And they have a lot of opinions!

What Joe Biden did was the greatest act of egotism in American history, Schmidt says.

And it was supported and sustained by a relatively small handful of powerful people.

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 6: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters at Howard University after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters at Howard University after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

OnPod Save America, David Plouffe brushed aside the criticism that Harris was too focused on winning Republican support.

We spent a lot of time with voters who we were concerned werent going to vote, Plouffe added.

And the fact that Liz Cheney was supporting Kamala Harris was not an issue raised by any of them.

So let me tell you: Trans people are Americans.

And just leave it at that.

On the podcast, Fulks offered two explanations for why the Harris campaign didnt respond.

The economy, inflation, crime, immigration are the top issues.

You cant get to a storyline if youre optimizing for each individual product, this person said.

We were trying to identify opportunities to culturally reach people not just politically reach people, she said.)

Who the fuck knows?

Im sure its a ton, because you know what?

Every campaign makes mistakes and thats not letting them off the hook, he says.