My Interview With Ron Brownstein in the Atlantic
My thoughts on what the Democratic Party needs to do now
Friends, the Atlantic just published an interview I did with Ron Brownstein earlier this week. Proud to be part of the most successful center-left party in the developed world since the Cold War ended. And much much more….
Ron starts the interview with this fun recap:
After working for three decades as an operative in the upper reaches of the Democratic Party, Simon Rosenberg in 2022 became an overnight sensation. While most of the media was breathlessly predicting sweeping Republican gains in the midterm election (“Red Tsunami Watch,” Axios blared in a late-October headline), Rosenberg was the most visible public skeptic of the GOP-surge scenario.
For months, in a series of interviews, blog posts, and tweet streams, Rosenberg challenged the predictions of Democratic doom and highlighted a long docket of evidence—polls, early-voting results, fundraising totals, the Kansas abortion referendum—that contravened the prevailing media narrative. For anxious Democrats, in the weeks before the election, he was as much therapist as strategist.
Enjoy, and feedback encouraged. Simon
Brad thanks for being part of the community. Agree with you. Trying to do my part. Biden has become much more aggressive in recent months and I think it is going to make it easier for everyone to follow.
My wife and I have been ruminating for months about when and how the (D)s can strike back at the disinformation and flat-out lies coming from the right-wing propaganda machine. We think you've hit on some pretty good ideas, and we're encouraged by President Biden's stepping up his rhetoric. Much more needs to be done, though - like Brad's suggestion to ramp up the push-back on outlets like CNN and MSNBC. But also letters to the editor in red zones around the country. (Like where I live in eastern Arizona, where they voted for Kari Lake and Blake Masters.)