Why Local Elections Really, Really Matter with Nithya Raman

Factually! with Adam Conover

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4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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While the national election hogs the spotlight, the low-turnout, little-covered local election in your city or county can have just as big an impact on your life. Nithya Raman, candidate for Los Angeles City Council joins Adam this week to explain why the best way to make a difference is to focus on the candidates right in your own backyard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This is a HeadGum Podcast. I don't know what you think I don't know what you say
0:16.0	and that's all right
0:19.0	yeah that's okay
0:22.0	I don't know anything.
0:28.0	Hello everyone. Hello everyone.
0:29.0	Welcome to Factually, I'm Adam Conover,
0:31.0	and, uh, hey, you might have heard that it's an election year.
0:35.0	Have you been keeping up?
0:36.7	Did you know that?
0:37.7	It's just a couple weeks away.
0:38.8	Don't panic, don't panic.
0:40.7	I promise it'll be over soon.
0:42.4	You know, there have been thousands upon thousands of
0:45.0	articles TV news minutes devoted to the national election and I gotta say deservedly
0:51.0	so the election is a huge deal. It seems like it's not just the policies, but it's actually the entire direction of the government or really us as a society that is on the line this year. The choice is so vast and so important, but it can feel so
1:07.7	dispiriting to follow the national election because, you know, it's hard to feel like you have an impact like you know what what difference is your little vote gonna make
1:16.2	I mean you could donate 10 bucks to one of the campaigns but come on isn't Trump or Biden just gonna wipe their ass with that and flush it down the toilet? It's tough.
1:24.4	Well, first of all, I want to caution against that kind of cynicism.
1:28.8	It absolutely is vital to participate in the election.
1:31.9	Please do. God help you get out there and vote,
1:35.0	do whatever you can.
1:35.8	Be a poll worker, even better, if you can do that.
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