What the Democrats Can Learn from MAGA

"The New Yorker writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Charles Duhigg joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss why Republicans have been more successful than Democrats at building durable political coalitions. They talk about the difference between short-term mobilization and long-term organizing, why large-scale protests often fail to translate into lasting power, and how conservative groups have quietly built local infrastructure that may sustain the MAGA movement beyond Donald Trump's Presidency."

"They also examine how the left's efforts are impeded by debates over ideological purity, and whether a renewed focus on community-based organizing and pragmatic coalition-building could reshape progressive politics in the coming years."

Republicans have been more successful than Democrats at building durable political coalitions. Short-term mobilization often generates energy but rarely produces lasting power without sustained organizing. Large-scale protests frequently fail to convert into durable influence absent local institutions and long-term engagement. Conservative groups have quietly constructed local infrastructure that can sustain movements beyond a single leader’s presidency. Progressive efforts are frequently impeded by internal debates over ideological purity. A renewed emphasis on community-based organizing and pragmatic coalition-building could strengthen progressive political capacity and reshape outcomes in coming years.

Read at The New Yorker