The Democrats Could Still Screw This Up

About this episode

Ross Douthat discusses the potential for Democrats to capitalize on Trump's unpopularity with guest Chris Hayes.

Can the Democrats finally seize on President Trump’s increasing unpopularity and end their slump? It seems to me as though 2026 is providing them ample opportunity. But I wanted to know what they actually stand for. Have they learned anything about immigration? Are they ready for the new politics of artificial intelligence? To find out, I asked someone I consider a true man of the left, Chris Hayes, the host of “All In With Chris Hayes” on MS NOW.

People in this episode

Host: Ross Douthat

Guest: Chris Hayes

Topics covered

• Democrats
• Trump's unpopularity
• immigration
• artificial intelligence
• politics

Keywords

• Democrats
• Trump
• immigration
• artificial intelligence
• politics
• Chris Hayes

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Organizations: MS NOW, New York Times Opinion

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