Sarah McBride talks Donald Trump, AOC, Trans Rights and Being Targeted In Congress

Rep. Sarah McBride has found herself the target of GOP attacks since taking office in January. They've barred her from restrooms and misgendered her in Congressional hearings, but the freshman congresswoman has risen above it all. Now she's got a message for her fellow Democrats: politics only works when you win over people who disagree with you. McBride sits down with Jon and Lovett to discuss the literal and figurative dangers of being a main character, Democrats' purity complex, and whether the party has abandoned the only strategy for social change that actually gets results.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro to Congresswoman Sarah McBride
06:16 - Backsliding into an Illiberal Democracy?
10:15 - Fighting Back Against Trump
15:50 - The Double Standard in Politics
20:42 - AD BREAK 1
22:49 - Democrats’ Biggest Problem
26:32 - Barack Obama and Marriage Equality
31:54 - The Generational Split in the Democratic Party
38:03 - Understanding the Trans Community
44:19 - The Burden of Being the 1st Trans Member of Congress
49:57 - AD BREAK 2
52:38 - Dealing with Anti-Trans Attacks from Colleagues
01:00:22 - The Democratic Coalition
01:10:06 - Outro

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