Lost in the Middle: America’s Political Orphans
Mike talks with Scott Klug, a former journalist and member of Congress who is not a lobbyist and podcaster.
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Show Notes
Mike talks with Scott Klug, an Emmy award-winning journalist, former member of Congress, and currently co-chair of the Federal Public Affairs Practice at the national law firm of Foley & Lardner. He’s also a podcaster - the founder and host of Lost in the Middle: America’s Political Orphans – and writes the Lost in the Middle Substack.
Topics Mike and Scott Discuss Include:
- Scott’s move from journalism to Congress to lobbyist
- changes in the GOP from Reagan to Trump
- corruption in Congress
- the importance of local investigative journalism
- why neither party seems to focus much on the middle
- institutional factors driving partisanship
- if things are likely to get worse before they get better
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