The Midterm Power Grab (w/ Will Sommer)

About this episode

Will Sommer returns to discuss threats to federalize elections and the dynamics within MAGA world.

Will Sommer (of The Bulwark) returns to unpack threats to federalize elections to renewed efforts to “prove” 2020 was stolen. We also diagnose the strange incentives and rivalries inside MAGA world — the influencers, grifters, true believers, and opportunists. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod

People in this episode

Guest: Will Sommer

Topics covered

• elections
• MAGA
• politics
• 2020 election
• influencers
• grifters

Keywords

• federalize elections
• 2020 stolen
• MAGA world
• incentives
• rivalries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bulwark

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