Political Playlist Happy Hour

On today's episode, we continue our Primary Watch series with Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs who is running in the Democratic primary in Virginia's first district. Her approach to campaigning is born out of being a military veteran and foster parent, and coming from a family that has always been dedicated to service. We chat with Elizabeth about child care and the economic implications of a broken foster system, why women like her do belong in combat despite Sec. Hegseth's opinions, what she thinks she brings to the table to flip this red district blue, and more! Tune in to continue being pumped up about the young Democrats running in the midterms!!

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On today's episode, we talk about the tragic loss of American service members in the past few days as fighting with Iran has taken hold again. And ask the unfortunate question... what is their sacrifice really for?? Doesn't seem like those nuclear capabilities are going anywhere just yet. But on the other side of the globe, much closer to home, Cuba seems to be the next target of Trump's 'no foreign wars' campaign. The State Department, led by Marco Rubio who we all know is salivating to try and 'save' his motherland, claims that Cuba has infiltrated 'left wing terrorist groups' in the United States. Sounds a little to MAGA-good to be true, but we'll see. So tune in, get your foreign policy on, and try not to worry (too much) about the end of the world!

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Primary Watch continues on the Happy Hour as Michael and Anthony sit down with Congressional Candidate Bernard Taylor, a firefighter and EMT who's running for a seat in Florida's 21st district. Bernard is a very interesting candidate because prior to running, he built a formidable social media following from making videos about being on the front lines of our healthcare system as a paramedic. He's now messaging to that large social media following what he intends to do if elected to Congress. And those followers are LISTENING! It's really a great way to run a campaign, and we're talking with him about how he's doing it and what his vision for FL's 21st district looks like.

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On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anna discuss how to talk about the nine key upcoming Senate races in this year's midterms that are going to determine who controls the Senate. They include races in Texas and Maine, which have garnered national news--and not necessarily for all the right reasons! But they also include places like Iowa and New Hampshire, which are equally in play for Democrats, if they want to take back that majority. It's a lot to process, but fear not, we discuss each of the nine in succinct, need-to-know detail, so instead of doing hours of research like we did, you can just listen here while doing something way more fun than reading countless articles. You're welcome, Playlisters;)

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On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony talk about Haley Steves, the politician on our playlist. She's a Democratic Congresswoman in Michigan and she's running for the Senate. And now, there's been a new shake up in the race, with State Senator Mallory McMarrow dropping out of the race, leaving Haley and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed as the remaining two Democrats. Haley is the centrist establishment candidate, whereas Dr. Abdul (as Anthony has affectionately coined) is the far left progressive. Nothing is for certain in this race, except that two core issues will be at the center of it: Automotive Jobs and Healthcare.

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