Episode 214 - 6 Weird Election Tricks That ACTUALLY Work! feat. David Faris (5/27/18) by Chapo Trap House published on 2018-05-28T00:04:00Z Will and Virgil peel back the curtain to give an intimate backstage look at their recent media hit with Jesse "The Body" Ventura on RT.* They're then joined by political scientist David Faris to discuss his book "It's Time To Fight Dirty". Faris out lines all the ways a slim democratic majority could and should shortcut norms and the constitution to build enduring power, while Will and Virgil supply all the reasons they'll probably be too chicken to actually do so. Finally, a reading from the good book. *Note: Our segment seems to have been cut before airing lol we still love you Jesse! Buy the book: chapotraphouse.com Comment by DJ Deemos [𝐂𝐂] agree 100%, making the electoral process more proportional with ranked voting or something similar is a concept ive touted for years, but the idea that a Democratic government would ever do this is crazy. they stand to lose out almost as much as the GOP if they open the door to a third or fourth party, that would allow their left-progressive wing off the leash. that is not what the DNC is for, its there as a stumbling block for said leftists and progressives 2018-09-18T23:29:34Z Comment by pwlsax dems in office now do not care about preserving democracy. they care about preserving politics as usual and that is why they do nothing. "what are you afraid of?" a left democrat party, that's what. politics where money does not control everything. 2018-06-13T04:44:01Z Comment by acertainshape You could also split Washington state or make the UP of Michican its own state 2018-06-07T15:52:01Z Comment by Mitch Carpenter what keeps conservatives from adding more seats and then each side adding more seats 2018-05-31T11:41:10Z Comment by CartoonDiablo WE SHOULD LIVE IN YERTS 2018-05-31T07:00:05Z Comment by Nitzky89 Fun fact: Those lines were written by Lawrence O'Donnell 2018-05-29T12:52:50Z Comment by Capitalism. Downfall. I rly don't want Texas to be the biggest state though, that just doesn't make any fucking sense to me. 2018-05-29T04:12:50Z Comment by Michael Stokely Kelly What was ultimately unlistenable about this episode was listening to 3 clearly smart guys who acted for 50-60 minutes like the modern dem party has ANY interest in being a party that fights this way. Just naive and weird to listen to this. 2018-05-29T02:17:47Z Comment by Capitalism. Downfall. I'd say that European conservative parties are generally more reactionary on social issues, but the GOP is much further right economically. I'd also recommend splitting Texas at least in two, separating the southwestern Dem block from the rest of it, if not five. that said, this whole conversation about gerrymandering just for any Democrats is pretty cringe-inducingly liberal. 2018-05-29T01:35:20Z Comment by karabear Truth. All our city centers are left, and the pop would be disproportionate to the cities. 2018-05-28T17:07:05Z Comment by Reverend Carter and end the ratfucking of people living in territories like samoa and guam too 2018-05-28T14:58:54Z Comment by Ray Ciaf It's not that the Dems "don't get it." They are bought off by the big corporations. That's where their "bipartisanship" comes from, and that "broad coalition of groups" excuse is BS. Schumer and Pelosi just have no idea what's going on when these capitalist right-wing policies get passed. 2018-05-28T13:03:06Z Comment by Four-Three-Five Recorder Shillin'. 2018-05-28T04:39:44Z Comment by Four-Three-Five Recorder The Clintonoid Dems have been waiting for Trump to implode instead of realizing that they botched it and moving towards reform of the Democratic Party.. 2018-05-28T04:31:53Z Comment by Mark Ivey First? 2018-05-28T04:19:30Z