Lost in the Middle: America's Political Orphans Scott Klug

If you are a Democrat Texas makes you scream in outrage at the sight of pickup trucks, cowboys boots and open-carry guns.
If you are a Republican the vegan-lecturing, global-warming, charter-jet-flying Hollywood red carpet speeches tell us everything we need to know about California.
Political stereotypes make governing harder, but comedy easier.
A proposal for a bowling league to heal America.


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With half of US election oficials quitting in the last two years it is a scary scenario this November. We still haven’t figured out guard rails for social media, much less AI and its ability to create deep fakes and penetrate the election infrastructure.
More in our podcast episode From hanging chads to deep fake videos, American democracy wobbles lostmiddle.com



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Once upon a time working as an election worker was a badge of honor, a commitment to democracy.
Now nobody wants the job. And now here comes AI.
From hanging chads to deep fake videos, American democracy wobbles in this episode of Lost in the Middle.


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Scientists will tell you that if they scan people's brains while listening to negative campaign ads, it will light up a spot that triggers disgust and revulsion.

Did they have to spend a lot of money to figure that out? You can just talk to any one of America's 71 million political orphans.

Ugly campaign ads and car wrecks. Why we can't turn away in this month's Lost in the Middle.


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If Republican and Democrats were listed on the New York Stock Exchange, I would sell right now. The two legacy parties are tied at 27% in January polling. And dropping.

And the buy signal is flashing bright green on independents. Now at 44% of voters ---most members of the lost political middle.

Can a surge of candidates for statewide office be far behind? Lessons from the pro wrestling ring. 


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