Miscellaneous
On this episode Arinze sits with Prince George’s State Central Committee Member Chris Stevenson and Democratic activist Julio Murillo to discuss the new dynamics of the 2020 Presidential Primary. The pod opens with Chris— a Black and Latinx voter— and Julio— a Latinx voter— assessing how we’ve arrived to our final two candidates (3:20 - 10:26). Arinze asks what the outlook is for the Party post-convention (10:35) and Julio says the Vice Presidential pick this cycle could be especially critical to winning in November (13:00). Arinze takes issue the pejorative usage of the term establishment, and argues that the “establishment” delivered America’s first black president, healthcare reform, and more (15:15). The group debates whether Progressives can count on signature issues like Medicare for All and Student Loan Relief could actually be enacted (19:44) by a Democratic president and if working class whites, moderate Republicans, and independents can be trusted to vote for the Democratic nominee in November (26:30). The conversation then turns to a discussion about what Biden has to do to connect with Latinx voters and what Bernie has to do to connect with black voters through the remainder of the Primary contest (34:07). The episode wraps with a discussion about turnout (42:50) and early predictions about which policies could conceivably be enacted by Sanders or Biden prior to the 2022 midterms (53:50). Wash your hands.