The Search for Common Ground: 2022 Year-End Show

Let's Find Common Ground

USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

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🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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2022 was a year of surprises in politics and the world beyond. In our year-end special, "Let's Find Common Ground" podcast puts the spotlight on six interviews that we published during the past twelve months. We hear former Congressman Will Hurd discuss moderation and extremes in American politics. Author and market researcher Diane Hessan tells us what pollsters often overlook when they speak with voters. Former gun industry executive Ryan Busse reveals the key differences between responsible gun ownership and the reckless use of firearms. Co-hosts Richard Davies and Ashley-Milne Tyte also feature their conversation with a prison reformer and a corrections industry executive. Two members of Congress— one Republican, one Democrat— explain their efforts to improve how Congress works. And a leading newspaper editor and reporter discuss how they face up honestly and creatively to bias and misinformation in the news media. Learn more at commongroundcommittee.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	It's our year-end special, Ashley.
0:02.7	And 2022 was a year of surprises.
0:05.6	In this show, we put the spotlight on six interviews we did during the past 12 months.
0:10.2	We include insights on the partisan divide, abortion, guns, prison reform,
0:16.1	how the news media could improve, and a lot more.
0:24.3	This is Let's Find Common Ground. I'm Ashley Melntite.
0:28.7	And I'm Richard Davies. Our first guest is former South Texas Congressman Will Hurd,
0:34.0	before being elected as a Republican House member.
0:36.9	Hurd was a CIA agent. He retired from Congress in 2020.
0:41.5	And there's been some media speculation that Will Hurd could decide to run for president.
0:47.2	Here's the extract from our interview.
0:50.1	Most people would consider you a moderate Republican.
0:53.4	But you say you really can't stand the word moderate.
0:57.4	Why is that?
0:59.1	So I hate labels.
1:00.1	Anyways, right? That started at a young age.
1:02.7	My dad is black. My mom is white.
1:04.9	The phrase multiracial or biracial really didn't exist when I was growing up.
1:09.9	And so I didn't fit in with the white kids.
1:11.8	I didn't fit in with the black kids.
1:13.5	And so that started my opposition to moderates.
1:18.4	But a lot of time, the phrase moderate,
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