Why does the Democratic Party always take popular policy positions but never seem to win at the levels they should? We take a look at why Democrats underperform and how they can start winning more elections.
In this episode we talk about the minimum wage, how it got to where it is today, and both the moral and political cases to raise it to $15 per hour. The minimum wage is one of the Democrats' most powerful weapons to relieve the working class of financial troubles, create local economic growth, and to re-establish themselves as the “pro-labor” party.
9 Mar 2021
Thriving Behind Enemy Lines
Leftward Expansion takes a look at Congressional Democrats representing districts won by Trump in the 2020 Presidential race. We examine what issues they campaigned on, how they spoke to their voters, their personalities, and their ideology that made winning in a red district possible in this hyper-partisan era. We think that other Democrats running in conservative areas around the United States can draw wisdom from these strategies to win their own elections!
11 Feb 2021
Not The Most Deliberative Body
In this episode, we go over the Senate: what is was meant by the framers to be, the graveyard of progress it has become today, and what can be done for the Democrats to overcome its hurdle moving forward.
22 Jan 2021
Game Time!
Democrats have the Presidency, the House, and the Senate! Your host Brett Hillsberg talks about Biden's first moves in office, things that Dems can get done, and things that Dems strategically need to do for the country and to perform better in the future 2022 and 2024 elections.
5 Jan 2021
Why Georgia, Why? - Mini Episode
In this special mini-episode we go over the background of the two senate races in Georgia, the bad omens, the good omens, and Brett's personal thoughts on what will be the outcome of the race.
26 Dec 2020
Pitching Policy to Voters
Brett talks about improving Democrat's policy pitching and how this can lead to connecting with voters. The problems are clearly there, why won't the party jump on promising to fix them? The answer is more complicated than it seems.
8 Dec 2020
The Conservative Media Bubble
Your host Brett dissects the conservative media ecosystem, how it became so powerful, its impact on American politics today, and how Democrats can overcome it to win future elections.
26 Nov 2020
Pilot - A Liberal's Analysis of the 2020 Election
I examine the results of the 2020 US Presidential election and what it means for the democratic party in the years to come. I take the good and the bad to make suggestions for democrats to improve their numbers in the future.
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