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Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

195: Gov. Josh Shapiro

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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News, News Commentary, Politics, National, Government

4.63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

James and Al welcome PA Gov. Shapiro to discuss restoring bipartisan trust in elections, why to take campaigns on the road, the Republican budget mess, and the policies to focus on– from tackling crime to public-private partnerships that benefit children.  They also lay into the fall of the Supreme Court, the hope Senate candidate Colin Allred is giving to Democrats in Texas, and the state of the parties.  

Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from!

Get More From This Week’s Guest:

Governor Josh Shapiro:
PA.gov | Twitter | Website | FaceBook 


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0:00.0

Hello Albert Einstein here. Today I've popped into Dev's cafe. He's one of many business owners

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who are already using a smart meter to feel more in control of their budgeting. A smart meter helps

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you track your energy use and costs over time so you know how much you're spending on your energy

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bills, meaning less time guessing and more time to focus on the other important... Do you want milk

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0:41.8

Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville and I'm Al Hunt. This week our guest

0:47.5

is the much talked about new governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro. Now remember we love taking your

0:53.6

questions so right into politicswarrow and gmail.com or send a tweet to at Plittacon for next week's

1:00.4

show. Now we'll get to as many as we can but don't forget to tell us where you're from. Please

1:05.3

check out the links to our sponsors Henson Shaving and Lomi in our episode show notes. We thank you

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for supporting these sponsors that helps make this podcast happen. Please tell your friends about

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us and remind them to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcast.

1:24.2

Hey James, we have a great guest with whom I share a couple things in common. I grew up on

1:32.0

Philadelphia's mainline, so did he. My dad was a pediatrician, so was his. Alas, that's where it ends.

1:39.8

He is the high-rate praise governor of Pennsylvania and I'm an old hack doing a podcast with another

1:45.6

old timer. Governor Josh Shapiro, we are so pleased to have you on this program and after only four

1:51.6

months, the Philadelphia inquires writing leaders at both parties, parties describe you as one of

1:55.7

the most qualified and politically savvy governors the state has ever had. But Republicans control

2:02.8

the state senate. You only have a one vote margin in the House and this polarized environment,

2:08.0

how long can this honeymoon last? Well, first off, I'm hoping by the end of this podcast, you and I

2:14.7

agree on more than just the fact that we grew up in the same area and our pops were both pediatricians.

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