What Next - The Democrats’ MAGA Gambit
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🗓️ 4 August 2022
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Summary
In the primaries of purple states like Michigan, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, Trump-backed, far-right candidates have been getting a boost from a surprising source: the Democrats. Calculating that it will give their party the edge in general elections, local and national Dems have spent thousands elevating extremists. But will the strategy pay off?
Guest: Jim Newell, senior politics writer for Slate
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| 1:04.8 | Well, gosh, guys, sorry to keep you waiting, but it's decisive at this point. We did it. |
| 1:12.5 | If you listen to their acceptance speeches, it's hard to miss a certain glee |
| 1:17.4 | in the tone of Republican primary winners this week. |
| 1:20.0 | Arizona has sent a message loud and clear. We are sick of Joe Biden and the Democrats destroying our country. |
| 1:33.2 | Election Day was Tuesday. Primaries were held in a couple of big swing states. In Arizona, |
| 1:38.7 | the Republican who is now on the ballot for Senate is an election denier, |
| 1:43.6 | affiliated with the oath keepers and endorsed by Trump. |
| 1:47.3 | This is us versus the cartel. In Michigan, the newly minted Republican candidate for governor |
| 1:53.7 | seemed to be spoiling for a fight. Trump endorsed her too. |
| 1:56.9 | I'm doing this for you girls and every child in Michigan to make sure that the next four years |
| 2:03.9 | are filled with opportunities and not locked classrooms and massive grocery bills. |
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