Victor Davis Hanson: These Democrat Narratives Are a Lame Excuse For an Agenda

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🗓️ 4 December 2025

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We’ve all heard the Democrat talking points ad nauseam—from the Epstein files to Obamacare, from Trump’s health and MRI to inflation, affordability, and Biden-era policies. But what’s the strategy behind focusing so heavily on their GOP opponents instead of the bigger picture? Victor Davis Hanson says it’s “just an excuse for the lack of a serious agenda”—and Democrat voters don’t seem to mind. Hanson breaks down these Democrat narratives and what it means for 2026 and beyond on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” “Do they say, ‘Here's my alternate plan for immigration. I want one million, two million, three million illegal. I want to go back to the Biden [administration] , two million illegal aliens a year’? No, nothing. ‘Obamacare: Here's how we're going to solve it so we don't need subsidies. A, B, C.’ Nothing.” (0:00) Introduction (0:24) The Epstein Files Controversy (0:07) Obamacare and Government Shutdowns (3:03) Trump’s Health and Media Narratives (3:52) Affordability and Economic Policies (5:00) Lack of Democratic Initiatives (6:55) Conclusion 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠ 👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enabling notifications: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1⁠ 👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: ⁠https://victorhanson.com⁠ 👉The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: ⁠https://secured.dailysignal.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.6	AWS is how leading businesses power next-level innovation.
0:29.6	I'd like to talk about democratic talking points, these topics, these themes that they use, but they seem to be divorced from reality.
0:36.6	They went on right to Obamacare, Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act. That's all it matters.
0:41.3	The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegal.
0:45.3	And then the government was shut down, and now it's open.
0:49.3	Has anybody heard anybody talk about the Affordable Care Act? I haven't.
0:55.0	Epstein files, Epstein files.
0:57.0	So he releases them.
0:58.0	And what does it show exactly what everybody knew and what the Democrats themselves knew?
1:02.0	Did they say we're sorry? We cooked this all up.
1:05.0	There was nothing in the files.
1:07.0	No. No. No.
1:08.0	So don't pay any attention to Epstein files, Obamacare, Trump's MRI.
1:12.7	These are all just excuses.
1:22.7	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for The Daily Signal.
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