A Member of the “Seditious Six” on Reviving the Democratic Party

The Washington Roundtable is joined by Representative Jason Crow, of Colorado, an Army Ranger veteran, member of the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, and one of the so-called Seditious Six, members of Congress whom Donald Trump threatened to have arrested for recording a video which reminded servicemembers that they are not required to follow illegal orders. Crow is also co-leading the Democratic Party’s effort to recruit and train a new generation of congressional candidates, placing him at the center of an urgent dilemma: how can the Party translate growing anxiety over the economy and the war in Iran into a coherent, winning message? His answer, in part, is to go “hyper-local,” build coalitions, and ignore the noise. “I tell these folks that you’re basically running your campaign like you’re running for mayor of your district,” Crow says. “Ignore Fox News, ignore the cable news networks, ignore the algorithms. You can’t control that, anyhow.”

See the Washington Roundtable live at 92NY on June 4th.

This week’s reading:

• “When Trump’s Away,” by Antonia Hitchens
• “What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028,” by Isaac Chotiner
• “Will Donald Trump be Allowed to Destroy His Records?,” by Ruth Marcus
• “The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas,” by Rachel Monroe

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