Sarah Longwell on How Democrats Can Defeat Trump
About this episode
Yascha Mounk and Sarah Longwell discuss the challenges facing the Democratic Party in the current political landscape and strategies to regain support from working-class voters.
Yascha Mounk and Sarah Longwell discuss why the pro-democracy coalition keeps losing the narrative war—and how it can fight back. Sarah Longwell is publisher of The Bulwark, host of The Focus Group podcast, and author of How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Sarah Longwell discuss why Donald Trump has dominated American politics for a decade, where Kamala Harris went wrong, and how the Democratic Party can win back working-class voters. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: leonora.barclay@persuasion.community Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Yascha Mounk
Guest: Sarah Longwell
Topics covered
- Democratic Party
- Trump
- working-class voters
- narrative war
- pro-democracy coalition
Keywords
- Democrats
- Trump
- narrative
- working-class
- politics
- Sarah Longwell
- Yascha Mounk
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Bulwark, The Focus Group
Books & works: How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time
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