Season 2 · Episode 74

Winners Take All with Congressman Steve Israel

Fmr. Rep. Steve Israel on what Democrats learned from the 2020 election and what they must do if they hope to keep their majorities in the midterms

Politicology

November 3, 202157m 24s

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Former Congressman and former Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Steve Israel sits down with Ron Steslow to discuss what Democrats must learn from the 2020 election and what they must do to have a shot at maintaining their majorities in 2022.

(01:59)The balance between local and national interest in races

(06:54) What we learned from the 2020 down ticket races

(20:23) The ideological diversity within the Democratic party and how it shapes campaigns and governing

(30:10) Keeping campaigns and messaging local

(33:26) What the driving topics of the midterms might be

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