296: The Cavalry Isn’t Coming With Senator Slotkin
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
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4.7 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
James and Al break down the latest actions and outrages of Trump, DOGE, and his cabinet appointees before welcoming junior U.S. Senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin. They discuss the electoral risks of identity politics, the importance of focusing on the middle class, and how to strengthen our democracy. Then, Senator Slotkin draws on her combat experience to deconstruct the dangers of Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and how he’s throwing Ukraine under the bus to stand with Putin and explains why she was able to outperform Kamala in her state.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Politics World Room with James Carvel and I'm Al Hunt. |
| 0:14.4 | This week, our guest is the junior senator from the state of Michigan, Alyssa Slotkin. |
| 0:19.6 | Now remember, we love taking your questions, |
| 0:21.6 | so you're writing a Politics World Room at gmail.com |
| 0:24.6 | or send a tweet to At Politicon for next week's show. |
| 0:27.6 | Now, we're going to get to as many as we can, |
| 0:30.6 | but don't forget to tell us where you're from. |
| 0:32.6 | In other exciting news, James Carville and Matt Tarnauer |
| 0:36.6 | are taking Winning is Everything Stupid on the road. |
| 0:41.5 | Join James for an exclusive meet and greet screening on the new documentary and an intimate |
| 0:47.3 | Q&A session, including a signed copy of his book, the first stop, February 19th, Athens, Georgia, the University of Georgia. |
| 0:57.5 | Visit meetcarville, athens.eventbright.com. |
| 1:03.3 | That's meetcarville, athens. |
| 1:06.2 | Dot eventbright.com to sign up, stupid. |
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| 1:38.7 | James, our guest, is the new senator from the state of Michigan. |
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