Pete Buttigieg—former South Bend mayor, 2020 presidential candidate, and Transportation Secretary—sits down with Jon Favreau to discuss how much of the status quo Democrats should aim to restore (if any) if they win in 2026, what the party needs to change to effectively message around Trump’s broken promises, and what Pete thinks of JD Vance’s rapid ascent to power—and the values he’s abandoned along the way. Then, Lovett joins Jon to answer listener questions about building a Democratic Project 2029, our nation’s new gerrymandering war, and whether Barack Obama is right about ketchup’s place on a burger. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS ZIPRECRUITER: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/CROOKED SUNDAYS FOR DOGS: https://www.sundaysfordogs.com/CROOKED CODE: CROOKED QUINCE: https://www.quince.com/crooked COOKUNITY: https://www.cookunity.com/crookedfree CODE: CROOKEDFREE CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Pete on Trump 2.0 11:20 - Pete on JD Vance 20:38 - Ad break 23:22 - Pete on Democrats 35:09 - Ad break 38:12 - Pete on Democrats continued 48:31 - Crooked Con 51:58 - Lovett & Favreau answer listener questions Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at crookedcon.com 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/