#124 Political Coalitions from 1990 to 2019 w/ Amy Walter
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Amy Walter has been covering Congress and Congressional races since the early 1990s. In this episode, Amy joins Bob to talk about the political issues and strategies that took us from the era of Bill Clinton & Newt Gingrich to today, the reasons that modern politics is so divisive, and the potential coalitions that could impact the 2020 elections and beyond. Bob and then follow up with a conversation about what Amy taught them and what they see as the biggest issues that our leaders need to address moving forward. (Bob & Ben's conversation begins at 32:30)
Amy Walter is the National Editor of The Cook Political Report where she provides analysis of the issues, trends and events that shape the political environment. Her weekly column appears on cookpolitical.com. She is also the host of WNYC's The Takeaway (Politics with Amy Walter), and a regular contributor to the PBS NewsHour, where she offers her perspective weekly on "Politics Monday."
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is in the loop, the Legion of Osiris Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with live experiences and podcasts about artists and topics you love. |
| 0:14.8 | Get in the loop at Osirispod.com. |
| 0:20.5 | I'm Bob Crawford. |
| 0:22.1 | I'm Ben Sawyer. |
| 0:23.4 | This is the road to now. |
| 0:24.8 | Yeah, Ben, this week I spoke with Amy Walter, who is the national editor of the Cook |
| 0:29.1 | Political Report, and she also hosts the Takeaway podcast. |
| 0:34.9 | It's been covering Congress and Congress congressional races since the early 1990s. |
| 0:41.0 | And I asked her to put that period of American history in context for us, individuals in this |
| 0:48.0 | country who can analyze polling data as well as Amy. So it's a great conversation. |
| 0:55.8 | Let's get at it. |
| 0:58.7 | And then you and I can discuss it on the other end. |
| 1:00.3 | Hey, friends. |
| 1:05.0 | You're listening to The Road to Now, which means that you like to listen and learn. |
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