Michael Kazin, Georgetown professor and author of What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party, American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation, and The Populist Persuasion: An American History, joins The Realignment to discuss the future of the Democratic Party, how economics can trump culture wars, how to build a majority coalition in a divided America, and the long-running battle between liberals and progressives. 0:00 – Introduction 1:42 – Defining the different parts of the left 7:47 – History and power of the Democratic party 13:03 – Why can’t democrats get things done? 19:17 – Future of Democratic party 32:53 – Why don’t progressives have a bigger influence in the Democratic party? 36:09 – Problems in both parties 45:32 – Labels in the Democratic party 48:00 – Foreign policy in the Democratic party 55:29 – Lessons from the 1960’s for Democrats
