Words Matter: We Need More Scorched Earth Dems!

About this episode

David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein discuss the need for a more aggressive Democratic strategy to combat corruption and improve perceptions ahead of the midterms.

Congress is broken. Justice is gone. Corruption runs rampant in our government, and our most vile politicians get off scot-free. Meanwhile, many still view the Democrats negatively, and this perception is going to present significant hurdles for the midterms this year and beyond. What is missing within the Democratic party? What is the most effective strategy here to save our democracy? Tune in as David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein discuss why we need scorched earth Democrats and where we go from here. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rothkopf

Guest: Norm Ornstein

Topics covered

• Democratic party
• midterms
• corruption
• political strategy
• democracy

Keywords

• Democrats
• scorched earth
• Congress
• corruption
• midterms
• politicians
• strategy

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Organizations: The DSR Network

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