Hi, I'm Pierre. I'm Emma Jameson, and I'm from Punxutani, Pennsylvania. I'm currently

packing up to leave for my freshman year of college at the University of Missouri, where

I'm majoring in journalism. Personally, because I've been so inspired by the work you guys

do here at the Politics Pod. Oh. This podcast was recorded at...

12.45 pm on Thursday, August 6th. Things may have changed by the time you hear this,

but I'll still be dreaming of the day that I can start reporting on National Politics

just like you guys do. Alright, here's the show. Wow. Oh, that's so sweet. That's a great

journalism school too. Well, good luck to you. Very cool. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics

Podcast. I'm Usma Khaled. I cover the presidential campaign. I'm Susan Davis. I cover Congress.

And I'm Mara Lias and National Political Correspondent. So, Sue, you have a really interesting new

story of today about Republicans in the Senate and the uphill battle that they have in trying

to maintain their majority this November. It starts out with this anecdote that I think

is... It's kind of quirky about how Republicans were happy about the fact that this high profile

Republican lost his primary in Kansas. So, explain that to us. Right. So, in Kansas this

week, former Secretary of State Chris Kobach, Kobach is a pretty well-known name in politics

because he was a pretty controversial figure, both as Secretary of State and as an ally

of Donald Trump, he was known for his work against voter fraud, although ultimately a lot

of the work he did was undone in court. And he himself was sanctioned by the courts

for some of his actions taking place in that. He was a bit of a firebrand candidate.

And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was working very hard to keep his majority,

believed that if Kobach won the nomination, it would almost certainly cost them that seat

in November, that Kobach simply could not win a general election. So, he ended up losing

...