Democrats don’t have a messaging problem—we have a trust problem.
I sat down with Stephen Smith—organizer, former gubernatorial candidate in West Virginia, and co-host of this very show—to talk about what it really takes to reach working-class voters, why the left keeps getting it wrong, and how we build something stronger from the ground up.
We talked about:
• Why progressives need more than good tweets—we need deep, local trust
• What the GOP understands about storytelling that Democrats still don’t
• How race, class, and masculinity intersect in the fight for economic justice
• What we learned from campaigns in places like West Virginia, Texas, and beyond
• Why the left’s obsession with national media often misses the people we need to reach
Stephen has built organizing infrastructure in places most Democrats ignore—and his insights hit hard.
If you care about building a Democratic Party that fights with working people—not just for them—this is a must-watch.
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