This seems like a worse own goal than “defund the police” as a slogan, best of intentions but the execution was so bad.
I’d put heavy money on Republicans running chunks of this interview hard during the run up to the midterms.
I have a sinking fear this will be one of those tragicomic moments of earnest, well intentioned progressives inadvertently helping trump, like when many sat out the 2024 election in a misguided attempt to somehow help Palestinians.
Ehhh, Buttigieg does it and does it well. But he is a very smart politician.
Megan Romer, DSA co-chair, is apparently not in his league and I think handed Republicans a cudgel at the worst time.