{"id":2433269,"date":"2025-05-10T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-reveals-how-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-be-mad-stay-mad-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:43:38","slug":"gallego-reveals-how-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-be-mad-stay-mad-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-reveals-how-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-be-mad-stay-mad-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallego reveals how Democrats must change their strategy: \u2018Be mad, stay mad\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgallego-reveals-how-democrats-must-change-their-strategy-be-mad-stay-mad-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2433269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-parliament-declares-chinas-treatment-of-uyghurs-genocide-as-biden-remains-silent\/\" title=\"Canadian Parliament Declares China\u2019s Treatment Of Uyghurs \u2018Genocide\u2019 As Biden Remains Silent\">recent town hall<\/a> in Pennsylvania, senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) addressed the Democratic Party&#8217;s strategy for upcoming elections, urging members to harness their frustrations about the Trump administration by embracing the motto &#8220;be mad, stay mad.&#8221; He emphasized that democrats need to be more visible and proactive, rather then playing it safe by only engaging with certain media outlets. As an example,he criticized the party for distancing itself from popular platforms,such as Joe Rogan&#8217;s podcast,where meaningful outreach could occur.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego responded to concerns from young voters about the party&#8217;s messaging,asserting that the core issue is not the popularity of Democratic policies but rather the failure to communicate effectively. He called for a more inclusive approach, suggesting that Democrats need to present themselves as a &#8220;big tent&#8221; party and work to connect with a broader audience.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come amidst discussions within the party about their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrat-who-was-caught-starring-in-porn-appears-to-lose-election\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrat Who Was Caught Starring in Porn Appears to Lose Election\">strategies moving forward<\/a>, especially as he is mentioned as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-scandal-in-the-classified-documents-debacle-is-washingtons-overclassification-problem\/\" title=\"The Real Scandal In The Classified Documents Debacle Is Washington\u2019s Overclassification Problem\">potential presidential contender<\/a> for 2028. The town hall served to highlight the lack of engagement from local Republican representatives and the urgency for Democrats to rally against Trump while also presenting a cohesive and effective plan to address voter concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gallego reveals how Democrats must change their strategy: &lsquo;Be mad, stay mad&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2117956\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ruben Gallego<\/a> (D-AZ) gave the Democratic Party advice for future elections at a town hall in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gallego channeled some frustration from Democratic voters angered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a>&rsquo;s policies, telling them to &ldquo;be mad, stay mad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3407275\/john-fetterman-attendance-frequent-senate-absences-controversies\/\">Fetterman&rsquo;s frequent Senate absences add to piling controversies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3406954\/republican-senators-john-fetterman-defense-critical-profile\/\">Republican senators come to Fetterman&rsquo;s defense after critical profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3406190\/graham-cotton-back-israel-demand-full-dismantling-iran-nuclear-program\/\">Graham and Cotton back Israel and push for dismantling of Iran&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friday-september-24th-2021\/\" title=\"Friday | September 24th, 2021\">nuclear program&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;How do we fight? We fight them in the courts, every way we can. We fight in the courts, because we believe in the Constitution of the United States. You believe in it, and our country believes in it,&rdquo; Gallego said.<\/p>\n<p>An 18-year-old Democratic high school student asked about the party&rsquo;s messaging, saying &ldquo;a lot of people in the Democratic Party, especially young people, are concerned about messaging&hellip; I think a lot of you know, the reason that we lost in [2024] was not because our policies are less popular, because we&rsquo;re right, but we don&rsquo;t have a way to get that message out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gallego, in response, said, &ldquo;People don&rsquo;t vote for a party. It&rsquo;s us that run as Democrats. We need to be the face of the party, and we need to be out there.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem is that we are too &lsquo;effing safe all the time, only doing certain interviews with CNN and MSNBC,&rdquo; Gallego said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But then we don&rsquo;t necessarily go talk to Fox News, or we actually don&rsquo;t go on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">podcasts<\/a>, because maybe that podcaster, maybe that podcaster isn&rsquo;t 100% aligned with our politics or visit they said something <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stupid years ago<\/a>, and therefore we can&rsquo;t go on there, because then we&rsquo;ll get canceled by our own people, right?&rdquo; Gallego continued.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego also touched on Joe Rogan, a self-proclaimed independent with one of the most listened to podcasts in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had Joe Rogan. We canceled Joe Rogan years ago, and Democrats don&rsquo;t want to admit this, we did. And then it became a question whether we should go on Joe Rogan or not. We did this to ourselves,&rdquo; Gallego said.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and other political figures went on his podcast during the 2024 campaign, but Rogan said an interview between himself and former Vice President Kamala Harris could not be arranged because her team could not commit to an interview in his Austin, Texas office and he did not want to do the interview elsewhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we just have to have a little more breathing room and say, &lsquo;You know what? We better get out there again,&rsquo;&rdquo; Gallego said, arguing Democrats need to become a &ldquo;big tent&rdquo; party.<\/p>\n<p>Other prominent Democrats including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3363332\/newsom-toxic-democrat-brand-low-favorability-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">criticized<\/a> Democrats&rsquo; &ldquo;toxic&rdquo; messaging strategy from the 2024 general election. They blasted the party for &ldquo;talk[ing] down to people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The town hall in Bucks County, Pennsylvania comes as Gallego, a freshman Senator, has had his name floated as a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3404757\/ruben-gallego-stokes-gop-anxiety-hint-2028-ambitions-worst-case-scenario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> 2028 presidential contender<\/a>. He noted that he was holding the town hall in that county because Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who represents the area, has not held a town hall there since Trump returned to office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SENATE DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE FOR MIDTERMS WITH 2024 DOWNBALLOT RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the town hall, in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/opinion\/commentary\/ruben-gallego-trump-rally-bucks-county-pennsylvania-20250507.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">op-ed<\/a> in the <em>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/em>, Gallego framed his visit as an attempt to ramp up pressure on Democrats which he said are &ldquo;acting swiftly&rdquo; to oppose Trump &ldquo;without a clear plan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats still look like the party that brought a knife to a gunfight,&rdquo; Gallego writes. &ldquo;And honestly, it&rsquo;s not as easy as just standing up to Donald Trump at every possible chance. Voters want Washington to work. They want their elected leaders to work together and solve problems, not score points.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2117956\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2117956\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gallego advises Democrats to adopt a new strategy: &#8220;Be mad, stay mad.&#8221; At a Pennsylvania town hall, he expressed the frustrations of voters upset with Trump\u2019s policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2433270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gallego.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,16103,33017,4158,32076],"class_list":["post-2433269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-gallego","tag-political-analysis","tag-strategy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gallego.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2433269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2433274,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433269\/revisions\/2433274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2433270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2433269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2433269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2433269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}