America’s 250th: What’s Changed the Most Over the Years? | Politics with Paul #98
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America’s 250th: What’s Changed the Most Over the Years? | Politics with Paul #98
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250 years is a lot of time for change. So what has transformed the most in American politics in that time?
Many aspects have gotten better over 250 years. Some have gotten worse. And some are just as flawed as they were before. Regardless, this episode of Politics with Paul is about some of the most seismic, overarching changes that you might not know about — from election formats to campaigning strategy to civil service reform — and what may be in store for the next 250 years.
- ▶️YouTube: https://youtu.be/L-SUt0VBmgU
- ▶️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Cw9Rsu1vaOSVE6euEBPHq
- ▶️Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-250th-whats-changed-the-most-over-the/id1755201463?i=1000773876569
Key features of today’s episode:
- ✳️The biggest changes to voting rights, including more than just for Black men (15th Amendment) and women (19th Amendment)
- ✳️The most significant changes to election and nomination processes, including how we cast votes, directly voting for US Senators, and the shift from caucuses to primaries to nominate party candidates
- ✳️How presidential campaigns have shifted in how they travel and appeal to voters
- ✳️Geographic shifts in party loyalties across America, and the decline of 3rd party/independent competitiveness
- ✳️How federal jobs shifted from the patronage “spoils system” to merit-based civil service
- ✳️What might change the most over the next 250 years, including improvements in government accessibility, artificial intelligence, and even more reforms of election rules and formats
Timestamps
00:00 250 Years of Changes
01:17 Improvements to Voting Rights and Citizenship
06:04 Transformations of Elections and Nominating Processes
07:28 Changes in How We Cast Votes and Ballots
09:02 Directly Electing US Senators
10:55 Nominations: Shifting From Caucuses to Primaries
12:37 The Evolution of Presidential Campaigning
16:42 Geographic and Demographic Shifts in Party Loyalties
23:39 From Patronage to Civil Service Reform
28:22 What Will Change Most in the Next 250 Years?
29:49 Will 250 Years Improve Government Accessibility?
33:35 How Will Artificial Intelligence Reshape Politics?
35:31 What Shifts in Party Loyalties Will We See?
38:41 How Will Election Rules and Formats Change?
45:22 Closing, Call to Action, Show Notes
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