Pat ran as a different kind of Democrat, team.

He proved to voters that he’s willing to work with anyone to deliver results for his constituents and speak out against anyone that would do them harm. That strategy helped him overperform the national environment in not just one, but two election cycles in a row.

He recently sat down for an interview with New York Magazine to discuss the strategy that helped him swim against the tide in 2022 and 2024, and share his thoughts on the way forward for the Democratic Party. Here are some of the highlights:

Pat on his brand of “Patriotic Populism”:

“What I’m working on and thinking through — my working title is ‘patriotic populism,’ where the villains are greedy and corrupt elites… The hero, and this is the big difference and the important difference, has to be the American people. Scrappy, hungry innovators are the hero of the story. To me, they are the patriots, and that’s the operative word in ‘patriotic populism.’”

Pat on the way forward for the Democratic Party:

“We have to think about building coalitions, rather than dividing people into narrow groups and pitting them against each other. That has to be the model: We’re not all going to agree on every single thing, but we’re going to focus on the areas where there is agreement in what we’re hearing from people on the ground.”

The message that helped Pat outperform the national environment is the same one that will help Democrats bounce back in future elections. Will you chip in any amount today to help Pat continue fighting for the Hudson Valley and supporting House Democrats across the country?

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