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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Episode 8 - Charlie Sykes, Co-Founder of conservative magazine The Bulwark and MSNBC/NBC contributor
Charlie Sykes is one of the most well-known Never Trump conservatives. Roger and Charlie discuss whether Charlie considers himself a Republican anymore; whether the conservative movement can survive Trump; the issues Democrats should run on...
Episode 7 - Jane Kleeb, Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party. aka "The Keystone Killer"
Roger & Jane discuss how she organized rural conservatives in Nebraska to oppose the Keystone Pipeline (Rolling Stone magazine called her “The Keystone Killer”.) They also discuss how Democrats can persuade rural voters; her rise...