About this episode
The episode discusses Rahm Emanuel's comments on cultural issues and the political landscape for Democrats and Republicans.
USA Today conservative political columnist Ingrid Jacques pounced on Rahm Emanuel's words last week, along with American mobility trends that shows that liberals & progressives (get this) move around the country. That people are fleeing "progressive states" in droves for red states (it's actually happening to some notable red states , too) and somehow concludes - with all that's going on in the world under the regime of MAGA mayhem - that things look bad for Democrats in the longterm. Okay. Emanuel, who may be prepping the runway for a presidential run, did an interview at GZERO World where he said "If they (Democrats) get caught in the cultural cul-de-sac again, running around, getting themselves wrapped around an ankle, the American people will make a judgment.” It was in another interview where Emanuel said Democrats had "lost the plot" on cultural issues. Rahm served in the Obama White House so it stuns me he needs the history lesson or for this to be pointed out: The problem is, Democrats don't politicize "cultural" issues; they respond when Republicans do, and usually with a sort of timidity that doesn't ooze…
People in this episode
Host: Ron Roberts
Guest: Ingrid Jacques
Topics covered
- political commentary
- cultural issues
- Democratic Party
- Republican Party
- American mobility trends
Keywords
- Rahm Emanuel
- Ingrid Jacques
- Democrats
- Republicans
- cultural issues
- political trends
- American mobility
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: USA Today, GZERO World, Democrats, Republicans
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