In a recent interview with NPR, Pete Butgi shared some powerful views, where the Democratic Party – and the country – need to leave from here. He created a compelling point: this is not enough to fix only Donald Trump.
Instead, buttigieg argues, Democrats have to go ahead. They need to resume the entire system so that it actually work for people today.
This is a wake-up call. Over the years, Butgi has pushed the idea that the government needs more than a new coat of paint – it requires a complete renewal. “Morning Edition,” in his conversation on Butgieg Highlight some important points“Democrats slow down to understand the changes that people get their information,” he said. “Getting slow to understand some cultural changes and – perhaps the most problematic of all – is associated with a status quo that has been failing us for a long time.”
And this is really its cruel. The way the party sees the world and every day Americans are experiencing it, there is a difference between it. Buttigieg is saying loudly that many people are whispering: The old ways of doing things are not cutting it yet.
He says: “Now, you have got a administration that is burning many institutions we have in this country, which is wrong. It is also wrong to imagine that we should have kept everything in the same way as it was. If our politics, our economy and our culture were healthy, then a figure like Donald Trump would never have risen in the first place.”
He is not only criticizing Trump – he is also a challenging democrat. Buttigieg is pointing to deepening something: that the system itself has not been working for a long time. And we can go back to “normal” while pretending, just not going to cut it.
Instead of repairing only departments like education or USAID, it is insisting on change. He wants these institutions to be more modern, more accountable and more connected than the real needs of today’s US.
But it is not only about the structure. This is about belief. Buttigieg is warning that public belief in the government has disappeared – and it has opened the door to conspiracy principles, misinformation and extreme politics. If the Democrats want to win back people, they have to stop avoiding difficult questions and start making bold, meaningful changes.
Finally, buttigieg’s message is simple but necessary: Democratic party must develop. This means that whatever does not work to let go and be enough to make something new. This is about tuning of how people live now – how they get their news, what they trust, what they need – and designing a government that reflects him.
Looking at 2028 and beyond, this can be a real blueprint for the democrats. Buttigieg is not asking them to look back; He is challenging them to look forward – open eyes, open ears, and courage really the courage to listen to those they represent.
Lindsay Granger is a news national contributor and co-genre Hill commentary show “Rising.” This column is an edited transcription of its on-air commentary.
