272 | Frank DiStefano: Why Democrats & Republicans Haven't Realigned (Yet)

The Realignment

Saager Enjeti, Technology, Policy, News, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, Politics, News Commentary, Public Policy, U.s. Politics, National Security, Economics

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Frank DiStefano, author of The Next Realignment: Why America's Parties Are Crumbling and What Happens Next, joins The Realignment's weekly discussion episode to unpack what causes political parties to realign, the debate over what America's political problems/challenges, whether existing parties should be reformed with new ideas, figures, and coalitions, and the show's long-running debate over third/new political parties.

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0:00.0	Marshall here. Welcome back to the realignment.
0:09.3	Hey everyone, welcome back to the show. We've had a incredible start to the season.
0:12.8	On Tuesday, Saga Knight did our discussion episode. Those normally air on Fridays,
0:17.6	we wanted to kick off the season with that on Tuesday. Yesterday, I had a great episode of my dad
0:22.8	to talk about climate change and follow up with the episode with Alex Epstein. They came up back in May.
0:28.5	Today, I wanted to do another discussion center episode. I've brought back fan favorite return
0:33.1	guest, Frank DeSephanel, who is the author of the next realignment. They also have a great YouTube
0:38.7	challenge to check out. This is a very broad discussion back and forth conversation episode
0:43.5	about what we think are the big issues facing American politics. Once again, realignment's
0:48.9	political issues that are up for grabs right now and how we should all be moving forward. We're
0:53.2	going to set up this frame through the news about the Andrew Yang forward party transitioning from
0:57.3	a political action committee into an actual political party. If you are a non- Andrew Yang fan,
1:02.3	apologies, but once again, it's a useful news don't to tag this conversation too. A lot of great
1:07.6	things here. Hope you all enjoy this episode. We'll be back with more interviews, of course, on
1:11.9	Tuesday. If you like the direction the show is going. If you like the increased cadence. If you
1:16.4	really want to support my work and Saga's work, of course, too, I would appreciate if you go to
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1:28.0	membership. Because it's Friday, you can also go subscribe to our substack. That is linked in
1:32.2	the show notes and we putting out broader thoughts on this season. All of those other great things
1:36.6	moving forward. Quick note, of course, Saga and I are actually in Portland, Oregon for a wedding
1:42.8	today. So if you see us out in the garden of Portland, definitely come by and say, hey, it's definitely
1:47.0	us. If you see us, hope you all have a good Friday and a great weekend. See you next time.
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