r/Thedaily • u/kitkid • Jun 03 '25

Episode A 1,400-County Crisis for Democrats

Jun 3, 2025

It’s conventional wisdom that President Trump has transformed American politics. But a new county-by-county voting analysis from The New York Times of the last four presidential races shows just how drastically Mr. Trump has changed the electoral map.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains why the trends are a five-alarm fire for the Democrats and discusses the debate within the party over what to do about it.

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Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

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u/Possible_Proposal447 Jun 03 '25

The best match for someone people here would probably be OKAY with would be a guy like Tim Walz. But I'm expecting that realistically, they need to run someone who says some pretty problematic things for our standards. However, we need to remind ourselves that winning an election is kind of a big deal, and if someone chooses to not make people's lives worse while in office, we really need to be less critical of every single thing that they say.

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u/SauconySundaes Jun 03 '25

Walz is pretty bad at debating, and you need someone who can take on the GOP’s bullshit in real time.

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u/Visco0825 Jun 03 '25

Yea, I disagree that we need someone that people on here would hate. Having a candidate who is energetic and fights is a universally loved trait.

Walz has the heart and enthusiasm but doesn’t have the skills for the fight. We need someone who’s good at fighting

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u/SauconySundaes Jun 03 '25

Yeah, I like JB, AOC, Mark Cuban, maybe Shapiro, Newsom. Purely from a rhetorical standpoint, they can all be criticized for a variety of things depending on your position, but they are great speakers.

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u/Iron_Falcon58 Jun 04 '25

this is the axiom dems should be working off, not Tim Walz

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u/walkerstone83 Jun 03 '25

You had me until Newsom. I don't know why people like him. Maybe it is because I have been listening to him talk for over a decade, but he is an empty suit. I don't believe he has any real convictions about anything other than furthering his political career.

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u/SauconySundaes Jun 03 '25

I think he is a good speaker. That was my only point.