How To!: Run for Office Without Being an A**hole
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🗓️ 14 June 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
We all know the country is deeply fractured right now, and that's especially true in our politics. There is vitriol, bitter partisanship and an expectation that in order to succeed you need to beat up on your opponent. So is it possible to fight for your beliefs, remain civil and still win elections? On this episode of How To!, we brought together two politicians from either side of the aisle who are living proof that we can practice politics with humanity. Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Vermont State Senator Becca Balint share how they resist negativity, meaningfully work with the other side, and stick to their values even when they are forced to stand up to their own party.
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| 0:58.4 | We will say something in a form or a social media implying that the only way to show true |
| 1:04.6 | leadership if you're fighting for your party or your base, your constituency, is to be |
| 1:08.8 | in fighting mode all the time. |
| 1:11.2 | I couldn't agree more. |
| 1:12.8 | I thought we were in a bad shape a years ago, and it's gotten so much worse. |
| 1:20.3 | Welcome to How To. |
| 1:21.6 | I'm Amanda Ripley. |
| 1:23.8 | Today, we're excited to bring you something a little different, refreshingly different |
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| 1:33.6 | Politicians who fight for what they believe in, with passion and conviction, but also profound |
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