Let’s Make Sense Of Democrats’ Conflicting Primary Results
Summary
Host David Green, joined by Mo Lhe and Jonah Goldberg, analyzes midterm primary results, arguing that candidate sanity and electability outweigh ideological labels. The trio discusses the strategic stalemate in the Iran conflict and congressional funding disputes. Finally, they debate the politicization of the WNBA, focusing on controversies surrounding trans athlete eligibility and the league's leadership response.
Topics discussed
Intro: 1st America podcast and Ground News sponsor
Wisconsin primary: Crowley vs. Hong and the 'don't be weird' lesson
Candidate quality, electability, and polling biases in primaries
DSA platform critiques and the working class electorate
Sponsors: Blinds.com, Shopify, and Our Town podcast promo
Generational change in politics and the post-Trump GOP
Iran war stalemate, gas prices, and congressional funding debates
Trump's NATO summit security deception and press relations
Sponsors: Factor Meals and Incogni privacy service
WNBA politics: Sophie Cunningham, trans athletes, and media coverage
Left Right & Center: Capitalism perceptions, naked dining, and Alpha-gal
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