David Litt on Reforming American Democracy (in one book or less)

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Mike talks with David Litt who, from 2011 to 2016, was a speechwriter for President Obama. Mr. Litt is also the New York Times bestselling author of the book Thanks Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years. His latest book is Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think, which they discuss on this episode. Topics Mike & David cover include: If Mitch McConnell’s “blatantly transactional” politics make him a good Majority Leader The legally disenfranchised -former felons and non-citizen immigrants The “unofficially disenfranchised” Discouraged voters Gerrymandering The (not so) Great Compromise Electoral College reform Why Democrats are so much more intent on changing the rules than Republicans Follow David Litt on Twitter Be part of the discussion on the Politics Guys ‘BipartisanPolitics’ community on Reddit. Join the conversation on The Politics Guys Facebook page. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.1	Love the government. Welcome to the politics, guys, a place for a bipartisan, rational, and civil debate on American politics and policy.
0:44.3	I'm Michael Barronowski, a political scientist at Northern Kentucky University.
0:48.7	Before we get to my interview with David Litt, I want to let you know that our weekend news roundup and analysis, which typically
0:54.5	comes out every Saturday, will be coming out on Sunday this week. President Trump is set to
0:59.2	announce his Supreme Court pick on Saturday, and Kristen and I thought it would be better to hold
1:03.6	off 24 hours so that we could discuss the president's pick. My guest today is David Litt, who from
1:09.8	2011 to 2016 was a speechwriter for President Obama.
1:14.8	Mr. Litt is also the New York Times bestselling author of the book,
1:18.3	Thanks, Obama, my Hopi-Changey White House years.
1:21.3	His latest book is Democracy in One Book or Less,
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