What Good is a State?
About this episode
Bradley Tusk and Shontell Plummer discuss the dysfunction of Albany and various political issues in New York.
Is there any level of American government that is actually doing its job well? Bradley sits down with his Tusk Strategies partner Shontell Plummer to talk through the slow-motion dysfunction of Albany. Why is the state budget late when there are no major issues at stake? How come Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani can't get along? What will gerrymandering do to the congressional map? Plus, what's going on with the NY-12 race and is Hakeem Jeffries cut out to be House Speaker? This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio. Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media . Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack .
People in this episode
Host: Bradley Tusk
Guest: Shontell Plummer
Topics covered
- government dysfunction
- state budget
- gerrymandering
- congressional map
- political relationships
- NY-12 race
- House Speaker
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Albany, New York City, P&T Knitwear, NY-12
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