84 - A Republic, If You Can Keep It

The 2020 US general election has taken place, and after days of counting in several swing states, former Vice-President Joe Biden has won the election decisively over Donald Trump. However, the expected gains for Democrats in Congress - the "blue wave" - were not realized. Why did this result occur? Jaye details what she believes is the real reason why centrist Democrats are blaming progressives and black activists for the unmet expectations in Congress. Meanwhile, Trump has yet to concede the presidential election to Biden, and has pushed the courts and state legislatures to set aside the election results in favor of gifting him a second term, citing "fraud" that has yet to be proven in a court of law. Are Trump's efforts a sign of a soft coup, or a grift? And should Americans be concerned about democracy, even as it appears Trump is failing in his efforts? Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/  Website: http://PotstirrerPodcast.com  Source Material: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/06/memo-centrist-democrats-stop-blaming-progressives-house-losses/  Cohen, Andrew. 2014. Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History. 2014. McClelland & Stewart. https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/report-to-the-american-people-on-civil-rights-11-june-1963  https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_45th_Congressional_District  https://www.justice.gov/crt/title-ii-civil-rights-act-public-accommodations  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/title-vii-because-of-sex-howard-smith-history.html  https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/filibusters-cloture/civil-rights-filibuster-ended.htm  https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/10/remarks-president-lbj-presidential-library-civil-rights-summit  https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/chair-of-wayne-county-board-of-canvassers-states-her-case-why-she-didnt-certify-election  https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/19/wayne-county-rescind-certifying-election/  https://photos.metrotimes.com/the-best-twitter-reactions-to-grosse-pointe-antifa/?slide=1&grosse-pointe-antifa-twitter1  https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/11/18/no-detroit-did-not-report-more-votes-than-people/?sh=408ddcd61baa  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2020/11/21/suit-stop-trump-campaign-pressuring-michigan-elections-officials/6379517002/  https://detroitmi.gov/webapp/election-results  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-fundraising-insigh/donations-under-8k-to-trump-election-defense-instead-go-to-president-rnc-idUSKBN27R309  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/frum-trumpocracy/550685/  Music: Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still http://strangerstillshow.com/  http://jonathanbiegen.com  Chilltronic composed by RKVC Hurts So Good Blues composed by Unicorn Heads 75 & Lower composed by DJ Williams Six Feet Off the Ground composed by Nana Kwabena