Can Democrats Learn to Listen? Gaza, Representation, and the Future of American Politics

Can the Democratic Party learn from the mistakes that cost it the last election?For years, conventional wisdom in American politics held that foreign policy doesn’t really move voters. That assumption is being tested. Gaza, Israel, Palestine, America’s role in the world, and questions of morality in foreign policy have become increasingly important to many voters — and they’ve made that clear.Public opinion has shifted. Some candidates have shifted. But the machinery of Democratic politics — consultants, donors, party institutions, and the networks that shape power and influence — has often moved much more slowly, or not at all.So what does political inclusion actually mean today? Who gets heard? And how do communities transform representation into real political power?In this episode of The View From Here, Jasmine El-Gamal speaks with James Zogby — founder and president of the Arab American Institute, longtime civil rights advocate, and veteran of Democratic Party politics — about why this moment in American politics feels so potentially transformative.They discuss Democratic Party strategy, Gaza, coalition politics, voter frustration, political machinery, and the changing relationship between identity, representation, and power in American public life.Please leave us a comment with your questions, and where you think our view should come from next. SUBSCRIBE: YouTube: ‪@viewfromherepod Apple: https://apple.co/3O5btAESpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zqHD2tWKPGLiGMSI2do3c?si=761c1534b5dd4fa9