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Elaine Kamarck
FromThe Long Game
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50 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2017
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"When politicians can't get anything done, it breeds distrust. It breeds anger ... The weakening of parties ... most people think it's a good thing," Elaine Kamarck says. But, she warns that "the weakening of parties has meant the weakening of government. People don't like that, but very few people see the connection between political parties and government." Kamarck, a Brookings Institution senior fellow and a Democratic National Committee member and superdelegate, talks about her proposal to have a party gathering prior to the presidential primary to vote on potential candidates. But she says she doesn't care if superdelegates go away. She also says she doesn't fault Reince Priebus for not doing more as RNC Chairman to block Donald Trump from the nomination.Resources:"Re-inserting peer review in the American presidential nomination process," by Elaine Kamarck"Primary Politics: How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating System," by Elaine Kamarck"20 of America's top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy. They're scared." - Sean Illing, Vox"How Autocracy Rises: What Institutional Failure Really Means," Umair Haque"Is the American Idea Doomed?" Yoni Applebaum, The Atlantic Opening music: "Safe If We Don't Look Down (Imagined Herbal Flows Remix)" - MutemathClosing music: "Changes" - Mutemath Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelonggame.
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Released:
Oct 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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