As a progressive, this title may hit you wrong in your core. This interview from the Kettering Institute brings a view from an anti-Trump conservative. In addition to her belief that “we the people” are the key to actually defeating the MAGA movement, she says some things that are definitely outside many liberals’ comfort bubble. Agree or disagree, this is worth a listen and a discussion to continue with friends.
“If you want to tell a better story about democracy, you need to tell a better story about America; who we are. We are the stories we tell about ourselves…” it’s been good for the American left to have to… figure out how to be… a pro-democracy party… that rediscovers how to make a pitch.” Sarah Longwell (21:50)
“Political strategist Sarah Longwell offers suggestions for how to connect with anti-Trump conservatives. Her ideas draw on what she hears from voters in her frequent focus groups, as well as on her experience as a gay conservative fighting for inclusion in American society and politics in the 2010s. Longwell is the publisher of The Bulwark and the cofounder and executive director of the advocacy organization Defending Democracy Together. She hosts The Focus Group podcast and is a senior fellow at the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.”
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If you want to listen to Part I, the question discussed is: How did one of our major political parties abandon its principles?