About this episode

Jim and Greg discuss the chaotic California vote counting, Ali Velshi's comments on America's 250th birthday, new allegations against Graham Platner, and a twist in Alaska's Senate race.

Welcome to Last Call , a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week they discuss California’s chaotic election process, MSNOW's Ali Velshi complaining that he can't celebrate America's 250th birthday because we're such a racist country, troubling new allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, and a bizarre twist in Alaska’s Senate race. First, Jim and Greg complain about California's inefficent vote counting. We are still waiting for results in the governor's race involving Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton, and Tom Steyer, and the Los Angeles mayor's primary with Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt, and Nithya Raman. They also discuss disappointing results in other contests. Next, they react to MSNOW host Ali Velshi bemoaning how tough it is to celebrate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence because of what he considers our terribly racist history and our supposed mistreatment of women and minorities today. Then, they sift through the most recent allegations against Graham Platner from multiple former girlfriends, who describe what they call "reckless and unsettling" behavior. The accusations…

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Hosts: Jim Geraghty, Greg Corombos

Topics covered

• California election process
• Ali Velshi commentary
• Graham Platner allegations
• Alaska Senate race
• vote counting issues
• political commentary

Keywords

• California vote counting
• Ali Velshi
• Graham Platner
• Alaska Senate race
• political commentary
• election process
• racism
• women's rights

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Places: California, Maine, Alaska

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