About this episode

Rick Wilson discusses Senator Cassidy's election loss and Micah Lasher talks about his candidacy in New York's 12th District.

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Senator Cassidy losing his seat and what it means for Trump’s support. Assemblyman Micah Lasher joins us to talk about why he’s the candidate to choose in New York’s 12th District’s crowded congressional race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Molly Jong-Fast

Guests: Rick Wilson, Micah Lasher

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• Trump support
• congressional race
• New York politics

Keywords

• Rick Wilson
• Micah Lasher
• Senator Cassidy
• Trump
• New York
• congressional race
• The Lincoln Project

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Lincoln Project

Places: New York, New York’s 12th District

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