The Purple Principle
@purpleprinciple.bsky.social
The Purple Principle is an award-winning, pro-democracy, non-partisan podcast for independent-minded Americans exploring the perils of polarization in U.S. politics, society, and daily life. https://purpleprinciple.com
Here you go!
January 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Here you go!
After tallying your votes, the top insight from The Purple Principle has been crowned! 🏆
🎉 And the winner is… @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social! 🎉
A big thank you to our voters & congrats, Sarah!
🙌 Check out the #rankedchoicevoting results & remaining prescient insights from the episode 🚀 #politics
🎉 And the winner is… @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social! 🎉
A big thank you to our voters & congrats, Sarah!
🙌 Check out the #rankedchoicevoting results & remaining prescient insights from the episode 🚀 #politics
January 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
After tallying your votes, the top insight from The Purple Principle has been crowned! 🏆
🎉 And the winner is… @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social! 🎉
A big thank you to our voters & congrats, Sarah!
🙌 Check out the #rankedchoicevoting results & remaining prescient insights from the episode 🚀 #politics
🎉 And the winner is… @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social! 🎉
A big thank you to our voters & congrats, Sarah!
🙌 Check out the #rankedchoicevoting results & remaining prescient insights from the episode 🚀 #politics
🤔Why is “the last best place” becoming polarized?
New episode: Frank Garner, former MT House member & Montanans for Election Reform board member, explains the root cause behind Montana's push for #electionreform & the solutions offered by CI126 & 127.
🎧 Tune in 👉 bit.ly/reformMT
#MontanaPolitics
New episode: Frank Garner, former MT House member & Montanans for Election Reform board member, explains the root cause behind Montana's push for #electionreform & the solutions offered by CI126 & 127.
🎧 Tune in 👉 bit.ly/reformMT
#MontanaPolitics
January 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🤔Why is “the last best place” becoming polarized?
New episode: Frank Garner, former MT House member & Montanans for Election Reform board member, explains the root cause behind Montana's push for #electionreform & the solutions offered by CI126 & 127.
🎧 Tune in 👉 bit.ly/reformMT
#MontanaPolitics
New episode: Frank Garner, former MT House member & Montanans for Election Reform board member, explains the root cause behind Montana's push for #electionreform & the solutions offered by CI126 & 127.
🎧 Tune in 👉 bit.ly/reformMT
#MontanaPolitics
🎙️ Insight #10: @smerconish.bsky.social (2022) explained how political power shifted from political leaders to media figures, with Ted Cruz’s January 6th comment & conservative blowback as proof.
🗳️ Will this trend continue?
🎧Listen & rank 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalPower
🗳️ Will this trend continue?
🎧Listen & rank 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalPower
December 13, 2024 at 8:26 PM
🎙️ Insight #10: @smerconish.bsky.social (2022) explained how political power shifted from political leaders to media figures, with Ted Cruz’s January 6th comment & conservative blowback as proof.
🗳️ Will this trend continue?
🎧Listen & rank 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalPower
🗳️ Will this trend continue?
🎧Listen & rank 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalPower
🎙️#9: @drtaniaisrael.bsky.social (2021) explained "affective polarization" - where political vitriol from the left & right starts to sound the same, and voters tune it out.
🗳️ Have you noticed this?
🎧 Listen & rank your fave insights this episode
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Polarization
🗳️ Have you noticed this?
🎧 Listen & rank your fave insights this episode
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Polarization
December 13, 2024 at 7:45 PM
🎙️#9: @drtaniaisrael.bsky.social (2021) explained "affective polarization" - where political vitriol from the left & right starts to sound the same, and voters tune it out.
🗳️ Have you noticed this?
🎧 Listen & rank your fave insights this episode
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Polarization
🗳️ Have you noticed this?
🎧 Listen & rank your fave insights this episode
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Polarization
🎙️ Insight #8: Amy Chua (2022) shared how tribalism played a key role in Trump’s rise, highlighting how “market-dominant minorities” like coastal elites spark backlash.
Listen & rank your fave #politicalinsights from our recent episode! 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalTribalism
Listen & rank your fave #politicalinsights from our recent episode! 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalTribalism
December 12, 2024 at 9:41 PM
🎙️ Insight #8: Amy Chua (2022) shared how tribalism played a key role in Trump’s rise, highlighting how “market-dominant minorities” like coastal elites spark backlash.
Listen & rank your fave #politicalinsights from our recent episode! 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalTribalism
Listen & rank your fave #politicalinsights from our recent episode! 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalTribalism
🎙️ Insight #7: @chrisbail.bsky.social (2021) explained how social media fuels political polarization & extremism, amplifying extreme voices while muting moderates.
🗳️ Do you see social media driving extremism?
(Hello Bluesky 😉)
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/TPPinsights
#SocialMedia #Polarization #Election2024
🗳️ Do you see social media driving extremism?
(Hello Bluesky 😉)
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/TPPinsights
#SocialMedia #Polarization #Election2024
December 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
🎙️ Insight #7: @chrisbail.bsky.social (2021) explained how social media fuels political polarization & extremism, amplifying extreme voices while muting moderates.
🗳️ Do you see social media driving extremism?
(Hello Bluesky 😉)
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/TPPinsights
#SocialMedia #Polarization #Election2024
🗳️ Do you see social media driving extremism?
(Hello Bluesky 😉)
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/TPPinsights
#SocialMedia #Polarization #Election2024
🌍 Insight #6: Joel Kotkin (2022) discussed CA’s population shift, with many right-leaning Californian's moving to red/purple states.
That trend is impacting elections, like Sen. Jon Testor's recent loss in Montana.
🔗Listen & rank your fave 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#CaliforniaImpact #Election2024
That trend is impacting elections, like Sen. Jon Testor's recent loss in Montana.
🔗Listen & rank your fave 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#CaliforniaImpact #Election2024
December 12, 2024 at 9:21 PM
🌍 Insight #6: Joel Kotkin (2022) discussed CA’s population shift, with many right-leaning Californian's moving to red/purple states.
That trend is impacting elections, like Sen. Jon Testor's recent loss in Montana.
🔗Listen & rank your fave 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#CaliforniaImpact #Election2024
That trend is impacting elections, like Sen. Jon Testor's recent loss in Montana.
🔗Listen & rank your fave 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#CaliforniaImpact #Election2024
🎙️#5: Carlos Curbelo (2022) predicted #Latinovoters would swing to the GOP. Despite anti-immigration rhetoric, issues like jobs, the economy, & #education matter most.
🗳️ Did the GOP win them over, or did Dems miss the mark?👇
🎧 Listen & rank your fave bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Politics
🗳️ Did the GOP win them over, or did Dems miss the mark?👇
🎧 Listen & rank your fave bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Politics
December 11, 2024 at 8:31 PM
🎙️#5: Carlos Curbelo (2022) predicted #Latinovoters would swing to the GOP. Despite anti-immigration rhetoric, issues like jobs, the economy, & #education matter most.
🗳️ Did the GOP win them over, or did Dems miss the mark?👇
🎧 Listen & rank your fave bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Politics
🗳️ Did the GOP win them over, or did Dems miss the mark?👇
🎧 Listen & rank your fave bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #Politics
🎙️#4: @tombedsall.bsky.social (2021) argued Dems shifted from the party of the working class (FDR, Truman, Kennedy) to the upscale, alienating white & minority voters with conservative leanings.
🎧 Listen & rank your fave #TPPinsights here 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalInsights
🎧 Listen & rank your fave #TPPinsights here 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalInsights
December 11, 2024 at 8:28 PM
🎙️#4: @tombedsall.bsky.social (2021) argued Dems shifted from the party of the working class (FDR, Truman, Kennedy) to the upscale, alienating white & minority voters with conservative leanings.
🎧 Listen & rank your fave #TPPinsights here 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalInsights
🎧 Listen & rank your fave #TPPinsights here 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Election2024 #PoliticalInsights
🎙️#3: @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social (2022) explored how language from the left may alienate moderate voters, & how political views can be shaped by what feels close to us (e.g. Jan 6th).
What do you think?
🎧 Listen & rank your faves 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#PoliticalLanguage #Election2024 #TPPinsights
What do you think?
🎧 Listen & rank your faves 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#PoliticalLanguage #Election2024 #TPPinsights
December 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
🎙️#3: @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social (2022) explored how language from the left may alienate moderate voters, & how political views can be shaped by what feels close to us (e.g. Jan 6th).
What do you think?
🎧 Listen & rank your faves 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#PoliticalLanguage #Election2024 #TPPinsights
What do you think?
🎧 Listen & rank your faves 👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#PoliticalLanguage #Election2024 #TPPinsights
🎙️#2: @jayvanbavel.bsky.social (2020) on why voting across party lines is rare: party identity is core to who we are & abandoning it feels like a threat.
🎧 Listen to all 10 insights & rank your faves by Friday:
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Polarization #Election2024 #PoliticalIdentity
🎧 Listen to all 10 insights & rank your faves by Friday:
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Polarization #Election2024 #PoliticalIdentity
December 10, 2024 at 8:49 PM
🎙️#2: @jayvanbavel.bsky.social (2020) on why voting across party lines is rare: party identity is core to who we are & abandoning it feels like a threat.
🎧 Listen to all 10 insights & rank your faves by Friday:
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Polarization #Election2024 #PoliticalIdentity
🎧 Listen to all 10 insights & rank your faves by Friday:
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
#Polarization #Election2024 #PoliticalIdentity
🔍 We dug up 10 prescient TPP insights explaining the election & politics today:
🎙️ #1: in Feb 2024, @sykescharlie.bsky.social explained why centrist voters were key to the election & how the GOP has strayed from its conservative roots🤔
🎧 Listen to all 10 & rank your faves
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
🎙️ #1: in Feb 2024, @sykescharlie.bsky.social explained why centrist voters were key to the election & how the GOP has strayed from its conservative roots🤔
🎧 Listen to all 10 & rank your faves
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
December 10, 2024 at 6:03 PM
🔍 We dug up 10 prescient TPP insights explaining the election & politics today:
🎙️ #1: in Feb 2024, @sykescharlie.bsky.social explained why centrist voters were key to the election & how the GOP has strayed from its conservative roots🤔
🎧 Listen to all 10 & rank your faves
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
🎙️ #1: in Feb 2024, @sykescharlie.bsky.social explained why centrist voters were key to the election & how the GOP has strayed from its conservative roots🤔
🎧 Listen to all 10 & rank your faves
👉 bit.ly/TPPinsights
New Episode Alert!🚨
The #2024Elections caught many pundits off guard. So we dove into our 100+ interviews for insights explaining key #political dynamics in play.
We picked 10 & we want to hear from you! Listen & rank your top 5 here 👉 bit.ly/TPP-insights
#politics #politicalnews #government
The #2024Elections caught many pundits off guard. So we dove into our 100+ interviews for insights explaining key #political dynamics in play.
We picked 10 & we want to hear from you! Listen & rank your top 5 here 👉 bit.ly/TPP-insights
#politics #politicalnews #government
November 22, 2024 at 7:11 PM
New Episode Alert!🚨
The #2024Elections caught many pundits off guard. So we dove into our 100+ interviews for insights explaining key #political dynamics in play.
We picked 10 & we want to hear from you! Listen & rank your top 5 here 👉 bit.ly/TPP-insights
#politics #politicalnews #government
The #2024Elections caught many pundits off guard. So we dove into our 100+ interviews for insights explaining key #political dynamics in play.
We picked 10 & we want to hear from you! Listen & rank your top 5 here 👉 bit.ly/TPP-insights
#politics #politicalnews #government
🎙️New episode!🌟
Learn from Andrew Yang on how election reform will play a major role in 2024 & beyond.
Plus, Yang shares how $200 million- less than some Senate campaigns- could transform American politics.
Episode 👉 bit.ly/YangS4Ep21
#AndrewYang #yanggang #Politics #electionreform #elections2024
Learn from Andrew Yang on how election reform will play a major role in 2024 & beyond.
Plus, Yang shares how $200 million- less than some Senate campaigns- could transform American politics.
Episode 👉 bit.ly/YangS4Ep21
#AndrewYang #yanggang #Politics #electionreform #elections2024
November 1, 2024 at 6:37 PM
🎙️New episode!🌟
Learn from Andrew Yang on how election reform will play a major role in 2024 & beyond.
Plus, Yang shares how $200 million- less than some Senate campaigns- could transform American politics.
Episode 👉 bit.ly/YangS4Ep21
#AndrewYang #yanggang #Politics #electionreform #elections2024
Learn from Andrew Yang on how election reform will play a major role in 2024 & beyond.
Plus, Yang shares how $200 million- less than some Senate campaigns- could transform American politics.
Episode 👉 bit.ly/YangS4Ep21
#AndrewYang #yanggang #Politics #electionreform #elections2024
October 3, 2024 at 7:35 PM
(2/3) 5 experts: Former Speaker & current Rep. Bryce Edgmon sees moderation; Reporter Iris Samuels & Dr. Glenn Wright talk coalitions; Joelle Hall of AFL-CIO outlines the lobbyist challenge; Anchorage Rep. Alyse Galvin says more time and elections are needed to gauge full effects.
September 26, 2024 at 2:24 PM
(2/3) 5 experts: Former Speaker & current Rep. Bryce Edgmon sees moderation; Reporter Iris Samuels & Dr. Glenn Wright talk coalitions; Joelle Hall of AFL-CIO outlines the lobbyist challenge; Anchorage Rep. Alyse Galvin says more time and elections are needed to gauge full effects.
Alaska’s long been the frontier state. Now it’s a model for #electionreform after passing Final 4 Voting in 2020. This July 4, we revisit 3 AK episodes over the past 4 years. #election2024 #openprimaries #rankedchoicevoting
Episode: bit.ly/AKbonus
Clip w/ Rep Peltola: bit.ly/AKcooperation
Episode: bit.ly/AKbonus
Clip w/ Rep Peltola: bit.ly/AKcooperation
July 3, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Alaska’s long been the frontier state. Now it’s a model for #electionreform after passing Final 4 Voting in 2020. This July 4, we revisit 3 AK episodes over the past 4 years. #election2024 #openprimaries #rankedchoicevoting
Episode: bit.ly/AKbonus
Clip w/ Rep Peltola: bit.ly/AKcooperation
Episode: bit.ly/AKbonus
Clip w/ Rep Peltola: bit.ly/AKcooperation
New Episode of TPP is now live! Featuring contrarian conservative Charlie Sykes. Author of How the Right Lost Its Mind. This is the first of three Purple Principle episodes created from our February trip to the 2024 Principles First
Summit in Washington.
Check out more content on our youtube!
Summit in Washington.
Check out more content on our youtube!
March 22, 2024 at 5:52 PM
New Episode of TPP is now live! Featuring contrarian conservative Charlie Sykes. Author of How the Right Lost Its Mind. This is the first of three Purple Principle episodes created from our February trip to the 2024 Principles First
Summit in Washington.
Check out more content on our youtube!
Summit in Washington.
Check out more content on our youtube!
Unite America Executive Director, Nick Troiano, author of the new book, The Primary Solution, describes the record number of election reform initiatives in play this year– many of which emulate Alaska’s Final Four Voting. Learn more by listening to our podcast at: fluentknowledge.com
March 7, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Unite America Executive Director, Nick Troiano, author of the new book, The Primary Solution, describes the record number of election reform initiatives in play this year– many of which emulate Alaska’s Final Four Voting. Learn more by listening to our podcast at: fluentknowledge.com