
Episode #37
Inside the Data That Could Save Democrats: A Conversation with Searchlight’s Scotty Moore
<p>Ben, Dylan, and Beleh sit down with Scotty Moore, Policy Associate at the Searchlight Institute, for a candid conversation about how Democrats can talk like humans again — and why breaking from fear-based messaging may be the key to sparking a new political realignment.</p><p>Scott opens with a reframing that sets the tone: there are climate-concerned voters, not climate voters (01:40). From there, the group digs into the “activist guardrails” that quietly cost Democrats battleground votes (06:55), and how one national soundbite can taint every local candidate on the ballot (08:16). They explore what a heterodox, real-world message sounds like on crime and...

