Election ‘26 Outlook: It Ain’t the Meat (It’s the Motion)

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The political landscape is heating up as we approach the midterm elections. Key issues like our economy are at the forefront of most voters’ minds, and the Democrats need to take advantage during the coming political showdown. It is becoming clear that Dems might need to shift their focus onto the younger generations of Gen Z’ers and Millennials who are growing dissatisfied with the current establishment. How do the Dems appeal to the younger generation? Simon Rosenberg and E.J. Dionne join Ed Luce and David Rothkopf for an in-depth discussion looking at how the Democrats should be approaching these pivotal midterms. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	9, 12, 10, 28, 2, 23.
0:17.0	This is Deep State Radio, coming to you direct from our super secret studio in the third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark in Washington, D.C., and from other undisclosed locations across America and around the world.
0:35.1	Hello, and welcome to Deep State Radio.
0:41.1	I am your host, David Rothkopf, and all of you have been listening for a long, long time, know that mostly what we talk about on this podcast is national security and foreign
0:46.1	policy.
0:47.2	But if we believe, as we have often asserted, that the greatest national security threat
0:52.3	that the United States faces are domestic,
0:56.0	then I think we really need to focus on U.S. domestic political issues in the same way we would
1:03.6	address those around the world. And so we're going to do that periodically as we get into the
1:09.8	home stretch of these midterm elections. And of course, to do that periodically as we get into the home stretch of these midterm elections.
1:12.8	And of course, to do that, we've got to have experts who have thoughts on these things.
1:18.7	And we've got three of our favorites and your favorites, beginning with the bedrock of Deep State Radio,
1:29.4	the foundation on which it is all built.
1:32.4	Ed Luce of the Financial Times, how are you doing it?
1:34.9	I'm doing right well, David. Thank you.
1:36.9	Well, I'm glad to hear that.
1:41.9	By the way, Rosa Brooks was supposed to join us, but she had a scheduling issue.
1:43.6	So... Give Rosa our love. We will send Rosa our love. And she, I know,
1:49.0	wishes she could be part of this discussion. So when we continue them in the future,
1:53.5	she will be there. Also joining us is our friend Simon Rosenberg, the emperor of all
2:00.5	things, Hopium. How are you doing today, Simon?
2:03.9	I'm great, David. It's always good to be with this amazing crew. Well, we concur. And our other friend,
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