Mega Money, Messy Maps and Our Need For Working Class Candidates

 If you had to guess how many politicians are working class, what would you say? Ten percent? Five?In this episode we talk to Eric Hansen, a researcher who ran the data to determine how many working class politicians represent the working class majority. Along with the on-the-ground experience of Angelina Cruz and William Walter, two working class candidates who ran for state assembly in Wisconsin - a swing state with a reputation for having some of the most gerrymandered voting maps in the country. We learn why working class candidates are more rare than you’d imagine and a singular thing that could profoundly change politics. Shifting Terrain Executive Producers: Amanda Cowper and Rachel Rybaczuk; Assistant Producer: Emilce Quiroz; Production Consulting and Audio Mixing: Karen Given; and Music from BlueDot Sessions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.