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Author of NYT Best Selling book NOTHING LEFT. Columnist at @thetimes. Buy my book on Amazon.

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My uncle, a bricklayer, once said to me of student loan bailouts promoted by Biden: “no one ever paid my union dues, so why should college kids who will make more $ than me get their loans wiped with my tax dollars?” Stephen Robinson (Bluesky at @playtyperguy.com) and I discuss how economic policies like student loan debt forgiveness, promoted by the young, highly educated Dem staffer class, alienated the working class from Democrats & more from my book (Btw: I still have $30K outstanding in student loans today.)

My uncle, a bricklayer, once said to me of student loan bailouts promoted by Biden: “no one ever paid my union dues, so why should college kids who will make more $ than me get their loans wiped with my tax dollars?” Stephen Robinson (Bluesky at @playtyperguy.com) and I discuss how economic policies like student loan debt forgiveness, promoted by the young, highly educated Dem staffer class, alienated the working class from Democrats & more from my book (Btw: I still have $30K outstanding in student loans today.)

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I used to work for a Dem politician who asked me to set her up on dates. She had one rule though- no white men. She told me they physically repulsed her

I used to work for a Dem politician who asked me to set her up on dates. She had one rule though- no white men. She told me they physically repulsed her

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I talked to David Weigel about how progressive donors and consultants have inadvertently created a multi racial working class coalition for the right. They still haven’t confronted the very bad ideas that led to their defeat in 2024, and until that happens, the party will still have the same problems in 2028

I talked to David Weigel about how progressive donors and consultants have inadvertently created a multi racial working class coalition for the right. They still haven’t confronted the very bad ideas that led to their defeat in 2024, and until that happens, the party will still have the same problems in 2028

158,954 Aufrufe • vor 12 Tagen

Here’s more explanation about why after working in progressive politics for years, I came to the conclusion that they no longer liked white men

Here’s more explanation about why after working in progressive politics for years, I came to the conclusion that they no longer liked white men

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My career in Democratic politics was destroyed because of woke 1. Here’s my response to AOC trying to laugh it away

My career in Democratic politics was destroyed because of woke 1. Here’s my response to AOC trying to laugh it away

236,103 Aufrufe • vor 25 Tagen

The male self-flagellation on progressive Zoom calls was truly something to behold. The only way to survive in Dem politics is to pretend, especially if you’re a dude GregGutfeld and I discuss

The male self-flagellation on progressive Zoom calls was truly something to behold. The only way to survive in Dem politics is to pretend, especially if you’re a dude GregGutfeld and I discuss

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Is it even possible for the Democratic Party to snap back to talking about social and culture issues the way Barack Obama did before 2012? David Weigel and I discuss

Is it even possible for the Democratic Party to snap back to talking about social and culture issues the way Barack Obama did before 2012? David Weigel and I discuss

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How the staffer class is holding the Democratic Party hostage and forcing them to take unpopular positions on issues voters care about

How the staffer class is holding the Democratic Party hostage and forcing them to take unpopular positions on issues voters care about

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The truth is that Democratic politicians are bullied by their staff. This is part of the reason they won’t give up unpopular political beliefs or criticize progressives in deep blue cities that don’t help them win swing voters in the middle of the country

The truth is that Democratic politicians are bullied by their staff. This is part of the reason they won’t give up unpopular political beliefs or criticize progressives in deep blue cities that don’t help them win swing voters in the middle of the country

37,875 Aufrufe • vor 18 Tagen

I am divorcing Sen. Bernie Sanders. We are done.

I am divorcing Sen. Bernie Sanders. We are done.

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Progressives (even ones running in swing states like Michigan) aren’t moderating on hot button culture issues. Even after 2024. I can’t figure out if it’s because this is what they actually believe, if it’s because they are terrified of their base, or maybe a little bit of both. Here is Abdul hand waving trans sports/surgeries for minors issues away, and saying that it’s not something most people care about. But it’s a reflection of values. My mom said it to me best: “my financial situation doesn’t change no matter who is in office, but at least republicans have my values when it comes to girls sports” There’s got to be better way forward for Dems on issues like this. Because it makes them look like they don’t have common sense and erodes their authority on other issues where they do have the upper hand, like healthcare

Progressives (even ones running in swing states like Michigan) aren’t moderating on hot button culture issues. Even after 2024. I can’t figure out if it’s because this is what they actually believe, if it’s because they are terrified of their base, or maybe a little bit of both. Here is Abdul hand waving trans sports/surgeries for minors issues away, and saying that it’s not something most people care about. But it’s a reflection of values. My mom said it to me best: “my financial situation doesn’t change no matter who is in office, but at least republicans have my values when it comes to girls sports” There’s got to be better way forward for Dems on issues like this. Because it makes them look like they don’t have common sense and erodes their authority on other issues where they do have the upper hand, like healthcare

22,455 Aufrufe • vor 14 Tagen

When Dems made a calculated decision to trade the white working class for suburbanites and young minorities— they didn’t take into account that working class Latinos and many working class black people actually have the same cultural values as the the white working class does

When Dems made a calculated decision to trade the white working class for suburbanites and young minorities— they didn’t take into account that working class Latinos and many working class black people actually have the same cultural values as the the white working class does

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The reason why even many moderate Democrats are afraid to disavow the DSA is because they are being held hostage by their left-leaning staff. I talk a lot about the staffer class in my book out this week Nothing Left

The reason why even many moderate Democrats are afraid to disavow the DSA is because they are being held hostage by their left-leaning staff. I talk a lot about the staffer class in my book out this week Nothing Left

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Progressives will NEVER give up ethnic grievance politics, no matter how many elections they lose. Many are so entrenched in these ideas, from the staffers up through the politicians and donors. Those who aren’t obsessed are terrified of offending those who are. They have not changed AT ALL, and they are ascendant now. I know because I worked for Abdul and the people around him.

Progressives will NEVER give up ethnic grievance politics, no matter how many elections they lose. Many are so entrenched in these ideas, from the staffers up through the politicians and donors. Those who aren’t obsessed are terrified of offending those who are. They have not changed AT ALL, and they are ascendant now. I know because I worked for Abdul and the people around him.

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Just because you have regretful sex and make bad decisions, does not give you a right to ruin someone's life. We as women need to start acting like grown ups about these kinds of situations

Just because you have regretful sex and make bad decisions, does not give you a right to ruin someone's life. We as women need to start acting like grown ups about these kinds of situations

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I met AOC a few times before she became a congresswoman. I was there the day she and Bernie first met. A fly on the wall. Here are my impressions of her. I write about this and a lot more in my new book Nothing Left

I met AOC a few times before she became a congresswoman. I was there the day she and Bernie first met. A fly on the wall. Here are my impressions of her. I write about this and a lot more in my new book Nothing Left

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I was in the room with AOC and Bernie the first day they ever met. This is what it was like

I was in the room with AOC and Bernie the first day they ever met. This is what it was like

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Last night on CNN I explained why progressives/DSA go so hard to dominate in midterms and why that spells trouble for Democrats in 2028

Last night on CNN I explained why progressives/DSA go so hard to dominate in midterms and why that spells trouble for Democrats in 2028

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I gotta make the hard ask one more time

I gotta make the hard ask one more time

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I spent years helping build the progressive movement from the inside Now I’m telling the story of how it took over the Democratic Party—and naming the operatives, donors, and networks that made it happen NOTHING LEFT is the book they wish I’d never written 10 days.

I spent years helping build the progressive movement from the inside Now I’m telling the story of how it took over the Democratic Party—and naming the operatives, donors, and networks that made it happen NOTHING LEFT is the book they wish I’d never written 10 days.

21,373 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat