Is centrism critical to maintaining democracy? A look at the middle

This hour, we investigate what centrism means, and what the role of centrism is in U.S. politics and discourse today. GUESTS: Lee Drutman: Author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America and co-host of the Politics in Question podcast Yascha Mounk: Author of The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure and the founder of Persuasion Christine Todd Whitman: Co-chair of the new Forward Party and former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show. Our programming is made possible thanks to listeners like you. Please consider supporting this show and Connecticut Public with a donation today.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.