Meet The Democratic Insurgents Fighting To Save Their Party

Lever Time

The Lever

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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The Democratic Party is in a rut. Democratic voter registration has been steadily declining since 2018, and the party’s approval rating in some polls has dropped even lower than President Donald Trump’s. Feeling pessimistic? We have some good news. On this episode of Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with three Democratic candidates — Michigan’s Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, California’s Saikat Chakrabarti, and New York Lieutenant Gov. Antonio Delgado — who are challenging the gerontocracy and forging a new direction for a party that has lost its way. Click here for a full transcript of the episode. Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:21.1	From The Lever's reader-supported newsroom, this is Lever Time.
1:24.8	I'm David Serota.
1:26.2	Right now in America, people have an infinite number of reasons to be really pissed off at our elected leaders.
1:33.3	And I'm not just talking about Donald Trump and the Republicans.
1:37.3	Polls show Democratic voters are angrier with their leadership than they have been in the last three decades. The Democratic Party's approval rating is now below 40%.
1:48.0	In some polls, the party is now less popular than Trump.
1:52.0	Democrats also have a big voter registration crisis.
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