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Oct 2023
33m 12s

Chaos is a Ladder for the GOP with Liam ...

THE LINCOLN PROJECT
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Host Reed Galen is joined by Liam Kerr, the Co-Founder of Welcome PAC, a Democratic-aligned PAC that applies insurgent tactics to support pro-democracy/center-left candidates in swing districts and also build a “big tent” Democratic party. They discuss the latest in the House Speaker race and the dysfunction around the GOP, why the labels of “moderate” and “ ... Show More
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