Special Guest Barbara Boxer
Let's Find Common Ground
USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future
5.0 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2020
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Barbara Boxer, former U.S. Senator (D-CA) and Fall 2020 Fellow at the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, joins co-directors Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy to reflect on her career and look ahead to the November election.
Boxer was elected to the United States Senate in 1992 during the “Year of the Woman." She served four terms and retired in 2017, having also served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and six years on the Marin County Board of Supervisors.
Known as a “liberal firebrand,” Boxer has advocated for families and the environment for decades. She has consistently addressed the threat of climate change and attacks on women’s health and the right to privacy. She also authored landmark legislation for federally funded after-school programs.
Boxer is chairwoman for a global strategy firm, runs a political action committee, and in the Fall, she will be teaching a course called "Demystifying Governance and Politics" at the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Election R&D from the University of Southern California's Center for the Political Future. |
| 0:11.5 | Our podcast brings together America's top politicians, journalists, academics, and strategists |
| 0:17.6 | from across the political spectrum for discussions on hot-button issues, where we |
| 0:21.9 | respect each other and we respect the truth. We hope you enjoy these conversations. |
| 0:29.4 | Hello and welcome to the first episode of Election R&D Dialogues. |
| 0:34.8 | My name is Erica Maldonado Singh. I'm the community engagement manager at the USC Dornside Center for the Political Future. |
| 0:41.3 | From now through November, this series will focus on the critical moments leading up to the 2020 election. |
| 0:47.3 | It's hosted by the center's co-directors Bob Schrum and Mike Murphy |
| 0:51.3 | and is in partnership with the USC Dornside College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. |
| 0:57.2 | We welcome your questions and ask that you submit them using the Q&A box at the bottom of your screen. |
| 1:02.8 | Now it's my pleasure to introduce your hosts, though they need no introduction. |
| 1:07.8 | Bob Schrum is a veteran Democratic strategist who's worked on John Kerry and Al Gore's presidential campaigns and Senate campaigns for Joe Biden and Barbara McColsky. |
| 1:16.6 | He's the Carmen and Lewis Warshaw Chair in Practical Politics and he's a director of the Center for the Political Future. |
| 1:23.6 | Mike Murphy is a Republican strategist who's worked on six presidential campaigns, including John McCain and Jed Bush. |
| 1:30.1 | He's a political analyst for NBC News, and he's the co-director for the Center for the Political Future. |
| 1:36.4 | Mike, I'll let you take it away. |
| 1:38.7 | Well, Erica, thank you. Well done, and welcome everybody to our R&D dialogue here. |
| 1:44.0 | We're very excited about this today. |
| 1:46.2 | I'm going to start with a quick housekeeping explanation because we have a fellows program at the |
| 1:52.1 | USC Center for the Blago Future that we're very proud of, zeroed in on practical politics. |
| 1:57.6 | You know, everybody, it's kind of funny. Everybody has an opinion about politics because |
| 2:01.5 | almost everybody rightfully votes. It's kind of like college football. Everybody could be the |
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