341: The Transactional Nature of American Politics with Mondale Robinson
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🗓️ 22 April 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Host Reed Galen is joined by Mondale Robinson, mayor of Enfield, North Carolina and Founder of the Black Male Voter Project, an organization dedicated to increasing the number of Black men that are super voters. They discuss the transactional nature of American politics, the cause of low voter turnout for Black men (especially in often overlooked rural areas), and how to build political trust in Black communities. For more from Mondale Robinson, check out the work of the Black Male Voter Project. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, it's Reed. Before we get started, I just want you to understand that what we're |
| 0:04.7 | fighting is multi-front battle. There will be the airwaves, there will be the internet, there will be |
| 0:11.2 | neighborhoods and town hall meetings, but all of it matters. It all ladders up to making sure that |
| 0:16.8 | if we've done our part in our cities, in our counties, in our states, that we will be |
| 0:22.8 | victorious in November. I thank you so much for listening. I hope you share this podcast with |
| 0:28.5 | your friends, your families, and your colleagues, and anybody who wants to know more about |
| 0:32.2 | this fight. Thanks, everybody for listening. And now on with the show. |
| 0:44.0 | Thank you. Thanks, everybody for listening. And now on with the show. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. |
| 0:46.1 | I'm your host, Reed Galen. |
| 0:47.9 | Today, I'm joined by Mondale Robinson, |
| 0:49.9 | mayor of Enfield, North Carolina, |
| 0:51.3 | and founder of the Black Male Voter Project, |
| 0:53.8 | an organization |
| 0:54.4 | dedicated to increasing the number of black men that are super voters. Mondale has worked on more |
| 0:59.4 | than 160 campaigns, local, statewide, federal, and international, and has also led all action, |
| 1:05.5 | an online organizing group, specializing in tech community organizing, and training for |
| 1:10.0 | successful civil disobedience |
| 1:11.6 | actions and strategic advocacy planning. He's a regular voice on major television news outlets, |
| 1:16.6 | and has become a leading voice in what moves black men. Today, he's joining us from |
| 1:21.2 | Las Vegas, Nevada. All right, Mondale, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me, |
| 1:25.8 | Reid. How you doing? I hope all is well in the desert. |
| 1:28.1 | Listen, so I was going through your website and I want to start here because you said something |
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