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How To Not Lose Your Sh!t

You Are What A Candidate Looks Like (with A’shanti Gholar and Rep. Mari Manoogian)

How To Not Lose Your Sh!t

Red Wine & Blue

Health & Fitness, Politics, Parenting, Mental Health, News, Kids & Family

4.7892 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week on the pod, we’re talking about running for office. When women run, especially women of color, it’s undeniable that they’re held to a different standard than their white male counterparts. Jasmine Clark tells co-hosts Amanda Weinstein and Rachel Vindman about how her validity as a candidate has been questioned all along the way, even after winning her race in 2018. The hosts are joined by Mari Manoogian, the youngest woman currently serving in the Michigan State Legislature. Mari d...

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0:00.0

So being a young high school girl, I say, you know what, you're not that hot, your tie's ugly and I hope you lose.

0:14.0

Oh, wow.

0:15.0

So I volunteered for the Democratic candidate with every free moment that I had, And he won that U.S. Senate race with

0:22.6

less than 500 votes. Wow. We got to address the suburban women problem because it's real.

0:32.4

Welcome to the suburban women problem, a podcast for Red, Wine, and Blue.

0:39.8

Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us. I'm Jasmine Clark. I'm Rachel Venman. I'm Amanda Weinstein.

0:45.9

And you're listening to The Suburban Women Problem. So we've been talking about the upcoming

0:51.3

midterm elections and how important they are. Just a reminder,

0:55.8

they're now 12 weeks away, and you can get involved by signing up for our great troublemaker

1:01.9

turnout at redwine.blue. So I've also been talking about how I'm up for re-election this year.

1:10.1

So I've been campaigning, knocking on doors,

1:12.6

talking to constituents, all of those things. But the truth is, when someone who looks like me

1:18.6

runs for office, I am actually treated differently than when a man runs for office, especially if he's

1:26.6

a white man, like my opponent. So today, I'm very excited

1:30.7

to share my interview with Ashanti Goler, the president of Emerge. And my conversation with

1:37.7

Ashanti was amazing. Ashanti was so cool. And I just can't wait for you all to hear it.

1:44.8

And before that, we'll be joined by Mari Manugan, an inspiring young woman and state representative in Michigan.

1:50.9

But before we get into any of that, let's chat.

1:54.6

How are y'all doing and what's been blowing up our group chat?

1:58.0

Well, you know, very on topic.

2:00.8

Today I sent you guys, I think it was a Huff

2:03.9

post article in which Marjorie Taylor Green was talking about the very sad and persecuted group,

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