What Democrats don’t get
Summary
In this bonus episode, host Astead Herndon interviews Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark and author of *How to Eat an Elephant*, about her strategy for Democrats to defeat authoritarianism through persuasion. Longwell argues that politicians must treat voters as adults by focusing on shared material concerns like affordability and safety rather than abstract ideological labels. The conversation covers the origins of her focus group work, the shifting dynamics of the Republican coalition, and why issues like AI and immigration are becoming critical coalition builders. Longwell also off…
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