Primary Elections in Indiana

About this episode

The episode discusses Indiana's primary elections, party dynamics, nuclear energy, and journalism awards.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss today’s primary election in Indiana where seven Republican state lawmakers face primary challenges from candidates backed by President Trump because of their opposition to redistricting the state. Also, a look at Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and speculation that he may switch parties amid growing criticism from fellow Democrats and sagging polls among Democratic voters. Next, Ron Bailey, Science Correspondent for Reason Magazine, joins the guys to discuss the 40th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, and the future of nuclear energy. Then, they preview Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with the Pope this Thursday. And finally, they take a look at this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon

Guest: Ron Bailey

Topics covered

• primary elections
• Indiana politics
• redistricting
• nuclear energy
• journalism awards
• party switching

Keywords

• Indiana primary
• Republican challenges
• redistricting
• Chernobyl anniversary
• Marco Rubio
• Pulitzer Prize

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: President Trump, Reason Magazine, Marco Rubio

Books & works: Pulitzer Prize

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