Should Democrats Welcome Back Disaffected Trump Voters? (feat. Tim Miller) - What A Day and The Bulwark

[ihaveaquestion]

Apr 24, 2026 What A Day
Earlier this week, What A Day talked about Tucker Carlson's "apology" for supporting President Donald Trump.

Carlson's unexpected confession stemmed from a conversation on his podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show. But it sounds like the reason Carlson is disappointed in Trump is simply that Trump didn't do what he wanted. And there's a lot of Trump "regret" right now – from Alex Jones to former Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. But which part of Trump do they regret? And what if what they really want is Trump – but worse?

To dive deeper into this topic, we spoke with Tim Miller. He's a writer-at-large for ‪@bulwarkmedia‬ and host of The Bulwark Podcast. He recently wrote that Democrats should open the tent to people who once supported Trump, but regret it now.

And in headlines, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gets really loud on Fox News, Navy Secretary John Phelan is out, and the Iran war is somehow raising the prices of condoms.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. As long as they stop voting for Republicans

and Fascists, I don’t care.

[Hey Joe]

2. Yes!

We should demonstrate what we are as democrats and how we have the ability to,
unlike republicans, reach out to disaffected folks in that other party and introduce them to sane and reasonable policy that raises up working class voters.
Also reintroduce them to compassion and caring for their fellow citizens instead of favoring wealthy oligarchs and hateful politicians.

[everyonematters]

3. The first thing we should not assume, is that they want to be Democrats. They can register as independents.

We need to show them that we are going to make a difference in their lives.

[efhmc]

4. " as the man" What the hay does that mean"'?