Obama’s Not Going to Save Democrats, but This Might

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  This is the Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times opinion.

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  You've heard the news.

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  Here's what to make of it.

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  I'm Michelle Cottle and I cover national politics for Times Opinion.

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  So I've been watching the political scene for nearly three decades,

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  and the question I'm getting these days more than any other is what the heck are the Democrats doing?

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  And related to that, what can the opposition to the Trump administration do to fight back,

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  to win back voters, to build a new movement?

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  These are great questions.

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  And here to help me answer them is Ben Rhodes.

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  Ben is probably best known for his work as a speechwriter and deputy national security advisor to President Obama.

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  More recently, he and I have both been reporting and interviewing a host of Democrats,

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  and we've written pieces to try and understand the current state of the party and what it needs to do to survive and maybe even thrive in these turbulent times.

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  Ben, thank you so much for joining me.

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  Good to see you, Michelle.

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  Okay, so before we really dig into the question of what Democrats should do,

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  let me get your take on the mood here in D.C.

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  particularly among Democratic leaders.

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  What is it like?

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  What do you see?

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