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The Gist

Democracy Needs a Reboot

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, should news outlets halt election coverage on Election Day? "Usually, if you look at American history, we've kind of taken a relook at our democracy every 50 years." And now we're overdue, according to Jason Kander, an Army veteran and Democratic candidate for mayor of Kansas City. The big things to shake up: how we draw district lines, run primaries, and finance electoral campaigns. Kander's book is Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage.  In the Spiel, the president and nondisclosure agreements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Let me be explicit.

0:01.7

Right now, in this podcast, there's some explicit language.

0:04.8

It's Tuesday, August 14, 2018 from Slee.

0:11.4

It's the G.S. Thigh, Mike Pasca.

0:13.4

And if it's Tuesday, it's an election day,

0:15.6

at least a primary day in states like Vermont, Wisconsin,

0:18.7

and less cheese-producing locales,

0:21.2

also Connecticut, Minnesota.

0:22.4

It is Minnesota I want to talk about.

0:24.6

Interesting situation there.

0:26.0

Both senators are involved in individual primaries.

0:30.2

Amy Clubichar, she's the incumbent.

0:33.1

She'll likely win in the fall.

0:34.9

She will most likely beat her challengers in the primary,

0:38.5

though the St. Cloud Times does do to flee list

0:41.6

all the candidates who are running against her

0:44.2

for the DFL Democratic Farmer Labor Party organization,

0:47.8

name, Amy Clubichar, DFL Party Endurance Candidate Experience,

0:52.0

US Senator since 2007, top issues, jobs in the economy,

0:56.4

agriculture and rural communities environment,

0:58.5

including climate change and energy

1:00.0

and natural resources, health care,

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