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Matt Continetti discusses Graham Platner's campaign suspension and various political issues in the region.

Matt Continetti is back to discuss Graham Platner suspending his campaign with an angry 11-minute video diatribe, and whether his cratering poll numbers played a part in democrats' willingness to cut him loose. Plus, Iran's overreach leads to a resumption of hostilities in the region, Rahm Emmanuel's hallucinatory speech in Israel and the upcoming Israeli elections, and Matt recommends Richard Brookhiser's The Hero Returns: Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Continetti

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• Iran
• Israel
• campaigns

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Matt Continetti
• Iran
• Israel
• elections
• politics
• Rahm Emmanuel
• The Hero Returns

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hero Returns: Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution

Places: Iran, Israel

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