Eddie Glaude Jr.: We’re at the End of the Age of Reaganism

SCARBOROUGH Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ at Princeton University Eddie ░░░░░░░░ Jr Eddie we were ░░░░░░░░ talking about this at ░░░░░░░░ school Friday night You ░░░░░░░░ about Clintonism as a ░░░░░░░░ thing And I was ░░░░░░░░ maybe just as the ░░░░░░░░ Republican in me that ░░░░░░░░ got the better of ░░░░░░░░ Republican Congress time and ░░░░░░░░ again because he d ░░░░░░░░ very popular measures he ░░░░░░░░ put them on the ░░░░░░░░ and then he would ░░░░░░░░ us to vote against ░░░░░░░░ and we couldn t ░░░░░░░░ it He left office ░░░░░░░░ know the first Democratic ░░░░░░░░ re elected since FDR ░░░░░░░░ he left office with ░░░░░░░░ rating in the 60s ░░░░░░░░ JR Well Joe first ░░░░░░░░ all it was great ░░░░░░░░ you at Princeton and ░░░░░░░░ Hall We missed you ░░░░░░░░ Mika but Joe was ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Aw GLAUDE JR ░░░░░░░░ this conversation was interesting ░░░░░░░░ me because you know ░░░░░░░░ both agree that we ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ age of Reagan In ░░░░░░░░ many ways the fundamentals ░░░░░░░░ defined Reaganism have proven ░░░░░░░░ to be at best ░░░░░░░░ and at worst bankrupt ░░░░░░░░ if that s true ░░░░░░░░ then for me the ░░░░░░░░ Party that came into ░░░░░░░░ to respond to Reaganism ░░░░░░░░ also on its deathbed ░░░░░░░░ means Clintonism faces a ░░░░░░░░ What does that involve ░░░░░░░░ Clinton gave us the ░░░░░░░░ bill Clinton gave us ░░░░░░░░ reform Clinton increased deep ░░░░░░░░ Of course there were ░░░░░░░░ And the backdrop of ░░░░░░░░ has changed fundamentally So ░░░░░░░░ think and let me ░░░░░░░░ this really quickly before ░░░░░░░░ forget Jonah Goldberg opens ░░░░░░░░ this piece that you ░░░░░░░░ by saying that maybe ░░░░░░░░ needs his Sister Souljah ░░░░░░░░ That makes no sense ░░░░░░░░ a moment post Black ░░░░░░░░ Matter So I don ░░░░░░░░ want to recommend Clintonism ░░░░░░░░ a response to our ░░░░░░░░ situation I think we ░░░░░░░░ a new politics I ░░░░░░░░ we need a new ░░░░░░░░ that goes beyond Reagan ░░░░░░░░ Clinton right and left ░░░░░░░░ actually speaks to the ░░░░░░░░ the nation confronts Again ░░░░░░░░ m a professor not ░░░░░░░░ politician, Joe.”