Where Are All The Moderate Politicians?
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English - October 20, 2021 13:48 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBGovernment News Politics chicago government academic americanpolitics anthonyfowler notanotherpoliticspodcast political politicalpodcast politicalprofessors politicalscience Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When it comes to polarization, most people in American politics blame the voters. But much of the political science data suggests most voters are actually moderates. So, where are all the moderate politicians?
In a new book, “Who Wants To Run?: How The Devaluing of Political Office Drives Polarization”, Stanford political scientist Andrew Hall argues that the reason we don’t have more moderate politicians is actually quite simple…there just aren’t any incentives for them to run.
Link to book: Who Wants To Run?: How The Devaluing of Political Office Drives Polarization