Cinema, the first Democrat and decades to win an Arizona Senate seat thinks it's a red state. "We're doubling down on the idea that it's blue," she says. Latinos were key to cinemas win in 2018 but across the nation, Democrats did lose Latino votes 2020, 2021, 2022. If cinema does run again, by the way, will it be a well-run campaign?"I don't see them having the candidates to really change the narrative in 2024."
After Kara and Nayeema debrief the latest Elon drama (the Congressional hearings in which conservatives failed to prove they’d been “censored” on Twitter), we dive into our interview with Representative Ruben Gallego. The Arizona congressman is the only contender so far in the 2024 race for Kyrsten Sinema’s coveted U.S. Senate seat … though he tells Kara he’d welcome the opportunity to face “Queen MAGA” Kari Lake in the race. And he explains why he’s not worried even if Senator Sinema, who left the Democratic Party in December, runs in a three-way race.
Also, Gallego discusses some of the issues of identity politics and wedge issues that we also heard with last week’s guest Brooke Jenkins. You can listen to that episode here, if you missed it.
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