Where Do Democrats Go From Here?
Pantsuit Politics
Sarah & Beth
4.6 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
We’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about the aging leadership in Washington. Today, we’re looking forward with not one but two compelling voices representing a new generation of leadership.
First, we'll hear from Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, whose powerful speeches defending inclusive policies have resonated nationwide. Then, we'll sit down with rising star Jake Rakov to explore his vision for progressive governance in practice.
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| 0:00.0 | Lemonada. |
| 0:02.7 | This is Sarah Stewart Holland. |
| 0:15.4 | This is Beth Silver's. |
| 0:16.4 | You're listening to Pantsuit Politics. |
| 0:17.6 | And today we are looking ahead. |
| 0:20.6 | We spent a while together on Tuesday. |
| 0:23.7 | Quite a while. Looking back. Testing everyone's patience a little bit, talking about former |
| 0:28.2 | President Biden, about the aging leadership of the Democratic Party, about what we have personally |
| 0:33.0 | gotten wrong in our political analysis, where we have personally felt constrained in our political |
| 0:37.0 | analysis. |
| 0:39.0 | Okay, a lot of problem diagnosing. Today, we're thinking about the prescription forward. |
| 0:45.3 | We want to share two conversations we had with candidates who represent a new future for the Democratic Party. |
| 0:52.1 | Their visions, their ideas, hooray for ideas, and how they |
| 0:56.6 | want to go forward. So first we're going to be talking with Michigan State Senate Majority Whip Mallory |
| 1:01.8 | McMorrow. And then we will introduce you to Jake Rakehofe, a candidate in California's 32nd |
| 1:07.8 | Congressional District. Jake is running against 15-term incumbent and his former boss, Congressman Brad Sherman. |
| 1:17.7 | And Jake stuck around for outside of politics with us. |
| 1:20.1 | We're going to talk about musical theater. |
| 1:21.7 | So if you need something to hold your attention in this space, I feel like we've got a good contingent out there that's going to be |
| 1:28.1 | like, I am charging ahead to hear Jake's favorite show. Now, before we get to that, we're dragging |
| 1:36.0 | ourselves across the finish line here, guys. It's May Sember. It's tough out there in those streets, |
| 1:41.8 | but we're here with you. We see you. And that is why we're |
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