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MS NOW's Chris Hayes joins Alex Wagner to talk about what Democrats should take away from the progressive movement's big primary win in Michigan and how the party's reaction may predict what's ahead in the 2028 presidential election. They debate whether Abdul El-Sayed should continue to campaign with leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, discuss how AIPAC's media strategy is backfiring with voters and how ideals of masculinity continue to influence our politics.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Can Progressives Win?
13:12 - Ad Break
20:25 - Trump’s “Socialist” Tendencies
30:54 - Ad Break
33:21 - Campaigning With Hasan Piker
42:01 - What Media Matters?
50:20 - Ad Break
51:30 - Should We Listen To Polls?
56:04 - The Masculinity Of The Left
1:02:13 - Goodbyes
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Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission.
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MS NOW's Chris Hayes joins Alex Wagner to talk about what Democrats should take away from the progressive movement's big primary win in Michigan and how the party's reaction may predict what's ahead in the 2028 presidential election. They debate whether Abdul El-Sayed should continue to campaign with leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, discuss how AIPAC's media strategy is backfiring with voters and how ideals of masculinity continue to influence our politics.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Can Progressives Win?
13:12 - Ad Break
20:25 - Trump’s “Socialist” Tendencies
30:54 - Ad Break
33:21 - Campaigning With Hasan Piker
42:01 - What Media Matters?
50:20 - Ad Break
51:30 - Should We Listen To Polls?
56:04 - The Masculinity Of The Left
1:02:13 - Goodbyes
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Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive
Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission.
Learn more about Crooked at crooked.com
Follow the pod on Twitter twitter.com/podsaveamerica
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