Can Dave Spencer Save The Republican Party From Itself? (Interview w/ Cenk Uygur) - podcast episode cover

Can Dave Spencer Save The Republican Party From Itself? (Interview w/ Cenk Uygur)

Oct 02, 201548 min
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Dave Spencer is a "Rockefeller Republican" in two senses: first, in that he believes the GOP should be more open to compromise, evidence-based and reasonable and second, because his great-great-grandfather was actually John D. Rockefeller. Spencer suffered a life-threatening car accident at age 19, which cost him his right leg and full use of his right arm. Since then he's - Has an MBA from Stanford, worked as a volunteer motivational speaker for amputees and trauma victims, started BayKids, a nonprofit organization that serves children through self-empowerment programs in the greater San Francisco area and founded "Practically Republican." Practically Republican’s stated objective is, "To engage, organize and motivate a new kind of GOP supporter; one who is fact and issue-oriented and invites conversation, respects differences of opinion, believes in compromise and puts sound policy before partisanship.” In this interview, Spencer and The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur discuss: - The demographic time bomb that threatens the future of the GOP - Whether the Republican Party has lost its way - If Ted Cruz is right about campaign finance reform - Whether more socializing among congressional reps would lead to more compromise - Which is more important to politicians - money or votes And much more. For more info on Practically Republican, visit www.practicallyrepublican or follow them on Twitter at @PracticallyGOP Follow Cenk on Twitter: @CenkUygur Like this interview? Enough that you want to throw a little Bitcoin our way? Great! Do it here: https://www.coinbase.com/TYT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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