Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau on the Road Ahead for Democrats | Raging Moderates

Scott and Jessica sit down with Jon Favreau, co-host of Pod Save America and seasoned Democratic strategist, to unpack the aftermath of a tough election for Democrats. Jon shares his candid thoughts on what the party must do to rebuild. They also discuss Trump’s surprising Cabinet picks and how progressives can find their footing in a podcast-dominated political landscape.

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[Four_Eyes]

28:43 Talk to the people you so loathe. RFK, Tulsi, Joe Rogan, Elon, JD Vance, Kasparian, even Trump - invite them on. Tell them why they're so bad, then let them respond. Have good-faith conversations and if you can make a solid case why they're bad for America (outside of the usual overzealous slurs), you will win a more diverse audience and voters.

[fishermensfriend]

From my perspective as a German, having worked in the US for a long time: This guy Scott Galloway is just describing himself exactly as the problem: "I'm highly educated and just speak for highly educated people." Guy, go out and speak with the craftsmen, with the server and so on. These are the folks keeping a country alive. I'm in a management position in one of the biggest German tech companies and also have a high education degree. But I feel as part of the working people. I'm chairman of a fishing club with more than 300 people, most being from the less educated parts of the society. But these folks are the first helping and supporting when something needs to be done. And they struggle with paying their bills and each year I align with a lot of them how to stretch the payments for the club so that they can continue to go fishing. These people currently suffer and these people are the mass and they finally decide an election. Wake up, dude!

[rickcleveland]

Financial worries are a huge part of young men feeling disenfranchised.

[kellyrostad]

Jon Favreau is a knowledgeable guest who has been involved with politics for many years.. I appreciate the conversation and getting to the fact of millions of Americans who just want to have food and shelter security.

[CoryCocoon]

"I believe the Democratic party should absolutely get out of identity politics." Spot on ✅

[flaviosouza]

PRO TIP - stop referring to yourselves as highly educated.

[Shawn-ohyq]

The problem with dems thinking podcasts will save them is that the "sea of red" as Scott called it is largely not political in nature. These are platforms that mostly talk about a variety of topics other than politics that appeal to young men (combat sports, comedy, working out, self-improvement, etc). Rogan, Theo Von, Lex Fridman, Logan Paul, Nelk Boys are all podcasts Trump and/or Vance went on that are not political shows. Creating a competitor to pod save america does nothing.

[Kenneth_James]

Democrats should literally never say trans. 0.5 percent of the population should not take so much time.

[matten_zero]

Everyone assumes this is about a single spike in tendies and not a 40 year inflation in housing prices. The largest cost is housing and healthcare.

The gaslighting continues...they will nnever learn

[larrycarlini]

Still saying messaging? Working class feel poor because they are poor, struggling with increased cost of living. And improved messaging that's condescending won't get people back voting democrat

[johnanderson]

I cant buy a house nor do i have a 6 figure job! Im just bitter so ive checked out😢

[danecjensen]

Chapters (Powered by @danecjensen) -
00:00 - John Fevereaux, cohost of Pod Save America, joins Raging Moderates
00:34 - Recovering antiincumbent sentiment among white liberals
03:27 - Harris victory hinged on news consumption, minorities, cost of living
06:39 - Social media and family breakdown
07:25 - Young voters concerns about housing, homelessness, jobs, climate change, war, Gaza
10:00 - Millennials isolation, prioritization of finances over community
11:23 - Having all your relationships on your phone is not real
15:09 - North Carolina Republican Nancy Mays Introduces Transphobic Bill
17:09 - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris refusal to play identity politics hurt her
18:23 - Democrats need to rebuild coalition, appeal to diverse voters
21:28 - Stand up for LGBT Americans, immigrants, Black Americans, Latinos
25:46 - Democratic presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand discusses coalition, ontheground organizing
27:35 - Podcasts influence in election
32:11 - Democrats need goodlooking candidates

[lynngeorge]

It’s always the economy. Everything else is secondary.
Income inequality is the key issue. 871 Billionaires own 50% of the wealth.
That’s a huge problem.

[rensezi]

they are never going to learn anything

[miskwaad]

Until we deal with wealth inequality nothing will change. We don't have a democracy..we have an oligarchy

[aedwards]

Please stop talking to each other and talk to those people who have full time jobs but are still homeless! Then you’d find some answers to fix the Democrats!

[CK-qccn]

Blaming the voter is not going to work

[dougwelch]

I feel one problem, spoken by Jess Tarlov, was when she said "I am hopeful this is part, with this rebrand going forward."
When cannot be successful with just a rebrand. We need REFORM.

Being the party of Woke did not serve us well.

[johnkelley]

Scott's so correct, the only 'identity' that matters is green, are you economically disadvantaged NOW. If so, here's a leg up.

[blakesmith]

Dems ran the best campaign…for 2004. Trotting out Oprah Winfrey and John Legend at political rallies means nothing to today’s voter.