The Democrats have to offer something beyond “Trump’s Bad” – the US election with Jason Brownlee

Progressive Podcast Australia

On episode 303 Nick is joined by politics professor Jason Brownlee who informs Nick of everything he has missed by just learning about US politics through Late Night with Seth Myers, which Katie watches constantly!

More specifically, the discussion covers:

Reflection on Biden’s presidency including the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

Will Harris/Walz change the direction of the Democratic party?

Should Harris have taken up Joe Rogan’s invitation and joined him on that podcast, as Donald Trump did? *Update: since we recorded this episode, Joe Rogan has clarified that Harris didn’t reject the offer to go on his podcast. She offered to do a one-hour interview if Rogan came to her, whereas Rogan wanted her to come to his studio in Austin for a longer discussion. Regardless, most of our points on the topic still stand: https://x.com/joerogan/status/1851118464447971595

The Democrats pursuing some Right-wing policies: https://x.com/shaun_vids/status/1734913698899067226?s=09

The eternal question of voting Democrat versus third party/independent.

Are the Republicans the party for workers that they claim to be? The Ted Cruz quote along these lines was from this episode of Late Night with Seth Myers: https://youtu.be/RPLvoPnwwNk?si=eg5OuQMQpY2gHtKl

We covered this issue of are the Republicans the party for workers on episode 258: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2020/11/10/258/

Jason’s prediction for who will win the election.

What will the fall out of the election be in both possible scenarios – will this be America’s last election?

This discussion is also available to watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/r7AOdE4eL7w

Additional links:

Who’s Afraid of Democracy? By Steve Fraser: https://logosjournal.com/between-the-issues/whos-afraid-of-democracy/

Jason’s article on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan: https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2024/08/26/us-afghanistan-withdrawal-anniversary-biden-made-the-right-call/74906226007/

Economics Not Culture Wars Drove Most Trump Voters – Thomas Ferguson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azd21dCriFE

Jason’s prediction about the result was mainly based on the following data:

Five Thirty-Eight Forecast: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/

Real Clear Polling on the betting odds: https://www.realclearpolling.com/betting-odds/2024/president

Real Clear Polling on the battleground states: https://www.realclearpolling.com/elections/president/2024/battleground-states

Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR: https://pixabay.com/users/itswatr-12344345/

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio: https://pixabay.com/users/leonellcassio-2264996/

Both of the above songs are free to use with credit.

For more in-depth show notes, including additional links, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2024/10/27/303/