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Sarah and Beth discuss the recent developments in Iran and explore a Pew Research framework categorizing political types in the U.S.

The President announced a "deal" with Iran on his birthday, between a UFC fight and a crypto promotion — except it isn't a deal, it's a memorandum of understanding, which is a fancy way of saying nobody agreed to much of anything yet. Sarah and Beth get into what's actually happening in Iran, then turn to a Pew Research framework that breaks the country into nine political types instead of two parties. Plus: the surprisingly useful rule about when it's worth staying up late.Topics discussed:- The Iran "deal" that's really a memorandum of understanding- Why JD Vance looks set up to take the fall if it collapses- What we actually know (and don't) about who's in charge in Tehran- Pew Research's nine political "types" and the death of simple red vs. blue- Taking the typology quiz live — and Sarah's and Beth's results- The progressive litmus test and the voters Democrats leave on the table- A rule for bedtime: don't stay up for anything you wouldn't wake at 5 a.m. to doTook the Pew quiz and want to compare results with people who think about this as hard as you do? That conversation is happening in our premium community at pantsuitpoliticsshow.com. Go to ⁠groundnews.com/pantsuit⁠ for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah, Beth

Topics covered

• Iran deal
• political typology
• Pew Research
• political types
• progressive litmus test
• bedtime rule

Keywords

• Iran
• political types
• Pew Research
• JD Vance
• memorandum of understanding
• political typology
• bedtime rule

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Organizations: Pew Research

Places: Iran, Tehran

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