Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Potstirrer Podcast


Where politics, religion and history collide - and it's not always polite!

LISTEN NOW!

Nov 25, 2020

The 2020 US general election has taken place, and after days of counting in several swing states, former Vice-President Joe Biden has won the election decisively over Donald Trump. However, the expected gains for Democrats in Congress - the "blue wave" - were not realized. Why did this result occur? Jaye details what she believes is the real reason why centrist Democrats are blaming progressives and black activists for the unmet expectations in Congress.

Meanwhile, Trump has yet to concede the presidential election to Biden, and has pushed the courts and state legislatures to set aside the election results in favor of gifting him a second term, citing "fraud" that has yet to be proven in a court of law. Are Trump's efforts a sign of a soft coup, or a grift? And should Americans be concerned about democracy, even as it appears Trump is failing in his efforts?

Twitter: @potstirrercast
IG: @potstirrerpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/ 
Website: http://PotstirrerPodcast.com 

Source Material:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/06/memo-centrist-democrats-stop-blaming-progressives-house-losses/ 
Cohen, Andrew. 2014. Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History. 2014. McClelland & Stewart.
https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/report-to-the-american-people-on-civil-rights-11-june-1963 
https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_45th_Congressional_District 
https://www.justice.gov/crt/title-ii-civil-rights-act-public-accommodations 
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/title-vii-because-of-sex-howard-smith-history.html 
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/filibusters-cloture/civil-rights-filibuster-ended.htm 
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/10/remarks-president-lbj-presidential-library-civil-rights-summit 
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/chair-of-wayne-county-board-of-canvassers-states-her-case-why-she-didnt-certify-election 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/19/wayne-county-rescind-certifying-election/ 
https://photos.metrotimes.com/the-best-twitter-reactions-to-grosse-pointe-antifa/?slide=1&grosse-pointe-antifa-twitter1 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/11/18/no-detroit-did-not-report-more-votes-than-people/?sh=408ddcd61baa 
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2020/11/21/suit-stop-trump-campaign-pressuring-michigan-elections-officials/6379517002/ 
https://detroitmi.gov/webapp/election-results 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-fundraising-insigh/donations-under-8k-to-trump-election-defense-instead-go-to-president-rnc-idUSKBN27R309 
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/frum-trumpocracy/550685/ 

Music:

Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still
http://strangerstillshow.com/ 
http://jonathanbiegen.com 

Chilltronic composed by RKVC

Hurts So Good Blues composed by Unicorn Heads

75 & Lower composed by DJ Williams

Six Feet Off the Ground composed by Nana Kwabena