Last week, I sat down with Matt Germer, director of the Governance Program at the R Street Institute, a center-right think tank, and Scott Warren, a fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University.
Matt and Scott are collaborating to build a “grasstops” network of pro-democracy conservatives. (More about their effort here.) They also shared a stage at the Principles First Summit with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
We recapped the Principles First Summit (a center-right alternative to CPAC), talked about their collaboration, and more, including:
The mood at the conference (energetic!)
Pro-democracy conservatives’ goals
In short, get back to arguing about policy! (Rather than worrying about folks who are trying to change the rules of the game to stay in power.)
The conservative principles for building trust in elections released last year
Check out our conversation here, above, or wherever you get your podcasts!
Related resources
Check out recordings from an incredibly rich event, “Conservative Agenda for Democracy,” co-hosted by the R Street Institute and JHU’s SNF Agora Institute last November.
Principles First Summit recordings here. And check out the organization itself.
Jobs at R Street Institute working on democracy:
Policy Director, Technology and Innovation — remote, no $ listed
Governance Fellow focused on election policy — remote, no $ info
The credits
Many thanks to freelance podcast editing/producing guru Natalie Brennan for her work on this episode.
I hope you enjoy the episode. Let me know what you think by sending me a note or replying to this email. My email is gabe@democracy-notes.org.