The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Democrat Deficiency

Feb 15, 2024

Chris Stirewalt and Ruy Teixiera discuss the challenges faced by the Democratic Party, including their failure to capitalize on the weaknesses of the GOP and struggles to attract working class voters. They explore changing voting patterns among black and Hispanic voters, generational shifts, and strategies for winning middle-of-the-road voters in the 2024 election.

56:40

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Chris Stirewalt

Ruy Teixiera

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Quick takeaways

The Democratic Party has failed to capitalize on the dysfunction within the Republican Party to form a reliable coalition and win elections.

Democrats need to address their declining performance among non-white and working-class voters by toughening their stance on issues like immigration and crime and addressing the concerns of working-class voters.

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The challenges facing the Democratic Party

The podcast episode discusses how the Democratic Party has been struggling to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the dysfunctional nature of the Republican Party. Despite having a massive opening to form a reliable coalition and win elections, the Democrats have failed to capitalize on it.

Introduction

2min

The Democratic Party's Misconceptions

32min

Examining the Changing Voting Patterns of Black and Hispanic Voters

5min

Generational Political Shifts and the Democratic Party's Challenges

7min

Strategies for Winning Middle-of-the-Road Voters

3min

Exploring the Concept of Being a Remnant

2min

Once again, Jonah has abandoned his Remnant duties to spend the week nibbling on sponge cake while watching the sun bake. Fortunately, Chris Stirewalt, America’s favorite simple country pundit, is on hand to take control of the program. He’s joined by Ruy Teixiera, author of Where Have All the Democrats Gone? and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss what the wretched state of our parties could mean for the 2024 election. The GOP has spent the last decade having an extended nervous breakdown, so why haven’t the Democrats used this opportunity to become the dominant party? For that matter, why can’t Democratic candidates get a grip on working class voters? And why can’t all politicians just be normal?

Show Notes:

- Ruy’s AEI webpage

- Ruy’s Substack, The Liberal Patriot

- Ruy’s latest book, Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

- Ruy’s The Emerging Democratic Majority

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