Why Cities Lose traces the deep roots of the Urban-Rural divide in the U.S. and shows that geography is the main reason the left loses many key elections. Roger and Jonathan discuss how  Democrats are making inroads with suburban voters and which states that is happening in the most; the changing nature of college educated voters; how housing costs in major urban places may be unintentionally helping Democrats, and more.

American Bridge is the largest research, video tracking and rapid response organization in Democratic politics. They find what Republicans are hiding and make sure voters hear about it. Sacha and Roger discuss how American Bridge tracks Republicans and what they do with the video or info when they find something; how, according to their polling, Trump is vulnerable with his own voters; their $50 million campaign to flip Trump voters in key swing states, and more.

Bill and Roger discuss key things liberals might find surprising: that virtually everything Obama signed into law got Republican votes; the NRA donating to politicians is not the real source of their power; that the Democrats may be making a political mistake pursuing single payer healthcare, and more. 

Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in a hate crime 21 years ago this October, in Laramie, Wyoming.  His death was a galvanizing moment for the LGBTQ community across the U.S.  Jason Marsden was a friend of Matthew’s and is now the Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation.

In this episode, Roger and Jason discuss the mission of the foundation; Jason’s decision to come out in the media right after Matthew was murdered; what it was like to be gay in red state Wyoming; Jason’s husband running for Mayor in Casper, Wyoming; the current LGBTQ community in Wyoming and more.