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S4 E07 - Elissa Slotkin: Next In Line of the Democrat Machine
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This script discusses the transformation of the Democratic Party's political machine from old-style, city-based power structures to a modern, media-driven network. It highlights key mechanisms of the current machine, including media grooming, activist support, big donor networks, and party control. The narrative critiques the trend of promoting inexperienced junior senators who lack real-world governance experience, citing examples like Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Pete Buttigieg. The script also introduces Elissa Slotkin as the next potential product of this system. It argues that such candidates, while polished and media-friendly, often act as figureheads with real power wielded by unelected elites and the party's entrenched operatives.
Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.
93 episodes
Manage episode 469639778 series 3405437
This script discusses the transformation of the Democratic Party's political machine from old-style, city-based power structures to a modern, media-driven network. It highlights key mechanisms of the current machine, including media grooming, activist support, big donor networks, and party control. The narrative critiques the trend of promoting inexperienced junior senators who lack real-world governance experience, citing examples like Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Pete Buttigieg. The script also introduces Elissa Slotkin as the next potential product of this system. It argues that such candidates, while polished and media-friendly, often act as figureheads with real power wielded by unelected elites and the party's entrenched operatives.
Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.
93 episodes
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