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Pantsuit Politics

Pros and Cons Part II: Nuance Challenge Accepted

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Inspired by our listenersSierra and Michael, we set out in this episode to truly test ournuance. In the Suit, we talk about the five remaining candidatesfor president -- Clinton, Sanders, Cruz, Kasich, and Trump -- andprovide our thoughts on the pros and cons of their candidacies. Itwasn't an easy task, but we stepped up to the plate.  In the Pearls, we discussMaryland down-ballot races, the upcoming Indiana primary, andChina's refusal to allow a U.S. ship to dock in Hong Kong. Finally,in the Heels, we talk about the enneagram.  This month, Pictli is sponsoring ourepisodes. We're excited about this partnership because of theprogramming it will allow us to provide. Check out Pictli for awesome framedgifts that are a touch on your iPhone away.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sometimes our listeners demand more nuance than we think we might be capable of.

0:05.0

Today we're going to try to meet the challenge by discussing the pros and cons of the remaining candidates for president.

0:13.0

This is Sarah from the left and Beth from the right.

0:16.0

You're listening to Pant Sooth Politics.

0:18.0

No shouting, no insults, plenty of nuance.

0:31.0

First, in this episode we're going to start with a message from our sponsor.

0:41.0

So thanks for joining us for another episode.

1:00.0

We have several things to talk about in the preels before we dive into the suit,

1:04.0

which is going to be a tough one for us today.

1:07.0

We worked hard on it and we can approach the remaining candidates in a nuanced way.

1:13.0

In the race, the last group of primaries that happened, Trump and Clinton swept their respective parties contests.

1:22.0

We wanted to hit on a couple of down ballot results.

1:25.0

This is a follow-up to some discussions that we've had.

1:28.0

Chris Van Holland won in Maryland in a race that Sarah, you've described as an embarrassment of riches.

1:36.0

As I read more of it after we talked about it, it looks like his opponent, Donna,

1:42.0

and I can't remember who blankied on her last name.

1:44.0

Where did they think?

1:45.0

Donna Edwards, yeah.

1:47.0

You know, use some unfortunate campaign tactics that didn't really fit what my memory of her was when I had my time working in Maryland.

1:57.0

But again, Chris Van Holland is so great.

2:00.0

So he'll do a great job.

2:03.0

And then Jamie Raskin won the primaries to replace Chris Van Holland.

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