Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

And what's the path to building an agenda that is more popular than what Trump is offering?

And what's the path to building an agenda that is more popular than what Trump is offering?

I guess what's the consequence of me being wrong about that and finding common ground and common cause for things that we all believe are worth having at the end of the day? I think you're probably right for a certain segment, but it's very easy to over-account and say that that's all those people who are pissed about the laptop.

I guess what's the consequence of me being wrong about that and finding common ground and common cause for things that we all believe are worth having at the end of the day? I think you're probably right for a certain segment, but it's very easy to over-account and say that that's all those people who are pissed about the laptop.

And the truth is, yeah, most people, they're not thinking about it at all. They're handling their lives day to day. But those same people still... You know, they know that some kids at their high school can get out of a Dewey and others can't because their parents can pay for a lawyer, you know, and that's going to set them off in a different track.

And the truth is, yeah, most people, they're not thinking about it at all. They're handling their lives day to day. But those same people still... You know, they know that some kids at their high school can get out of a Dewey and others can't because their parents can pay for a lawyer, you know, and that's going to set them off in a different track.

Okay.

Okay.

Yeah, I mean, I think you're right about this sort of fracture. Like, I think I've talked to folks from home who, like, used to be a part of the Democratic Party and left. They're like, yeah, we can never be correct enough for you. And, like, the Republicans are having a kegger.

Yeah, I mean, I think you're right about this sort of fracture. Like, I think I've talked to folks from home who, like, used to be a part of the Democratic Party and left. They're like, yeah, we can never be correct enough for you. And, like, the Republicans are having a kegger.

So, like, you know, I think that it's become quite loud, folks not seeing the reform they want, and this, like, frustration of just, like, saying it louder, you know? And also kind of a decay of social institutions. I was talking to a friend that runs a veterans assistance nonprofit, and they told me that volunteer rates have fallen through the floor since January. Why?

So, like, you know, I think that it's become quite loud, folks not seeing the reform they want, and this, like, frustration of just, like, saying it louder, you know? And also kind of a decay of social institutions. I was talking to a friend that runs a veterans assistance nonprofit, and they told me that volunteer rates have fallen through the floor since January. Why?

Well, for one, I mean, some folks are like more in politics. You know, some people, well, you know, the cuts to food assistance programs mean that more veterans are coming in for food. And so the volume has gone up. But the availability of people to...

Well, for one, I mean, some folks are like more in politics. You know, some people, well, you know, the cuts to food assistance programs mean that more veterans are coming in for food. And so the volume has gone up. But the availability of people to...

do that work is declining i think it's i mean political activism can feel really like glamorous and correct and it's like how could you worry about these small things when the world's on fire but like i'd argue like the way you put the the fire out is by like actually going and building community like i don't think that democracy is something that you

do that work is declining i think it's i mean political activism can feel really like glamorous and correct and it's like how could you worry about these small things when the world's on fire but like i'd argue like the way you put the the fire out is by like actually going and building community like i don't think that democracy is something that you

buy with a binary vote in one election it is the muscle of community it is your relationships with your neighbor and like knowing the name of your mail carrier and like talking to folks at daycare drop off and having the time to do that and um so there's that acceleration but um i was talking to somebody that's like you know they're going to protest tesla every day

buy with a binary vote in one election it is the muscle of community it is your relationships with your neighbor and like knowing the name of your mail carrier and like talking to folks at daycare drop off and having the time to do that and um so there's that acceleration but um i was talking to somebody that's like you know they're going to protest tesla every day

A lot of their family are Trump voters, but they don't want to talk to their family. They're like, that's not the forum for that. But man, it feels good to get flicked off by guys driving F-350s. You know, it's that muscle of community and like relationships I think is the kind of the path out of here.

A lot of their family are Trump voters, but they don't want to talk to their family. They're like, that's not the forum for that. But man, it feels good to get flicked off by guys driving F-350s. You know, it's that muscle of community and like relationships I think is the kind of the path out of here.