Leftward Expansion

Brett Hillsberg
  • 5.0 (6)
  • Politics

Why does the Democratic Party always take popular policy positions but never seem to win at the levels they should? We take a look at why Democrats underperform and how they can start winning more elections.

Episodes

  1. 04/14/2021

    A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

    In this episode we talk about the minimum wage, how it got to where it is today, and both the moral and political cases to raise it to $15 per hour. The minimum wage is one of the Democrats' most powerful weapons to relieve the working class of financial troubles, create local economic growth, and to re-establish themselves as the “pro-labor” party.

  2. 03/09/2021

    Thriving Behind Enemy Lines

    Leftward Expansion takes a look at Congressional Democrats representing districts won by Trump in the 2020 Presidential race. We examine what issues they campaigned on, how they spoke to their voters, their personalities, and their ideology that made winning in a red district possible in this hyper-partisan era. We think that other Democrats running in conservative areas around the United States can draw wisdom from these strategies to win their own elections!

  3. 02/11/2021

    Not The Most Deliberative Body

    In this episode, we go over the Senate: what is was meant by the framers to be, the graveyard of progress it has become today, and what can be done for the Democrats to overcome its hurdle moving forward.

  4. 01/22/2021

    Game Time!

    Democrats have the Presidency, the House, and the Senate! Your host Brett Hillsberg talks about Biden's first moves in office, things that Dems can get done, and things that Dems strategically need to do for the country and to perform better in the future 2022 and 2024 elections.

  5. 01/05/2021

    Why Georgia, Why? - Mini Episode

    In this special mini-episode we go over the background of the two senate races in Georgia, the bad omens, the good omens, and Brett's personal thoughts on what will be the outcome of the race.

  6. 12/26/2020

    Pitching Policy to Voters

    Brett talks about improving Democrat's policy pitching and how this can lead to connecting with voters. The problems are clearly there, why won't the party jump on promising to fix them? The answer is more complicated than it seems.

  7. 12/08/2020

    The Conservative Media Bubble

    Your host Brett dissects the conservative media ecosystem, how it became so powerful, its impact on American politics today, and how Democrats can overcome it to win future elections.

  8. 11/26/2020

    Pilot - A Liberal's Analysis of the 2020 Election

    I examine the results of the 2020 US Presidential election and what it means for the democratic party in the years to come. I take the good and the bad to make suggestions for democrats to improve their numbers in the future.

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Why does the Democratic Party always take popular policy positions but never seem to win at the levels they should? We take a look at why Democrats underperform and how they can start winning more elections.

Information

  • Creator
    Brett Hillsberg
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Brett Hillsberg
  • Show Website
    Leftward Expansion