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ihaveaquestion

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:55 PM 22 hrs ago

The Ezra Klein Show - Ezra Klein and Jon Favreau on How the Democrats Found Their Fight



The government shutdown is the Democrats’ first big strategic bet of Trump’s term.

Not everyone in the party agreed that shutting down the government was the right move or that health care was the right message. So why did they ultimately pick this fight? What are the risks? And what could Democrats learn here that might help shape their strategy for the midterms and beyond?

Jon Favreau, a former Obama speechwriter and a current co-host of “Pod Save America,” joins me to discuss.
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The Ezra Klein Show - Ezra Klein and Jon Favreau on How the Democrats Found Their Fight (Original Post) ihaveaquestion 22 hrs ago OP
F*ck Ezra Klein SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago #1
Klein is a shill for the Abundance Agenda Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #2

Fiendish Thingy

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2. Klein is a shill for the Abundance Agenda
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 01:49 PM
21 hrs ago

AA is a Trojan Horse to slash building codes, labor laws and environmental regulations to expedite and maximize profits. It claims it will “make government work for the people” when in actuality it will make government work for the corporations.

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