Disappointing Lack of Push-Back
I understand that Astead is trying to gain the trust of “the other side” in order to interview them, but I think he could probe a bit more while remaining respectful. I want to know why people blame Kamala for what they see as the failures of the past four years. Do they understand the role of the Vice President in policy making (and lack thereof)? I want to understand why people blame Biden/Harris for pandemic inflation when in reality it’s more complicated. This woman blames Obama for wokeness, but why? You can’t just let that go without asking her for evidence, or to ask her why she chooses to blame Obama compared to the constant division stoked by Trump. Astead just lets people repeat misleading conservative talking points without any pushback, which I think undermines the show’s objective of helping us understand one another better.
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