The Right Idea

TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar chats with Brian Phillips and Derek Cohen about the 2024 presidential election, the downstream effects the presidency will have on Texas, and the upstream effects that Texas’ local results will have on the nation.

2:30 Hot Take: What is the best trilogy ever? (Matrix, Star Wars, LOTR, or… Trump?)
8:11 2024 Presidential Election Analysis
34:58 The Election’s impact on Texas
37:06 Survey Says! There was a ‘UGE shift from Dem to Rep in Hispanic men across the country. Why? Does it mean anything?
49:48 Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: Is Demography Destiny or Dead?
53:14 What’s next?

Creators & Guests

Host
Brian Phillips
Brian Phillips is the Chief Communications Officer at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. For over a decade, Brian has helped policymakers and political candidates develop effective messages and communication strategies. Phillips is a veteran of presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial campaigns, and has extensive experience working in the United States Congress and public policy think tanks.
Host
Derek M. Cohen
Derek M. Cohen, Ph.D, is the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Chief Research Officer and Right on Crime Senior Fellow. Previously the Vice President of Policy and director of Right on Crime, the Foundation’s criminal justice reform initiative, Cohen was instrumental in the passage of the First Step Act, federal legislation that borrowed from successful changes to prisons and sentencing that he had helped pass in conservative states. In addition to leading the Foundation’s work on criminal justice, he is also the lead researcher of firearms policy.

What is The Right Idea?

The Right Idea: The Texas Public Policy Foundation's weekly look at the people, policy, and politics that drive Texas.