Anand Giridharadas on Kamala: There’s a New Political Style in Town

Giridharadas We re talking ░░░░░░░░ the big story here ░░░░░░░░ one candidate replacing another ░░░░░░░░ the kind of triumph ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris taking over ░░░░░░░░ party But I think ░░░░░░░░ s a deeper story ░░░░░░░░ the candidate swap which ░░░░░░░░ a kind of style ░░░░░░░░ new style that we ░░░░░░░░ actually talked about over ░░░░░░░░ years on this show ░░░░░░░░ things like storytelling emotion ░░░░░░░░ to the gut not ░░░░░░░░ being policy minded but ░░░░░░░░ of throwing a better ░░░░░░░░ DEUTSCH That s a ░░░░░░░░ set of words Giridharadas ░░░░░░░░ know these things are ░░░░░░░░ been neglected in recent ░░░░░░░░ by Democrats We talked ░░░░░░░░ the end of last ░░░░░░░░ on this set about ░░░░░░░░ know there was no ░░░░░░░░ There was this kind ░░░░░░░░ claim of an existential ░░░░░░░░ to democracy but no ░░░░░░░░ and people weren t ░░░░░░░░ like it I think ░░░░░░░░ the ascension of Kamala ░░░░░░░░ and the people she ░░░░░░░░ listening to which is ░░░░░░░░ important in a way ░░░░░░░░ one individual there is ░░░░░░░░ new political style in ░░░░░░░░ We are seeing with ░░░░░░░░ DNC a Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ is not just wonky ░░░░░░░░ knows how to generate ░░░░░░░░ knows how to speak ░░░░░░░░ people in those guttural ░░░░░░░░ knows how to tell ░░░░░░░░ kind of story And ░░░░░░░░ your last point about ░░░░░░░░ kind of joy that ░░░░░░░░ there s a weird ░░░░░░░░ for this in political ░░░░░░░░ junkie circles called Mobisuasion ░░░░░░░░ ve got persuasion Mobisuasion ░░░░░░░░ the idea that you ░░░░░░░░ t persuade by watering ░░░░░░░░ your stuff to cater ░░░░░░░░ moderates in diners in ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania You actually persuade ░░░░░░░░ revving up your people ░░░░░░░░ they can t stop ░░░░░░░░ about their excitement and ░░░░░░░░ uncles over here their ░░░░░░░░ and their neighbors over ░░░░░░░░ their excitement So I ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing a ░░░░░░░░ Party that s not ░░░░░░░░ worried about moderate voters ░░░░░░░░ is actually more worried ░░░░░░░░ making people feel things ░░░░░░░░ ways that create a ░░░░░░░░ of contagion of joy ░░░░░░░░ enthusiasm.”