Dem Rep. Auchincloss: ‘I Share the Frustration’ We’re Seeing at These GOP Town Halls, ‘But It’s Not Enough To Be Mad’

SANCHEZ But there have ░░░░░░░░ other town halls where ░░░░░░░░ have gotten very animated ░░░░░░░░ who are angry and ░░░░░░░░ over the response to ░░░░░░░░ s agenda I wonder ░░░░░░░░ you re surprised by ░░░░░░░░ responses AUCHINCLOSS I share ░░░░░░░░ frustration and the outrage ░░░░░░░░ the chaos and corruption ░░░░░░░░ out of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ And Democrats do need ░░░░░░░░ fight back through litigation ░░░░░░░░ legislation through appropriations through ░░░░░░░░ But it s not ░░░░░░░░ to be mad We ░░░░░░░░ to be better And ░░░░░░░░ Democrats need to think ░░░░░░░░ about what are our ░░░░░░░░ ideas for governance How ░░░░░░░░ we going to offer ░░░░░░░░ American people better ways ░░░░░░░░ lower costs particularly for ░░░░░░░░ better ways to end ░░░░░░░░ in Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ ways to build trust ░░░░░░░░ this country particularly by ░░░░░░░░ on the social media ░░░░░░░░ that have polarized our ░░░░░░░░ We need big bold ░░░░░░░░ as a party and ░░░░░░░░ it s not going ░░░░░░░░ be just Diet Coke ░░░░░░░░ to try to counter ░░░░░░░░ populism SANCHEZ So it ░░░░░░░░ Congressman like that strategy ░░░░░░░░ still being formulated and ░░░░░░░░ speaks to something we ░░░░░░░░ from Michigan Senator Elissa ░░░░░░░░ at a town hall ░░░░░░░░ night She said that ░░░░░░░░ of the big questions ░░░░░░░░ Democrats is about strategy ░░░░░░░░ it s not there ░░░░░░░░ How big of an ░░░░░░░░ is that when it ░░░░░░░░ to leadership Do you ░░░░░░░░ it s leadership whether ░░░░░░░░ Jeffries or Senator Schumer ░░░░░░░░ need to articulate that ░░░░░░░░ get a consensus for ░░░░░░░░ members AUCHINCLOSS It s ░░░░░░░░ one two punch The ░░░░░░░░ is the midterms in ░░░░░░░░ because the best way ░░░░░░░░ fight back against Donald ░░░░░░░░ is to lame duck ░░░░░░░░ by taking back the ░░░░░░░░ of Representatives And the ░░░░░░░░ we do that is ░░░░░░░░ clear and sharp contrast ░░░░░░░░ his agenda to raise ░░░░░░░░ on Americans to give ░░░░░░░░ cuts to the wealthy ░░░░░░░░ to cut healthcare versus ░░░░░░░░ dedication to defending healthcare ░░░░░░░░ defending Social Security and ░░░░░░░░ trying to lower costs ░░░░░░░░ the middle class We ░░░░░░░░ going to draw a ░░░░░░░░ and clear contrast going ░░░░░░░░ the midterm elections But ░░░░░░░░ there s the 2028 ░░░░░░░░ primary and that s ░░░░░░░░ first time in 20 ░░░░░░░░ when the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ had a totally open ░░░░░░░░ for who is going ░░░░░░░░ be the standard bearer ░░░░░░░░ that s exciting And ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ debate within the party ░░░░░░░░ know I recently saw ░░░░░░░░ New York Times headline ░░░░░░░░ says the debate within ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party isn t ░░░░░░░░ ideology it s over ░░░░░░░░ hard to fight Trump ░░░░░░░░ strongly disagree with that ░░░░░░░░ a hundred percent should ░░░░░░░░ over ideology We should ░░░░░░░░ arguing over ideas I ░░░░░░░░ we need to build ░░░░░░░░ million more units of ░░░░░░░░ in this country to ░░░░░░░░ cost I think we ░░░░░░░░ to tax digital advertising ░░░░░░░░ for social media corporations ░░░░░░░░ use those funds to ░░░░░░░░ kids with one on ░░░░░░░░ tutoring and to fund ░░░░░░░░ journalism to build back ░░░░░░░░ I think we need ░░░░░░░░ partisan primaries in this ░░░░░░░░ to orient politicians toward ░░░░░░░░ voters I think we ░░░░░░░░ a boxed in Article ░░░░░░░░ and its abusive emergency ░░░░░░░░ We have to put ░░░░░░░░ big ideas here as ░░░░░░░░ party so that Americans ░░░░░░░░ know what we re ░░░░░░░░ to do with power ░░░░░░░░ don t think Americans ░░░░░░░░ what Democrats want to ░░░░░░░░ with power.”