A Battle for the Future of the Democratic Party
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsIn primary elections, politicians run to win over their party faithful, which is often a different demographic than those they need to appeal to in the general election. So strategists, consultants, and party leaders spend a lot of money trying to figure out what voters want—yes, what sort of policy they want on the economy or health care or education, but also what kind of person they want.
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Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsIn primary elections, politicians run to win over their party faithful, which is often a different demographic than those they need to appeal to in the general election. So strategists, consultants, and party leaders spend a lot of money trying to figure out what voters want—yes, what sort of policy they want on the economy or health care or education, but also what kind of person they want. Parties want to make sure their candidate is electable. Electability hangs over the primary race in Michigan, where, next Tuesday, voters will decide whether Representative Haley Stevens or Abdul El-Sayed will compete against Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate, to replace the departing Senator Gary Peters.
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- Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsIn primary elections, politicians run to win over their party faithful, which is often a different demographic than those they need to appeal to in the general election. So strategists, consultants, and party leaders spend a lot of money trying to figure out what voters want—yes, what sort of policy they want on the economy or health care or education, but also what kind of person they want.
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A Battle for the Future of the Democratic Party
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