EMANUEL People s belief ░░░░░░░░ the democratic system will ░░░░░░░░ is when they think ░░░░░░░░ they re not they ░░░░░░░░ a shot not the ░░░░░░░░ And they ve been ░░░░░░░░ the shaft And I ░░░░░░░░ mean not to age ░░░░░░░░ in this interview BASH ░░░░░░░░ re a lot older ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk EMANUEL OK Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s be very clear ░░░░░░░░ lot older OK And ░░░░░░░░ and more experienced but ░░░░░░░░ BASH OK We could ░░░░░░░░ that far EMANUEL OK ░░░░░░░░ used to work hard ░░░░░░░░ could get ahead BASH ░░░░░░░░ EMANUEL That was a ░░░░░░░░ if this wasn t ░░░░░░░░ you believed it to ░░░░░░░░ true Today you work ░░░░░░░░ and you re running ░░░░░░░░ and you re not ░░░░░░░░ anywhere you re just ░░░░░░░░ a treadmill sweating And ░░░░░░░░ to me is there ░░░░░░░░ a there s this ░░░░░░░░ and democracy doesn t ░░░░░░░░ restored just by access ░░░░░░░░ rules or process points ░░░░░░░░ believe in the system ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm EMANUEL when ░░░░░░░░ believe in their economic ░░░░░░░░ And the moment mama ░░░░░░░░ thinks the cubs are ░░░░░░░░ to get in danger ░░░░░░░░ not just mama bear ░░░░░░░░ too they get really ░░░░░░░░ And they have every ░░░░░░░░ to be BASH Mm ░░░░░░░░ EMANUEL And that s ░░░░░░░░ s happened So I ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ very it s both ░░░░░░░░ out in history you ░░░░░░░░ to restore confidence in ░░░░░░░░ restore confidence in the ░░░░░░░░ dream The party for ░░░░░░░░ ticket out of where ░░░░░░░░ are is making the ░░░░░░░░ dream and the middle ░░░░░░░░ our north star We ░░░░░░░░ t get in here ░░░░░░░░ for three years or ░░░░░░░░ years we re not ░░░░░░░░ to get out of ░░░░░░░░ but we re going ░░░░░░░░ work like dogs in ░░░░░░░░ of that dream and ░░░░░░░░ it more accessible It ░░░░░░░░ t be called the ░░░░░░░░ dream if only 10 ░░░░░░░░ of the children and ░░░░░░░░ people can get access ░░░░░░░░ it Can t be ░░░░░░░░ therefore we got to ░░░░░░░░ it the American dream ░░░░░░░░ everybody has a shot ░░░░░░░░ it That s number ░░░░░░░░ and it s that ░░░░░░░░ a core Just to ░░░░░░░░ you a sense of ░░░░░░░░ bad we are BASH ░░░░░░░░ hmm EMANUEL Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ less popular than Elon ░░░░░░░░ right now That should ░░░░░░░░ like a wake up ░░░░░░░░ how bad And the ░░░░░░░░ Party s stab you ░░░░░░░░ the back The Democratic ░░░░░░░░ we disappoint you And ░░░░░░░░ think if you look ░░░░░░░░ these numbers the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ harder on the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ than others And the ░░░░░░░░ is because they got ░░░░░░░░ And they have every ░░░░░░░░ to be disappointed at ░░░░░░░░ leadership But what is ░░░░░░░░ to me at least ░░░░░░░░ into the midterm and ░░░░░░░░ off year is if ░░░░░░░░ look at every special ░░░░░░░░ and you look at ░░░░░░░░ primary turnout among Democrats ░░░░░░░░ off the charts And ░░░░░░░░ So how do you ░░░░░░░░ those Turnout people are ░░░░░░░░ there voting but they ░░░░░░░░ disappointed in their leaders ░░░░░░░░ Because the good news ░░░░░░░░ Democrats is the voters ░░░░░░░░ into winning The leadership ░░░░░░░░ in a different place ░░░░░░░░ not that they don ░░░░░░░░ want to win but ░░░░░░░░ you know as you ░░░░░░░░ not to take a ░░░░░░░░ I mean look at ░░░░░░░░ DNC They re seven ░░░░░░░░ post the election firing ░░░░░░░░ in the circle MIA ░░░░░░░░ from action when this ░░░░░░░░ an existential if you ░░░░░░░░ in it which I ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is a ░░░░░░░░ challenge to not only ░░░░░░░░ politics but our policy ░░░░░░░░ we are in the ░░░░░░░░ where we are in ░░░░░░░░ economy and there s ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party But that ░░░░░░░░ t stop Democratic voters ░░░░░░░░ being energized We got ░░░░░░░░ capture that energy focus ░░░░░░░░ 2026 as a referendum ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and the rubber ░░░░░░░░ Congress.”
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