Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and election forecaster turned political strategist. Her most recent book is Hit ’Em Where it Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game. We discuss why it's time for Democratic Party candidates to embrace negative partisanship in their campaigns.
Half of America’s electorate doesn't vote – even in the most consequential elections – because they aren't interested in politics. The Knight Foundation took a very large sample survey of non voters and discovered that the most commonly cited reason for not voting is lack of interest. The US has raised and created a political culture that encourages lack of civic participation and views politics as dirty. Turning the tide on disinterest and bolstering American democracy must include fixing the civic culture.
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: Rachel Bitecofer
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis
Building the Public Square: Rich Harwood
Black Grief/White Grievance: Juliet Hooker
Housing is a Moral Issue: Shaun Donovan
Building a Black Future: Christopher Paul Harris
Have the Conversation: Neal Rickner
Unions and Democracy: Theda Skocpol
Cooperation Democracy: Bernard Harcourt
Shaping Collective Memory: Hajar Yazdiha
Everytown for Gun Safety: Nick Suplina
Making Government Responsive: Sam Oliker-Friedland
Tyranny of the Minority: Steven Levitsky
Radical Acts of Justice: Jocelyn Simonson
The Fear of Too Much Justice: Stephen Bright & James Kwak
America Votes: Sara Schreiber
Maximum Impact Volunteering: Yoni Landau
Hubert Humphrey and Civil Rights: Samuel G. Freedman
America’s Raw Deal: Kurt Andersen
The Right’s Parallel Universe: Anne Nelson
Use Your Footprint for Democracy: David Pepper
Courts for Democracy: Skye Perryman
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