I think a three-party system would probably do us a lot better more would be even better, but I do think that a lot of countries with a wide-ranging, multiparty system - Israel, the United Kingdom, and Canada come to mind - they’ve got two dominant parties no matter what. With regards to the two-party system, I think it kind of is what it is. Being friends with someone is more important than their political beliefs. I’m definitely not the most progressive person on the planet, but I’ve got friends on literally every single side of the political spectrum, from anarchists to hard-core socialists to conservatives, so it’s not everything for me. JR: Yeah, I identify as a Democrat, probably on the more progressive wing.
TV: How do you feel about the two-party system? Would you identify as a Democrat? How would you describe your political beliefs? But I did get the opportunity to speak on behalf of an actual member of the United States Congress, which was really cool and a really unique experience. So I got to write letters to constituents I got to answer a whole lot of constituent phone calls, which I’m sure you can imagine are interesting at times. For one of the members of Congress I did a lot of social media work, and for the other I did a lot of policy-based work. TV: And you got to do some work on that during your internships? JR: So for me, my big issues are foreign policy, defense policy, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. TV: What sort of issues were you working on? Eventually that worked its way into becoming an intern on Capitol Hill, which I just finished up four months in D.C. Then came just general political activism - working on the campaigns I worked on, the Beto O’Rourke campaign, Ben McAdams, Harley Rouda, Katie Hill, Katie Porter. So that was when the idea for “News in a Rush,” my weekly news show, started. After what we all know happened in 2016 happened, I realized that I needed to actually get involved and make my voice on it heard. So it became a passing interest for quite a while, and then after the 2016 election and in the run-up to the 2016 election I got even more involved. I had never really taken an interest in voting and politics and what not - that’s adult stuff, you know? And in that moment I realized, no, this is something really cool that I really like and am really interested by. It was two in the morning the race had already been called, and it was me, Wolf Blitzer, a pint of ice cream, and my laptop open showing the election results. It was election night of 2012, and I watched the election coverage on CNN. I think NYU might be good for him in that regard.Josh Rush: There’s been a couple, but I remember the first one incredibly vividly. I interacted with all three of them via various activities (same dorm, inter-dorm council stuff) and no one ever treated them as anything other than just NYU students. Like yes, we knew who they were but it wasn’t that big of a deal. I went to NYU the same time as other Disney celebs (Sprouse twins, the girl who played the sister on Phil of the Future) and no one really gave a fuck. As a former NYU-er, it’ll be interesting to see how he adjusts there. I heard he got into NYU and he’s going next year. I’ve always got the vibe he’s a bit egotistical and gets so closely involved with fans more for stroking his ego rather than genuinely caring about fans. His involvement with the fandom has always been super messy so him getting cancelled by them again isn’t shocking to me. Lol I don’t follow him anymore so I don’t know what he did that you’re referring to but I wouldn’t be surprised.
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