20: Rising Democratic Star and Afghanistan Vet Jason Kander Discusses Putting The Brakes On His Political Career To Treat His PTSD

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🗓️ 24 September 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Afghan vet and Dem Rising Star Jason Kander discusses his decision to put aside politics to treat his PTSD and his work meeting the housing and treatment needs of vets suffering from the psychological wounds of war.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the Al Franken podcast. We got a great one today for a change.
0:12.2	We're talking to Jason Kander. Jason, as you may remember, in 2016, ran for the U.S. Senate in Missouri and almost won in a state that Trump won by
0:28.5	how many, Jason? He won it by 19. 19. For context, he won Mississippi by 18.
0:38.2	Very good context.
0:40.0	I think so, too.
0:41.2	That's a great thing.
0:43.0	And you lost by, what, three?
0:46.2	2.8, but, you know, who's counting?
0:49.2	So, in other words, you beat Hillary by 16.
0:53.3	Yeah.
0:54.0	Yeah. Yeah.
0:56.5	Man, and I came in and did stuff for you.
0:59.4	You were very helpful.
1:00.7	You would have won if Comey hadn't done that thing.
1:03.1	That's what I think.
1:04.5	You're not trying to think about it.
1:06.6	Oh, no, I want you to think about it constantly
1:09.1	because that would be, wouldn't that be a PTSD symptom?
1:15.4	No.
1:15.9	Dwelling on something that you have no control over that happened to?
1:19.6	Oh, yeah.
1:20.4	Yeah, or trying to, like trying to exercise control over it.
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