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The democratic party in new york is actually not set up to run competitive elections. in fact, you know, this is the first time in 20 years that there's been a state-wide competitive election, and i would argue that the democratic party in new york is actually better set up more as a party machine to protect incumbents, rather than to get people to the polls. >> you know what, mika, the democratic party of new york state has a lot in common with the democratic party of florida because every florida candidate i've talked to said they haven't been there this year. >> great. joining us, u.s. ho...

And it may be to do with the sort of semi—professionalisation of british politics, the idea that so many people go straight from university into the sort ofjunior ranks of the party machine and then suddenly find themselves, i mean, extraordinarily, in positions of astonishing responsibility. is there any question, therefore, that we might get stuck in all this, or is this a temporary blip? there are sort of two broad views of this. at one extreme is that actually things could get worse, that the events of the last six years, the sort of tumult ever since britain left the european union, the...

And although the leave side won, it wasn't a government that had won, there wasn't a particular plan. i mean, those in government would tend to take the view more that they've been sort of buffeted by difficult events — by covid, by the war in ukraine — and that they've never really had a chance to sort of get stuck in. and the other problem seems to be the quality of the people in in government. it is certainly the case that british politicians themselves will tell people like me, "goodness gracious, rob, we don't "have the statesmen, we don't have those towering "authorities who, when th...

British politicians themselves will tell people like me, "goodness gracious, rob, we don't "have the statesmen, we don't have those towering "authorities who, when they speak in parliament, you really "want to stop and listen." and i think there is some truth in that argument, and it may be to do with the sort of semi—professionalisation of british politics, the idea that so many people go straight from university into thejunior ranks of the party machine and then suddenly find themselves, i mean, extraordinarily, in positions of astonishing responsibility. is there any question, therefore, ...

The democratic leaders are thinking to themselves, what are we going to do? they know joe biden should not and probably cannot run again in 2024. his presidency has been a disaster. so then presumably it's supposed to be the vice president will be next in line. she's supposed to be the natural fit for the next nominee. they know that can't happen. she's not after the job. she can't speak. she shirks her responsibilities. she complains that the job she's been given is too hard. so i think that really the -- at the top of their minds, the forefront of their minds, really among the democratic par...