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Host/editorial director @vox.com / Vox Media; Political analyst @cnn.com; Former @nytimes.com @bostonglobe.com; Full time Cristian Romero + Giselle Bryant enthusiast
…The DSA “left” didn’t drive the Dems embrace identity politics wokeness etc. It was really the establishment class, where things like DEI and representation began to displace policies with tangible impact. That’s what electorate resented

On @cnn.com Elex Night coverage with @abbydphillip (2/2)
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Woo! Still talking Mamdani profile. Thanks for having me @FareedZakaria @cnn.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thankful for @cnn.com Inside Politics for having me on today — talking takeaways from this week’s profile of Zohran Mamdani for NYT Magazine.
October 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Reupping this story from @majorityreport.bsky.social @samseder.bsky.social !

Tensions between West Wing/VP are normal, but the Biden White House went out of its way to minimize Kamala Harris. So much so it was weird.

I don’t know the political purpose this memoir serves, but… (1/2)
September 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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