Matt Bennett

The consequences for the country would have been enormous.

The consequences for the country would have been enormous.

The consequences for the country would have been enormous.

I really don't. Look, I share their passion, I understand their anger, and I share the anger. I feel it every single day. I just don't think that's what we need to be doing as a party right now. Because I think ultimately our job is to win back the votes of voters that left us, the people that either stayed home or voted for Republicans in 2024.

I really don't. Look, I share their passion, I understand their anger, and I share the anger. I feel it every single day. I just don't think that's what we need to be doing as a party right now. Because I think ultimately our job is to win back the votes of voters that left us, the people that either stayed home or voted for Republicans in 2024.

I really don't. Look, I share their passion, I understand their anger, and I share the anger. I feel it every single day. I just don't think that's what we need to be doing as a party right now. Because I think ultimately our job is to win back the votes of voters that left us, the people that either stayed home or voted for Republicans in 2024.

And I really don't think that those kinds of displays are what those voters are looking for. They're looking for a party that is more reasonable in their view Then Trump and the Republicans think we have an opportunity to win that battle, but probably not through displays like that.

And I really don't think that those kinds of displays are what those voters are looking for. They're looking for a party that is more reasonable in their view Then Trump and the Republicans think we have an opportunity to win that battle, but probably not through displays like that.

And I really don't think that those kinds of displays are what those voters are looking for. They're looking for a party that is more reasonable in their view Then Trump and the Republicans think we have an opportunity to win that battle, but probably not through displays like that.

Well, look, it was three weeks into the Trump administration, so the vibe was pretty downbeat. I think everybody there was fairly grim and clear-eyed about the depth of the hole that Democrats find ourselves in at the moment. So we did a lot of hard thinking about what we're saying to voters on cultural issues like immigration and crime and other things and on the economy.

Well, look, it was three weeks into the Trump administration, so the vibe was pretty downbeat. I think everybody there was fairly grim and clear-eyed about the depth of the hole that Democrats find ourselves in at the moment. So we did a lot of hard thinking about what we're saying to voters on cultural issues like immigration and crime and other things and on the economy.

Well, look, it was three weeks into the Trump administration, so the vibe was pretty downbeat. I think everybody there was fairly grim and clear-eyed about the depth of the hole that Democrats find ourselves in at the moment. So we did a lot of hard thinking about what we're saying to voters on cultural issues like immigration and crime and other things and on the economy.

And I think we all agreed that we have work to do in both areas.

And I think we all agreed that we have work to do in both areas.

And I think we all agreed that we have work to do in both areas.

Well, I think one thing that we concluded was voters felt like, first of all, that we had lost that battle for reasonableness. That somehow Donald Trump, who in my view at least is the most unreasonable national figure maybe in the history of American politics, beat us and was able to argue that he would restore order where the Democrats were offering chaos.

Well, I think one thing that we concluded was voters felt like, first of all, that we had lost that battle for reasonableness. That somehow Donald Trump, who in my view at least is the most unreasonable national figure maybe in the history of American politics, beat us and was able to argue that he would restore order where the Democrats were offering chaos.

Well, I think one thing that we concluded was voters felt like, first of all, that we had lost that battle for reasonableness. That somehow Donald Trump, who in my view at least is the most unreasonable national figure maybe in the history of American politics, beat us and was able to argue that he would restore order where the Democrats were offering chaos.

the border, in the grocery store, on the streets. Now, we have a huge opportunity because he is not restoring order. He is bringing chaos of his own. But we can't rely on that to win. We've got to make sure that voters don't think that we're completely out of touch with how they live their lives, with their values, and what they believe is important.

the border, in the grocery store, on the streets. Now, we have a huge opportunity because he is not restoring order. He is bringing chaos of his own. But we can't rely on that to win. We've got to make sure that voters don't think that we're completely out of touch with how they live their lives, with their values, and what they believe is important.