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Renew Deal

(85,427 posts)
Sat May 23, 2026, 11:23 PM May 23

Should 2028 Democrats go on Tucker and Candace's shows?

There's a big "hear me out" on this one. Bassem Youssef, formerly connected to the Daily Show recently went on Candace Owen's show to discuss Gaza. He then went on The Young Turks and said that politicians are wrong for not talking to people that disagree with them. He said that people that disagree should align in the short term to deal with immediate problems and then can go back to fighting later.

This brings up a bigger question. Should 2028 Democrats and even current Democratic congressional candidates go on RW shows like Candace, Tucker, Megan Kelly, and others? Should 2028 republicans go on Democratic/left shows like Pod Save America, Bulwark, Breaking Points, etc.?

Here is the video where Youssef made his statements:

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Should 2028 Democrats go on Tucker and Candace's shows? (Original Post) Renew Deal May 23 OP
Yes LearnedHand May 23 #1
Plain Stupid. Scruffy1 May 24 #11
Fuck NO! Fiendish Thingy May 24 #2
Megyn Kelly is still a Trump humper so fuck no fujiyamasan May 24 #3
No Cirsium May 24 #4
Not just no....... HELL NO! oasis May 24 #5
Legitimize these freaks at your peril. tman May 24 #6
Absolutely. As he says, no purity tests. Talk to everyone. betsuni May 24 #7
I agree. nt Celerity May 24 #8
They need to go on Rogan, Theo Von, and Steven Bartlett (Diary of a CEO) as well. Celerity May 24 #9
Um ... It's sorta like the Social Democratic Party trying to salvage Germany's situation at the end of the Great War struggle4progress May 24 #10

LearnedHand

(5,629 posts)
1. Yes
Sat May 23, 2026, 11:43 PM
May 23

If they care so much about trying to win some over they got to go where the people are. But even more they MUST get out of the TV-only mindset. It’s a dying medium and most younger voters never watch. Go on podcasts and YouTube. Go on TikTok. Write a Substack.

Scruffy1

(3,552 posts)
11. Plain Stupid.
Sun May 24, 2026, 10:22 AM
May 24

Don;t give them legitimacy. It's like suicidal. It's making their ignorance equal to knowledge. I don't own a TV, but didn't Gupta debate Rogan about vaccines. Lets see, illiterate loudmouth versus credentialed MD. WTF? Reminds me of Hillary meeting with Scaif.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,241 posts)
2. Fuck NO!
Sun May 24, 2026, 12:15 AM
May 24

There is no benefit to giving crazy fascists more clicks.

The QAnon cultists are never going to vote for Dems.

This is not a persuadable opportunity.

fujiyamasan

(2,092 posts)
3. Megyn Kelly is still a Trump humper so fuck no
Sun May 24, 2026, 01:04 AM
May 24

The rest are nuts in their own way. Candace Owens has appeared with Kanye and spouted all sorts of pro Nazi shit. Tucker Carlson, just yuck… we all know his history. But of all the former Trump supporters attacking him now, I think his attacks really get under Trump’s skin. He was such a loyal follower.

Cirsium

(4,158 posts)
4. No
Sun May 24, 2026, 01:05 AM
May 24

People that disagree with us? Say what? That idea grants them legitimacy and their "philosophy" credibility.

People that disagree should align in the short term and then can go back to fighting later? That is a fatal mistake, one that has been made far too many times.

tman

(1,260 posts)
6. Legitimize these freaks at your peril.
Sun May 24, 2026, 01:21 AM
May 24

Some things seem like a good idea but are in fact a sure path to hell.

There is always a better way. It's up to good leaders to figure that out.

struggle4progress

(126,824 posts)
10. Um ... It's sorta like the Social Democratic Party trying to salvage Germany's situation at the end of the Great War
Sun May 24, 2026, 01:49 AM
May 24

by making common cause with the ultra-rightwing Freikorps

The endgame of that strategy was (shall we say?) unpleasant

Candace and Tucker are wacko attention whores.

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