Episode 463 • • 54:30 - 57:41
463: Dead Hand of Bureaucracy
Alan West, Tea Party Symbolism and Election Loss
The political career and recent election loss of Florida Representative Alan West are discussed. Media commentators are heard describing West as a "symbol" of the Tea Party who was "played" by the movement. The hosts question the narrative that the Tea Party is racist given that West, a Black Republican, was one of its most prominent figures.