Iowa State Rep. Josh Turek and veteran Nathan Sage make their cases to TYT's audience. Cenk Uygur discusses on The Young Turks. Do you agree with TYT's take? Tell us what you think in the comments below. SUBSCRIBE today: ☞ https://go.tyt.com/ytsubscribe Get paid to use your phone less! Switch to Noble Mobile today: https://go.tyt.com/mobile CHAPTERS: 0:00 Josh Turek's elevator pitch! 4:15 What "prairie populism" means to Josh 7:50 What the right and left agree on 8:40 Josh Turek's stance on Israel 9:45 Turek's take on the shutdown controversy 11:00 Public option for health insurance 13:00 Threading the needle between traditional Dems and prairie populists 16:00 Why voters should trust Josh 21:50 Nathan Sage's elevator pitch! 26:30 Nathan's stance on Israel 27:45 Populist priorities 29:30 Health policy 31:30 Why should people trust Nathan? 34:00 How to unite the left and right 35:45 Nathan's take on the government shutdown & Dem weakness 41:00 Does Nathan have a mentor? 🔥 Tired of corporate media? Get honest news and bold commentary with TYT. 📲 Click Subscribe → https://go.tyt.com/subscribe 🔔 Hit the bell icon so you never miss an episode! 🫶 Love this video? Leave a Super Thanks (💖) and help power our work! 🧢 Grab official merch → https://go.tyt.com/shoptyt ✊ Become a TYT Member for perks & exclusive content → https://go.tyt.com/jointyt Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/05/iowa-senate-democrats-turek-scholten-ernst-00542371 "Democrats have been thinking a lot of late about how to be more authentic. Since the disastrous results of last November, the party’s been brooding over why Republicans now seem to have significantly more success appealing to working-class voters, rural voters, Black and brown voters, young voters and especially young male voters — basically all voters who aren’t relatively well-off and well-educated and clustered in or close to cities, coasts or college towns. I’ve talked this year to dozens and dozens of Democratic operatives, elected officials and aspiring candidates, and it’s safe to say they’re tormented by what their brand’s become. “We’re failing across the board because fundamentally the Democratic Party is a machine that is built by a bunch of Ivy League grads to talk to a bunch of Ivy League grads,” said a Democratic consultant to whom I granted anonymity “because I don’t know how to say this in a way that won’t ruin my career.”" *** Your Support is Crucial to the Show: https://go.tyt.com/jointoday The largest online progressive news show in the world. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT's independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join TYT is the largest online news network in the country. It presents news, context and analysis. We have dozens of on-air hosts on half a dozen major channels on almost all the platforms. We also have a live 24-hour news channel that features all our shows. The Young Turks is the flagship show of the TYY Network. The Young Turks is the longest running daily show in internet history. We’re about to celebrate our 20th anniversary as a digital native show. We are also the first ever YouTube partner channel. So, we are the original YouTubers. TYT includes owned and operated and partner shows such as The Young Turks, The Damage Report, Indisputable, and more. TYT’s 24/7 programming is available on YouTube TV, Samsung TV, Plus, Roku, Xumo, TCLtv+, Fubo, and more. TYT is also available as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, and more. SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/TheYoungTurks TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Watchlist https://www.youtube.com/watchlisttyt Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey https://www.youtube.com/indisputabletyt The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #TheYoungTurks #BreakingNews 251112__RY01_TYT_Audience_Votes