The Purple Principle Podcast
@purpleprincipl
Nonpartisan podcast for independent-minded Americans exploring the perils of polarization.
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US: โ Lack of trust in politics โ Feeling unheard by politicians โ Deep political polarization ๐คWhat if a $200 million investment could change that? bit.ly/YangS4Ep21 #AndrewYang #YangGang @fwdparty Unite America FairVote Institute for Political Innovation #ElectionReform #Politics
๐๏ธNew episode alert!๐ @andrewyang shares how $200 million- less than some Senate campaigns- could transform American politics. Plus, learn how election reform has a major role to play in 2024 & beyond. #AndrewYang #yanggang Unite America FairVote Institute for Political Innovation #Politics
Open Primaries is on the ballot in 2024. Letโs make this happen! AK: No On 2 AK AZ: Make Elections Fair AZ CO: votersfirstco DC: Make All Votes Count DC ID: Idahoans for Open Primaries MT: Montanans for Election Reform NV: YES on Question 3 NV SD: South Dakota Open Primaries
๐ We dug up 10 prescient TPP insights explaining the election & politics today: ๐๏ธ #1: Charlie Sykes explained why centrist voters were key to the election & how the GOP has strayed from its conservative roots๐ค ๐ง Listen to all 10 & rank your faves ๐bit.ly/TPPinsights
๐๏ธ#2: Jay Van Bavel, PhD (2020) on why voting across party lines is rare: party identity is core to who we are & abandoning it feels like a threat. ๐ง Listen to all 10 insights & rank your faves by Friday: ๐ bit.ly/TPPinsights #Polarization #Election2024 #PoliticalIdentity
๐๏ธ#3: Sarah Longwell (2022) explored how language from the left may alienate moderate voters, & how pol. views can be shaped by what feels close to us (e.g. Jan 6th). What do you think? ๐ง Listen & rank your faves ๐ bit.ly/TPPinsights #PoliticalLanguage #Election2024
๐๏ธ#5: carlos.fno (2022) predicted Latino voters would swing to the GOP. Despite anti-immigration rhetoric, issues like jobs, the economy, & education matter. ๐ณ๏ธ GOP win them over or did Dems miss the mark? Listen now๐ bit.ly/TPPinsights #Election2024 #LatinoVoters
๐ Insight #6: Joel Kotkin (2022) discussed CAโs population shift, with many right-leaning Californian's moving to red/purple states. That trend is impacting elections, like Sen. Jon Testor's loss in MT. ๐Listen & rank๐ bit.ly/TPPinsights #CaliforniaImpact #Election2024
๐๏ธ Insight #7: Chris Bail (chris_bail_duke ๐งต) (2021) explained how social media fuels political polarization & extremism, amplifying extreme voices while muting moderates. ๐ณ๏ธ Do you see social media driving extremism? ๐ง Listen: bit.ly/TPPinsights #SocialMedia #Polarization #Election2024
๐๏ธ#9: Tania Israel (2021) explained affective polarization - where political vitriol from the left & right starts to sound the same, and voters tune it out. ๐ณ๏ธ Have you noticed this before? ๐ง Listen & rank your fave ๐ bit.ly/TPPinsights #Election2024 #Polarization
๐๏ธ#10: Michael Smerconish (2022) explained how political power shifted from political leaders to media figures, with Ted Cruzโs January 6th comment & conservative blowback as proof. ๐ณ๏ธ Will this trend continue? ๐งListen & rank๐ bit.ly/TPPinsights #Election2024 #PoliticalPower
๐คWhy is โthe last best placeโ becoming polarized? Frank Garner, former MT House member & Montanans for Election Reform board member, explains root cause behind Montana's push for #electionreform & the solutions offered by CI126 & 127. ๐งNew episode ๐ bit.ly/reformMT #MontanaPolitics
After tallying your votes, the top insight from The Purple Principle has been crowned! ๐ And the winner isโฆ Sarah Longwell! ๐ A big thank you to our voters & congrats, Sarah! Check out the #rankedchoicevoting results here & the remaining insights on our site. ๐ #politics