How New York F*cked the Country: New York’s Unelected Leadership Void.

From failing to run opposition research on the most fraudulent candidate ever to colluding with Republicans on key judgeships, the NY Democratic Party is rife with mediocre careerists more interested in the status quo than winning elections. In this Quickie we offer three stories that demonstrate just how incompetent the NY Dems are and how they’re basically responsible for losing control of the House. Chapters Intro: 00:00:18 1. Malfeasance: The Talented Mr. Santos: 00:03:09 2. Malpractice: Absolute Power: 00:08:25 3. Malodorous: Judging by the Judges: 00:14:07 Resources CNN Politics: House of Representatives Results: GOP wins the majority The New York Times: Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos? His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction. The New York Times: Democrats Lose Control of N.Y. Election Maps, as Top Court Rejects Appeal Brennan Center: What Went Wrong with New York’s Redistricting The Intercept: AOC: The New York State Democratic Party’s Corruption May Have Cost Democrats the House City & State New York: The 3 nominees progressives won’t tolerate on New York’s highest court New York Post: Nassau County GOP leader Joseph Cairo’s daughter nominated for NY supreme court -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Join the Unf*cker-run Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565 Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic."Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.