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Who Is the Real Base of the Democratic Party?

Who Is the Real Base of the Democratic Party?

The David Frum Show vor 6 Monaten

Jamal Simmons on lessons from the 2024 election, how Democrats can win in 2028, and who the real base of the Democratic Party is. Plus: Why the White House Correspondents’ Dinner feels so out of touch, and “The Magician,” by Colm Tóibín.

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In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum
opens with his thoughts about the White House Correspondents’
Dinner. David examines the role of the dinner in an administration
that rejects the basic concepts of honesty with and respect toward
independent media. During previous administrations, there was some
norm of good faith between the White House and the press. But now,
as the president systematically misleads the media and is openly
hostile to the press, David asks what the point of this night of
pretended common purpose is. Then, David is joined by Jamal
Simmons, a host of the “Trailblaze” podcast and a former
communications director for Kamala Harris, for a wide-ranging
conversation about the state of the Democratic Party. David and
Simmons discuss Harris’s profile among her party’s constituents,
how much the online left should dictate Democratic policy, what
happened in 2024, and what Democrats should do in 2028. Finally,
David ends the episode with a discussion of “The Magician,” by Colm
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