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Theory of Change #053: Melissa Peltier on how Trump superfans changed their minds about him Theory of Change podcast
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We’ve talked a lot on Theory of Change about the growing threat of political extremism and how far-right activists are leveraging religion and business connections to build power over the minds of millions of Americans.
And yet, despite all of that, it’s also the case that people can change. No matter how strong they hold their viewpoints today, no one was born with their opinions. The process usually is a gradual one, but it’s real.
The results of the 2022 elections in the United States are proof of this. Almost everywhere, Republicans who actively put forward Donald Trump’s election lies lost their races. And interestingly enough, many of those losses seem to have been caused in part by people who supported Republicans who didn’t promote Trump’s election lies.
In Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and lots of places in-between, millions of Republican-leaning voters couldn’t bring themselves to support Trump’s dangerous sore-loser campaign.
Joining the show in this episode to discuss what’s going on is Melissa Peltier, she’s the director and writer of a documentary called “The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories.”
It’s a film that closely profiles several people who supported Donald Trump in 2016 and then decided to change their minds—and why they did so.
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT (Patreon membership required for full text):
https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2022/12/some-trump-supporters-changed-their-minds-about-him-can-anything-be-learned-from-them/
GUEST INFO
Melissa Peltier on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MelissaJPeltier
Watch "The Game Is Up" on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Game-Up-Disillusioned-Voters-Stories/dp/B0B6SVXWLX/
Watch "The Game Is Up" on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mgLbdGIepc
ABOUT THE SHOW
Theory of Change is hosted by Matthew Sheffield and is part of the Flux network, a new content community of podcasters and writers. Please visit us at https://flux.community to learn more and to tell us about what you're doing. We're constantly growing and learning from the great people we meet.
Theory of Change website:
https://theoryofchange.show
Theory of Change on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TheoryChange
Matthew Sheffield on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mattsheffield
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If you're not able to support financially, please help us by subscribing and/or leaving a nice review on your favorite podcast app. Doing this helps other people find Theory of Change and our great guests. Thanks for your help!
Theory of Change on Apple Podcasts:
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We’ve talked a lot on Theory of Change about the growing threat of political extremism and how far-right activists are leveraging religion and business connections to build power over the minds of millions of Americans.
And yet, despite all of that, it’s also the case that people can change. No matter how strong they hold their viewpoints today, no one was born with their opinions. The process usually is a gradual one, but it’s real.
The results of the 2022 elections in the United States are proof of this. Almost everywhere, Republicans who actively put forward Donald Trump’s election lies lost their races. And interestingly enough, many of those losses seem to have been caused in part by people who supported Republicans who didn’t promote Trump’s election lies.
In Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and lots of places in-between, millions of Republican-leaning voters couldn’t bring themselves to support Trump’s dangerous sore-loser campaign.
Joining the show in this episode to discuss what’s going on is Melissa Peltier, she’s the director and writer of a documentary called “The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories.”
It’s a film that closely profiles several people who supported Donald Trump in 2016 and then decided to change their minds—and why they did so.
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT (Patreon membership required for full text):
https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2022/12/some-trump-supporters-changed-their-minds-about-him-can-anything-be-learned-from-them/
GUEST INFO
Melissa Peltier on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MelissaJPeltier
Watch "The Game Is Up" on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Game-Up-Disillusioned-Voters-Stories/dp/B0B6SVXWLX/
Watch "The Game Is Up" on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mgLbdGIepc
ABOUT THE SHOW
Theory of Change is hosted by Matthew Sheffield and is part of the Flux network, a new content community of podcasters and writers. Please visit us at https://flux.community to learn more and to tell us about what you're doing. We're constantly growing and learning from the great people we meet.
Theory of Change website:
https://theoryofchange.show
Theory of Change on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TheoryChange
Matthew Sheffield on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mattsheffield
SUPPORT THE SHOW
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/theorychange
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/discoverflux
If you're not able to support financially, please help us by subscribing and/or leaving a nice review on your favorite podcast app. Doing this helps other people find Theory of Change and our great guests. Thanks for your help!
Theory of Change on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theory-of-change-podcast/id1486920059
1 hr 3 min