CW 704 - David Daley - Ratf**ked, The Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy

Jason shares information about credit scores you may not be aware of to assist you in actively managing it. Using his own credit history as an example he explains the terms utilization rate, how installment loans and new credit can negatively impact your score. And later in the show, guest David Daley discusses the subject matter of his new book, Ratf__ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy.  David is the former editor of the liberal site Salon.com and is the current CEO/Publisher of the Connecticut Mirror, a non-partisan publication.

Key Takeaways:

[5:45] Vital information about how to manage your credit score.

[19:06] Jason highlights some positive rankings about existing investment markets.

David Daley Guest Interview:

[24:22] Since 2010 Republicans have used Gerrymandering (Operation Redmap) has been used as a partisan weapon.

[30:52] In 2012, the democrats have a big year with the reelection of Obama but Janikowski's genius move limits their voting power.

[33:00] A technology tool named Maptitude includes census data from districts allowing those in control to draw precision lines when redistricting.

[37:42] A House of Representatives

[38:03] The Moneyball of politics is evident at the State level.

[41:23] Republicans are counting on running the government from Congress and the House of Representatives.

[45:27] We need to rethink the way we do election through radical electoral reform.

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