In an age when saying the wrong thing in a Twitter post could leave you ghosted by onetime friends—or worse—we find our country torn apart at the political seams. But things don’t need to be this way. Constructive social discourse is not dead, it just needs a little resuscitation. From CurtCo Media. Consider Meet Me in the Middle your political rehab. Each week, Ed Larson (Pulitzer Prize winning historian, author, and world-wide lecturer) invites guests from across the ideological spectrum—including politicians, activists, and celebrities—to sit down, discuss the issues, and if not find consensus, at least find common ground. So bring an open mind and remember, we’re more alike than different.
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episode 73: 73 - Dissecting the Democratic Party with Lanae Erickson and Quentin James
What will it take for Dems to connect with black & brown voters? How can Democrats keep Republicans from branding them, radicals? What can Democrats do better to keep the house? All this and more is discussed on the season finale of Politics: Meet Me in the Middle. Bill and Jane are joined by Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for the Social Policy Program at The Third Way) and Quentin James (founder and president of The Collective) to explore their six month study and report that was praised by The NY Times.
Episode Timestamps:
5:52 Defining The Third Way, The Collective, and The Latino Victory Fund
7:54 The Origins of coming together
8:51 The Democratic Coalition
11:05 Black Voters
15:51 The Failure of “Defund the Police” messaging
17:26 The Trump Effect
19:14 Learning from the report
22:44 The Democratic Brand
26:45 Dems -The Less Racist Party?
29:36 What do Democrats stand for?
31:17 Full disclosure
33:30 Advice for the moderates
34:27 Closing statements to the Democratic party
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