Episode 2
Episode Notes
On the balance of local-, state-, and national-level politics, check out these great articles to hear different views:
All Politics Is National - July 13, 2012 - The Atlantic
America has local political institutions but nationalized politics. This is a problem. - May 31, 2018 - Vox
Are Local Politics As Polarized As National? Depends on the Issue. - April 24, 2019 - Bloomberg CityLab
Local politics vs state and national - Jun 28, 2019 - Press-Republican
On the potential for President Biden to serve a single term or run for re-election:
Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term - Dec 11, 2019 - Politico
Biden denies speculation of a one-term pledge - Dec 11, 2019 - NBC News
Biden's biggest impact would come from serving a single term - Aug 14, 2020 - CNN
Biden’s comments on how long he’ll serve put spotlight on VP search - May 17, 2020 - The Detroit News
Ron Faucheux: Will Joe Biden limit himself to one term? - Dec 4, 2020 - The Advocate (Louisiana)
Biden 'is planning to run again' in 2024 - Jan 20, 2021 - Politico
Potential candidates that have stated they will, or have been rumored to be considering, a run for their party's 2024 Presidential Nomination (as of February 2021)
Democratic
Stacey Abrams
Joe Biden
Pete Buttigieg
Kamala Harris
Gavin Newsom
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Elizabeth Warren
Republican
Dan Bongino
Chris Christie
Tom Cotton
Ted Cruz
Matt Gaetz
Nikki Haley
Candace Owens
Donald Trump
For others, check out our source - Wiki
Travis' picks for who he wants to see take a chance at the Democratic nomination for president
Stacey Abrams
2018 Georgia gubernatorial nominee
Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011–2017)
Georgia State Representative (2007–2017)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
U.S. Representative from NY-14 (2019–present)
On US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from GA-14 history of support of fringe/extremist views
Controversial connections and statements - Wikipedia
Here's Every Disturbing Conspiracy Marjorie Taylor Greene Believes In - Vice via YouTube
Majorie Taylor Greene's apology speech on House floor - C-SPAN via YouTube
History of Racism in North Carolina - Wiki
We misspoke a bit in the episode. We said Civil Rights Act when talking about racisim and voting access in North Carolina - we meant the Voting Rights Act (of 1965)! At the link is a map of the states and counties that were impacted. (Source: Wiki)
Looking for more info on the Swift Boaters and their impact John Kerry's run for President in 2004, look here: Wiki
What is the 'bathroom bill' we spoke of? In North Carolina is was actually named the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act of 2016. (Wiki)