Ep. 381 - America The Voiceless: Are Democrats Really Trying to Maximize Voter Participation?

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In the first part of a two-episode look at the nation’s two main political parties, Nikki Rojas and Maria Elena Perez speak to state Democrats and voting organization leaders about how well the Democratic Party is living up to its mission to “maximize voter participation for all Americans.” We hear from Colorado state Rep. Leslie Herod, Massachusetts state Sen. Becca Rausch, New Georgia Project executive director Nse Ufot and Center for Election Innovation & Research executive director David Becker.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, all week this week we're playing some of our favorite episodes from different
0:06.5	podcast series that we have at the North Star.
0:08.8	And if you didn't know it, the breakdown is not the only podcast series we have.
0:13.6	We have Woke at Work, married to the movement, the momentum advisor show today you're going
0:18.6	to hear from America the Voiceless, and we also have a brilliant podcast called Sick
0:22.4	Empire.
0:23.7	On today's episode of America the Voiceless, it's one of the first episodes from Maria
0:29.3	and Nikki.
0:31.0	And they recorded this after the podcast series was first given the green light.
0:35.6	And in this episode, entitled Our Democrats Really Trying to Maximize Voter Participation,
0:43.0	both of the hosts got to talk to some amazing guests, including the leader of the New
0:48.1	Georgia Project, a state senator from Massachusetts, a legislator from Colorado, Leslie Herret,
0:56.0	and you're going to hear some real inside information on the situation on the ground in
1:01.5	Georgia and all over the country, which ended up becoming a huge, huge moment in the presidential
1:08.4	election.
1:09.5	So listen, enjoy, and learn from Nikki and Maria in this episode of America the Voiceless
1:17.4	that we're playing here for you on the breakdown.
1:19.6	And you can search every podcast platform for all of our podcast series.
1:25.3	Just go to your favorite podcast player and search for America the Voiceless and listen
1:29.7	to the series now.
1:31.4	The breakdown.
1:34.4	I would say that Democrats have led the charge across the country and will continue because
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