Why We Should Still Compete in Safe Red Districts
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What was the surprise outcome of the Georgia special election?
Iran had Tomahawk missiles, and it was their own Tomahawk missile that bombed that school.
Do you want to know how much Donald Trump's net worth has increased in a year?
Well, Elon's up $200 billion since the Trump presidency started.
Hey everybody, welcome back to the Find Out Podcast. We were just making jokes about 80s, what, 80s rappers?
We were doing our best 80s hip hop impressions, I would say. These guys always try to throw me off. Nobody's as good as me.
They always try to throw me off when I'm like, do this like grand entrance into the podcast and trying to be a serious operation here and I just get torn down every time. But anyways, welcome back everybody.
Why do Democrats typically avoid campaigning in safe red districts?
I'm glad you're following us after Tuesday's episode where we literally just talked about how everything Trump touches turns to shit. and you were not uh dismayed enough to not come back so we appreciate that uh i think today will be a little bit lighter uh unfortunately uh zach is uh down with the down with the sickness that's a song from the 90s isn't it wasn't it it is uh and so you got the three of us today what's that was it disturbed yeah i think that's not not my not my favorite but i'm But anyways, Rich wants to kick us off with a fun anecdote.
No, it's really fun. So keep it under five minutes. No, I will not do that. No. So yesterday, my kid, my kids in third grade and he had a animal report at school. And so my wife and I went. and uh and listened to his presentation about parrots um and learned a lot of things it was really fun um in the process you know we're sitting there the parents in the back of the room and they stack up a bunch of kids and so like i think five kids presented different animals and when you're hearing uh you know eight and nine year olds talk about and like usually exotic animals like the the red-eyed tree frogs and like the king cobras um
What are the benefits of competing in every district for Democrats?
it's always going to be funny because they know only exactly what they learned for the report. And then, and then they, and they can't, they can't ad lib, they can't go off script at all. And so we're sitting there and they get to this Q and a, like, so every kid talks for maybe like two, three minutes. And then they get to the Q&A at the end and they take questions from their class. And that was the fun part, of course, for the adults, because like I said, the kids don't know any more than what they what they literally wrote into their report. One of the kids actually was just reading the slides with her back to the class. It was the best thing I've ever seen. And As these kids are taking questions and the answers are just, you don't know what you're going to get.
Like one kid presented on zebras and somebody said, and she said, zebras are 700 pounds.
How does political pressure influence Republican strategies?
And then the question was, is every zebra exactly 700 pounds or are some of them different weights? And she was like, I think some of them are different weights. And so that was the kind of... Smart. Good logical inference there. It took a second. And this is appropriate, right? So it's heartwarming because these kids are just experiencing one of the worst parts of adulting, which is public speaking and then also answering questions that you didn't know were necessarily becoming. And I had the most, like, sick sense of deja vu, though, as I was watching these. I was like, what does this feel like? And I realized it reminded me of Trump's press conferences talking about Iran.
What are the implications of safe districts on political extremism?
I was wondering how you were going to connect these. I'm impressed. Because it was in it. I wasn't going there looking for an in with with the podcast, believe it or not. I was genuinely enjoying hearing about these different animals. But guessing the answers in some cases on the spot is. That is normal for eight and nine year olds talking about animals that they literally just learned about in the last seven days. But when you hear your president up there saying, what did he say the other day? I don't know that much about it. I think it was a direct quote.
What insights can we gain from the Georgia race about voter behavior?
He did all of this off of a feeling. Right. That's right.
Reminiscence.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the surprise outcome of the Georgia special election?
0:00–0:45
2
Why do Democrats typically avoid campaigning in safe red districts?
0:45–2:03
3
What are the benefits of competing in every district for Democrats?
2:03–2:50
4
How does political pressure influence Republican strategies?
2:50–3:37
5
What are the implications of safe districts on political extremism?
3:37–4:10
6
What insights can we gain from the Georgia race about voter behavior?
4:10–4:40
7
How does engaging in local politics affect national narratives?
4:40–5:44
8
What strategies can Democrats use to build long-term political power?
5:44–1:01:05