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Mind Body Health & PoliticsAuthor: Richard L. Miller Language: en Genres: Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Zee Cohen-Sanchez: Organizing, Voter Turnout, and Why Conversation Still Moves People
Tuesday, 29 September, 2026
In this episode — Zee Cohen-Sanchez, founder of Sole Strategies and executive director of National Ground Game, joins to talk about the difference between an activist and a political operative. They discuss her campus tour built as an answer to Turning Point USA, what “hustle” would mean for a health channel, finding and equipping young talent, lobbying, the working-class and evangelical vote, and Obama’s first two years.Guest: Zee Cohen-Sanchez — founder of Sole Strategies; executive director of National Ground Game PAC. nationalgroundgame.comChapters00:00 — Cold open: activist vs. political operative00:49 — Welcome: tribal animals, isolation, and inflation03:37 — A political family, and walking through Occupy Wall Street05:51 — Protesting vs. acquiring political power06:58 — Leaving graduate school for the Bernie Sanders campaign09:13 — Running half of AOC’s paid field program10:34 — Change minds or get out the vote? The win number12:43 — Does door-to-door canvassing still work?13:44 — Is the Democratic Party running an effective Senate campaign?15:04 — Taking on Charlie Kirk: fifty creators at Texas A&M20:48 — What Charlie Kirk had: the hustle22:01 — Richard asks: what would hustle look like for a health channel?24:07 — The Senate odds, and finding young talent27:23 — A camera, some lights, and a 19-year-old from rural Texas28:38 — Richard offers to help29:48 — Both parties corrupt: lobbying is bribery31:20 — Accountability32:39 — Why the Democrats lost the working class34:11 — Progressive policy vs. slogans: the Nevada door hanger35:53 — Obama’s first two years: playing fair with people who don’t39:48 — How do women, Black, and Hispanic voters choose Trump?41:08 — From a party boat and the Dean scream to 34 felonies42:25 — How the Democrats lost the evangelicals44:41 — The ground game in Nevada45:42 — Last word: vote in the midterms47:36 — An introduction: Jamie Joyce This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe
