The Midterm Impact Of Progressives, Election Deniers & Iran
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of progressive Democrats in primary elections, the Republican strategy against them, and the ongoing Iran war.
Progressive Democrats are surging in primary elections across the country, but the party establishment is worried they’ll lose this November. Republicans think those progressives will be easier to beat, too. So how will this intra-party fight among Democrats play out and determine control of Congress? And why is the GOP so sure they can beat progressive Dems when some polls show their party is underwater with voters on the economy? Plus, the president campaigned to secure elections using false claims. House Republicans advanced his elections bill – the SAVE America Act – just as two election deniers advanced in Arizona’s Republican primaries. And we talk about the Iran war. Republicans passed extra military spending to keep it going, so do those Republicans now own an unpopular war? Producer: Leo Duran Host: Susan Davis Guests: Mo Elleithee , executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee Sarah Isgur , senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons
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