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Exploring the intensity of election day in the US, with a focus on key races like the Senate race in California and the significance of winning Senator Dianne Feinstein's seat to elevate a candidate's profile in the Democratic Party. The chapter also delves into the prominence of Israel as a crucial issue in the nationwide elections.

Super Tuesday is the biggest day of the presidential primary campaign, but the biggest race in the biggest state isn’t about Biden or Trump. Instead, the leading candidates for California’s open Senate seat — three Democrats and a Republican — are finding themselves talking a lot about Israel, Palestine, and the war in Gaza.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and guest-hosted by Alana Casanova Burgess.

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