396: John Fetterman on the Fight for Pennsylvania
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🗓️ 1 October 2024
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Rick talks to Senator John Fetterman about the neck and neck presidential race in Pennsylvania, where the winner will likely decide the election. They discuss the razor-thin margin Trump won the state by in 2016 and the hot-button issues this year like abortion and the economy. Fetterman emphasizes the importance of authenticity in political candidates, and his belief that winning hinges on keeping it real.
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| 0:00.0 | If I'm wrong, and it's a blowout for Harris, you know, the first round is all on me. |
| 0:06.5 | All right, it's a deal. |
| 0:08.1 | If I'm wrong, that it's not going to be close, then. |
| 0:10.6 | Your task will not be an easy one. |
| 0:13.2 | Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped in battle-hardy. |
| 0:17.0 | There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. |
| 0:20.7 | There is the United States of America. |
| 0:25.6 | Good night and good luck. |
| 0:27.5 | Hey folks, welcome back to Lincoln Project Podcasts. |
| 0:29.4 | Our very special guest today is Senator John Federman of the great state of Pennsylvania. |
| 0:33.6 | I am so happy you join us today, sir. |
| 0:35.6 | I would like to talk to you right away about the big question |
| 0:38.0 | people are asking, what's it feel like on the ground in Pennsylvania right now in the Harris |
| 0:42.5 | Trump race? There are tremendous amount of resources going into the state. Talk to us about where |
| 0:48.4 | you see the state of play right now in Pennsylvania. Oh, well, that's, I get that asked a lot. |
| 0:54.5 | And my honest response is just the same that I've been saying since 2016. |
| 1:00.4 | There is a lot of amazing energy on both sides, significant on both. |
| 1:07.2 | And I would just want people that maybe they live in California or Massachusetts or a state |
| 1:13.6 | that they don't experience a lot of that kinds of parts. But Trump is incredibly popular, |
| 1:20.7 | and there's a level of devotion in parts of Pennsylvania. And that is not unlike a celebrity |
| 1:26.9 | kinds of situation. Now, for example, |
| 1:29.8 | they have gigantic kinds of roadside shops that have dozens and dozens of kinds of different |
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