Why Some State Republican Parties Are Struggling to Raise Money
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, political correspondent Susan Davis, and Colorado Public Radio reporter Bente Birkeland.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Izzy and we're just playing with the jellyfish. |
| 0:10.0 | This podcast is recorded at 151pm on August 7th, 2023. |
| 0:18.6 | Things may have changed by the time you hear it, but my four-year-old will still be playing |
| 0:23.4 | with the Jellyfish for Little Sister made at school. |
| 0:26.3 | Enjoy the show! |
| 0:27.3 | I was a little nervous for a second, but I was not a real jellyfish. |
| 0:34.6 | I was like, oh my god, are you about to listen to this thing happen on the radio? |
| 0:38.6 | My daughter got stung by a jellyfish when she was two years old. |
| 0:41.1 | This was three years ago. |
| 0:42.1 | She still talks about it. |
| 0:43.1 | Hey there, it's the MPR Politics podcast. |
| 0:45.4 | I'm Miles Parks. |
| 0:46.4 | I cover voting. |
| 0:47.4 | I'm Susan Davis. |
| 0:48.4 | I cover politics. |
| 0:49.4 | And today we are joined by Colorado Public Radio's Benta Berkland. |
| 0:52.2 | Hi Benta. |
| 0:53.2 | Hi, thanks for having me. |
| 0:54.6 | Mr. Benta, you've got some great new reporting on state-level Republican parties that are |
| 0:59.2 | struggling right now, including in Colorado where you are. |
| 1:02.6 | Tell us a little bit more about what's going on. |
| 1:04.8 | Well, so Colorado used to be a very purple competitive state and now it's looking pretty |
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