Worried About Political Extremism in US Elections? We Want to Hear From You
Our “Bedrock, USA” podcast explored the rise of far-right extremism in two local governments. We want to hear stories about what’s happening politically where you are.
A voter deposits a ballot into an Official Ballot Drop Box in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2020.
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/BloombergIn case you missed it, Bloomberg CityLab and iHeartMedia just wrapped up a seven-episode podcast about how two communities confronted political extremism in their local governments. For the coming episodes in the series, we want to hear about what’s happening where you live.
Bedrock, USA focused on Shasta County, California, where citizens recalled their local leader for not being Republican enough, and Sequim, Washington, which ousted the local mayor who turned out to be an evangelizer of the QAnon conspiracy theory. (You can listen to the full series here.)