Buttigieg Is Right: Democrats Must Reinvent Government

Buttigieg Says Democrats Can’t Maintain Status Quo

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warned that Democrats cannot return to the previous political status quo if they hope to counter President Donald Trump or rebuild public trust in government. In an NPR interview aired July 28, Buttigieg said his party has been “slow to understand the changes in how people get their information” and urged Democrats to stop trying to restore outdated institutions without reform. “Right now, you’ve go…

Buttigieg Is Right: Democrats Must Reinvent Government

Pete Buttigieg is urging Democrats to embrace government reform, not just a status quo that voters don’t trust, after Donald Trump leaves office. Ed Kilgore writes that this is the sort of populism that can work.

Pete Buttigieg says Dems are too attached to a 'failing' status quo

In a recent interview with NPR, Pete Buttigieg shared some powerful thoughts about where the Democratic Party — and the country — needs to go from here. He made a compelling point: it’s not enough to just fix what Donald Trump broke.   Instead, Buttigieg argues, Democrats have to go further. They need to reimagine the entire system so that it actually works for people today.  It’s a wake-up call. For years, Buttigieg has pushed the idea that the…