The Doughnut Hole of Political Accountability
November 10, 2023
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Episode 145 · November 10, 2023
The Doughnut Hole of Political Accountability
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The Doughnut Hole of Political Accountability
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<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec6188d3-7fff-0582-5d97-9c2cec62b74e" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> How we hold politicians accountable is an enduring challenge in democratic societies, but a new book,</span> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Accountability in State Legislatures,</span> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> argues that voters are uniquely unable to punish state legislators. Sunil Dasgupta talks with author and political scientist Steven Rogers about the connections of his research to political polarization, one-party rule, gerrymandering, barriers to challenger entry, and the decline of local and state news coverage. Local news about Rockville and Gaithersburg city elections and the continuing local fallout of the War in Gaza: immigrant rights group CASA missteps and a rally in Rockville is met with nasty rhetoric. Music from Oren Levine:</span> <a href="https://ohljazz.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"></a><a href="https://ohljazz.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span>https://ohljazz.com</span></a> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Accountability in State Legislatures:</span> <a href="https://a.co/d/87aZZM6" style="text-decoration: none;"><span> https://a.co/d/87aZZM6</span></a></p>
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