Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips
News:Politics
Trump didn't believe in COVID; then he got COVID. Then he got better (or so it is seeming, at least for now). Schadenfreude abounded especially when the news that he had tested positive for the virus was first announced. In this episode, we talk about why our country, this election, and Democrats’ prospects for taking back the White House and Senate are better off if No. 45’s health stays steady/doesn't take a nosedive.
Our special guest Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and Twitter celeb for his insightful posts on Trump’s health, shares with us his thoughts on the president’s medical outlook. [17:22]
And data scientist extraordinaire Dr. Julie Martinez Ortega joins us to explain why the top two Senate races that progressives should be supporting in these final weeks before Election Day are those in Georgia and Texas. [37:21]
Also this episode—our 30th—marks the one-year anniversary of this podcast! Thank you to all of our listeners!
REFERENCES:
Dr. Bob Wachter - @Bob_Wachter
Steve Phillips // The Nation - These Are the States to Focus on to Flip the Senate https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/elections-senate-texas-georgia/
The New York Times // Tram Nguyen - Democrats Could Learn a Lot From What Happened in Virginia States Don’t Become Battlegrounds Overnight https://nytimes.com/2019/11/06/opinion/virginia-election-democrats.html
Megan Thee Stallion - @theestallion
Megan Thee Stallion // The New York Times - Why I Speak Up for Black Women https://nytimes.com/2020/10/13/opinion/megan-thee-stallion-black-women.html
Susan Sandler - Series of Essays: When I First Found Out I had Cancer - Website http://Braincancerandme.com
Senate Candidates
Raphael Warnock for GA - https://warnockforgeorgia.com
Jon Ossof for GA - https://electjon.com
MJ Hagar for TX - https://mjfortexas.com
Sara Gideon for ME - https://saragideon.com
Jamie Harrison for SC - https://jaimeharrison.com
Organizations
New Virginia Majority - https://newvirginiamajority.org
New Georgia Project Action Fund - https://www.ngpaf.org
Texas Organizing Project Website - https://organizetexas.org
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