What does it mean to be "electable"? Do voters really gravitate toward "safe" (read: white, male, and centrist) candidates? How much do policies matter to voters? And can Bernie beat Trump?
To answer these questions and debunk some persistent polling myths, Briahna talks to Malaika Jabali, a public policy attorney and writer, and Ben Tulchin, president of Tulchin Research and the campaign’s pollster.
Malaika's Current Affairs article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/10/the-color-of-economic-anxiety
Rural Organizing poll on rural voters: http://ruralorganizing.org/polling-brief-2018-national-rural-survey
Pew poll on non-voters: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/06/01/dislike-of-candidates-or-campaign-issues-was-most-common-reason-for-not-voting-in-2016/
53 - The Future of Our Economy (w/ Stephanie Kelton, Jeffrey Sachs, Robert Reich, and Sara Nelson)
52 - Warren Warriors for Bernie (w/ Ryan Knight & Blair Imani)
51 - The Deficit Myth (w/ Stephanie Kelton)
50 - Shelter & Grace (w/ Natalie Wynn)
49 - In This Together (w/ Jeffrey Sachs & George Gardner III)
48 - Say It Ain't So, Joe (w/ Matt Bruenig)
47 - Which Side Are You On? (Live w/ The Dig, Michael Brooks, & Natalie Shure)
46 - Can't Stop Us Now (w/ Dr. Victoria Dooley)
45 - Bloomberg vs. Democracy (w/ Tim Black & Justin Jackson)
44 - Big Tents & Iowa (w/ Victoria Rodriguez-Roldán, Dr. Steven Thrasher, & Christine Hallquist)
43 - Yours in Struggle (w/ Barbara Smith)
42 - Right Now (w/ Jeffrey Sachs & Ari Rabin-Havt)
41 - Bernie and the Troops (w/ Kyle Bibby & Hector Barajas)
40 - Joe Biden's Record (w/ Krystal Ball & Josh Fox)
39 - To Heal the World: Bernie's Jewish Roots (w/ Joel Rubin & Katie Halper)
Redux: Democratic Socialism (w/ Greg Carr)
38 - Bern After Yeeting (w/ US Youth Climate Strike & the Gravel Teens)
37 - People Over Profits (w/ Nathan J. Robinson)
36 - Keep on the Sunnyside (w/ Kal Penn)
35 - Office Race (w/ Grace Blakeley)
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