You can’t do the big things if you can’t do the little things. A friend of mine used to say this all the time. And it reminds me of the Democratic Party - a party that can’t seem to move the needle on the big, meaningful stuff because they’re always fighting about procedural issues that prevent the nation from moving forward. Has the right wing lost its fucking mind in this country? Sure. But they’re not the reason democrats are so dysfunctional. The Democratic Party is riddled with self-inflicted wounds, some of which we expose in today’s episode including a profile of one of the party’s worst actors: Josh Gottheimer.
Chapters
Intro: 00:02:17
Chapter One: Meet Josh: 00:06:40
Chapter Two: No Labels: 00:15:28
Chapter Three: Caucus, meet money. Money, meet caucus: 00:20:34
Chapter Four: Bring it home, Max: 00:26:30
Post Show Musings: 00:31:52
Outro: 00:34:39
Resources
Visual Capitalist: All of the World’s Wealth in One Visualization
United Nations Development Programme: Latest Human Development Index Ranking
Open Secrets: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Open Secrets: Election objectors are among the GOP’s highest fundraisers ahead of Jan. 6 anniversary
GovTrack: Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Jacobin: By Backing a Huge Tax Giveaway to the Rich, Democrats Are Giving the GOP a Perfect Midterm Gift
The Orange County Register: Porter-backed bill seeks to restore SALT deductions capped under 2017 tax act
Politico: Josh Gottheimer is taunting the ‘far left.’ He’s still unlikely to face a serious primary.
The New York Times: Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil
Commercial Observer: How Blackstone Became the Biggest Private Landlord — And What That Means
Open Secretes: Contributors to Josh Gottheimer 2021 - 2022
LancasterOnline: Problem Solvers Caucus parent group was behind $277K in super-PAC spending for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker and $3 million for others
HuffPost: 'No Labels' Needs A Warning Label
The Intercept: No Labels Offered Conservative Democrats Hundreds of Thousands to Spurn Nancy Pelosi Fundraiser
No Labels Youtube: An Antidote to the Extremes
The Washington Post: Trump accepts No Labels prize, as O’Malley calls him ‘racist,’ ‘fascist’
The Intercept: Who’s the mystery man behind the latest Pelosi putsch? It’s Mark Penn.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: Vote “No” on The FIRST STEP Act
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: Support Positive Solutions to Keep Children Safe in Schools, Oppose Criminalization of Our Youth
U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Willamette Week: Cryptocurrency-Backed Democratic Congressional Candidate Carrick Flynn Leads Race, Opposing Campaign Poll Found
Protect Our Future PAC Report of Receipts and Disbursements
UNFTR Episode Resources
The Itsfuckedforsure Bill: And the Ghosts of Spending Bills Past.
Midterms, Primaries and Get Out the Vote: Send the Blue Dogs to the Pound.
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