How does one fight illegal National Guard deployments, the kidnapping of immigrants, and creeping fascism? Well, if you're a mainstream Democrat, there seems to be only one strategy – sternly-worded letters and weak press conferences.

At least, that's how it seems to people like AOC's former chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti, who is challenging former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her seat in Congress. He joins Mehdi on this week's episode of 'Mehdi Unfiltered.'

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