Topic: 2014 Midterms

2 chapters across the catalog

Slavery Enrollment Month
Episode 666 42:58 - 46:36

666: Slavery Enrollment Month

Tom Steyer and the NextGen Climate Campaign

Billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer and his NextGen Climate organization are spending heavily to make climate change a central issue in the 2014 midterm elections. Steyer's campaign targets seven key states, framing the issue as a choice between science and denial. The hosts compare Steyer's political spending to that of the Koch brothers.

Associative Propaganda
Episode 549 1:05:01 - 1:07:10

549: Associative Propaganda

Women Voters, Democratic Lean, 2014 Midterm Elections

An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll indicates that women are leaning toward the Democratic Party by a 15-point margin ahead of the 2014 midterms. The hosts argue that the Democratic administration uses incidents of violence to "sucker" women into voting for them, focusing on power retention rather than actual safety.