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I had a couple of unfortunate rescheduled recordings this week, so rather than desperately dive into the Twitter DMs of authors, reporters, and previous guests, I’ll record a different type of episode.
Thursday’s Realignment podcast is going to be an all-listener Q&A/Ask Me Anything episode, whether or not you subscribe to the Supercast. Moving forward, this’ll ideally be a yearly pre-summer feature of the show. Not everyone can afford to pay for the biweekly AMA episodes or are on the fence beyond hearing the five to ten minutes of preview audio.
Here’s how you can submit to the open AMA episode:
Reply to this Substack email with a question/comment.
Comment below with a question or comment.
And of course, Supercast subscribers can still submit questions on the Ask Me Anything page.
Usually the Ask Me Anything episodes are pretty off the cuff. With this iteration, I’d like to put a bit more thought into the specific questions/take notes.
Here are a couple of examples of questions I’ll answer:
What questions do you think your young listeners who want to hold political office aren't asking or thinking about?
There has to be a question, framework, or thought that you feel like your younger listeners haven't absorbed yet. Feel free to take this in any direction.Two theater warfare:
I understand you and Saagar have competing values when it comes to foreign policy. I tend to fall on Saagar’s side of the debate. Mainly because I don’t think the US can effectively fight on multiple fronts. The only successful effort was WW2 but we had full mobilization of a massive industrial base. Russia and China are clearly Allies at this point but China is the far more dangerous threat. If 100 billion of weapons to Ukraine is already straining defense industrial capacity won’t the US have to pick Europe or Asia at some point? Additionally why not make that decision now and make adjustments over time rather than being forced to choose in the future due to an existential crisis? Lastly it doesn’t seem like Europe cares that much about China so can the US even count on them to return the favor in our time of need?
Unpopular opinion
Hi guys What is an opinion you hold you think would get the most push back. Not only from your audience but from the general public.
Political affiliation
Marshall, do you find people constantly labeling you inaccurately one way or another politically? Also, I really appreciate your ability to put on different "hats" when talking to your guests to represent opposing views, regardless of your own perspective. For both of you, do you affiliate yourself with a particular strain of political ideology, politically homeless, or something else? What about your friends? Since the Trump era has begun, I have found myself progressively disenchanted with the two parties and the other "options" like the libertarian and the forward party. And I feel like my friends are feeling similar.
Basically, anything (within reason), goes.
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Alright, if this podcast is about the political realignment, I hear all the time about big blocs such as evangelicals, atheists, and Catholics. What about restorationist movements such as the Latter-Day Saints, Seventh Day Adventists, and other smaller but still strategic minor faiths? Also, what about Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus?
My question: it seems that there’s nothing but gridlock at the federal level. Do you have any hope for meaningful change about issues people care about (jobs, healthcare, housing, etc) to come about from state and local government movements, and what localities, if any, do you see doing anything that gives you hope?