How Ezra Klein's power play is guiding Democrats
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How Ezra Klein's power play is guiding Democrats
"We're urgently embracing an abundance agenda"
"Should Senate Democrats partner with Senate Republicans to fund this government? I don't see how they can,"
"If I were in the Senate, I wouldn't vote for this compromise."
Ezra Klein has influenced Democratic strategy and policy in President Trump's second term through his podcast, private briefings with lawmakers, opinion platform, and the 'Abundance' agenda developed with Derek Thompson. He held private conversations this year with potential 2028 candidates including former Vice President Harris, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and discussed a possible podcast appearance with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Newsom referenced an "abundance agenda" when signing a California deregulation law to ease housing construction. Klein urged Senate Democrats to resist funding compromises over executive-power expansion, contributing to a 43-day shutdown and prompting internal concern at the New York Times after he briefed Senate Democrats.
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