Episode
Is American Democracy Broken? Midterm Warnings and Fixes
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- The Middle Ground Mic
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- Feb 18, 2026
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- 2947
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Summary
Send us Fan Mail Why does democracy feel rigged — even before you vote? Joe sits down with Travis Misurell, founder of Think Futures Now (https://futureis.org/), to explain why voters feel locked out of the political process and how leaders are really chosen behind the scenes. This isn’t left vs right. It’s a systems-level conversation about money, candidate selection, fear-based voting, and whether fixing how leaders are chosen matters more than who wins the next election. If you’ve ever ...