515 | Timothy Shenk: Has the Left Lost the Realignment?

The Realignment

Technology, News Commentary, National Security, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, News, Public Policy, Economics, Politics, Saager Enjeti, U.s. Politics, Policy

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🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Timothy Shenk, GWU Professor and author of Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Timothy discuss how culture has replaced economics as the electorate's dividing line, the multiple paths forward for Democrats after they began to lose working-class voters in the 1980s, why political consultants are more important than one would think, and whether the left or right will come out ahead as the American political system realigns.

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0:00.0	Marshall here. Welcome back to the realignment.
0:05.0	Today's guest on the show is making a return appearance.
0:11.0	G. W. Professor Timothy Shank, author of realliners, and a new book,
0:16.7	Left Adrift, What Happened in Liberal Politics, returns to the show. Our conversation today is all about
0:22.0	the political realignment that is sure to shape next week's election on October 5th.
0:28.0	We discuss the different paths for the left and right, especially if we see big themes around the gender divide,
0:35.8	the education divide, culture wars, and of course the centrality of culture and economics
0:41.5	when it comes to class politics.
0:43.3	So lots of great stuff for you.
0:44.6	I really recommend both of Tim's books
0:47.2	and it's good to get one of these really wide-ranging interviews
0:50.0	in before the election.
0:52.2	Huge thank you to the Foundation for American Innovation,
0:55.0	supported the work of this podcast.
0:56.0	Hope you all enjoy the conversation.
1:00.0	Tim Shank, welcome back to the realignment.
1:03.2	Thanks for having me.
1:04.4	I'm excited to chat with you.
1:06.2	We have so much to get into, including your new book, but let's actually open, this isn't
1:11.2	quite news, because it's happened already but on a recent
1:14.4	podcast you did about the book with Roy Tichera discussing the work you do
1:19.6	left right and center all with the realignment. You described
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