Rep. Sarah McBride has found herself the target of GOP attacks since taking office in January. They've barred her from restrooms and misgendered her in Congressional hearings, but the freshman congresswoman has risen above it all. Now she's got a message for her fellow Democrats: politics only works when you win over people who disagree with you. McBride sits down with Jon and Lovett to discuss the literal and figurative dangers of being a main character, Democrats' purity complex, and whether the party has abandoned the only strategy for social change that actually gets results. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE - http://simplisafe.com/crooked STRAWBERRY - http://strawberry.me/crooked ACORNS - http://acorns.com/crooked FAST GROWING TREES - http://fastgrowingtrees.com CODE: CROOKED CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro to Congresswoman Sarah McBride 06:16 - Backsliding into an Illiberal Democracy? 10:15 - Fighting Back Against Trump 15:50 - The Double Standard in Politics 20:42 - AD BREAK 1 22:49 - Democrats’ Biggest Problem 26:32 - Barack Obama and Marriage Equality 31:54 - The Generational Split in the Democratic Party 38:03 - Understanding the Trans Community 44:19 - The Burden of Being the 1st Trans Member of Congress 49:57 - AD BREAK 2 52:38 - Dealing with Anti-Trans Attacks from Colleagues 01:00:22 - The Democratic Coalition 01:10:06 - Outro Want Pod Save America ad-free? Subscribe to Friends of the Pod: http://crooked.com/friends Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/crookedmedia?sub_confirmation=1 Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission. Learn more about Crooked at http://www.crooked.com Follow the pod on Twitter https://twitter.com/podsaveamerica Follow Crooked on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrookedMedia/ Follow Crooked on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/