About this episode

Tim discusses the efforts of moderate Democrats to influence the party amidst rising partisanship.

On this week's episode, Tim talks about a group of center-left Democrats trying to make waves as partisanship continues to dominate the electorate. His guests are Debbie Cox Bultan, CEO of NewDEAL, and Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers. The national group held a conference in Raleigh and stopped by while in town. NewDEAL is a network of center-left elected leaders who are self-described pragmatists focusing on expanding opportunity and spurring growth. Alums of the group include Pete Buttigieg, Josh Shapiro and Stacey Abrams.

People in this episode

Host: Tim Boyum

Guests: Debbie Cox Bultan, Zeb Smathers

Topics covered

• moderate Democrats
• partisanship
• center-left politics
• NewDEAL
• elected leaders
• political strategy

Keywords

• moderate Democrats
• NewDEAL
• partisanship
• politics
• elected leaders
• conference
• growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NewDEAL

Places: Raleigh

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