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Episode 44

All People Deserve Political Representation with Albert Eisenberg

June 23, 2022

Albert Eisenberg is the Principle and Communications Strategist at BlueStateRed and the co-founder of Broad + Liberty, a Philadelphia-based non-profit media outlet dedicated to promoting freedom of thought and giving voice to issues and ideas that have been otherwise ‘shut out.’ Broad + Liberty’s mission is to promote innovative ideas, diverse and disruptive viewpoints, and positive policies by advocating for political, cultural, and economic freedoms throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. In 2018...

Albert joins us today to discuss why diversity and inclusion is crucial in politics. We discuss why it’s important for our state legislatures to represent all Americans, across all walks of life, including the LGBTQIA2S+ community. We explain how imbalanced representation can impact our daily lives and how we can strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and social conservative values. We discuss why the GOP is struggling to connect with millennials and how we can get more millennials to vote for R...

“You are not a party of universal values if all of your stakeholders look like 60-percent of the country and not 100-percent of the country.”

— Albert Eisenberg

This Week on Political Contessa:

  • How Albert got involved in politics
  • How perspectives around diversity and inclusion in the Republican Party has shifted
  • Why diverse legislative representation is crucial in today’s society
  • Striking a balance between inclusion and social conservative values
  • The challenges of breaking ‘old school notions’ in the Old Boys Club of politics
  • Empowering others to speak up on issues they care about
  • Swaying millennial mindsets and encouraging them to speak up on political issues
  • Finding a middle ground in controversial conversations
  • Why we need repercussions for poor behavior
  • Why the GOP is struggling to connect with millennials
  • Understanding Americans are not entitled to happiness and ‘The American Dream’ - we need to work hard and pursue it
  • Presenting solutions to the Republican party
  • The political resentment industrial complex
  • Breaking the political echo chamber to hear other perspectives

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