DISCLAIMER: we had technical difficulties during the recording of this episode so please bare we us as we learn & grow to make your listening experience even better! How important is your political party to you? What would have to happen to make you abandon your party all together? Well, this week we discuss the positive and negative impacts of political affiliation in the United States. We are joined by Michael Aiken, a political science researcher and friend to dissect this concept. We also give you all tax day updates, analyze the importance of anger in activism, and give context to President Biden’s Supreme Court commission.  Sources: (1) https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/26/what-the-2020-electorate-looks-like-by-party-race-and-ethnicity-age-education-and-religion/ (2)https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/party-hoppers (3) https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/12/09/after-the-election-fewer-latino-and-black-adults-feel-angry-and-more-are-hopeful-about-the-state-of-the-u-s/