Generation Elect

Henry, Griffin, and Jack talk about the craziness that occurred as far-right insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol in support of Trump, leading to five deaths, destruction, and massive amounts of criticism toward the president. They talk about the impending impeachment, as well as Trump’s permanent ban from Twitter, which has sparked intense political debate. They later move on to talk about the Georgia runoffs, in which Democrats took the Senate through wins from Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, and the appointment of Merrick Garland as AG for Joe Biden. Rate and review the podcast!

Henry, Jack, Griffin, and Adam do a yearly tradition of giving out political awards for the last year for categories like Politician of the Year, Moment of the Year, Surprise of the Year, and more. They later move onto Predictions for 2021, guessing how the Georgia runoffs will go, what plans Biden will look to pass, people to watch next year, and what the road forward is from an insane year in politics and world events. Rate and review our podcast, and have a great new year!

In this episode of Generation Elect, Henry, Griffin, Jack, and Adam talk about the Trump team’s futile and occasionally illegal efforts to overturn the vote and contest the results of the election, as well as what comes next for a deeply divided Republican Party. They go on to talk about Biden naming big positions for his Cabinet, including Antony Blinken for Secretary of State, John Kerry for Climate, and Janet Yellin for treasury. They then close it off with a preview of the pivotal Senate runoffs in Georgia.

Henry interviews Professor Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, the founder of Equal Citizens, a 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate, and one of the most famous advocates for campaign finance reform, Electoral College reform, and a change in the unfair laws that comprise our institutions and make many beholden to special interests in the system. Henry interviews Lessig on all of this, and a lively conversation on ways to fix a broken democracy. Rate and review our podcast!

Henry, Griffin, and Jack recap a stunning Election Week in which Joe Biden after a few days dismantled Donald Trump, beat him in key swing states and became the President-Elect. They analyze why the Democrats pulled out a win, what factors may have gone into a Trump loss, and the struggle on some parts to get the Latino vote. They also talk about Democratic messaging, along certain cultural and ideological issues, and why it might be problematic in some circumstances. Finally, they analyze the results of shocking Senate and House races, with down-ballot being bad news for Democrats overall. Rate and review our podcast!

In the biggest episode ever(!) Henry, Griffin, Jack, and Adam preview everything you need to know for Election Night 2020, talking about how Joe Biden has gotten into this incredible lead against Donald Trump, and the swing states they need to win to get to 270. They also unpack all the competitive Senate races, in Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, Iowa, Montana and more, betting on whether the Democrats can get the long-coveted majority in the US Senate. They talk about what we’ll know on Election Night, will we know who won, what if Trump refuses to concede? Also, they discuss what the Republican Party will look like post Trump and the Democrats post Biden, will we see major ideological shifts and changes? Finally they give their predictions for each competitive race and answer all listener questions. Vote!

Henry interviews Professor Richard Born who teaches political science at Vassar College and is an expert on congressional elections. They talk about the Supreme Court controversy, competitive Senate races this election cycle, how Republicans have maintained majorities through gerrymandering and other tactics, voter demographics, as well as what the political spectrum will look like depending on who wins Tuesday. Take a listen, rate and review our podcast, and vote.

Henry, Griffin, Jack, and Adam with less than 10 days until the election talk about the final presidential debate which was surprisingly not very eventful as Joe Biden and Donald Trump had their last pitches to the voters. They talk about the different messages and strategies from both sides as the election nears ever closer and what needs to happen in the next 10 days in terms of the presidential election, and senate races. Rate and review our podcast, but more importantly vote!

Henry, Griffin, and Jack begin their run-up to the 2020 election by talking about the state of the presidential race as Joe Biden leads President Trump by significant amounts in major swing states, they analyze why his lead is so much more massive than it was four years ago for the Democrats, and the most likely path to victory for him. They later discuss the VP Debate which was an interesting, intellectual affair between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. Finally, they talk about the most competitive Senate races, make predictions, and answer listener questions.

Henry, Jack, and Adam talk about the first presidential debate, which consisted of Donald Trump not letting Joe Biden finish a sentence, refusing to condemn white supremacy, attacking people who struggle with drug addictions and more! Also that same guy tests positive for COVID-19, and we’ll talk about that! Rate and review us please!