Winning political messages with David Roberts

Policy debates on Capitol Hill today fit into a bigger political picture. In Part 2 of this conversation with David Roberts, hosts Julia Pyper, Brandon Hurlbut and Shane Skelton talk about political sentiments, campaign messaging and things Democrats don’t want to hear — as well as asymmetry in the media landscape and its impact on electoral politics today.

Plus, David shares what he’s genuinely excited about when it comes to clean energy technology and how Illinois recently passed a big, bold climate bill that offers a new model for the nation. David Roberts is the founder and writer of the newsletter Volts, host of the podcast by the same name and Editor-At-Large at Canary Media. 

Check out Part 1 of this conversation on last week’s episode. Listen and subscribe to Political Climate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get podcasts! Follow us on Twitter at @Poli_Climate.

Recommended reading

• Canary: The unstoppably good news about clean energy
• Canary: Illinois’ new climate bill is ambitious, justice-focused and a model for the nation
• NYT: David Shor is telling Democrats what they don’t want to hear

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