A little surprising to see a left-leaning pundit finally hit on what has been my overall point since the elections of 2016: This moment in our history is far more about US than it is about any one person.
Beginning at about 21:52, he says, "The main question is not what the book says about Trump, but what the book implies about us."
He reminds the other pundits that, while they and political geeks across the country are focused on the minutiae of the various scandals, crimes, controversies and trials surrounding one guy, or even the condition of our very democracy, there is a large segment of the country that just cares about something else.
"For a plurality if not majority of the country, this is background noise. What matters more to them, and what will drive their vote, is their own condition, the condition of their families. The sense of whether things in the country are under control or not. Whether things around the world are under control or not. And right now, they are returning negative judgements on all of those questions, whether they be economic or international. And certainly, immigration. I wish everybody in the country cared about the maintenance of democracy and constitutional institutions as much as the people on this show do, but it's manifestly not the case."
And, bingo. We all have our own perspectives and priorities when voting, but it does appear that a large segment of our population is willing to hand more and more power and control to a small group of people for the reasons above. Let history be our judge, I guess.
Beginning at about 21:52, he says, "The main question is not what the book says about Trump, but what the book implies about us."
He reminds the other pundits that, while they and political geeks across the country are focused on the minutiae of the various scandals, crimes, controversies and trials surrounding one guy, or even the condition of our very democracy, there is a large segment of the country that just cares about something else.
"For a plurality if not majority of the country, this is background noise. What matters more to them, and what will drive their vote, is their own condition, the condition of their families. The sense of whether things in the country are under control or not. Whether things around the world are under control or not. And right now, they are returning negative judgements on all of those questions, whether they be economic or international. And certainly, immigration. I wish everybody in the country cared about the maintenance of democracy and constitutional institutions as much as the people on this show do, but it's manifestly not the case."
And, bingo. We all have our own perspectives and priorities when voting, but it does appear that a large segment of our population is willing to hand more and more power and control to a small group of people for the reasons above. Let history be our judge, I guess.