Can Democrats Flip Montana Blue This November? Interview With Russell Cleveland

About this episode

Russell Cleveland discusses his candidacy for Congress and various political issues including Trump, healthcare, and foreign policy.

Russell Cleveland is a Democratic candidate for Congress, running to represent Montana's 1st Congressional District. We discussed his feelings on Donald Trump, the Iran war, inflation, universal healthcare & AI. Follow Russell Cleveland: WEBSITE: https://russellcleveland.org/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cleveland4mt_01/ DONATE: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/clevelandq12026 00:00 - Start 1:35 - How Do You Help People Navigate The Frustration Of Living Through Trump's 2nd Term? 2:52 - Would You Vote To Impeach Donald Trump? 4:11 - Would You Vote To Continue The War In Iran? 7:17 - Should The Defense Budget Be Cut? 9:37 - Why Are Democrats Afraid To Advocate For Cutting The Defense Budget? 11:57 - Do You Support Universal Healthcare? 15:53 - Would You Vote To Send More Weapons To Israel? 18:48 - Should The U.S. Continue To Be Allied With Israel? 22:32 - Should Israel Be Sanctioned? 24:27 - How Do We Deal With AI & Data Centers? 29:03 - Should We Pack The Supreme Court? 32:13 - Should We Have Upper Age Limits In Congress? 35:43 - How Can We Help More People Afford Childcare? Follow - Independent Thought : INSTAGRAM : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Desmond Price

Guest: Russell Cleveland

Topics covered

• Montana politics
• Democratic candidates
• healthcare
• foreign policy
• AI
• defense budget

Keywords

• Montana
• Russell Cleveland
• Donald Trump
• universal healthcare
• AI
• defense budget
• Congress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israel

Places: Montana, U.S., Iran

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