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302 | Timothy Shenk: The Struggle to Realign American Politics from Alexander Hamilton to Obama and Trump

The Realignment

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The Realignment, Tim Chiang

Tim Chiang: Political scientist literature says that every 30 years or so, there's a fundamental remaking of American political coalitions. This is a sign of politics catching up to changes in society as a whole, he says. He asks if we can get out of this terrible dynamic and to a durable democratic alternative than small, the democratic, right? "I think lots of people just want some big change of some kind"

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