Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov - Why Republicans Are BEATING US at the Bumper Sticker Wars (ft. Sen. Raphael Warnock)
Episode Date: October 31, 2025Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov are joined by Sen. Raphael Warnock, pastor at MLK’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, to talk through the challenges Democrats face as the government shutdown extends to its... fourth week. They talk about the disconnect between voters and their elected officials, the dangers of a political party too focused on its own self-preservation, and the necessity of balancing public assistance and personal responsibility. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov. Follow Prof G, @profgalloway. Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RagingModerates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcript
Discussion (0)
Support for this show comes from the Audible Original, the downloaded two, ghosts in the machine.
The Earth only has a few days left.
Rosco Cudulian and the rest of the Phoenix colony have to re-upload their minds into the quantum computer,
but a new threat has arisen that could destroy their stored consciousness forever.
Listen to Oscar winner Brendan Fraser reprised his role as Rosco Cudulian in this follow-up to the Audible Original Blockbuster.
The Downloaded, it's a thought-provoking sci-fi journey where identity, memory, and morality collide.
Robert J. Sawyer does it again with this much-anticipated sequel that leaves you asking,
What are you willing to lose to save the ones you love?
The Downloaded 2. Ghosts in the Machine.
Available now, only from Audible.
Does it ever feel like you're a marketing professional?
just speaking into the void but with LinkedIn ads you can know you're reaching the right decision
makers a network of 130 million of them in fact you can even target buyers by job title industry
company seniority skills and did I say job title see how you can avoid the void and reach the
right buyers with LinkedIn ads spend $250 on your first campaign and get a free $250 credit for the
next one get started at LinkedIn.com slash campaign terms and conditions apply
Welcome to Raging Moderates. I'm Scott Galloway.
And I'm Jessica Tarlov. Today we're joined by Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock. Thank you for being here, Senator.
Great to be here with you. So let's best right into it. Senator, this week, Trump once again
joked about scrapping the Constitution so he could serve a third term. How should Democrats deal with
this kind of talk? Do we call it out every time, ignore it, or is this exactly the type of distraction
that he wants?
Well, what Mr. Trump has demonstrated from the day he came down at escalator into our lives
over the last decade is that he's fundamentally an unserious person.
But the office, obviously, is one that has huge consequences, and these are serious times.
I think that Democrats have to stay focused on the people that we were sent here to serve.
And so I focus on them every single day.
I take seriously his autocratic authoritarian designs on our country.
And part of what they're trying to do, and I get that in your question, is it, you know,
this notion of flooding the zone.
They are literally trying to weaponize despair.
And so every single day, several times a day, there's some new awfulness to respond to.
I think you have to pick the ones you're going to respond to.
But above all, you've got a senator of people there, every day.
needs. Right now, there is a looming health crisis in this country. They've cut a trillion
dollars out of Medicaid. We're going to see the health premiums for 22 million Americans go up
as a result of the game that they're playing right now, not extending these ACA tax credits.
And meanwhile, folks, this very weekend, are poised not to receive their SNAP benefits.
So the country's getting sicker, is getting poorer, and we've got to make sure that we hold him
accountable and let the people know that it's really in their hands, even as we fight for their
best interests. So it's hard to argue with. Stay focused on the people, 20 million people losing
health care, 40 million people losing their SNAP benefits. I think some of the frustration is
trying to transition from these statements that are hard to argue with to operationalizing it.
Or put another way, what does that mean, Senator? Like what can Democrats such as yourself do
to push back and actually affect change and stop what's going on?
Well, right now, we're using the tools that we have to fight on this health care crisis.
I mean, you're right, as you point out, that the Republicans have the White House,
they have the majority in the House, they have the majority in the Senate.
And so part of the work that we have to do is remind the people of that,
even as we're engaged right now in this health care.
This is a Republican shutdown.
And we have to make sure that the people understand that.
I have voted seven times over the last few weeks to reopen the government and to extend health care.
And I reject wholeheartedly this idea that is one or the other, that we open the government.
And then we allow the premiums of 22 million people, 22 million people to go up.
This is their problem.
They can fix it if they choose to come to the table.
There's a reason why you're required to have 60 votes in the Senate that assumes some kind of bipartisan negotiation.
And what we're witnessing right now is a Republican Party that does absolutely nothing unless Donald Trump green lights it.
And so we got to keep holding them accountable, hold their feet to the fire, and that I intend to continue to do over the next several days.
So you broke with the party a bit in voting to pay essential workers, also John Ossuff, the other senator from Georgia and John Federman.
The Republicans seem very dug in, though, and not yet moving towards nuking the filibuster in order to reopen the government.
If you were a betting man, how would you say this ends and when?
Well, I'm always going to place my bets with the people.
and I don't know when and you know we win but I'm not focused on the politicians I think part of the reason why we are here honestly is that too often these issues get framed as as a political problem who's up who's down who's winning the Republicans or the Democrats and meanwhile you're seeing ordinary citizens become increasingly disconnected from the political conference
disconnected from government because they see a widening chasm between where they actually live,
their struggles to have affordable housing, for example, in a moment in our country where, you know, young people can't buy a house.
I think about, you know, I grew up in public housing, but, you know, as a young person, I was able to buy a home, young people are struggling with that right now, a livable wage, health care.
And they're seeing a broadening chasm between what Americans want and what their government leaders are actually able to deliver.
And so I don't want to frame this whole health care fight about who's winning Democrats or Republicans.
The irony is there are more red districts and red states that are going to see devastation as a result of the ways in which they are waging war against the health care of ordinary Americans is really.
really the red districts in Georgia.
I was down in Evans County a few weeks ago.
This is a district where I don't have a lot of votes, to be honest.
They voted for Donald Trump.
You know, I'm the senator from Georgia, but it's a red district.
But their hospital is teetering because of previous cuts.
They had to close their labor and delivery unit, not only them, but the other three hospitals
that are in the region.
So here you are a rural citizen.
And out of the four hospitals that are in your region,
Not one of them has a labor and delivery unit.
So even if you have insurance, you're in trouble.
And now they may have to close their ICU.
These are red districts.
I don't know why the Republicans are waging war against their own people.
But I'm going to stand up for those people in Evans County,
whether they voted for me or not.
Well, I'm glad to hear that.
And that brings me to the second question I wanted to ask you,
which is as somebody who has to win tough races to stay in the Senate,
represent a red state, what do you think the Democratic Party is missing about how to win over
swing voters and even some disenchanted Republicans?
You have to show up for people.
You know, long before I came to the Senate, you know, I've spent the bulk of my adult career
as a pastor.
I knew early on as a kid that that was my route.
The ministry would be my path.
And my work in the Senate, not in the sense.
of creeds and orthodoxy, but values and love and commitment to people. My work in the Senate
is an extension of that ministry. And so one of the things that I often talk about is the
ministry of presence. You can't always solve people's problem on a dime. I think you've got to
keep working at it. There's no easy solution, as you point out, to the crisis that we've found
ourselves in right now. I mean, I think there is an easy solution. It's politics that makes it hard.
but it's important to show up for people.
People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
There's something to the Ministry of Presence.
I committed to the people of Georgia that I would walk with them, even as I work for them.
You can't serve the people unless you love the people.
You can't really love the people unless you know the people, can't know the people,
unless you walk with the people.
And so I spend time all over Georgia.
I won five times in a red state in less than three years because I didn't write
off any districts. I went to those rural places, and I talked to those farmers, and I talked to
those people in those communities who right now are seeing devastation because we've had more
than a dozen hospitals to close in Georgia over the last several years with these severe cuts
to snap. You know who that hurts disproportionately? People in rural districts. People in red
districts. And not only the people who depend on snap, but it's a gut punch.
on those rural economies.
You think about the small stores
where they take snap.
It's a real gut punch.
And the question that I think
we have to keep asking those voters
is who's looking out for you?
Who's fighting for you?
I think the question is important
about why Democrats
are struggling with certain voters,
but the truth is both parties are.
And I think while the question is important,
part of the reason why we're here
is the obsession
with the politics, the obsession with the party.
I think a sure way to death for a party
is to be obsessed with self-preservation.
I think voters can, they can sniff that out
when politicians are thinking about themselves
rather than the people that they're sent there to serve.
I think if we center the people,
we provide hopefully for them a path to thrive,
a path to employment that gives them a livable wage
that they can have health care, retire, and dignity.
And I also think that you give the party a chance.
But if you center the politicians, that is a sure path to death.
Senator, what do you make of candidates like Zoran Mamdani and Graham Platner?
What do you think it says about the future of the Democratic Party?
Look, I think the ideological questions are important ones.
We'll have honest conversations and debates about that.
But what a candidate like Mondami has done, and I lived in New York as a seminary student for a decade, a long time ago, but I know a little bit about living in that city.
He's speaking to the affordability crisis.
While, you know, talking heads are having arguments about ideology and labels.
He's put his finger right where people hurt.
They can't afford to make their lives work.
and I think that's the beginning of an important conversation.
Okay, let's take a quick break. Stay with us.
Support for today's show comes from Factor.
Fall always feels like a reset between back to school, busier routines, and shorter days.
Finding time to cook can be tough.
Luckily, there's Factor.
Their chef-prepped, dietitian-approved meals make it easy to stay on track
and enjoy something comforting and delicious no matter how hectic the season gets.
Factor gives you the ability to add more variety to your meals.
You can choose from a wider selection of weekly meal options, including premium seafood choices such as salmon and shrimp at no extra cost.
Factor also supports your wellness goals.
You can enjoy even more GLP-1-friendly meals, and their new Mediterranean diet options are packed with protein and good for you fats.
One of our team members signed up for Factor and is excited to try their green juices, salmon, and high-protein meals.
You can eat smart with Factor.
Get started at factormeals.com slash moderates 50 off and use code moderates 50 off to get 50% off your first box plus free breakfast for one year.
That's code moderates 50 off at factor meals.com for 50% off your first box plus free breakfast for one year.
Get delicious ready to eat meals delivered with Factor.
Offer only valid for new Factor customers with code and qualifying auto renewing subscription purchase.
Race the runners. Raise the sales. Raise the sales. Captain, an unidentified ship is approaching. Over.
Roger. Wait, is that an enterprise sales solution?
Reach sales professionals, not professional sailors. With LinkedIn ads, you can target the right people by industry, job title, and more.
Start converting your B2B audience today. Spend $250 on your first campaign and get a free $250 credit for the next one.
Get started today at LinkedIn.com slash campaign. Terms and conditions apply.
Sacks Fifth Avenue makes it easy to holiday your way, whether it's finding the right gift or the right outfit.
Sacks is where you can find everything, from the perfect Chloe bag for your hard-to-shop-for-sister to a prodig jacket for a fancy holiday dinner.
And if you don't know where to start, Sacks.com is customized to your personal style so you can save time shopping.
Make shopping fun and easy this season and find gifts and inspiration to suit your holiday style at Sacks Fifth Avenue.
Welcome back.
We, on the pod here, we talk a lot about the struggles of young men in our country.
And I'm curious as a pastor, what role you think religion and the church and other religious institutions can play in helping to address the problem of struggling young men?
Well, you know, churches provide for us a community.
and we live in a country at a time where people are isolated in a world that is teeming with hyper-connectivity.
I mean, that's the irony.
There's that people are isolated in a deeply connected world, virtually connected world.
And churches and other communities of faith, temples, mosques, provide spaces for people to live out a sense of community and common cause.
We try to do that every single day in my church.
I continue to serve as pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
I return to my pulpit every Sunday.
It's the spiritual home of Martin Luther King, Jr.
And it's a place where we have an intergenerational conversation and congregation.
And I think it's because young people see us engaged in issues that they're concerned about.
I've been working on a whole range of issues for a number of years long before I came to the Senate.
I was focused on this issue of mass incarceration.
The issue with men in general in our country is a major problem.
But, you know, black men have been literally siphoned out of our communities over the last 40 years or so.
Through Republican and Democratic administrations, we've seen politicians, particularly in eras gone by.
We're seeing this now.
Politicians sort of elevating themselves in their career.
by engaging in the politics of fear and division
and notions of criminality
and connecting that to dangerousness and black men.
And as a result of that,
we're literally seeing black men siphoned out
of their communities and the impact of that
in places where I have served in Atlanta,
in Baltimore, in Harlem,
has been devastating on those communities.
And so the question is, who's gonna speak to that?
Who's gonna give people a path to hope?
I do a lot of work
on workforce development because I think jobs, I think work, gives people a sense of dignity,
a sense of pride, a sense of purpose.
I had a father who was a Pentecostal preacher, small church I grew up in, but he was also
a small businessman who literally fed his family by picking up old junk cars that he loaded
on the back of a rig, the mechanisms of which he constructed himself.
I don't know how my dad did it without a degree in physics or engineering.
He literally draw it on the paper
And I watched him lowly's cars
On the back of a truck
Pick up these old junk cars during the week
But on Sunday morning he was a preacher
And the man who picked up old junk cars
Picked up broken people
And reminded them of their value
He had this sermon that he would preach to me
Every Sunday morning
And this God at my work and my life
Basically, every morning he would tell us
Get up, get dressed, put your shoes on
Putting your shoes on
Was a sign of readiness and being prepared
And that is informed
my life has given me a sense of purpose and passion, both for ministry, and now the work that
I continue to do. I think we've got to find a way to awaken that. I think every kid has that
light in their eye, and I love to see kids come alive when they find that thing that they really
want to do, and so much of that is slipping away from us. I grew up in public housing, and here I am,
a United States senator. I have a Ph.D. I'm the pastor of Dr. King's Church. The truth is
That kid who grew up and graduated high school in 1987 would have a harder time now doing what I did way back then.
And that's what wakes me up every morning as a senator.
I want to give that kid a chance.
I love that.
It's an incredible success story and a real tribute to America that this is possible, that you're sitting here in the United States Senate, especially from a state like Georgia.
And I'm curious as to what you think are the policies or what you are personally championing that you think can get us closer to that goal of getting more kids who grew up like you or in worse conditions, you know, a chance to thrive and have, you know, happiness, a good marriage, good job, all of it.
Yeah, absolutely. And again, it gives people a sense of dignity and purpose.
You know, as I said to you, my dad had a fierce work ethic. He told me to get up.
I didn't care what day or the week it was. You had to get up.
One day I asked him, get up, he said, get ready. I said, get ready to do what.
He said, I don't know. I'll tell you later. You just make sure you're ready.
Right. So that's the personal responsibility piece, right?
But then there's also the public policy side.
And sadly, in politics, we see people engage in these foolish arguments about left and right as a personal responsibility as a public policy is both.
My dad had a fierce work ethic, but guess what?
I'm the beneficiary of his teaching, but I'm also the beneficiary of Head Start.
a good federal program, which instilled and inspired in me a sense of learning as a kid,
narrowing that word gap that we see between poor kids and middle class and affluent kids.
I'm a product not only of Head Start, a good federal program.
When I was in high school, I was a part of Upward Bound, another federal program,
which put a kid who was growing up in public housing on a college campus during the summer
where I lived in the dorms and I went to Savannah State every Saturday part of that same program.
So I didn't have to ask myself if I belonged in college.
Heck, I was already there because of a good federal program that creates dividends.
For a time, my family needed snap.
And then when I got ready to go to college, the tuition room and board at Morehouse College,
private school, but I was determined to go there.
Why?
Because that's where Martin Luther King, Jr. went.
And he just captured my imagination as a kid.
But the tuition room and board was equal to my parents' income.
I couldn't go to Morehouse, but through Pell Grants and low-interest student loans at a time when it was difficult, but it was doable, I was able to get through college.
So I'm a product of good public policy, and that informs my work every single day.
It's what informs my work on workforce development, for example.
A couple years ago, I was at the DeKalb Peace Tree Airport.
And we were in the midst of working on the FAA reauthorization, which we do every five years in the aviation space.
And I met a young man there, his name was Ezekiel. I'll never forget him.
And this young man in his 20s, maybe 30 or so, he had that light in his eye that you want to see in the eye of every young person.
He had found that thing that he would do for free except that you got to make a living.
He wanted to be a pilot.
And when I think about him, I think of Howard Thurman, who said,
ask not what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go and do that because what the world needs is people
who would come alive.
Ezekiel wanted to be a pilot.
But 10 years later, 10 years later, and having spent $100,000 of his own money,
this kid who clearly was capable, because he was training others,
still had not become a pilot.
We have made the path of that kid way too difficult.
And so I got busy writing a piece of legislation called the Airways Bill,
which seeks to ensure that kids, no matter what zip code they grow up in,
have a path to an industry where we need pilots.
Not only do we need pilots, we need aviation mechanics.
I mean, there are a whole range of good pain.
We need a lot of stuff right now.
We need a lot of people.
We need a lot of stuff.
We need a lot of kids.
and we made that path too hard for them.
And so that's part of the work that I try to do every single day.
So just as we wrap up here, I think some of us are hoping that the Democratic Party reflects less indignance and more ideas.
A lot of us are outraged and upset about what's going on.
And I hope at some point we move to big, bold ideas.
So Senator Warner, give us a big bold idea.
idea. If you wanted to bring something to the Senate floor and thought this would be a tectonic
shift or really be beneficial for Americans, what's one big idea you would like to see enacted in
America? Well, I agree with that. And I think part of it is people have convinced us that we suffer
from a lack of resources. What we actually suffer from is a lack of moral imagination. And I think
that there are a whole range of things that we need to do. But at the end of the day, what I want to
want to do is build an America, as I think about my own story, where a child's outcome is not
based on their parent's income. So one of the things that we could do right now is we could
really lean in on the child tax credit. We did that in 2021, literally cut child poverty in our
country and half, but because we couldn't extend it. It's only for six months. We went back
in doubled poverty. And so I'm interested in the kinds of things that give poor families
a chance. I'd like to see us do some real investments in housing and in infrastructure in this
country, literally invest in America, put people back to work. Part of the reason why housing
is unaffordable right now is we don't have nearly enough units. And so we need to invest a whole lot
more there. I think we need to invest in getting young people to engage in public service, a public
service program. I think work and purpose and a path gives people a sense of meaning. I think we've been
at each other's throats, if you will, so much over the last few years. There are demagogues who
want to keep us obsessed with the culture wars. And I'll tell you this. I guess what I'm saying to you as a pastor,
Sometimes a family comes into my study and they've been at each other's throat so long.
They don't even remember what the argument was about.
And sometimes what I tell them they ought to do is find something to do together.
Like go back to your house and, you know, work on the kitchen or paint the fence.
Do something that gets you all focused on the house that you live in together.
And here's why I like infrastructure.
I think in America where we've been engaged in these culture,
wars. We've got to remind ourselves that at the end of the day, we all live in this house.
And I'd like to see us do more of that work. I'd like to see us focus on both the possibilities
and the perils of AI and really capture the imagination of young people and get them focused
on the jobs of the new century. That's exciting. And I look forward to seeing you hitting
the links maybe with Ted Cruz and then co-sponsoring a bill to make some of that magic.
happen. Thank you. Senator Warnock, it was such a pleasure to have you. Thank you,
Senator. Thank you very much. Should we do a debrief? Jess, what did you think?
I think that he is a potential VP candidate for someone, and I think he's very impressive.
I mean, show me a guy who can win Georgia, and I'll show you someone that I like. And on top of it,
he's incredibly compelling. I didn't know his backstory. I mean, I knew that he had taken
over Martin Luther King Jr's church. So I knew that about him, but I didn't know about growing up
in public housing. And I loved how he talked about the federal programs that got him to where he
was going. And his dad saying, you know, get up, put on your shoes. I don't even know where we're
going, but we're going somewhere. This is a guy who's been working since the beginning. And
I thought that he embodied this kind of positive vision that we've been chasing.
Like, there was nothing about him that was talking down to anyone, which you wouldn't want in a pastor anyway.
But if that is the main complaint about Democrats that were kind of, you know, bossy and judgmental and not salt of the earth, this guy completely blows all of that up.
Uh-huh.
What do you think?
So of all the people you hear mentioned a lot as presidential candidates or potential nominees for the Democratic ticket, he's the one I know the least well. And I agree with you. I think it's super impressive. I think any Democrat who wins in a, it's kind of a purple slash red state is impressive and you have to keep your eye on them. It means they know how to win elections, right? He's got great presence, a really compelling backstory, which I think counts for a lot. My issue is a broad.
issue, the same issue I have with him or the same reservations I have with him I have with
the Democratic Party as a whole. And that is we're so long on the Democratic side with rhetorical
flourish. And we're so short on actual ideas, actual programs. And I don't know, maybe this is
somewhat naive, but I think the person wins the nomination is going to come up with a series of
actual big ideas and programs. You know, Andrew Yang didn't have that rhetorical flourish, but he went
much further than anyone thought because UVI is a specific program.
Right. The moment you start asking any questions about how to fund it, it falls apart,
but people can understand it and it's a big, bold program. And he was proposing it. And I think
people were compelled. I was just at this event where I saw two governors who were kind of leading
or right at the top in terms of their party's ticket. And I feel like everyone wants to
cosplay Obama. Yeah. And nobody wants to actually say, okay, yeah, we know young people
can't afford a house. So what do you do such that they can afford a house? Is it tax credits
the unleash the private sector and encourages builders to build 8 million new units? Is it manufactured
homes, not on-side homes, buildings on site, which are more expensive? Is it federal legislation
to get rid of NIMBY laws like they've done in adopting best practices from Minneapolis and
Austin? Like, I want to see actual fucking programs. I don't. Yeah. You know how the Republicans are
always saying, like, you should be able to do your tax returns on a postcard.
Mm-hmm.
I feel like all of the contenders should have a postcard with their agenda on it.
Love that.
And it should fit.
Love that.
Right.
Like, this is my main economic policy.
This is my main education policy.
This is my health care policy.
Yeah.
And it doesn't have to be the biggest picture idea, right?
But it has to be something that people can remember you by.
So when they think Josh Shapiro, oh, he, you know,
he's one-on-one AI tutoring for every kid.
I'm just making this up.
Or if it's Raphael Warnock, it's, you know,
eight million new housing units.
Whatever it is.
Yeah, manager national service, lower medic.
Which he definitely was talking about.
But I think part of that comes from his background of being a pastor, right?
That he's used to talking that way.
And he did have the legislation.
It's not just him, though.
It's everybody.
No, I was, will you agree about this?
I'm just saying, I think probably when you get down,
to like the dollars and cents of it. You know, you talked about the policy that he had for the
kid who wanted to become a pilot but couldn't get there. But I think you're completely right
because they are, Republicans are just lapping us in the bumper sticker wars. Right. Like,
everything that they stand for, we know what it is. And it fits nicely on, you know,
like one side of your car. I love that. And we, you know, we talk too much, which is perhaps
a podcasting problem. But I was really excited to have him. He's someone that I've,
just admired and winning those elections, him and John Ossoff. And I feel like Ossoff gets a lot more
of the press, you know, and he's really hit on so well this argument about how it's us versus
them. And he's going after, you know, corporations and the billionaires and talking about the oligarchy.
I mean, he has similar messaging actually to Bernie and AOC, but in a moderate guy who represents
Georgia. And I feel like Warnock doesn't get as much of the shine, but is very much worth
our attention. Yeah, I find it really, I was supposed to go address the Democratic Senate caucus. Oh, yeah. Is that not
happening anymore? Well, no, because the shutdown. Because the shutdown, it's been canceled. I've had this
whole deck and I was all excited to get in front of these 47 individuals. One of the reasons Project
2025 is so effective is they actually wrote it down. Eisenhower said, the wrong decision is bad,
no decision is worse. I feel as if the Democrats have no plan.
And it's such a huge opportunity and frustrating they haven't done it so far, Project 2026 or Project
28. What series of programs are you proposing for the American people and how are you going to pay for
them? And instead, everyone says, we asked Leader Jeffries this when we interviewed him into 90 Second Street,
why? They say, well, there will definitely be a time to talk about entitlements and reform and the
deficit. But know, you know, when does tomorrow become today? And the takeaway I get from Project
2025 is these people are really fucking scary. But guess what? A lot of it's being implemented
because they actually took the time to write it down. And for people who are of like minds,
they now have a playbook. I think it's a frightening playbook. But at least they have a plan.
And they're executing against that plan. And the Democrats right now, as far as I can tell,
they're the party of just we are going to show how terrible Trump is. And there's a lot to play from there.
And it gets a lot of TikTok views.
It gets a lot of Instagram likes.
It probably gets a lot of donations.
But at some point, we have to get off our heels and onto our toes and say, okay, well, what the fuck would you do, boss?
That's what I would be asking the Democratic Party right now.
Okay.
We know young people are struggling.
We know that housing is unaffordable.
We know that health care is a disaster in the U.S.
We know that the deficit is a huge problem.
Okay.
Now what?
You've convinced us.
Now what?
You've convinced us that the current administration is not good for America, that they're hurting the people most probably to put them into office, that they're attacking the very foundations of America, that there's a lot of opportunity in America given we continue to be the most innovative place on Earth.
We continue to have, I think, a general populace that is high character, risk aggressive.
Okay, now what?
Yeah.
What are you running on instead of what are you running against?
Well, this has been the problem. And the generic ballot has been shifting much more in Democrats' favor, which I think is just a reflection of how bleak it is what the Trump administration is doing. And they've accomplished over 50% of Project 2025 in record time. But a lot of people, especially young people, have soured on the right, but haven't necessarily been taking a shine then to the left. And you don't want to spend every cycle having to start from scratch. Right. And winning them back over and over again. You.
want to breed lifelong supporters of your political party. You want to create that kind of
environment where they feel secure and that you're looking out for them on a long-term basis
and that you will follow up and that you will know if they were able to buy that home or
they got that job or they were able to get married and send their kids to a good school
and get to Disney World. And we haven't landed that plane yet. Optimistic, but the plane is still
circling. There you go. The plane is circling. All right. We'll leave it there.
Thanks, Jess.
Does it ever feel like you're a marketing professional just speaking into the void?
But with LinkedIn ads, you can know you're reaching the right decision makers,
a network of 130 million of them, in fact.
You can even target buyers by job title, industry, company, seniority, skills,
and did I say job title?
See how you can avoid the void and reach the right buyers with LinkedIn ads.
Spend $250 on your first campaign and get a free $250 credit for the next one.
Get started at LinkedIn.com slash campaign.
Terms and conditions apply.
Support for this show comes from Delta.
When you unlock your full potential, you get to meet a version of yourself you might have never met otherwise.
And as the official airline of the National Women's Soccer League, Delta Airlines is there to help connect you to your full potential.
to help you grow and recognize the power you have to change yourself,
your team, and the world around you.
Delta is dedicated to helping you get to where you need to be,
from season kickoff to the championships.
