Do Democrats Need to Fight Dirty?

民主党人需要玩阴的吗?

What A Day

2026-07-11

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A lot of Democratic voters want fighters in the battle against President Donald Trump and the Trumpified Republican Party, and it’s pretty obvious why. Even when Democrats control Congress and the White House, it feels like they focus more on making common cause with Republicans than on getting anything done. Brian Tyler Cohen is a progressive YouTuber who thinks that if and when Democrats win back the White House in 2029, they need to take the office they’ve won and run with it. His new book, “The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World” comes out next week. We talked about what it means for Dems to fight back in the Trump era. And in headlines: new details emerged in the ICE killing of a Mexican man in Houston, Trump dismantled a bipartisan board that oversees elections, and Israel reportedly told the U.S. that Iran hatched a new plot to kill Trump. Show Notes: Brian Tyler Cohen’s “The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World” – https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/thedayafter Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com
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  • I don't think Democrats should not do something, should prevent themselves from doing something

  • for fear of Republicans abusing that power at some untold point in the future.

  • Like, they're abusing it now.

  • We're watching democracy fall right now.

  • I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day,

  • the show congratulating Colorado's Viktor Marks on winning the GOP gubernatorial primary on Thursday.

  • He's a self-described, quote, high-risk humanitarian who has claimed the following.

  • He killed a man when he was seven years old, called in military airstrikes on 70 ISIS fighters as a civilian,

  • but won't explain how exactly, and does exorcisms over the phone.

  • In short, he's a perfect Republican gubernatorial candidate.

  • On today's show, we talk to progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen about his new book and how Democrats

  • need to stop playing nice and start playing to win.

  • Before we get into all that, here's what we're following today, Friday, July 10th.

  • He did not deserve to die.

  • He did not deserve to be reduced to a headline of Mexican man shot and killed by ICE.

  • He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

  • That was Ronaldo Salgado on Wednesday, speaking the day after his father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo,

  • was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an operation in Houston, Texas.

  • I said he was targeted because he was living in the country without legal status,

  • and that he attempted to ram an agent with his vehicle, who then fired his weapon in self-defense.