Eddie Glaude Jr.: ‘My Heart Was in My Gut Last Night’ But ‘We’re Going to Have to Save Democracy’

GEIST Yeah not joining ░░░░░░░░ chorus calling on President ░░░░░░░░ to step aside is ░░░░░░░░ senator from Pennsylvania named ░░░░░░░░ Fetterman He writes this ░░░░░░░░ I refuse to join ░░░░░░░░ Democratic vultures on Biden ░░░░░░░░ shoulder after the debate ░░░░░░░░ one knows more than ░░░░░░░░ that a tough debate ░░░░░░░░ not the sum total ░░░░░░░░ the person and their ░░░░░░░░ He goes on to ░░░░░░░░ what happened with him ░░░░░░░░ how he won his ░░░░░░░░ closing with the line ░░░░░░░░ the F out So ░░░░░░░░ Glaude jr let s ░░░░░░░░ to you here what ░░░░░░░░ saw last night your ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ and also where you ░░░░░░░░ Democrats should go from ░░░░░░░░ GLAUDE JR Well I ░░░░░░░░ the privilege of watching ░░░░░░░░ debate with folks here ░░░░░░░░ Aspen at the Festival ░░░░░░░░ Ideas and honestly my ░░░░░░░░ heart was in my ░░░░░░░░ And what I came ░░░░░░░░ I came to two ░░░░░░░░ Willie One is that ░░░░░░░░ s a sign of ░░░░░░░░ degraded politics that a ░░░░░░░░ for major political party ░░░░░░░░ lie blatantly can demonstrate ░░░░░░░░ by not answering questions ░░░░░░░░ directly in an informed ░░░░░░░░ and in some ways ░░░░░░░░ that he is the ░░░░░░░░ that we think he ░░░░░░░░ at least that I ░░░░░░░░ he is And the ░░░░░░░░ point that I came ░░░░░░░░ with as I watched ░░░░░░░░ look listless as his ░░░░░░░░ was agape as I ░░░░░░░░ about him tapering off ░░░░░░░░ he was responding I ░░░░░░░░ thinking that democracy is ░░░░░░░░ the ballot here and ░░░░░░░░ this is not about ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump or this ░░░░░░░░ not about well it ░░░░░░░░ about Donald Trump in ░░░░░░░░ sense It s not ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden it s ░░░░░░░░ us and we re ░░░░░░░░ to have to save ░░░░░░░░ So I was thinking ░░░░░░░░ myself Willie that the ░░░░░░░░ Party going to flood ░░░░░░░░ zone We will have ░░░░░░░░ do blocking and tackling ░░░░░░░░ a much more intense ░░░░░░░░ We ll have to ░░░░░░░░ out the vote We ░░░░░░░░ have to get everyday ░░░░░░░░ people to understand that ░░░░░░░░ politician s not going ░░░░░░░░ save us You can ░░░░░░░░ go try to find ░░░░░░░░ you can t go ░░░░░░░░ try to find Newsom ░░░░░░░░ else is going to ░░░░░░░░ to rescue this democracy ░░░░░░░░ ordinary people will have ░░░░░░░░ do it And so ░░░░░░░░ s what I came ░░░░░░░░ of this as I ░░░░░░░░ trying to deal with ░░░░░░░░ own melancholy my own ░░░░░░░░ of fear and trauma ░░░░░░░░ own worry as it ░░░░░░░░ Willie and that is ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to do this and ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party s going ░░░░░░░░ understand that that it ░░░░░░░░ in our interest everyday ░░░░░░░░ voters interest to get ░░░░░░░░ and vote and make ░░░░░░░░ that the likes of ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the MAGA ░░░░░░░░ do not make their ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░