About this episode
Harry discusses the Texas Senate race and DOJ controversies with notable guests.
As Trump puts a blue Texas in reach, Harry talks with Jonathan Alter, David A. Graham, and Senator Heidi Heitkamp to discuss the fall’s premier Senate race and the latest outrages from the DOJ. Should Democrats go all out to beat scandal-plagued Ken Paxton? Or does an obsession with Texas distract from other, less flashy pickup chances elsewhere? Can Trump’s “self-deal steal” survive sudden gusts of political and legal headwinds? And why is the DOJ now reportedly targeting E. Jean Carroll, a private citizen?Mentioned in this episode: Jonathan’s Substack: https://oldgoats.substack.com/David’s reporting: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-a-graham/Harry’s latest column: https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/not-too-shabbyHarry’s conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7rpqMubPEQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Harry Litman
Guests: Jonathan Alter, David A. Graham, Senator Heidi Heitkamp
Topics covered
- Texas politics
- Senate race
- DOJ actions
- Trump's influence
- Democratic strategy
Keywords
- Texas
- Senate race
- Ken Paxton
- Trump
- DOJ
- E. Jean Carroll
- politics
- Democrats
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DOJ, The Atlantic, Substack, YouTube
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