“This is a BFD”

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comTo discuss the results of yesterday’s midterm elections, our first guest is Patrick Gaspard, who served as President Obama’s political director, as executive director of the Democratic National Committee, as US ambassador to South Africa and as president of the Center for American Progress.Our second guest is Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of the Uncommitted Movement that in 2024 challenged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to end their support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He was just elected to the State Senate in Michigan’s District 2, which includes Dearborn and Downriver communities.Topics include:Does the arc of history bend toward justice?How El-Sayed and Alawieh were able to overcome an avalanche of anti-Islamic attacksConverting the Democratic Party to populismChanging course on Israel-PalestineHow to convince the general public to care about liberal democracy