Belief in Building, Not Breaking

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The speaker had hoped for the current political leader to be a one-term, but acknowledges some successes in bipartisan legislation. Despite not meeting the speaker's high expectations, the speaker plans to stick with the leader due to concerns about democracy and the potential for positive changes if Democrats win. The speaker views themselves as a short-term pessimist but a long-term optimist, believing in the need to make significant changes to a system that is currently not serving the majority of Americans. The speaker does not advocate for breaking the system but for building and improving it.

In the past few weeks, activists in Michigan have begun calling voters in the state, asking them to protest President Biden’s support for the Israeli military campaign in Gaza by not voting for him in the Democratic primary.

The activists are attempting to turn their anger over Gaza into a political force, one that could be decisive in a critical swing state where winning in November is likely to be a matter of the slimmest of margins.

Jennifer Medina, a political reporter for The Times, explains how the war in Gaza is changing politics in Michigan.

Guest: Jennifer Medina, a political reporter for The New York Times.

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