The Tudor Dixon Podcast: What Does the Democrat Party Identify As?

Summary

Episode Summary: "The Tutor Dixon Podcast: What Does the Democrat Party Identify As?"

Release Date: April 14, 2025

Introduction

In this episode of The Tutor Dixon Podcast, host Tudor Dixon engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Kyle Olson, the founder of The Midwesterner. The discussion centers on the current state of the Democratic Party, exploring its leadership challenges, policy directions, and overall identity amidst a turbulent political landscape.

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Guest Introduction

• Kyle Olson: Founder of The Midwesterner, a news site dedicated to covering a broad spectrum of topics within the Midwest and nationally. Olson brings his expertise in political analysis to dissect the Democratic Party's ongoing struggles.

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State of the Democratic Party

1. Leadership Vacuum

Dixon opens the conversation by highlighting the Democratic Party's apparent leadership crisis. He references Cory Booker's lengthy Senate speech as an emblematic moment of the party's disarray.

"Cory Booker celebrating. I don't know why this is a win hit the longest speech ever on the Senate floor while everyone was sleeping." (03:36)

Olson concurs, noting the absence of a clear leader within the party and the fragmented efforts of various Democratic figures.

"There is no leader. Joe Biden obviously is. Nancy Pelosi is not relevant." (04:48)

2. Low Popularity and Polling Challenges

The conversation delves into the Democratic Party's declining popularity, with Olson citing recent polls to underscore the severity of the issue.

"The Democratic Party is very low, some are saying the lowest it's ever been. You've got Trump actually keeping his word on the border and on cracking down on illegal immigration. And that's very popular." (05:23)

Olson emphasizes that despite the party's attempts to galvanize opposition against figures like Trump and Elon Musk, their efforts are hampered by plummeting approval ratings.

3. Attempts to Generate Opposition and Outrage

Dixon and Olson discuss how the Democratic Party is striving to create a sense of opposition and outrage to unite their base and attract voters.

"They're really trying to sort of foment all of this outrage and opposition." (05:23)

However, this strategy appears ineffective due to the lack of a unified message and leadership, leading to actions like the defacing of Tesla vehicles and targeting Elon Musk.

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Behavior of Democratic Leaders

1. Cory Booker’s Prolonged Speech

Dixon criticizes Booker’s extended speech on the Senate floor as a misguided attempt to showcase leadership.

"This was apparently an accomplishment in the Democrat Party right now. But I think the reason that that is an accomplishment in the Democrat party is because there's no one that is leading the party." (03:40)

2. Gretchen Whitmer’s Leadership in Michigan

The discussion shifts to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, scrutinizing her priorities and leadership style, especially during state emergencies.

"She's supposed to give a speech from Washington D.C. she had to go back to the state of Michigan because there was a state emergency because of ice storms and there was just so much damage in the state of Michigan." (07:19)

Olson highlights the inconsistency between Whitmer's actions and Michigan's economic challenges, questioning her effectiveness.

3. Gavin Newsom’s Podcast and Engagement Strategies

Dixon critiques California Governor Gavin Newsom for launching a podcast that features conservative voices without addressing substantive policy issues, suggesting a superficial approach to fostering dialogue.

"Gavin Newsom starts his own podcast. So he's the one asking the questions. He's never answering." (19:17)

Olson further argues that Newsom's strategies do not translate into effective governance or meaningful policy discussions.

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Policies and Legislation in California

1. Gender Identity in Schools

A significant portion of the conversation focuses on contentious policies regarding gender identity in California schools. Dixon and Olson argue that such regulations undermine parental rights and reflect a broader trend of liberal overreach.

"Schools would have to tell their parents about what's going on in the school." (21:58)

Olson criticizes the legislation for allowing schools to withhold information from parents, equating it to "snitching" and eroding trust between families and educational institutions.

2. Overregulation and Economic Impact

The duo examines how overregulation in states like California stifles economic growth and entrepreneurship. Olson contends that excessive regulations prevent new businesses from emerging and limit job creation.

"The regulatory environment is so bad I could not have started this business." (33:17)

Dixon echoes this sentiment, emphasizing that overregulation hampers the American Dream and the ability of individuals to build successful enterprises.

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Critique of Democratic Strategies and Messaging

1. Lack of Clear Positioning

Dixon and Olson critique the Democratic Party for its inability to clearly articulate its positions, leading to voter confusion and diminished trust.

"They never state their position because their position, he, he tells you we're, we are judgmental." (19:58)

2. Use of Media and Entertainment as Diversion

The conversation highlights the Democratic Party's reliance on media appearances and entertainment platforms to divert attention from substantive policy discussions.

"They don’t have to actually answer questions." (35:33)

Olson suggests that this approach prevents the party from effectively addressing the concerns and needs of voters.

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Conclusions and Final Thoughts

In wrapping up the episode, Dixon and Olson emphasize the urgent need for the Democratic Party to address its internal disunity and establish a clear, coherent platform to regain public trust and electoral viability.

"You really don't know who these people are. They tell you they're one thing, they get elected. There's something different." (37:00)

Olson adds that without significant changes in leadership and strategy, the Democratic Party risks further decline in influence and relevance.

"The bureaucracy and the state and, and all of that puts him in power and keeps him in power because they know he's not going to change anything." (36:05)

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• "There is no leader. Joe Biden obviously is. Nancy Pelosi is not relevant." — Kyle Olson (04:48)

• "The Democratic brand is toxic right now." — Bill Maher (11:07)

• "They never state their position because their position, he, he tells you we're, we are judgmental." — Tudor Dixon (19:58)

• "The regulatory environment is so bad I could not have started this business." — Kyle Olson (33:17)

• "You really don't know who these people are. They tell you they're one thing, they get elected. There's something different." — Tudor Dixon (37:00)

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Conclusion

This episode provides a critical examination of the Democratic Party's current challenges, from leadership voids and ineffective strategies to policy-induced voter alienation. Through incisive dialogue, Tudor Dixon and Kyle Olson shed light on the factors contributing to the party's struggles and underscore the necessity for meaningful reform to restore its political standing.

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For more insights and in-depth analysis, listen to the full episode on tutordixenpodcast.com, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast platform.

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[Kyle Olson]

Thanks for having me.

[Molly Roberts]

Absolutely. So most recently, Cory Booker was the, I think one of the most recent bananas things to happen. And I do think that that was a desperate attempt to make it look like there's a leader and I'm the one that's going to into that void. This was the extension of his Spartacus moment, I believe. Do you remember when he did that?

[Kyle Olson]

I do. Yeah, T Bone was very happy.

[Molly Roberts]

So then he goes out, he does this, and he's like, I beat the record on who can speak longer, but on nothing about nothing. So what, what is happening right now?

[Kyle Olson]

Yeah, well, there's sort of this vacuum. And so you've got. You've got AOC and Bernie Sanders going around the country. You've got other senators and representatives going around. There's this vacuum that's going on. And I think they want what the big picture is. They're trying to motivate and sort of generate some opposition to the Trump administration, what Elon Musk is doing with Doge. And so they're really trying to sort of foment all of this outrage and opposition. But the problem they've got is that you look at the polling and the popularity of the Democratic Party is very low, some are saying the lowest it's ever been. You've got Trump is actually keeping his word on the border and on cracking down on illegal immigration. And that's very popular. In fact, there was just polling in Michigan that showed a majority of Michiganders support what he's doing with, with regards to immigration. So his policies and the things that he's doing, the executive orders, he's actually doing what he said he was going to do. And that's why people voted for him. And so you've got. The left now is trying to sort of gin up, you know, opposition to that. And they're so desperate, they're actually burning Teslas and, you know, and defeat, defacing them and all of that and going after Elon Musk. And so within the context of all of that, you've got people like Cory Booker who I think they're sort of flailing and they, they want the attention for the moment. And so he got for a few days. But I think that's sort of, that's what's happening right now. And I don't, as you sort of alluded to, there is no leader. You know, Joe Biden obviously is. You know, he's done. Nancy Pelosi is not relevant. And so they're, they're looking for a leader and there's this vacuum going on.

[Molly Roberts]

Yeah, they, they had Barack Obama and then I think Barack's brand kind of got damaged when he came out for Kamala and he didn't want to come out for Kamala. That's the interesting thing. Then he came out and he sort of shamed people like, you've got to vote for her. And they didn't like that. This is Kind of the party of defiance. They don't like being told what to do. But Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer held onto power for so long, they would not let the next generation come in. So there's a generational gap between Nancy Pelosi and the people who are trying to lead like the AOCs. That means you have this, this maturity level that's kind of missing because there is just a reality that you learn things as you get older. So when you're in your 40s and your 50s especially, you're in a different place than you, your early 30s. And they have, I really believe this is because they were so incapable or unwilling I guess, to give up power that they, they kept all of the younger people out. Now they've got this massive gap. So you see Cory Booker, you see Gretchen Whitmer was supposed to give a speech from Washington D.C. she had to go back to the state of Michigan because there was a state emergency because of ice storms and there was just so much damage in the state of Michigan, she actually had to come back and cancel her speech. But I think we're all kind of curious. Why is the governor of Michigan, who hasn't been in Michigan in months, just came back from the UK on a, another one of her taxpayer funded trips. Why was she going to be giving an official speech from Washington D.C. she certainly wasn't. I think you noted that her staff put on the press release that it would be in the Capitol building because they spelled capital wrong.

[Kyle Olson]

Yeah, they misspelled capital and there needed to be some editing to the press release that they put out. But to me the irony was that Michigan is, Michigan has the fastest growing unemployment in the country over the last year. And Gretchen Whitmer thinks it's her place to go to Washington D.C. and offer her ideas about job creation when obviously her record is not, you know, doesn't match up with that. And, and so it's whether it's her or, or Gavin Newsom is sort of posturing. There's a lot of Democrats that are, are posturing to try and be the leader, but as of right now, there isn't one.

[Molly Roberts]

And well, I think they've been kind of confused as to what they do with Donald Trump because Donald Trump is liked by both sides and, and they can say that he's not. But the truth is that he won the popular vote. There are certainly people who crossed the aisle or came out that weren't going to come out and said we like Donald Trump. And Democrats who ran alongside him actually won. So in the state of Michigan, he won Michigan. Alyssa Slotkin ran ads with both Bush and Donald Trump in them. And now. And she ran as a moderate. She's not a moderate. She ran as a moderate. She won. You see the same playbook now coming out. Mallory McMurrow is coming. She's the Democrat that has announced for Senate in Michigan. And she is a radical. And she's out there saying that she's a moderate. This is Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom. So he was on Bill Maher's program the other day, and he was talking about. He launched this new podcast, Another guy trying to fill the vacuum. You've got Corey, you've got Whitmer, you've got Newsom now with his own podcast. But the interesting part about his podcast is the first few guests are people from the right. Charlie Kirk, Michael Savage, Steve Bannon, people that you would not expect Gavin Newsom to talk to. Is it because he wants to know what they have to say? Listen, the beginning part, part of this interview with Bill Maher, and we'll talk about that.

[Bill Maher]

I mean, this idea that we can't even have a conversation with the other side.

[Kyle Olson]

You have to. They won.

[Bill Maher]

Thank you. That's it. Bottom line. And by the way, or the notion we just have to continue to talk to ourselves or we're in the same damn echo chamber. These guys are crushing us. The Democratic brand is toxic right now. We had a high watermark two weeks ago, and that was a CNN poll at 29% favorability. It's dropped in the NBC pulled down to 27%. It's one thing to make noise, but you also have to make sense. And I think with this podcast and having the opportunity to dialogue with people I disagree with, it's an opportunity to try to find common ground and not take cheap shots. I'm not looking to put a spoke in the wheel of their. Or at least a crowbar in the spokes of their wheel to trip them up to your point. And I think it's important, Democrats, we tend to be a little more judgmental than we should be. This notion of cancel culture, you've been living it. You've been on the receiving end of it for years and years and years. That's real. And Democrats need to own up to that. They've got to mature about this.

[Kyle Olson]

So what. So what he's saying right there is he's. He's smart enough, maybe, maybe the word is devious enough, to understand that the path that the Democrat Party is on, especially the left of the Democratic Party is not palpable and people aren't buying that.

[Molly Roberts]

But I mean, there's no denying that he's saying this knowing that he has been championing this brand.

[Kyle Olson]

Correct. And for the last however many years, think about all of the policies we've read about that have come out of California. Crazy environmental regulations, the school regulations, which we're going to talk about in a second. So many regulations and rules and orders have come out of California that have really sort of led the cultural left and have been sort of the marker of this is how it's going to be and this is what should be replicated in other states.

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[Molly Roberts]

I mean, you have sons that have been taken away from their fathers because the mother is determined to transition a child under 10 years old. And this is in California. This is it. This, these are the courts. Courts the governor has not stepped in to say, this is insane to take a little boy away from his father. But father's rights have been completely terminated because of transgender issues. That people around the country do not agree with the idea of taking a child away from a parent or having permanent surgery done on a little kid. And yet these are, this is what is starting in California. You've had in California. This is the state that uses taxpayer money to pay for the health care of illegal criminals. These are people who have even committed crimes. But I mean, coming into the country is a crime. They are paying we the people. And in California, if you live there, your taxpayer dollars are going toward the healthcare of illegals. But he sits there and he says, oh, I had Charlie Kirk on, because we've got to be willing to find common ground to talk to the other side now. Very clever what he's doing. Same thing Gretchen Whitmer is doing. They don't actually tell you what they think. Even when the world came out and said, oh my gosh, he admitted that it's unfair to have boys and girls sports. He didn't say that he would stop it. He didn't 100% say that he thought it was unfair. He just gave enough to give the impression that he would be open to something, but he's not actually open to it. He's actually not stating his position. They never state their position. Republicans go out and they're, oh, this is what I want. This is what I want. This is what I want. They never state their position, because their position, he, he tells you we're, we are judgmental, we, people don't like what we want. He's openly saying he knows, he knows we don't like what he's going to do. So he's going to tell you he's not all for it, but the minute he gets into office, you don't have to question it. He's already in office. You see it, he does it.

[Kyle Olson]

Right, exactly. Because these, these, you mentioned some of the, some court rulings. Well, where denouncing that or where was he saying, you know, that's not right. So we should have a bill, and I will sign a bill to make sure that never happens again. He's, he's been silent on that. And so you're exactly right. And so the, the rest, the rest of the conversation deals with what's happening in California schools.

[Molly Roberts]

Well, first he talks a little bit about, Wait, is this conversation, this conversation is about schools. Okay, so let's jump into that. Let's jump into the rest of this conversation because there's a few clubs we want to play.

[Kyle Olson]

You say to people who say, well, this sounds all very good, but Governor, you were the poster boy for a lot of this stuff. I see today the Trump administration is, they talked about, I don't know if this is true, but they talked about the fact that California had a rule that schools cannot be required to notify parents if their kids in school have changed their gender, their pronouns. That's the kind of thing, even though it doesn't affect a lot of people, that makes a lot of people go, well, you know what? That's the party without common sense. Now, if that's your state, how you are you.

[Bill Maher]

I just disagree with that. I mean, the law was you would be fired, a teacher would be fired if a teacher did not report or snitch on a kid talking about their gender identity.

[Kyle Olson]

So right there, wrong. That. Think about the word that he just used. He, that the context of this is that schools would have to tell their parents about what's going on in the school. And he used the word snitch.

[Molly Roberts]

But he's also very clever with the way he says it. He says, well, I just disagree with that. Very calmly, he says, I just disagree with that. So it can be interpreted two ways. It can be interpreted that he disagrees with the idea that schools don't tell parents. But really what he's saying is he disagrees with the light in which he's shot, the way he is interpreting what this law says. Bill Maher. Because he's saying no, Bill, you're saying that. We're saying that teachers would get in trouble for not telling the parents. I'm just saying they don't have to tell the parents. They're. They're not under a requirement to tell the parents. They can, they can keep it from them. They won't get in trouble. That is twisted and that. And then Bill goes on to say that. Because if you listen to the rest of it, Bill's like a minute. What are you talking about here? Let's play it.

[Bill Maher]

I think teachers should teach. I don't think they should be required to turn in kids. And by the way, turning in, we're.

[Kyle Olson]

Talking about their parents. How can you snitch? The idea of a snitch and a parent to me, well, I just, I don't.

[Bill Maher]

But what is, what is the job of a teacher? It's to teach. If Johnny's talking about some identity issue or some issue about liking someone of the same sex, is the teacher's job to then report that? By the way, in this law, the teacher can still do that, but they can't be fired if that's what. They can't be fired if that's not what they do. And that's something I think is.

[Molly Roberts]

I just think they can't be fired if they don't tell the parent. But think about this. I mean, you're talking about a behavior that is all encompassing for this child. You change your gender, you change your name, you become a completely different person when you leave the house. There is a mental health issue going on. If you have a child in your class that is cutting. If you have a child in your class that is talking about suicide, you tell the parents. You talk to the parent about it. If you have a child in the class that suddenly changes their whole identity and decides to be someone else, that snitching, he's.

[Kyle Olson]

Yes, the words he used were snitch and turn in. Turn in. Like, it's like you're talking about law enforcement, but the reality is you're talking about.

[Molly Roberts]

It's something that he clearly thinks is wrong. Because turning in is, you know, the child is hiding, has a secret identity. The child is hiding something from the parents. You don't want the parents to know. If you're saying you're turning in the parent, you're turning in the kid.

[Kyle Olson]

So Gavin Newsom, he's posturing as a moderate. He wants to have this appearance that he's open minded and he just wants to have dialogue and he wants to find unity and common ground and all of that. But the reality is what this is revealing. And I think the whole reason we're talking about this is that he doesn't think parents have a right to know what's going on in classrooms and schools, whether it's administrators or teachers. Should not be sharing information, are not obligated to share information with parents.

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[Kyle Olson]

That's a Question for Gavin Newsom, but I don't think he has a problem with that. And he rationalizes that when he uses words like snitch and turn in. Clearly that's. That's where he's coming from. Is he. He views a conversation or a sharing information between parents and students or parents and schools as a negative. He gives it a negative connotation. And I think it's very revealing about what his actual belief and position is.

[Molly Roberts]

So there's one more thing that they get to. And this is something that is near and dear to my heart, because I believe that these blue and purple states have suffered from major over regulation, the regulation that occurs. I'll tell you, I had a lot of people that I met with when I was running for office who were big supporters, big supporters of political causes and very wealthy, very wealthy people. And if you're on the left, you would say, well, these people shouldn't have been able to make all this money. But if you kind of peel back the layers of the onion of someone who has made a lot of money be starting their own business. And many of these people were folks who had started a business from nothing and then they had become, you know, in some cases, billionaires. And they would all say to me, if I did it today, I wouldn't be able to because of the regulations. The regulatory environment is so bad I could not have started this business. So tens of thousands of jobs would never have been created. You can put aside the fact that one person made a lot of money off of it. Lots of people made a lot of money off of ideas. That's how the American dream works. You become Ford Motor Company and you employ hundreds of thousands of people across the country. But in Michigan, in California, in Illinois, in New York, no longer can you do those things because of overregulation. And Bill Maher says this about it, and clearly Gavin Newsom doesn't even get it. So let's play this.

[Kyle Olson]

But let's talk about what's important. My roof.

[Molly Roberts]

Your roof?

[Kyle Olson]

My roof.

[Bill Maher]

Is this the solar? Is this. We're back to the solar.

[Molly Roberts]

I.

[Kyle Olson]

After the fire. It's always about the solar.

[Molly Roberts]

After.

[Kyle Olson]

Yeah, after the fire.

[Molly Roberts]

Yes, Bill.

[Kyle Olson]

New roof. They suggested, you know, get the stuff. That's not okay. Two inspections I needed to have. Why? It's my roof. If it's. If it falls on my head, that's my problem.

[Bill Maher]

That's it.

[Kyle Olson]

That's it.

[Bill Maher]

That's just a statement.

[Kyle Olson]

No, that's my question. Why do I not need two inspections, which I have to pay for. Yeah, you were here last time we talked about regulations. You said, oh, it's a completely new day.

[Bill Maher]

Well, no, that's a quote from you.

[Kyle Olson]

Completely new day. You said you were working on it, by the way.

[Bill Maher]

And last week you had Ezra Klein on, which was incredibly important. He wrote a book called Abundance, which really lays out a very condemning picture of liberal governance in this country and the fact that, that we are process focused and not outcome focused. And your demonstrable example of that as relates to what you've tried to do with your damn move for the last 15 years.

[Molly Roberts]

So he doesn't answer it. He doesn't answer it. He makes a joke about it. He. And, and this is why he is so dangerous. And this is why politicians like him and Whitmer and, I don't know, some of these other folks that are out there who just deflect. This is classic politicking. He asks him a question, he giggles about it. Bill Maher, he's pretty serious, though. He goes back and he's like, you promised me the last time, like, we're done with this. You're getting rid of this. He says, well, this book was just written that liberal policies are really bad.

[Kyle Olson]

Yeah, Bill Maher, he's talked a couple times about this and people can sort of laugh because, you know, he's sort of like this grouchy old man that's complaining about his roof. But there's a bigger point here, and it's that that regulation to bureaucracy, sort of the, the state is, is just running wild and it's, it's not containable. And here he's got the governor of California, which, as we've been talking about, is one of the worst states in the country for this. And it's a comedy show. And so Newsom knows it's a comedy show and he can, you know, throw out some things and get laughs and sort of diffuse the situation. But I think Bill Maher, who is, you know, I would say he's pretty libertarian. He, he really taps into this issue that we have a major problem. And Gavin Newsom, he's not, he's not fazed by this because I think the bureaucracy and the state and, and all of that puts him in power and keeps him in power because they know he's not going to change anything.

[Molly Roberts]

I think you make a great point, though. They go on a comedy show. I mean, this is how the Democrats work. Whitmer does the same thing. They comedy shows, they don't have to actually answer questions. Donald Trump claims that he was elected. He credits his election with podcasts. Gavin Newsome starts his own podcast. So he's the one asking the questions. He's never answering. This is the problem that they have and that's what we have to keep reminding people. You really don't know who these people are. They tell you they're one thing, they get elected. There's something different. I mean, Alyssa Slotkin, same thing. She says she's a moderate. She gets elected. She skips the vote on making sure we don't have boys and girls. Sports never answers to it. So we, I, I just encourage people to do your research on who these folks actually are. Make sure you are careful when you vote. And let's not elevate these radical leftists that are just going to make government consume every person in this, in this entire country. Kyle Olsen, thank you so much for coming on today. Kyle has themidwesterner news. Make sure you check it out. He's always breaking stories around the Midwest and even around the country. So we appreciate what you do. Kyle.

[Kyle Olson]

Thank you.

[Molly Roberts]

And thank you all for listening to the Tutor Dixon Podcast. For this episode and others, go to tutordixenpodcast.com, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and join us next time on the Tutor Dixon Podcast. Have a blessed day.

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