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Democrat Divergence?

11.14.2020 - By Peach Fish ProductionsPlay

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On the Gist, Democrats seeing compromise as a defeat.

In the interview, political commentator Jess McIntosh talks with Mike about the fight within the Democratic party about whose messaging matters. They discuss the merits of centrist and progressive language, how important it is to have members of Congress who are further left than Biden, and why Republicans villainize Democrats regardless of the language they use. McIntosh is co-host of Signal Boost on Sirius XM.

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Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Margaret Kelley.

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