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Dr. Rachel Bitecofer on the 2020 General Election and America’s Shifting Electoral Coalitions
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Dr. Rachel Bitecofer on the 2020 General Election and America’s Shifting Electoral Coalitions

This week, our hosts sit down with Dr. Rachel Bitecofer to discuss the shifting electoral coalitions of the past few decades and Congress' misplaced priorities ahead of the 2020 election.

Part of a Series

With less than a week before Election Day, tens of millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2020 general election, shattering voter turnout expectations. This week, Daniella and Jesse connected with political scientist and editor of The Cycle Dr. Rachel Bitecofer to dig into these numbers and discuss what to make of the shifts in electoral coalitions that have taken place over the last few decades. Plus, our hosts talk about Congress’ misplaced priorities ahead of the election.

Learn more about the podcast here.

Daniella Gibbs Léger is the executive vice president for Communications and Strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Jesse Lee is a vice president for Communications at the Action Fund. Chris Ford is the senior broadcast coordinator for Communications at the Action Fund. Dwayne Greene is the director of Broadcast Communications at the Action Fund. Adam Peck is the senior media coordinator at the Action Fund.

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Daniella Gibbs Léger

Executive Vice President, Communications and Strategy

@dgibber123

Jesse Lee

Senior Adviser

Chris Ford

Broadcast Manager

Dwayne Greene

Director, Broadcast Communications

Adam Peck

Senior Media Coordinator

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Politics. Policy. Progress. All under one big tent. Produced by CAP Action, “The Tent” is a news and politics podcast hosted by Daniella Gibbs Léger and co-hosted by Colin Seeberger. Listen each Thursday for episodes exploring topics that progressives are focused on.

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