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Mr. Weingarten has appeared as a guest on, among other programs, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Ingraham Angle, and The Ben Shapiro Show, is a frequent guest-host for the nationally syndicated The Buck Sexton Show, and a contributor to Newsmax. He is the Founder and CEO of ChangeUp Media, a media consulting and production firm dedicated to helping conservative individuals and institutions create and amplify compelling content in text, audio, and video. Mr. Weingarten is a 2010 graduate of Columbia University where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics/political science.
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Over 158 million Americans voted in the 2020 elections, representing roughly two-thirds of all eligible U.S. voters. Despite this historic engagement, U.S. voter participation continues to lag behind that of similarly advanced democracies around the world. Straight Arrow News contributor Ben Weingarten argues that in their efforts to mobilize more voters, various U.S. organizations, including…
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