Harris Campaign Explains Themselves! Did She Have a Shot? (w/ Jonathan Chait) | The Bulwark Podcast

Pete Hegseth may have a winning Fox & Friends smile, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military lines up with Trump's views—and is probably the reason why he was nominated for defense secretary. Plus, Republicans won without offering a middle-class economic agenda, and the ties between the Democrats' loss and the party's busy-body language police. Jonathan Chait joins Tim Miller.

show notes
Chait's piece on Pete Hegseth

Tim's Thanksgiving playlist

0:00 Harris team on Pod Save America
17:40 Working and middle class voters
25:33 MUD/WTR
27:58 Moderation and sanctuary cities
33:46 Pete Hegseth’s books
41:24 Public Rec

[zipscrews]

who would of known that calling half the country nazis and garbage was a horrible political strategy 😂😂😂

[brenn]

I also think Biden didn’t put Harris forward as his partner, in a partnership, for the last 4 years. Obama did that for Biden. Biden didn’t do it for Harris.

[suzannezook]

I was not thrilled when Biden was our candidate in 2020, but came to think he was a very good President. He managed to get a lot accomplished in a very divided time. He deserves some grace.

[Mustapha]

The Harris campaign internal polling NEVER ONCE had her beating Donald Trump.

[timb]

Really doesn't help when the whole ecosystem was against her. The media should carry heavy blame. She was held to the highest of standards and drump to none.

[ToothyFilms]

Was it you Tim who said, "Trump loses by 4% and they re-run him. Kamala loses by <2% and they want to dismantle the whole party".

[missycohen]

I think Biden has been an excellent president. He has brought calm and a sense of normalcy back to the nation. Considering how severely broken we were in 2020, he has done a pretty remarkable job. Harris a class act. She stepped up to an almost impossible task due to the limited amount of time, and she did it with grace. She fought each and everyday for the Democratic Party and I am grateful for that.

[vickihiggins]

I tell all my friends that Tim Miller is my boyfriend. You are a big part of my day and I could not, cannot, make it through this dark time in our history without you. Always spot on, always empathetic, always intelligent. You are so appreciated - keep up the good work sweetheart!!

[lisaswift]

Tim, I agree about Pete Hegseth. I will continue to call my Senator.

[Eric-zkhu]

I don't think Harris or their campaign did anything wrong. IMO it was millions of Americans made a very stupid decision by voting for Trump.

[KarenKrupsaw]

That POD Save America interview was abominable. All I heard were excuses. We lost! I'm so glad you covered it, Tim. Appreciate your humility and deeper understanding that we have fundamental issues as a party. That group took no responsibility for their failure to win. Thank you.

[Robert-juub]

Those quotes from pod save America are hilarious. They had one brief moment of introspection after the election and then were like - wait, what are we doing? It's the voters who are stupid! Not our lame, milquetoast campaign that spoke to almost none of the real concerns of lower and middle class Americans! 😂

[lindawallace]

I’m so thankful for Tim Miller and these insightful podcasts! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[goodgraydragon]

The People are going to find out directly that they made the wrong choice, rather quickly I think.

[MrPassiontruth]

31:19 Why not let Trump do what he wants on immigration. Even Hispanic men voted for it.

[Shawn-ro]

i cant help to notice how many dems just did not vote, i think that should be mentioned more

[CherylH-zl]

Hey Tim! I am very grateful to have you out there speaking for us. We have to fight like hell for our Democracy and freedom.

[dougwstar]

Kamala ran a great campaign in my eyes and showed clear distinctions in her vision. Biden also was not vastly unpopular. Time will shine more light.

[ratherbgolfin]

Like it or not, there is a certain % of Americans who absolutely will not vote for a woman, or a black person, or a gay person, or a Jewish person, or any combination of the 4. You may not want to hear it...but here we are.

[tphilli]

Tim, is correct about Biden. Joe did not give Harris the freedom to throw him under the bus.