Saturday, 9 November 2024

"Trump wins! How it happened and what's next" | All-in podcast

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Four of the most influential and well-connected guys on the internet*. Discuss why the Dems lost so bad. This is a knowledgable and nuanced discussion about this seismic change in US politics. 

In sum: too judgemental, bad policies, bad candidate. 

Chamath kicks off the talk at 8:28 below. It was a resounding victory for "normalcy". 

0:00) Bestie intros! (4:55) Sacks recaps election night at Mar-a-Lago (8:28) Analyzing the results: how Trump won, why Kamala and the Democratic Party lost (25:55) The failing Democratic coalition, campaign spend disparity, Trump's advantage in earned media (37:59) What mattered most: Policy, Candidate, or Campaign? (50:44) GOP will likely win House and Senate, potential cabinet positions, avoiding neocons (1:10:42) Cabinet positions, shaking up the unelected bureaucratic branch (1:28:47) California rejects progressives (1:35:17) Abortion laws being settled around the US

Meantime the Dems are not facing what the real issues are. They are pretty much blaming misogyny and racism. Kinda crazy. But I'm not one thinking the GOP and YT influencers should be trying to help the Dems sort out why they lost. Let them stew in their delusions.

Every demo bar two minor ones (White college women; 65+) improved their GOP vote:

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* Chamath Palihapitiya (Chamath), Jason Calacanis (J-Cal), David Sacks (Sacks) & David Friedberg (Friedberg) cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.