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Episode 18 – Joe Trippi, CNN Commentator and Strategist for Senator Doug Jones

• August 19, 2020
• Tagged as: doug jones, joe trippi

pisode 18 - Joe Trippi, CNN Commentator and Strategist for Senator Doug Jones

Joe Trippi is a well-known Democratic strategist who has worked with/for Howard Dean, Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Jerry Brown and Alabama Senator Doug Jones, among many others.  Joe and Roger discuss Joe’s legendary career, the...

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Episode 17 – Sherrie Matula & Diana Patino from Sisters United Alliance

• August 4, 2020

Episode 17 - Sherrie Matula & Diana Patino from Sisters United Alliance

Sisters United Alliance (SUA) specifically targets Texas women who have registered in the past but did not vote. Roger talks with Sherrie & Diana from SUA about how they target these women, their success in...

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Episode 16 – Aaron Kleinman, Director of Research, Future Now

• July 14, 2020
• Tagged as: 2020, Aaron Kleinman, Future Now

Future Now gets progressive candidates elected at the state level but they are also an advocacy organization that helps those elected candidates enact their agenda once in office. Aaron and Roger discuss the key states...

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Episode 15 – Sarah Longwell, Strategic Director, Republican Voters Against Trump

• June 22, 2020
• Tagged as: RVAT, Sarah Longwell

Sarah Longwell, Strategic Director, Republican Voters Against Trump

Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT) collects video testimonials from Republicans across the country who do not support Trump. Sarah Longwell co-founded the group. She and Roger discuss why Trump is losing support from Republicans; the...

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Episode 14 – Amanda Litman, Executive Director of Run For Something

• May 27, 2020

Amanda Litman is the Executive Director of Run For Something, which recruits and supports young progressives running for office at all levels across the U.S.  Roger and Amanda discuss how she went from being Hillary...

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Episode 13 – David Weissman, former die-hard Trump supporter turned Democrat

• May 1, 2020
• Tagged as: David Weissman, Sarah Silverman

Episode 13 - David Weissman, former die-hard Trump supporter turned Democrat

David Weissman was a right wing Republican and die-hard Trump supporter. A self-described troll, he was part of the MAGA army on social media and built up a Twitter following of over 100,000. A chance...

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Episode 12 – Rick Wilson, Former Republican Strategist and well-known Never Trump Conservative

• February 11, 2020
• Tagged as: Never Trump, Rick Wilson

Episode 12 - Rick Wilson, Former Republican Strategist and well-known Never Trump Conservative

Rick Wilson is one of the most well-known Never Trump Conservatives in the country, through his many TV appearances and NY Times best-selling book, “Everything Trump Touches Dies”. Rick and Roger discuss his new book...

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Episode 11 – Rachel Bitecofer, Asst. Director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University

• January 21, 2020
• Tagged as: bitecofer, independent, midterms, rachel

Episode 11 - Rachel Bitecofer, Asst. Director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University

Rachel Bitecofer predicted the exact number of House seats the Democrats would win in the 2018 midterms before any other political analyst and she is already on the record as saying Trump will lose in 2020....

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Episode 10 – Jonathan Rodden, Author of “Why Cities Lose” and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University.

• December 10, 2019

Episode 10 - Jonathan Rodden, Author of "Why Cities Lose" and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University.

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...

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Episode 9 – Sacha Haworth, Political Director of American Bridge Super PAC

• November 22, 2019

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...

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