pretending to have the same concerns. Yang even says this towards the start of the podcast when he mentions that he wrote an op-ed telling people not to vote 3rd party..... So much for moving "FORWARD" when you are telling those who may follow you to stay the same....Clown behavior!

[@tootspogsforever5590]

​@sharkl11 same here. The way they facked him over in NY was the last straw for me amd probably for him after all he'sdone for them. Glad and awesome he became independent and forming a third party no matter how difficult. Keep the fight and your principles in helping the nation AY!!!😊

[@wasdwasdedsf]

lol! an establishment bootlicker... and all that from originally being an actually smart person with good policies a sad person

[@michaelwellen2866]

Trump voter here. I'm listening because you are actually diagnosing problems amongst dems. I WANT Dems to be competent opponents.

[@Blizofoz45]

Sure, if that means pivoting towards strong policies instead of more psyops and partisan gaslighting.

[@Red-ss5lv]

Welcome to the fractured Democratic party drama. The same thing happen in 2016. but the difference was Trump ran a way better campaign in 2016 towards the tail end.....than he did this time. HIllary had way too much baggage, she never listened to our pleas to move out of the way. Kamala didn't have any baggage other than her problematic incarceral problems (but really who cares, punishing crime is a bipartisan).....The real problem was Gaza and the arrogance the mainstream Dems towards the leftists. they never platform people to the left of them. Essentially the Democratic party is old School GOP Romney type Republicans, that placate to the center. Their reasoning is, are you really going to vote for Orange Mussolini....Naahhh. Look our party is growing we have center right Republicans endorsing us. WE are going to win..

[@prospectbasement6723]

Ironically, a Trump W is a W for the democratic party in terms of finallllllly allowing the pathway for Dems to regroup, realign their positions, and refocus their message. Republicans have been saying these things for YEARS, but the call NEEDS to come from within the house for anything to resonate. I think these conversations are a good thing overall, and thank fuck for that.

[@sven_86]

exactly! we want great american politics again.....not loser/victimized/identitarian/woke crap that democrats have fallen into terminal decline about.

[@DJDouglasWarden]

Fuck Democrats! Lefties need to run as Independent or Republican. The Democrat name is tarnished and the DNC does not support lefties. We have to get elected wherever we can. Even if that means running as a Republican. Teddy Roosevelt was a Republican.

[@lcoll6127]

Respectfully, the party has lost its way. Especially when it comes to social issues. The party is out of touch with average Americans. The party has become a meme, and regular people are turned off.

That is overblown. It's not the social issues. It's a lack of results and connection on the most important ECONOMIC ISSUES. People were desperate for a change based upon their struggles with price inflation.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

It's is the social issues as well. How can I think your a competent person if you believe a man can be a women?

[@okapi3202]

​@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord How can people think you're competent when you speak in binaries? Social issues from the left largely won in statewide races in 2024.

[@kaad7]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord you’re* woman*

[@krisxxxxw]

It is social issues. The Democratic party is off the rocker when it comes to transgender ideology in schools and among children, emasculating men so that women can get ahead, being pro-abolition as oppose to being pro-choice, cancel culture, open borders (what?!) etc etc

[@TansuTansu2]

As Andrew Yang had said in an earlier podcast, "never discount the ineptitude of the Democratic party."

[@TenSish]

This is so on point. I’m still Yang Gang in 2024! 😂

[@deshaebeasley]

Great! Five topics to fix society via discussion: -Anti-natalism vs Natalism -The 3 basic needs/prenatal needs Three things necessary for human evolution that are provided while in the womb which are; food, shelter and medical care. -Platinum rule Do whatever makes one happier unless it interferes with another persons ability to do the same. -MBTI (research yours and connect with others) -Art (pick one and get better at it!)

[@GlenLisenbee]

On point? Yet the problem started when Joe entered office. The four years was a disaster and not Dems want to come up with excuses. Here is the scoop, Joe backed by his party was a farse and now the people have spoken including many democrat votors that were willing to see and admit the writing on the wall.

[@springer91977]

From an Independent voter who previously leaned left, this analysis is spot on. These are the real conversations that need to happen. All the Democratic scapegoating of race, gender, religion as the factors for their Kamala/Biden failure is delusional.

[@snowballeffect7812]

no they're not lol. no one cared about that and no one campaigned on any of that stuff apart from broad strokes of donald trump is bad. kamala literally paraded around liz cheyney. the choice was between fascist and fascist lite who ignored people's concerns about the economy. low info voters literally just making stuff up as per usual lol.

[@station7thedoor]

If the Democratic Party wants a future, you guys REALLY gotta lay the smack down on pundits accusing the voters of racism and misogyny.

[@rigust12]

Oh, America just went full far-right Maga now. The race and gender battles promise to be on STEROIDS, and definitely non-stop these 4 years.

[@adeverger]

I am a Trump supporter, but I have had so much respect for you Mr Yang. Cenk Uyghur gets so much attention. You are a leader and extremely intelligent and charismatic. I wish you great luck.

[@thomasnicholson3126]

The entire political class needs a rethink. Such a sad sad state of affairs.

[@thomasnicholson3126]

paying Oprah one million to appear on the view ? wtf?

[@KrwiomoczBogurodzicy]

Kamala dropped out before you did in the 2020 race. And before that, whilst she was running, she had the audacity to trivialize you (and mock at one point). She became vice only for optics (female, black/mixed-race), any rational, decent person would have been ashamed to be a token call for vice president. If each Dem candidate in 2020 hadn't cared so much about their egos, they would have appointed you. Kamala had the same chance this year to call you, but she didn't. She knew you'd be more qualified AND more favoured by voters. SMH…

[@KevinJDildonik]

Remember when Kamala called Biden a rapist and a racist? Democrats only pretend to care about issues thanks to brainwashing. I'm sure we'll hear about kids in cages again soon. For some reason they forgot the last 4 years...

[@michaelstiller2282]

Yeah been expressing that on many comments sections. Add in that, in the Iowa caucus. Joe came in 4th in the Democratic primary, and Bernie won the popular vote. And the headlines were Biden should drop out of the race. But he had lots of cash. So he stayed in. Force of attrition. That left us with Bernie and Joe. Had Joe dropped out. As he was not popular. Bernie would have taken the nomination. The Democrats pressured Bernie to drop out of the race, and not take it to the convention. We were forced to vote never Trump here's Biden. Then we were forced to vote Kamala.

[@vondoromal7016]

Donald Trump would have ushered in both history and tragedy where we get a female person of color as president who could not win an open primary! We ended up with just a tragedy!!!

[@County7210]

@@michaelstiller2282it’s almost like the Democrats don’t believe in democracy 🤔

[@kchoi10]

I kind of think these two dudes egos are incredibly high.

[@Spengleman2]

I haven’t seen anything from Andrew in a long while, but I came to watch this video and read the comments. I’d just like to express how nice it is to find a community full of RATIONAL democrats. More and more and more I find my fellow party members have completely lost touch with reality. We have to get back to a place where the mainstream democrat perspective is sensible, rational, and actually popular among the constituents.

[@cannukko]

I have been telling people Biden promised to be a bridge president this whole time. I felt like I’d been taking fucking crazy pills!

[@diobrando7759]

Take it easy ...Biden thought he was Bridges .. when he was watching The Bridges of Madison County on repeat

[@shawnmf2004]

The last 4 years has been a continuous stream of telling people that they misremembered things.

[@arthurfonzarelli9828]

Worst part is the mainstream media lost all their credibility defending him. I hope it was worth it, a career politician who became a multi-millionaire only working for the government his entire life yet he was supposed to be the good guy? Yeah right

[@andyandbob]

He was a bridge if the land is Trump! 😆

[@joebflies]

@@shawnmf2004 remember cheap fakes

[@rachelmayes5982]

THANK YOU for being the first accurate Democratic commentary on what went wrong with the election.

[@mindymitchell1857]

Not going on Joe Rogan was ridiculous.

[@canismajoris39]

No way would she have embarrassed herself!?

[@arthurfonzarelli9828]

It's because these people are complete phonies and they're in a bubble and they're out of touch with her everyday Americans and she would have been exposed. It didn't matter who they run it wasn't just her it was any of them. Another policies are popular so they can't talk to you about them instead their biggest move is to try to censor them or call you names. This is why they lost and this is why they will continue to lose

[@ojran]

Loose, loose situation. She goes on, she screws it up. She doesn't go on, people say what's wrong with her.

[@ramonvicentevallesterosric7802]

​@@ojran the real lose situation was picking her in the first place... DEI hire and wokeness killed the coolness in the Blue Team😅

[@janemerrittmckenna2386]

There should have been a DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY!

[@Lou_Mansfield]

I had donated to Dean Phillip's campaign because Yang was correct about the DNC at the time, and still is correct.

[@sagesam1951]

The lack of democracy in the "democratic" party is the number 1 reason I voted Republican for the first time in over a decade. Thanks for voicing those concerns.

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Exactly!!!!! You are so right. I suspect it's why tipped it to a landslide. I don't think the Dems would win this election no matter who they ran because they have made so many mistakes! But, it was these last few months that just killed them.

[@theb190experience9]

Oof. Folks, you simply cannot look at the last 5 elections and not recognize that Biden’s election was a complete outlier. Had it not been for Covid, Biden would have lost by the same amount as Harris. It was the change in voting laws that made Biden potus, not dissatisfaction with trump. I say this because I like a lot of what Yang has said about the future economy, and see him as a possible leader for those times.

[@suzannemcvicker617]

Yeah, this is just so obvious. I don’t understand why everyone ignores this.

[@brandonwong8169]

Sadge man. I wish Andrew could run in a political system that actually didnt actively supress third party

[@tonybowen455]

I'd be so happy if yang was pres

[@OffTheSpot22]

It's not really suppression, it's a broad coalition based political system instead of a parliamentary one. The parties as they're constructed have the capacity to be seized by political movements, as we've seen happen in the GOP. This hasn't happened in the Democratic party, because there hasn't been a movement with unifying support like that since FDR. If Bernie had majority support in the primaries and the moderates fell in line after his nomination, it would be a Berniecrat party today. No matter how much I wanted that to happen, he at no point had the kind of support I'm talking about. TL;DR how "correct" you are is meaningless if you can't build a coalition to actually win elections. This is the only language the party mechanisms speak.

[@rigelb9025]

@@tonybowen455 And for him to have Yin for VP.

[@rayfinkle9369]

You have to move with him and lose a cycle or two, but people will see the shift happening and eventually make the big switch to the new party. Or just keep watching good ones move on. RFK would've beat Stein, which would've been a good start, but he got a great offer in the Trump admin. How many more will the Dems lose. If Bernie would move to the Yang party it could consolidate faster, but he won't ever leave so you need someone else.

[@alastairthegreat2887]

@OfftheSpot Bernie did have majority support in the 2016 primaries but the DNC used super delegates to select Hillary instead. How do you not know that? My reply button doesn't autofill the name because I am using a browser.

[@sylviewalker7560]

Leaders lead...never tell people to follow. People naturally follow real leaders...not blind, deaf and dumb.

[@luvlivefoods]

Future of Republicans- yes, Vance, but also Tulsi could be first female president, Vivek, who is an incredible speaker. They have a strong bench, unlike the Dems.

[@MrFrancoisMorrissey]

vivek doesnt hold up with all the republican racism

[@jasper_of_puppets]

Vance/Gabbard 2028!

[@thekevinc]

that would be hilarious if tulsi was the first female president, the dems fumbled her badly

[@jasper_of_puppets]

@@thekevinc Poetic justice!!!

[@wasdwasdedsf]

@@MrFrancoisMorrissey lol what

[@debbiebuchanan1145]

Not once will we hear the dems and dem media acknowledge how right Dean was. He deserves so much more than he has been given. Deaniacs Reunite!!!

[@justinpridham7919]

Legacy media echo chambers will soothe the anxiety of those afraid to answer off the cuff in podcast format. Help yourselves, to another loss. Go on now...

[@donlimuti8659]

Andrew and Zach give the best information ..... ALWAYS YANG GANG !!!

[@chrischiarella6101]

You guys have the most rational non-conservative talking points on this election. Kudos to both of you. Please go on The View and give those witches some common sense.

[@eemoogee160]

Listen to The Lever podcast for an actual leftist perspective.

[@darkcircles1313]

Don’t hold your breath waiting for an imvite

[@ytjoemoore94]

Don’t unironically call older women witches that’s incel behavior

[@sharkl11]

whats wrong with the view? It's Latino Men and Black Men who are the problem!

[@surfingthechaos]

@@ytjoemoore94 No it isn't. I am an incel, and I don't do that shit. So, don't fucking put words in my mouth.

[@shemyaza8934]

If you want to accuse your opponent of being a threat to democracy, it's a good idea to make sure you aren't affiliated with the democratic party in any way while doing so.

[@polyseed12]

Accuse? Trump attempted a coup on live T.V.

[@pencilcheck]

I thought it is a forward party now?

[@polyseed12]

If you ignore the January 6th and the fake electors scheme, this would make perfect sense.

[@bobpurcell8357]

@@shemyaza8934 If ,somehow or another,crazy as it may sound (drum roll) he doesn't quite get all the dictatorship stuff done on Day One, due to Jewish space laser interference, you'll get your opinion when he thinks of it, sooo he's gotta drag into a second day, and something else comes up, totally not his fault, he takes no responsibility whatsoever, the media's like, we wouldn't think of it, Your Magnificence (or whatever he ends up goin' with. He's untraditional. We grant that.) Before you know it, a week's gone by. CEOs have been pounding into Dear Leader's head, with a patience they never thought they'd need again, what the real-world effects will be and how hard of a time he is going to have explaining it to Raider Nation. Fox News paid $787 million dollars to the government to lie about it and never say they lied but a)they had the money and b) didn't want to be ripped limb from limb by a zombie horde. Who does? But a lot of these crazy predictions do come true. And he's gradually a little less nice, and it's month three. What dictatorship? No one's come for me. If I was a frog being boiled I'd know it. If you can't explain the gradual process of dictatorship to someone oblivious of History in two hundred words with perfect clarity, it's gotta be bullshit, amirite? Check, please....(good luck with that)

[@bobpurcell8357]

Generously assuming that the population hasn't been weaponized to actually punish these liberals with a bit of "harmless fun" (remember all the right-wing shock jocks after 9/11 who were all, "Waterboard me, I'll show you pussies how red-blooded 'Merican bla bla," and then going through it, and having to say, "That dude we waterboarded 231 times and he still hasn't talked? That guy was no pussy. Wrong theocracy, maybe. That was not fun." Military dude doing this outreach: "That's the idea." ( I'm a true believer and I can see this is weird.) Get ready for weirdness overload.

[@Photik]

Tulsi & RFK Jr., both former Democrats, left the left and became Independent then endorsed Trump. Why Yang doesn't even question why except "orange man bad" is concerning, for someone who claims to be a data driven and objectively driven person. What is drawing in the voters for the Conservative party? I disagree with Andrew on this one; this is something he missed by a mile.

[@HealingFrequenciesMusic-HFM]

After losing my mother to dementia in 2019, it was obvious Biden (at that time) was having similar issues and the media ignored it until the debate in 2024. Anyone who has lived through it recognizes the signs. There were better candidates for the 2020 election than Biden. Why didn't the democratic party choose a stronger candidate? I feel great compassion for Biden and his family as they go through this hard stage of life. 💝

[@ElliottNest41]

Yes, it’s classic frontal lobe dementia.

[@Dugherz]

So absolutely correct. I had two grandmothers and a brother to take care of or watched through it. It was all there in their faces- shame on them.

[@singlui5665]

Because he is a puppet easily to control. I am not a democrat. Last 4 years what democrat party did it Trump is not normal for this nation. It’s communism style . Canceled anyone tell the truth . Ppl had enough this BS .

[@Jinisinsane]

Tulsi Gabbard joining Trump should be one of the main reasons why dems lost. democrats are fucked 2029 unless they tear down the old carpet and start fresh.

[@matsal3211]

She’s a grifter. She went to Bernie then Biden and after Biden to Trump. She’s a grifter

[@Michellelevy18]

Tulsi is a true honest leader. Yes, the democrats lost her.

[@arch_fit8271]

Tulsi supported pretty much any candidate that was pro working class and not a war mongerer.

[@RichardKing-sx6xc]

W. Bush and Dick Chaney are Democrat folk heroes.

[@nicholasrova3698]

@@RichardKing-sx6xc Don't forget Bill Kristol and John Bolten, and probably every other neo-con from the Bush era.

[@georgewashington3555]

Tim Walz would have been Great on Joe Rogan.. Walz is funny, down the earth, full of life experience, he and Rogan would have connected very well.

[@resonanteamarilla7]

Walz is so popular, so likeable. The denial.

[@edew9180]

As a trump supporter, i disagree. His facial expressions are typically fear or doubt. He's just not reassuring. Weak spine by how he presents himself. Idk much about him, but he doesn't seem comfortable in his ideas. Nor should he be. Democrats really need some introspection. Y'all lost hard. Nobody cares about transgenderism on the right. It's weird to me, but I'm not cutting balls off transgenders in protest. I'm not burning cities because im mad. You do you. I don't care. The msm demonizes me for no reason. It's Fight Club realized. I build your infrastructure. Your buildings. Your homes. If I WANTED to screw society, I can. I don't. But. DON'T FUCK WITH ME

[@StudiousPooper]

Take the Forward party to the National stage! Seriously, if you started a major media campaign saying that you want to take votes from Dems and republicans I think now is the time. Take the next 4 years to show America that we are ready to move on. We could do it!

[@Shawn-oh5yq]

Forward party has no real platform. This is a pet project for someone who is rich and bored. Yang should have joined MAGA. The dems want nothing to do with him, they made that very clear since 2020.

[@avopablo]

Agreed, perfect time. A major national media/marketing/branding campaign, viral social media movement, along with a logistical campaign to recruit talent across the country to run in house and senate races and carve out a third political party in one fell swoop.

[@michellereed3272]

How about the uncommitted delegates that were shunned at their own damn convention?

[@arthurfonzarelli9828]

The problem is the Democrat party has nothing exciting to run on. None of their policies are remotely popular pushing endless wars, letting in illegal immigrants, letting women compete against men in sports, censoring people, being against cryptocurrencies, being against America's health and instead choosing big pharma. You need a populist president and they had one with someone like RFK but instead of trying to listen to what he had to say and talking to him and using his ideas they laughed at him called him crazy and pushed him out of their party. This smugness and arrogance kill them and they have done so much damage that they are decades away from reversing this. Trust me I know at least a dozen people who all voted Democrat their entire life until the last 5 to 10 years including myself who ran away from the Democratic party and now vote Republican. This is nothing to do with Trump and everything to do with how much people despise the mainstream media and the Democratic party lies

[@D3adCl0wn]

@@avopablo Based on the Dem lineup back in 2020, I can't see anyone else to run as Dem in 2028 besides Yang and Buttigieg (like FFS both of them stayed in the primary longer than Kamala). Trump is on his last tenure, with Vance as possible candidate in 2028.

[@MrAlan1906]

I’m a Trump voter and decided to listen to your conversation. I believe your opinion of having a legitimate primary is correct. However, you both missed the real opportunity to finally defeat Donald Trump. The democrat party could have slightly moderated and won the election, but that’s too much to ask of the current party leaders. The solution was to embrace RFK jr. and possibly a Tulsi Gabbard VP pick. This would have been a smart choice with wide appeal. It also would have denied Trump the unity ticket he has now. I also think that Rogan, Musk and others would have supported the democrats. Huge missed opportunity….. So now you get Trump for four years.

[@DAethrys]

Democrats were shockingly calm about losing multiple demographics. They were convinced they just needed women, and they'd get them by lying about a national abortion ban.

[@iitzhasheem]

brother the democratic party literally brought out liz chaney and embraced a right wing border bill… they are already a center party as is

[@jessehachey2732]

@@iitzhasheemI know right! The US does not even have a left party. IMO, you’re the most socially regressive developed country, backsliding even. These ppl are a lost cause. You’ve lost respect and influence worldwide, sad to say. And it’s deserved. I am of firm belief that your country will have to go to 💩 for people to learn the hard way. Y’all have taken things for granted for far too long. Just a shame that all your NATO allies have to go down with you. As much as you all love to pretend, your choices affect your allies. You can look forward to the 5 eyes refraining from sharing intelligence because you can no longer be trusted. Believe me, NATO countries have been making contingency plans for this. After all, dRump already compromised national security of allies by stealing documents and disclosing things to opponents…and yet folks are proud to declare they voted for this absurdity. Unreal. The global laughingstock for a reason…

[@Cafe--Racer]

This is the best and most comprehensive analysis of this election from Democratic side especially for independent voters point of view.

[@Photik]

Independents wouldn't view Trump as "orange man bad" and use some critical thinking to even question why more than half the country voted for him.

[@bsta1382]

Wow… 1st time listener, very enjoyable podcast. Instant fan.

[@KarlaElaine100]

Newsom is a disgrace.

[@CNM3]

Newsom wouldn't win a presidential election if Democrats nominate him in the future I will fucking LOL

[@stevenkim5688]

Newscum opposed prop 36, supported Gascon, and just put a chokehold on gasoline in CA. He should run for POTUS in 28 - anything to get this psycho out of Commiefornia.

[@ChimpuruBlast]

even Kamala knew Newsom's poison. he speaks well, slick but SLIMY.

[@sylviewalker7560]

Joe Rogan can talk to anyone. People who cant speak to Rogan...cant speak to other world leaders. So grow a pair or at least one spine and step up.

[@TerryBenzie]

I disagree with the part about democrats having a far deeper bench and that people like Mayor Pete and Gretchen Whitmer would have 'wiped the floor' with Trump. The rot that has infested the democratic party isn't going to be eradicated by replacing the strong, intersectional candidate with a slightly different intersectional candidate but who may be able to survive an unscripted interview.

[@bobjenkins3rd]

lol Pete and Gretchen would’ve lost worse than Kamala.

[@swordarmstudios6052]

Yeah I mean I think we over-emphasize demographics over pragmatism. But those individuals are often quite good, and are popular in the blue wall.

[@cannukko]

I don’t know much about Whitney, but Pete’s strong points are his brains and charisma, not his intersectionality.

[@swordarmstudios6052]

My support is early for Ruben Gallego He's not afraid to pick fights against people who are stupid on the left , both politically and policy wise - and I think the people he hits are detrimental to the movement, and could help us grow into the center. he also strikes me as a reformer. We need reform - and I think if democrats go all in a pragmatic and fair reform plan - they could win back all those guys who are pissed off - a plan to fix the goverment , and crack down on corruption - hard. - not a plan to spend money we don't have.

[@arch_fit8271]

Yeah, no chance that wiping the floor with DJT. Immigration and flooding swing states was definitely a cause for concern as many Independents do valud having a choice in each election. Having a party that suppresses the opinions of voters and doesn't stay true to a democratic process is concerning. There would be no fair election from 2028 on had KH won the GE. Telling us that we should value equality and freedom while our children foot the bill of government assistance doesn't seem like the future that many of us want.

[@2152133]

I’m ready to ditch democrats. And I live in CA.

[@chrisruef3201]

Thanks for the commentary. California resident here - I will never vote blue again unfortunately, 15 years living in blue stronghold has really destroyed the state. I don't think your policies are healthy, and balance needs to return. All citizens in each state should feel represented by their government, instead it's massive taxation without representation. Enough is enough. Good luck in the future , but the party's bench is terrible. It doesn't matter who you decide to run, all of your candidates are perceived as radical.

[@Merriwether-w8k]

It's not taxation without representation - you are free to move to a red state - you are represented by someone in CA, it's just your preferred candidates lose - please take a civics class or history class - the colonists did not have representation back in parliament in UK - but you do. - smh

[@papercityvlogs4325]

The reply above telling someone to move to a red state is exactly what is going on in the Democratic party. Arrogance condescension and anyone with a grievance or opposing views needs to shut up and toe the line or leave. They are like or worse than MAGA

[@magiwebdesign3849]

I live in Canada and the liberals screwed up our country beyond repair. I will never vote for a leftist again. They are hypocrites and authoritarians to boot.

[@Dugherz]

Anytime you have a monopoly whether red or blue, it isn’t representation, it turns to cronyism. They’re just there to get there own. We see that with the homeless, education and all the other millions spent on programs so there friends can get rich.

[@samueldenton5512]

#chrisruef3201 Some points I agree with you but Governor Andy Beshear is not a Radical. He's the choice if Dems have any common sense left

[@alislefthand]

The democrats ignoring democracy and anointing Kamala was my number 1 issue and why I voted for Trump this time

[@arjay9745]

#YangWasRight

[@deshaebeasley]

*#CouldahadYang!

[@stayhungry1503]

yang should have switched sides a long time ago. he should join forces with the other ex-dems tulsi and bobby and elon. elon even endorsed yang for president (before he endorsed trump).

[@deshaebeasley]

@@stayhungry1503 Yang created the forward party. When shtf it won't matter who is the president or which party that president was with

[@stayhungry1503]

@@deshaebeasley the forward party? may as well call it the going nowhere party. joining maga would have given him at least the influence to do something. rfk jr and tulsi gabbard disagree with trump on some things, but look where they each are now. for four years they will both be able to ACTUALLY GET STUFF DONE. while yang will just sit here and drone on endlessly about stuff that is obvious to everyone anyway.

[@rashdaniel6693]

Corruption, media lies, jab mandates, how could something like this have happened?

[@AtTheLees]

Trump got my vote by speaking at the Libertarian National Convention. This isn't what a fascist or authoritarian does.

[@nicholasrova3698]

The left doesn't even know what a fascist or authoritarian is, let alone that the establishment they're backing (unknowingly or not) is far more fascistic and authoritarian in nature than Trump has been.

[@Urfeelingsdontmatter]

Some people are literally too stupid to understand what a fascist means. Facism is the state and big industry companies (like social media companies) working together control thoughts and actions. Or said differently, exactly what democrats are and are doing right now. That's the fascists to a T. And for Yang he went dead quiet the last 6 months so he is a phony as well. Another deep state stooge

[@Merriwether-w8k]

Controlling women's bodies is what? Who does that? What kind of person?

[@StodgyAyatollah]

​@@Merriwether-w8kReturning the abortion issue to the states, many of which have reduced restrictions is not controlling women's bodies. Histrionics like that only help turn people away.

[@dandybufo9664]

Why wouldn’t they use any method to get elected, including using the appearance of ideological alignment ?

[@CodyOldknow]

This is the first honest left leaning speaker I've heard since 2016. More please.

[@matthewbrown4600]

I would love to see Andrew and Zach have a conversation with Tulsi Gabbard about the state of the Democratic party

[@tomatojuice984]

They should think about joining the coalition. You can tell Yang has some respect for the team Trump is building. I can definitely understand being skeptical of his leadership. Some of that was caused by having his entire team attacked with lawfare the first time around. How do you hire someone if they are being threatened

[@Icarus477]

Great convo. Real and honest

[@WahyuWishnuWardhana]

Democrats, please don't change. Keep being a snob party and blaming everything but yourselves

[@observerone6727]

😅😅

[@jamiepaulzine6725]

Agree

[@shak535]

Barron Trump is a very influential president Trump advisor now . I think we should all be aware of that .

[@ravindra7791]

😂

[@elcadejo44]

​@@ravindra7791He convinced Trump to go on GenZ podcasts. Brilliant!

[@Photik]

@@ravindra7791 truth is laughing matters? haha.

[@lanzer22]

You should had been frustrated with the Democratic Party way before this election. To pretend that things will be great if you vote for Kamala Harris is unacceptable. Saying that “Trump is not a good person” is just as bad. People aren’t voting for a personality but for policies. As long as you don’t get over that hump you’re not helpful.

[@LornaBlakeEmpower]

Agreed 💯

[@sbelknap83]

Trump is an authoritarian populist president, he makes his policy up as he goes. He did not get voted in due to his policies.

[@jamiepaulzine6725]

Yes it's policy's that matter the most and common sense ppl know that.

[@JulieQ-qf5ho]

You downplayed Trump's words. It's not personality. It's right and wrong. Plus, Trump's policies are self-conflicted. How could he bring prices down when lifting average wages and putting more tariffs? Or how could he keep the 'greatness' of your country when he plans to give up NATO? Same logic for the oil drilling when the future clearly belongs to new energies. A visionary leader should find a way to compensate for people's need while developing new technologies. Not sinking with the old oil industry. Plus, he also will cut government spending which means less money for social security, Medicare and cutting edge researching. I could list a lot more examples. But the point is, he at best can make some small fix while causing more problems.

[@polyseed12]

Stop lying, you didn't even bother to research Trump policies.

[@makster86]

I backed Yang, wanted Bernie in 2016, and voted for Trump this year. This shit is crazy saying out loud but it’s true. Bring back the Democratic Party i remember and you will have my vote again.

[@tankerock]

you're right, that IS crazy lol

[@Reeve-vf6zk]

​@@tankerockactually not crazy... the change Ds made are crazy.

[@Merriwether-w8k]

How old are you?

[@meganhill453]

Me too. It felt wrong voting R but they didn’t leave me with any choice. Democratic party is not the same

[@Photik]

Same. Voted Trump this year. Dems have lost their mind.

[@vegasstevo]

Sorry to say smart guys being reduced to party hacks. Harris was not a suitable candidate. This is why I left the Democrats decades ago. Y'all covered up for him. You know he wasn't in charge, who was?

[@MrAlan1906]

God, I hope they read your message and it actually sink into some brain cells’?

[@bobpurcell8357]

@@vegasstevo Could it be the same billionaires, none of whom we voted for, who are using Trump as a sort of ventriloquist's dummy? (You knew he was a dummy. Or I'm explaining algebra to a housecat, again. But, having ditched the wimps who might've helped you (if it was 1930) for the assholes who set the slaves free and have been apologizing for their one episode of decency ever since, your intellectual credibility is...f'shizzle at best. They've been coasting on that, "We're not the ones who said they could vote" goodwill (the only kind you know, Real America) literally my whole life. If y'all had the sense to pour piss out of a boot, they'd have self-destructed years ago. But NOOOO, you had to stand for something, before falling for something so lame, the best we can hope for is that the embarrassing details don't get carved into our tombstone. TOO OLD TO ROCK'N' ROLL, TOO YOUNG TO DISTINGUISH BILLIONAIRES FROM SANTA, OR SHIT FROM SHINOLA. 1776-2025. GOOD RIDDANCE, MORONS.

[@jessehachey2732]

You people sound ridiculous 🙄 you’ve become the global laughing stock for a reason. SMH.

[@sherbear8286]

As a life long Democrat, I went for a Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Why? Because of wokeness. Until you fix that, you will lose.

[@suzannemcvicker617]

I didn't see the woke take over of the Democrat party until after the 2016 election. The pronoun crowd booted out the Boomer/Silent Gen 'normal' liberals in Oregon when organizing the first Women's March. And Lizzy Acker of the Oregonian ran a smear piece against one such Boomer normal liberal, the initial organizer of the Portland WMarch.

[@jessehachey2732]

And you’re why the US is now the global laughing stock. You’re against being a decent human being and being educated too apparently. You should be embarrassed. Most socially regressive country. Enjoy what comes next, hope you have stocked up on boxes of Kleenex, you’ll need em’. SMH. That’s alright. We be watching with popcorn and will revel when we get to tell you “told you so, warned you”.

[@sixtynine2856]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@jessehachey2732]

@@sherbear8286 yeah, you lost any credibility at tRump and “woke”, that’s just willful ignorance, go back to sleep then, if being a decent human being is a bad thing. 🙄 SMFH…you people sound absolutely ridiculous and clueless when you regurgitate meaningless slogans and the latest buzz words you fail to comprehend. Bet you wonder why sane, reasonable people ostracize you! You’re in for a brutal reckoning with what’s about to unfold…I’d feel bad for y’all, but you did this to yourselves at this point, you can’t claim you didn’t know, I don’t know how y’all aren’t embarrassed TBH.

[@matts9728]

I mean the country is going to be just fine.

[@rigelb9025]

What about the city?

[@Merriwether-w8k]

Not women

[@jamiepaulzine6725]

It's going to be great again

[@Photik]

@@Merriwether-w8k how so? please explain? they're not under attack?

[@Merriwether-w8k]

@@Photik Uh, some of bleeding parking lots - as you well know

[@joed1978]

Refreshing hour. Thanks Yang Gang!

[@devilinthebelfry7292]

I left the left this year. I will continue to vote Republican until the Left pushes the modern progressive out of the party with all of their "Critical" theory insanity.

[@martinzarathustra8604]

Yeah. You have no idea what Critical theory is.

[@rclaws3230]

@@martinzarathustra8604 And yet people don't like it, because it offers nothing but deconstruction and recrimination. They understand that. Do you know that Critical Theory can be used to falsify itself? That means it's bunk. Pseudoscience. Ephemera.

[@sang7349]

@@martinzarathustra8604then what is it?

[@quietus13]

​@@martinzarathustra8604 please enlighten us

[@veen0s249]

@@martinzarathustra8604 The only way the Left can win is to drop the Progressive Left and all their radical ideas. If they can't do that, they'll continue to lose until they inevitably fade away.

[@ntp3099]

My faith and love of America was revived with this election result and with your honest and rational critique from within the Dem system. This is what makes America so great-the ability of Americans to battle over ideas, learn from our mistakes and grow exponentially from the process.

[@DaidusIII]

Democrats - We love to group think. We love echo chambers.

[@sven_86]

love blaming voters and everyone else but themselves too.

[@jamiepaulzine6725]

Yup they do. Hopefully dems keep losing for yrs.

[@dandybufo9664]

Winning doesn’t mean they aren’t in an echo chamber. One test is if you can steelman another’s position.

[@MrThankman360]

5:15 You shouldn’t have endorsed him. He was gone already by then. You can’t blame this all on him. Most presidents go for 2 terms. You supporting him and voting him in 2020 for at the very least 4 years means you hold blame too, Yang. Love how half the Dem Party skips over this and all the defense you guys mounted for Biden against critiques of his mental issues so you can lay all this blame at the feet of those that stood by Biden. LOL. You guys are savage. No wonder ppl leave the party. You will screw over anyone for power.

[@david50665]

yes yang was shockingly docile in 2020....instead of fighting the good fight he bended at the knee to biden the evil emperor... he lost whatever integrity he had and that is his biggest mistake which i doubt he will ever recover fully from....it is sad because in 2020 he could have been the one...he could have been the x factor this election if he didnt give up

[@supercadet111]

Andrew Yang for Head of the Department Of Government Efficiency.

[@TheRoyalFino]

Yang would use nuance and Trump don't want any of that. I dare them to prove me wrong. Trump ain't hiring anyone who will push back.

[@stayhungry1503]

@@TheRoyalFino elon and rfk pushed back on climate change

[@rogersam1294]

How can we get the president elect to do a sit down with Andrew and Zach to talk AI job solutions?

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

It will be business as usual - the establishment won’t let go of power and they’ll cling onto it.

[@Kleptoteef]

What is the establishment? I think the establishment is just made up of a small group of people making decisions for the rest of us

[@david50665]

8 years too late like bernie...i wish he has the spirit of his convictions 8 years ago instead of bowing docilely to the democratic establishment....ironic that he was very aggressive with his vision 8 years ago but then kneel down and folded like a cheap suit in the end. If he is to make a comeback now it is astronomically unlikely unlike 8 years ago when he had the vibe the momentum to be a groundbreaking game changer....now je has to start again from rock bottom with almost no fillowing..yang is very smart and he can be courageous so it is inexplicable why he chose the path he chose 8 years ago...but i still hope he goes back to what he was 8 years ago...its worth a try...but never kiss ass again with the Democratic establishment because they will treat u like crap...u need to be uncompromisingly independent and have the strength of ur convictions...never endorse a biden or kamala...and choose a less bad choice...run as a independent and have a vision of a better choice...if u lose u still have ur integrity

[@chadsimmons4496]

Bernie hasn't changed in 40 years. His message is the same because the duopoly is the same. Most left wingers will hold their nose for liberals because their dissent doesn't alleviate with conservatives in power, it only grows. This is why liberals choose to campaign with conservatives and ignore Bernie's base, thinking they have left wingers in the bank... ...and why conservatives would choose Biden over Bernie if the duopoly was center and left instead of right and center. There is no left wing in the US, but everyone likes to blame them for their personal troubles.

[@titobeme]

They ignored men and when they did speak to them they were preaching to them.

[@alexl266]

Thank you both for your service in doing the right thing. I feel your pain trying to scream sense into the void of madness. It feels like pushing back the ocean with a broom.

[@MuhazamCSE]

Keep calling Trump fascist. They will hate you more. So sad how some people never want wake up to reality.

[@endeavor1818]

PLEASE RUN AGAIN MR.YANG!!! Much Love from Georgia!!

[@seanchang4442]

Andrew Yang is too smart for the Dem party. He should run for the mayor of NYC again.

[@Dugherz]

Listening to this reminds me of someone speaking about that friend who treats them like crap all the time and should step away from that person and then you come up with all the reasons to still hang out with them - naming people in the Dem party that you would have liked to run instead who allowed all of this. They could have grouped together and said something, backed Dean and been willing to step down for losing to the people.

[@halholland1637]

I've seen lots of Democrats talking about what they could do different. Not ONE has said "You know maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't be anti-white, anti-Christian BIGOTS". NOT ONE!

[@Forkball88]

I miss Yang Gang family and enthusiasm from 2019

[@KingWilliamProtector]

I still like Yang #yanggang

[@KurtFeudaleKing]

I don't agree with your politics. But this is the kind of discussion democrats need to be having. Thank you. All of America would be better off with better political parties.

[@swordarmstudios6052]

What I appreciate you Yang is your not a natural politician, but I can see you figuring out how the games of power are actually played. JVL At the Bulkwark made the observation that we really need people who understand the mechanics of power. That's you haha. I'm not convinced the Democratic party is up to the task that we ask from it.

[@cc8kk]

Thank you, Gentleman! So much truth here. Yep, getting worse and worse ever since the rug was pulled out from under Bernie in ‘16. Looking forward to seeing you both on Rogan.

[@hockeyhalod]

Andrew, this is not very authentic after shilling for the party the past few months. This is what you should have been saying the whole time. You would have gotten so much negative press that you would have looked like genius on the other side and have a bigger backing for the FWD party. Doing it as a hindsight podcast is... an interest position.

[@Christofer_tTt]

How do you not see that these past four years have been catastrophic in every aspect?

[@joeh4638]

There’s hope for these two to join the RFK & Tulsi trend.. but we’ll see

[@scrumpoxjnr]

Globally it has been difficult for the last 4 years post COVID and America is actually fared much better than the rest of the G7. Less inflation than Europe and decent legislation

[@jessehachey2732]

😂 boy you’re in for a rough reckoning! It’s about to get a whole lot worse. Y’all need to fix your education system. JFC. Sad.

[@Christofer_tTt]

@@scrumpoxjnr well blowing up the Nordstream pipeline and crippling the energy sector of Germany didn’t help 😂, massive sanctions against Russia and war in Ukraine didn’t help. I mean Harris’ speech at the Munich security conference was straight up unhinged and belligerent. Ukraine and Russia supplies how much of the world agriculture stuff ?

[@Christofer_tTt]

@ that’s precisely the idea. Education, especially higher education , has been captured by an elitist class of people who go with the “consensus” view which is actually not the scientific method, it’s opposed to critical thinking and problem solving, and it’s churning out our laptop class who are living on lala land as NPCs who take a lot but contribute next to nothing to our economy. Leftists by and large are incapable of debating the facts or the issues. They use cancel culture, shaming, slander, reputation attack. I have read RFK’s books, I have listened to Tulsi Gabbard for hours upon hours. I know what she thinks and believes about the topics at hand. When people just call her a reprehensible toadie for Putin or call RFK a deranged conspiracy theorist, that is not substantive. So yeah we have an issue where I willing to have discussions but the other side assumes we are uneducated but over rely on their degrees and consensus and are unable to debate or discuss at all. They are npcs and they react with unhinged emotional outbursts when challenged. That is what our educational system created

[@devinchen2463]

I was liberal. People are just tired of Dem’s lies. Look what happens to California.

[@bennyanthro4891]

Exactly. I was going to comment what the point of a better candidate would be if the democratic/liberal policies are all the same? And the candidate they chose to represent them couldn’t offer solutions. It was the perfect storm at the right time🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bennyanthro4891]

California is my home state by the way

[@DanD-js8gx]

Andrew, Dean & Zach, Thank you! Oh and Andrew, just let us know, like the last time you said, “The rest of you, get up. It’s time to go. What makes you human? The better world is still possible. Come fight with me.” We’ll be ready!

[@crab3696]

Forget about the Democratic party - join the Republican party in New York and become Governor. The Republicans would welcome you and actually support you... just saying.

[@ezramullen4551]

The FDR playbook. NY Gov to the Whitehouse!

[@jamiecrawford8133]

I agree I supported Andrew in 2020 and if he went Republican in 2028 I would vote for him. Brilliant dude.

[@NotaF3D]

Sometimes I feel like im watching a friend return to an abusive ex again and again

[@dannyarcher6370]

Electoral college. Popular vote (with outright majority). Senate. Governorships. State legislatures. Supreme Court House on the way. Anyone tired of all the winning yet?

[@jamiepaulzine6725]

Nope keep it coming 😊

[@StayTunedReviews]

It doesnt matter who the Dems nominated for president once Biden stepped down. It would've been an uphill battle and no candidate couldve beaten Trump. The Democratic Party is divided now and was divided well before the election. When Biden dropped out, some of his supporters were angry and vowed to not support whoever replaced him. Some of Harris's supporters vowed to not support any other candidate who replaced her on the ticket. So it didnt matter who got the nomination, there was no perfect candidate that could beat Trump this time around with three months prep time.

[@davegendernalik8260]

Rough water ahead?? The reason people voted the way they did is because theyve been in that rough water

[@jamiepaulzine6725]

Yup

[@SteveJonesOwnsDSP]

They'll find out it can be even rougher, with tariffs that will get directly passed on to the consumer

[@pushparghyakuila4533]

former Democrat who voted for Trump. Andrew thanks for being balanced and nuanced and diagnosing problems. Fun question didn't you run a lottery like Elon during your primary back in 2016?

[@vancouverite80]

I voted for Trump and I agree that Trump doesn't give the impression to be a good person. But the Democratic party has ruined this country and I can't possibly envision another 4 years under this terrible party. While politicians in both parties are generally owned by the Israeli lobby and would do whatever the lobby tells them to do, at least Trump showed in his last term that he wanted to keep illegal immigrants away and he sent back a lot of Indian H1B workers and kept jobs in this country.

[@juliafay7661]

This is super productive. Great work.

[@Han-fm7m]

I’m 36 mins in and no mention of policy…this is the problem with political ‘bros’ they think people 24/7 care about political strategy. They don’t. They dip in every 4 years to vote. Trumps economic ‘policy’ broke through and won undecideds. You overestimate people’s attention span on politics.

[@sangeetasharma5435]

American manufacturing is in recession since 2008. Housing and other asset prices are soaring out of reach. All this is caused by federal reserve printing money in every recession/ financial crisis since 1987 stock market crash. In order to correct that mistake, a recession greater than the great depression have to be allowed to come. Hence federal reserve never allows recession to complete. Final result is massive inflation and dollar losing reserve currency status. In next 4 years of trump there will be further acceleration of prices which will give democrats all political power 4 years later. But underlying problem is not going to get corrected without massive recession. For proper analysis watch peter schiff's Google talk

[@Gulley223]

Peter Schiff?? You got be kidding.

[@scrumpoxjnr]

I think you're right that most people's political attention span is very short. However, very major things like having the correct candidates running, having a candidate that resonates with people, going on the biggest podcast in the world to promote your campaign, getting your voice heard and getting your policies out there so that people know what you're trying to do. I'm from the UK and I feel like I know nothing about Kamala Harris or what she wanted to do - whereas I heard a lot from Bernie Saunders and Andrew Yang when they were running. Their campaigns reached me but Kamala's didn't

[@Han-fm7m]

@@scrumpoxjnr I agree with you Harris failed to get a message out (even though I’m not convinced Rogan would have been a good move) but my frustration is that politics has become power over policy and Democrats continue to focus on everything outside of the problem.

[@scrumpoxjnr]

​@@Han-fm7mRogan would have been good I think. It would be good to understand Kamala better. Joe Rogan is a fair guy and would have heard her out and probably agreed with her on most points. Kamala could also have refuted a lot of Trump's points (because loads of what Trump discussed was inaccurate). I think by not appearing at all Trump, Vance and Musks takes were allowed to dominate the narrative and lots of people heard no solid rebuttal at all.

[@JohnTube2K]

As a Trump supporter and voter, I’ll be watching your channel. And yes I am a swing voter….. i voted for Obama, Bush, and Bill

[@pfzt]

Tim Walz on Rogan? Sorry but lmao. B. Clinton and Obama and Biden (20 years ago) would've done great but not Harris and especially not Walz. For that format you'd need to have either insanely good communication skills like Obama and Clinton or be authentic and straightforward like Bernie and Trump.

[@DavidJenkins-m2c]

To be fair, I'm not sure anyone can should Trump 'authentic'... unless him making it clear that he's looking after 'No.1' is considered authentic.

[@apothe6]

tim walz is super down to earth and a great person to talk to, just not a great debater. he was a teacher

[@GnomesRox]

I have no idea what you're talking about. Walz is incredibly sharp and personable, way more so than Kamala is. When he talks, it doesn't feel like a script he memorized and can actually go off script.

[@pfzt]

@@DavidJenkins-m2c Yeah, i know it's a stretch but i would consider that authentic. You'll need to remove moral connotation from the word and then it makes sense.

[@sturmherooflance]

I would have liked it if Bernie had won twice

[@robertgehrig1631]

I have listened to a lot of breakdowns of the election and I think this may be the best one. Really hits all the nails on the head.

[@randomsh-t917]

Andrew needs to run again. Don't know if the media would give him a fair shake. He should run as an independent. Screw the dems. They are the bias party of hate.

[@belindathorne9784]

It's a two party state. Trump is probably the only American who could run as an Independent and have a chance of winning, and even then, it's a small chance.

[@shannonswift2233]

Bernie 2020 delegate that voted ‘16 Clinton, ‘20 Biden and now ‘24 Trump. I’ll say this; the anti-war, pro-free speech, anti-free trade views weren’t with Kamala.

[@nwdiva]

Hope the Bern is mentoring someone to follow in his footsteps.

[@matthewstroul]

20% were undecided team. TWENTY PERCENT! Can we FINNNNNNNNALLLLLLLLYYYYYYY admit this is NOT working?

[@mooshoopork63]

Unlike the talking heads on the cable channels, you neither blamed the voters, nor classify them as evil (fill in the blank). Thank you for being introspective.

[@sgtpwnd]

It's almost as if the primary is an important part of the process

[@zacht2806]

The minute they cut Yang's name out of the debate graphics... that's when I knew the party was toast.

[@PeaceLogic]

I was part of the Yang and a large financial supporter of yours. I was surprised you didn’t support RFK. I became a part of the RFK campaign. I was horrified by all the law fare to take him off the ballot. My concerns are free speech, endless wars, chronic health issues with America, and reasonable border control. I voted for the Trump team - RFK, Tulsi, Elon, etc. I think Trump surround with a good team has a much better chance to drain the swamp. 100% the democrats are the party of war especially with Cheney support. And seeing how they were controlling social media with government interference - they want to control free speech. How could I vote her. No primary. Law fare against opponents. I was an independent. I’ll take my chances with RFK and Trump. I’m hopeful ❤

[@fastenit27]

I campaigned for RFK Jr. I believed in pretty much his whole platform. I could not vote for Trump, but I feel good that Kennedy can do an effective job with our public health, if Trump or his people allow him to do the job. Trump should have given him control over the EPA as well. Our environment is integral to our public health and future. It's our habitat.

[@Itukaaj]

I was a Yang yo RFK supporter. One would think Andrew would recognize the repeat of MSM and the Dem Party skullduggery practiced against him but Andrew going Uncle Tom and selling out and bending the knee to the party still

[@ingridmorgan7893]

Could not have said it better!

[@e.g.7977]

Same story here. Go Trump!

[@tagamial]

Same here . RFK would have been a much better choice and a better option than Harris .