Political Scientists tell us ticket splitting is disappearing. But it sure didn’t in the '22 elections where voters in Kansas, Nevada, Georgia, Vermont, New Hampshire and Wisconsin shopped around.
We focus on two states: Wisconsin, where ticket splitting seems to be wired into the state’s DNA, and Georgia, which switched from deep blue to deep red 20 years ago and is now fading to purple.
Fierce partisans hate ticket splitting. But you’ll meet Georgia and Wisconsin voters who find it liberating.
Learn more in the Reading Room: https://www.lostmiddle.com/reading-room/#Episode-5
The joy of ticket splitting: How voters threw off their political shackles in 2022
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Lost in the Middle: America's Political Orphans
44% of American voters self-identify as centrists. 71 million bewildered, frustrated political orphans. We'll explore how we got into this mess. But we'll also tell you uplifting stories of people around the country trying to change the current zeitgeist.
44% of American voters self-identify as centrists. 71 million bewildered, frustrated political orphans. We'll explore how we got into this mess. But we'll also tell you uplifting stories of people around the country trying to change the current zeitgeist.Listen on
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