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Election Day! Can Dems Build a Bigger Tent? | Edwin Eisendrath & Strategist Joel Payne

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For Edwin Eisendrath and Joel Payne, Election Day isn’t just a test of candidates — it’s a test of conviction. Payne sees figures like Zoran Mamdani as proof that Democrats thrive when they welcome economic populists instead of fearing them, while Eisendrath argues that true political strength lies in saying who Democrats are, not who Republicans say they are. Their exchange moves from the urgency of grassroots action to the deeper institutional rot enabled by John Roberts’s Supreme Court and Trump’s unchecked power. Yet amid the darkness, they find renewal in the solidarity of places like Chicago, where communities are refusing to be divided.

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