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Dan is joined be Charlotte Swasey, Director of Analytics at Searchlight Institute, to discuss how Democrats won the Midterms.
0:00 - Poll Methodology
2:44 - Major Takeaways7:55 - “Moderate” Candidates
9:43 - Underperforming The National Average13:03 - Ad Break14:05 - Heterodox Candidates
15:26 - How Voters Saw Republicans
17:56 - A Big Tent
22:57 - The Trump Factor
25:45 - Republican Unpopularity
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Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission.
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Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor break down Democrats’ huge midterm night.
1:58 - Abdul El-Sayed
5:26 - JD Vance
12:02 - Ad break
13:03 - Mississippi & Alaska
21:48 - Governorships
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Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission.
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Chapters:
00:00 Opening
14:00 Ad Break
27:26 Closing
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Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission.
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