Show Notes
The news without the crash out, in election week. Mary Katharine Ham and co-host Vic Matus of the Washington Free Beacon discuss:
The Michigan Senate race: Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed, the Meet the Press coverage, and a viral ad Van Jones called anti-Jewish. They review Obama on the campaign trail, Obamacare's broken promises, and Kamala Harris's possible Ali comeback.
In Alaska's Senate race, ranked-choice voting, and a second candidate named Dan Sullivan and MK does a ballot measure roundup: wealth and income taxes, transgender policy, abortion, and felon voting.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is under investigation, the DOJ's latest attempt to go after James Comey, and Virginia state senator Louise Lucas's legal troubles.
Finally, a food segment on foie gras bans and the Cheesecake Factory!
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