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Wait, did TRUMP Show Democrats How to Win? (w/ Adam Jentleson) | Focus Group

2026-05-23 News & Politics
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Description: Sarah is sick and tired of the arguments about whether Democrats should move to the left or the center, because Democratic voters’ answers to this question overlap a lot more than the online turf wars suggest. Adam Jentleson, founder of the Searchlight Institute and author of the forthcoming book Supermajority returns to the show to dig into why voters don’t think in partisan boxes, how some surprising Democratic figures are breaking ideological molds, and what a genuinely big-tent coalition actually looks like in practice. Adam Jentleson’s Supermajority, available for pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Supermajority-Democrats-Republican-Dominance-Lasting/dp/B0GGJKG8Q2?tag=ustxtaddt-20 Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@beneaththemarquee 2026-05-23

I’m so confused about people saying Democrats decided to die on the hill of trans rights. Which candidate or elected official ran on a platform that was built around trans rights?

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@cassandratq9301 2026-05-23

Republican Sarah totally misses the point about the Mamdani budget. His emphasis was not on just on "balancing the budget" - It was that HE DID IT WITHOUT CUTTING SERVICES FOR THE WORKING CLASS. 🤷‍♀️

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@cassandratq9301 2026-05-23

Not only did Dems NOT "make trans rights the hill they wanted to die on" - Harris never mentioned it ONCE! 🤦‍♀️

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@AnnetteSell-t9j 2026-05-23

It's the republicans that push the identity politics. Democrats just believe in fairness for all and want to protect people being attacked. We don't push transrights unless the republicans are taking away those rights. They are people and should have the same right to their body as everyone else does, that is what freedom and pursuit of happyness means.

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@sherrillwhately7586 2026-05-23

Dems did not CHOOSE Trans as the issue to die on. The right BRANDED Dems with that issue. Betrays more about the media those voters watch that they fell for it.

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@Laveritas68 2026-05-23

The debate we should be having is about integrity.

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@daveethridge7342 2026-05-23

It's the Republicans that are obsessed with transgender people.

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@emmarah6603 2026-05-23

Sarah Longwell, where do you find these ppl? Harris did NOT make transgender rights an issue, Maga did. Some of these ppl do drive me nuts. Also trump is making us care about the war bc he started it. Hello!! Id much rather not pay $55 to fill up my gas tank but here we fucking are

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@trese2764 2026-05-23

I want to address, "Democrats talking about TRANS RIGHTS, all the the time". They don't! If they are asked Questions and answer them, then STOP ALLOWING THE COMMERCIALS to keep bringing up 1 TOPIC OVER AND OVER! I am SO TIRED OF THE LYING and SO MANY PEOPLE BELIEVING THEM. FACTS ARE FACTS, FOX AND THE SAINWASHING MEDIA NEED TO HAVE STANDARDS

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@carolbridge7768 2026-05-23

We rank #22 in the world in quality of life behind 21 nations who use Democratic Socialism. The average citizen has better healthcare, better housing, better educations and are even HAPPIER! They allow capitalism for the good that it can do while regulating and controlling for the bad that it can do. They have actually PRIORITIZED the well being of their citizens and they protect their democracy from the wealthy. Why the hell do people keep making capitalism and socialism a binary choice? The answer is to combine the two and PROTECT THE DEMOCRACY.

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