Left vs. Center: Who’s Breaking the Coalition? w/ Jerry Ford Jr.🎙️ Radical Roots ep 86

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast Ep 86 –Left vs. Center: Who’s Breaking the Coalition?, with Jerry Ford Jr.Tonight we sit down with Jerry Ford Jr. — attorney, political commentator, former candidate, and one of the most provocative voices in Democratic politics right now.From Texas Southern baseball to running for the Texas House at 22, from Black Lives Matter organizing to corporate law and political media — Jerry has moved through every lane of the political world. That journey has given him a perspective that challenges progressives, frustrates the left, and makes a lot of people uncomfortable.Good. That's exactly why he's here.🔥 Tonight we're getting into:🗣️ How Jerry's journey — from student organizer to candidate to attorney to media voice — shaped his politics and where he stands today⚡ The Democratic Party's deepest divisions: ideology, strategy, and who deserves the blame for its failures🔥 Why Jerry frequently challenges progressives — and where he thinks the left misunderstands elections, coalition-building, and governing⚖️ What the Constitution and democratic institutions look like right now through an attorney's eyes🌵 What Texas can teach the rest of the country about organizing and building power in states where Democrats are locked out✊ What politically engaged people should actually be doing beyond posting and debating onlineCan you challenge the left AND fight the right at the same time — or does one inevitably serve the other?Tonight we find out.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE #DemocraticParty #BlackPolitics