Cox criticizes 'conflict entrepreneurs' in wake of Kirk's death

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33. Oh, remembered who the interview was with.

Wajahat Ali interviewing Stuart Stevens. FWIW, it was a good one:

It was Wajahat who said "Be proud of who hates you" in a short bit on giving up the idea that you will EVER get these people to vote for you. There is a great bit about Democrats' disastrous obsession with winning over “Chet” (stereotypical MAGA male) around 16 minutes in.

A few suggestions from Stuart:

Wake up each morning and say it: We're right, they're wrong.

Call them what they are: Racists.

Condemn the appointment of Hegseth -- the town drunk -- call out the people who enabled that craziness.

Point out truths: If a year ago they had said we would have masked men chasing gardeners through Brentwood with a budget larger than the Marines; that there will be armed troops in cities, they would have been dismissed as crazy. (Me: If what is happening was not tolerable -- if it was beyond belief then -- people need to be reminded. Point out "If you had heard..." )

My point on Spencer Cox and others, like folks at Braver Angels, who are working to bridge the divide while holding to our own views with integrity and clearly rejecting those things that are "red lines" for us, is that when someone is willing to actually talk and engage, they deserve some credit for it in our current climate. Reaching out from the "other side" in a good faith effort to make a connection alone is an act of courage in this insane climate.