Air Date 5/15/2024

In an age of cultish in-group/out-group politics and media, we seek to find messaging for progressive partisans to achieve electoral success

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FRONTPAGE

FP 1: Everything's a cult now - The Gray Area

FP 2: Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity - PBS NewsHour

FP 3: Jason Stanley on the Politics of Language - Amanpour and Company

FP 4: A Conversation About How Dems Can Win in November with Rachel Bitecofer - Deep State Radio

FP 5: Employ Negative Partisanship w. Rachel Bitecofer - Future Hindsight

FP 6: Everything's ... Part 2

FP 7: Hit 'Em Where It Hurts ... Part 2

FP 8: Employ Negative ... Part 2

(59:24) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the importance of finding common-but-adaptable messaging

(1:02:14) SECTION A: IDENTITY

A1: Everything's ... Part 3

A2: Examining how U.S. ... Part 2

(1:10:14) SECTION B: POLITICAL RHETORIC

B1: 'Hit 'Em Where It Hurts' urges Dems to go on attack - Morning Joe

B2: 'Our message resonated with voters' - Morning Joe

B3: Watch VP Harris slams Trump over abortion access - MSNBC

(1:26:17) SECTION C: MESSAGING

C1: Employ Negative ...Part 4

C2: Republican Policies VERY Unpopular With Voters - The Majority Report

C3: Everything's ... Part 4

C4: Employ Negative ... Part 3

(1:50:33) SECTION D: INDEPENDENTS

D1: Hit 'Em ... Part 3

D2: Why Voters Are Down On The Economy - 538 Politics