Episode 73 - Dissecting the Democratic Party
with Lanae Erickson and Quentin James
What will it take for Democrats to connect with black & brown voters?
How can Democrats keep Republicans from branding them, radicals? What can Democrats do better to keep the house?
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:
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5:52 Defining The Third Way, The Collective, and The Latino Victory Fund
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7:54 The Origins of coming together
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8:51 The Democratic Coalition
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11:05 Black Voters
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15:51 The Failure of “Defund the Police” messaging
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17:26 The Trump Effect
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19:14 Learning from the report
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22:44 The Democratic Brand
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26:45 Democrats -The Less Racist Party?
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29:36 What do Democrats stand for?
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31:17 Full disclosure
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33:30 Advice for the moderates
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34:27 Closing statements to the Semocratic party
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Hosted by: Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht
Produced by: Joey Salvia
Theme Music by: Celleste & Eric Dick
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