174: After Georgia with Michael McDonald

<div>James and Al are joined by UF Political Science Prof. Michael McDonald to discuss the factors that led to the re-election of Sen. Warnock in GA, the weakness of MAGA, and how minorities and turn-out play a key role in victory.  They also look at the issues that bring voters to the polls, why Democrats overperformed expectations in the midterms, and what to do to make sure it keeps happening in 2024 and beyond.<br> <br> Email your questions to James and Al at <a href="mailto:politicswarroom@gmail.com">politicswarroom@gmail.com</a> or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from!<br> <br> <strong>Get More From This Week’s Guest:</strong><br> <br> <strong>Dr. Michael McDonald:</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/ElectProject?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://polisci.ufl.edu/michael-mcdonald/">University of Florida</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ElectProject">Mastodon</a> | <a href="https://www.electproject.org/">ElectProject.org</a><br> <br> <strong>Please Support This Week’s Sponsors</strong><br> <br> <strong>Blinkist:</strong><br> For a 7 day free trial and 25% off a premium membership– plus Blinkist Connect which gives you two premium memberships for the price of one– go to <a href="https://www.blinkist.com/en/nc/partners/politics-war-room">blinkist.com/warroom</a><br> <br> <strong>Miracle Brand:</strong><br> For 40% off high quality self-cooling sheets with 3 free towels that makes a great holiday gift, go to <a href="https://try.miraclebrand.co/sheets/ksp-v5/?utm_source=Podcast_Warroom&amp;utm_medium=Podcasting&amp;utm_campaign=Warroom">trymiracle.com/warroom</a> and use the promo code: <strong>WARROOM</strong><br> <br> <strong>Sleep Me:</strong><br> Save 25% off the purchase of any new Dock Pro, Cube, or Ooler sleep system when you got to <a href="https://sleep.me/warroom">sleep.me</a> </div>