Jamal Simmons on lessons from the 2024 election, how Democrats can win in 2028, and who the real base of the Democratic Party is. Plus: Why the White House Correspondents' Dinner feels so out of touch, and The Magician, by Colm Toibin. In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic's David Frum opens with his thoughts about the White House Correspondents' Dinner. David examines the role of the dinner in an administration that rejects the basic concepts of honesty with and respect toward independent media. During previous administrations, there was some norm of good faith between the White House and the press. But now, as the president systematically misleads the media and is openly hostile to the press, David asks what the point of this night of pretended common purpose is. Then, David is joined by Jamal Simmons, a host of the Trailblaze podcast and a former communications director for Kamala Harris, for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the Democratic Party....
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