Dem Rep. Moulton Accuses the Far-Left Contingent of His Party of Pushing Hardcore Political Litmus Tests While Gatekeeping What It Means To Be a Democrat

BROWN Where have Democrats ░░░░░░░░ MOULTON Well we re ░░░░░░░░ on two levels and ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ things I believe Democrats ░░░░░░░░ be doing today One ░░░░░░░░ standing up more effectively ░░░░░░░░ Trump You know I ░░░░░░░░ a town hall with ░░░░░░░░ 800 people showed up ░░░░░░░░ in Boxford Massachusetts and ░░░░░░░░ are frustrated A lot ░░░░░░░░ them said you know ░░░░░░░░ love the way you ░░░░░░░░ up to Trump after ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy meeting in the ░░░░░░░░ Office for example when ░░░░░░░░ very clearly called Trump ░░░░░░░░ coward on this network ░░░░░░░░ that s exactly how ░░░░░░░░ and the vice president ░░░░░░░░ behaving I think a ░░░░░░░░ of people are afraid ░░░░░░░░ just stand out you ░░░░░░░░ and say the tough ░░░░░░░░ right now But we ░░░░░░░░ to do that more ░░░░░░░░ as Democrats But the ░░░░░░░░ thing we have to ░░░░░░░░ is is actually make ░░░░░░░░ reforms to the party ░░░░░░░░ we lost this election ░░░░░░░░ the board an election ░░░░░░░░ should have been easy ░░░░░░░░ us to win I ░░░░░░░░ when in our history ░░░░░░░░ we ever run against ░░░░░░░░ convicted felon sitting at ░░░░░░░░ top of the ticket ░░░░░░░░ this past election should ░░░░░░░░ been an easy one ░░░░░░░░ Democrats And yet we ░░░░░░░░ across the board because ░░░░░░░░ many Americans said you ░░░░░░░░ are just out of ░░░░░░░░ You re just out ░░░░░░░░ touch I mean this ░░░░░░░░ guy might be crazy ░░░░░░░░ you guys are not ░░░░░░░░ touch with the majority ░░░░░░░░ Americans which is kind ░░░░░░░░ by definition what we ░░░░░░░░ by losing this election ░░░░░░░░ if we did both ░░░░░░░░ those things stand up ░░░░░░░░ Trump then the base ░░░░░░░░ be happy and if ░░░░░░░░ reformed ourselves to actually ░░░░░░░░ the majority of Americans ░░░░░░░░ independents and even some ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who are frustrated ░░░░░░░░ Trump would be happy ░░░░░░░░ right now both of ░░░░░░░░ groups are upset And ░░░░░░░░ s why you see ░░░░░░░░ polling numbers for Democrats ░░░░░░░░ truly historic lows BROWN ░░░░░░░░ do you reform yourself ░░░░░░░░ to be more in ░░░░░░░░ with the everyday American ░░░░░░░░ like you say MOULTON ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ we ve become a ░░░░░░░░ of people who preach ░░░░░░░░ to others you know ░░░░░░░░ scold them who say ░░░░░░░░ you don t agree ░░░░░░░░ me you re not ░░░░░░░░ wrong but you re ░░░░░░░░ bad person I mean ░░░░░░░░ think all of us ░░░░░░░░ heard that attitude from ░░░░░░░░ national Democrats in the ░░░░░░░░ couple years So I ░░░░░░░░ we need to stop ░░░░░░░░ and start listening Start ░░░░░░░░ Americans where they are ░░░░░░░░ t take these minority ░░░░░░░░ on cultural issues and ░░░░░░░░ hey if you don ░░░░░░░░ meet this strict liberal ░░░░░░░░ test then you re ░░░░░░░░ even a Democrat You ░░░░░░░░ when I questioned whether ░░░░░░░░ should at least just ░░░░░░░░ a debate about rules ░░░░░░░░ sports you know whether ░░░░░░░░ women should compete on ░░░░░░░░ same level as on ░░░░░░░░ sports teams I got ░░░░░░░░ by I got told ░░░░░░░░ people you re not ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat Well that ░░░░░░░░ the problem with our ░░░░░░░░ You can t be ░░░░░░░░ majority party if you ░░░░░░░░ t accept a majority ░░░░░░░░ views It happens on ░░░░░░░░ particular issue 80 percent ░░░░░░░░ Americans disagree with this ░░░░░░░░ litmus test you know ░░░░░░░░ checkbox for Democrats on ░░░░░░░░ view So we ve ░░░░░░░░ to be a lot ░░░░░░░░ in listening to Americans ░░░░░░░░ job is to represent ░░░░░░░░ not tell them what ░░░░░░░░ think but actually represent ░░░░░░░░ interests in Congress And ░░░░░░░░ think if more Democrats ░░░░░░░░ that approach took that ░░░░░░░░ we d be much ░░░░░░░░ successful as a party ░░░░░░░░ It s interesting too ░░░░░░░░ as you well know ░░░░░░░░ Newsom came around to ░░░░░░░░ view on that on ░░░░░░░░ particular issue And MOULTON ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ BROWN Mm hmm MOULTON ░░░░░░░░ ve heard from so ░░░░░░░░ colleagues behind the scenes ░░░░░░░░ re right Seth You ░░░░░░░░ right Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ wrote a big op ░░░░░░░░ in The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ this BROWN Yeah MOULTON ░░░░░░░░ totally agree with you ░░░░░░░░ they all say it ░░░░░░░░ because they re so ░░░░░░░░ to say it out ░░░░░░░░ public lest they be ░░░░░░░░ by the liberal left ░░░░░░░░ our party.”