DIA-Today Reunion: 2024 Election Preview

02/11/2024 37 min Temporada 4 Episodio 1
DIA-Today Reunion: 2024 Election Preview

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Episode Synopsis

After 2 ½ years away, we come back for a special election preview episode. 
Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.
Opening and closing music from “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.
Opening (0:53) - We talk about our new jobs and new homes in new states and speculate about the popular demand for more DIA-Today.
A New Consensus? (6:36) - We discuss the broader context of another very close presidential election and what it would take to break that pattern in 2028.
The Trajectory of the Election (20:05) - We discuss the defining events of the presidential race over the last six months. Link: RealClearPolitics; Axios on Pew Research findings about double-haters. 
Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (27:36) - We predict the results of the presidential election. Link: PBS on changes in Michigan’s elections laws.            
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Matt Parks and David Corbin both taught politics at The King’s College in New York City and have written together on reviving American republicanism, The Federalist, and Democracy in America. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of their present or former employers.