What happens when you realize the political party you grew up in no longer speaks your language? In this episode, Kevin Rosenquist and John Banks are joined by Brendan Frasier, a student at the University of Cincinnati and a Democratic precinct captain who is working to pull his party back to its working-class roots.

Brendan shares his journey from a rural Ohio community devastated by power plant closures to the floor of the National Young Democrats convention. We discuss the disconnect between urban political strategies and rural realities, the difference between neoliberalism and New Dealism, and why young voters are feeling increasingly alienated from the status quo. From the corruption in state politics to the unexpected ways data centers are uniting Ohioans across the aisle, Brendan offers a boots on the ground perspective on how to subvert the political duopoly from the inside.

Read Brendan's op-ed in The Hill:

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5665419-new-dealism-future-democratic-party/

Connect with the Clermont County Young Democrats:

Official Site: https://www.clermontfwd.com

Chapter Timestamps:

00:00 Alice Walker and the power of the individual

01:45 Introducing Brendan Fraiser: Subverting the duopoly at 20

04:04 The Zimmer and Beckjord plant closures: A rural wake up call

06:07 Why I didn't quit the Democratic Party

08;21 Economic policy and the death of local industry

10:39 What exactly is a delegate?

12:05 What exactly is a precinct captain?

13:49 Neoliberalism vs. New Dealism: Where the party lost its way

18:42 The branding of democratic socialism vs. social capitalism

21:57 It is the economy, stupid: Why paycheck politics still win

24:26 Overturning Citizens United: The Montana strategy

25:43 Competition and small business: A capitalist critique

31:36 International perspectives: Why the world is nervous to visit

38:14 The 3C Strategy: Why ignoring rural Ohio is a losing game

44:01 Data centers and the unlikely alliance of farmers and activists

58:33 Building a movement: How to get involved locally

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