A slightly exaggerated rehash of David Green interviewing Peter Buttigieg
It aired on today's Morning Edition, and here's the takeaway:
Green: Mayor Buttigieg, you're running for DNC chair, but you know that Democrats stand no chance in 2018, right?
Buttigieg: Well, we have lots of fresh ideas, and we feel that people may be skeptical about the nation's current direction.
Green: Sure, but you know that Democrats can't win in 2018.
Buttigieg: We recognize that there are challenges, which we see as opportunities for growth and real change.
Green: Perhaps, but 2018 will probably be a victory year for Republicans, the party in power.
Buttigieg: Our strategy is to look to the future as well as the present. We need to strengthen the Democratic party longterm, and the time to start is now.
Green: How can Democrats maintain that optimism in the face of certain defeat in 2018?
Buttigieg: Nothing is set in stone. We know that we face tough obstacles, but that's the nature of politics.
Green: Thank you Mayor Buttigieg. I'm David Green, speaking with the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and prospective DNC chair about the grim prospects for the Democratic party in the 2018 midterm elections.
[hr]You'd think that NPR, famously on Trump's chopping block, would see the writing on the wall and finally start taking its job seriously, but every day I hear another string of softball Trump reports along with a brief and dismissive overview of the scandal du jour.
Yes, the "transcript" above is an exaggeration, but portrays the general flavor of NPR's recent coverage.
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