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S8 Ep1103: Thaddeus McCotter. Democratic Party Discipline: Managing Candidate Crises and Ideological Rifts. McCotter explores how the Democr
Season 8
Episode 1103
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Thaddeus McCotter. Democratic Party Discipline: Managing Candidate Crises and Ideological Rifts. McCotterexplores how the Democratic establishment "blew up" problematic candidates like Eric Swalwell to install figures like Xavier Becerra. He describes an ongoing "civil war" between the establishment and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), with leadership working to clear out radicals to appeal to mainstream voters. (13)