Democrats

also referred to as: democrat

11 statements across 7 episodes · 4 bullish · 3 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Ezra Klein · across every show →

Everything said about Democrats, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Ezra Klein: No congressional Democrats are more conservative than any Republicans
“Now there are zero crossovers like that. So there's zero Democrats now who are more conservative than any congressional Republicans.”
Ezra Klein Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 26:36 a16z Podcast | On Productivity, Immigration, Trump, and Media
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gilliam: Democratic political software is a monopoly, unlike Republican tech
“In general, the Democrats have one system. There's a monopoly behind it. Everybody has to use one system. On the Republican side, it's much more, there's a lot more competition.”
Jim Gilliam Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:43 a16z Podcast | The Internet Is Your Movement
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Colford: Democrats control 70 of 100 largest U.S. cities
“Democrats control about 70 of the hundred largest cities, but they're all competing in a way to be tech friendly.”
Matthew Colford Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:39 a16z Podcast | Of Presidents, Policies, and Tech
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Opinion
Spence: Tech policy regulatory experimentation enjoys broad Democratic support
“I mean, I think this is one of those issues that's not a traditional Republican-Democratic divide. Yeah, I mean, speaking of someone who worked in the Obama administration, Democrats believe strongly in, you know, common rules of the road. The federal governme…”
Matt Spence Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:01 a16z Podcast | Of Presidents, Policies, and Tech
Nov 16, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Balaji: 96% of Democrats marry within their own political party
“One way of thinking about it is something like 96% of Democrats marry other Democrats. Only four percent marry Republicans, ok?”
Balaji Srinivasan Nov 16, 2022 ▶ 2:44:57 The Network State with Balaji Srinivasan
Jul 16, 2024 neutral
Opinion
Horowitz: Anti-tech stance is specific to Biden, not the Democratic Party
“It's not like a kind of fundamental thing of the Democrats. It's kind of specific to this administration, yeah.”
Ben Horowitz Jul 16, 2024 ▶ 1:27:31 Trump Vs. Biden: Tech Policy
Jul 16, 2024 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Andreessen: Democratic presidential candidates in the 1990s were pro-tech and pro-startup
“The Democrats in those days you know, presidential, the presidential level were pro-business, they were pro-tech, they were pro-startup they were pro-America winning in, in, in tech markets they were pro-entrepreneurship,”
Marc Andreessen Jul 16, 2024 ▶ 6:23 Trump Vs. Biden: Tech Policy
Aug 1, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Balaji Srinivasan: Future democracy will replace two-party systems with a thousand-city model
“That's a future democracy, not a two-party system with the illusion of choice, but a thousand city system with the reality of choice. 97% for Elon, right? This is essentially a precursor to what's coming next, where you vote with your feet, your wallet, and yo…”
Balaji Srinivasan Aug 1, 2025 ▶ 1:41:10 Tech vs. Media: Balaji Srinivasan on the Battle Shaping Our Future
Aug 1, 2025 negative
Opinion
Balaji Srinivasan: Democrats destroyed democracy in California and created a one-party state
“In California, elections are held, but the party always wins, exactly like China. Okay, Democrats destroyed democracy in California.”
Balaji Srinivasan Aug 1, 2025 ▶ 1:39:05 Tech vs. Media: Balaji Srinivasan on the Battle Shaping Our Future
Sep 9, 2025 negative
Opinion
Mark Cuban says Trump mastered algorithms while Democrats lack effective salespeople
“What Trump has done well is learn how to flood the zone so that no matter what that algorithm finds for you, he's gonna find a way to you. Whether it's a positive or negative and then you look at Kamala and Brat Summer and, you know, fell off a coconut tree. S…”
Mark Cuban Sep 9, 2025 ▶ 4:24 Mark Cuban on the NBA, Cost Plus Drugs, and How to Fix Politics
Sep 9, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Mark Cuban clarifies he is not a Democrat, but an independent dissenter
“I'm not even a Democrat. I was just a dissenter.”
Mark Cuban Sep 9, 2025 ▶ 1:13 Mark Cuban on the NBA, Cost Plus Drugs, and How to Fix Politics
Made with StarZero

Turn any episode into a week of clips.

This entire site, over 1,000 episodes transcribed, diarized, checked and made playable, runs on the StarZero media pipeline. Drop in your own episode and the podcast clipper finds the moments worth sharing, cuts them, captions them, and reframes them for every feed.