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Bernie Sanders is ramping up his midterm efforts with a major cash injection into races he cares about. After raising $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle, Sanders is now putting hundreds of thousands of dollars directly toward key campaigns, including Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota's Senate race, Angie Nixon in Florida, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's reelection bid. These are his first general election donations from his campaign account, marking a significant escalation in his midterm push. Beyond the money, Sanders is also spending to hire full-time organizers in Michigan, Minnesota, and Florida, while planning get-out-the-vote text campaigns for candidates he's endorsed. In this clip, Guest today include: John Rothmann. Presidential Historian, author & host of the podcast Around the Political World With John Rothmann. Jared Yates Sexton is a political analyst and author. He is the co-host of The Muckrake Podcast and his writings can be found at Dispatches From a Collapsing State. https://www.jysexton.com/books Substack - https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/ Robert A. Pape is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. One of the world's leading scholars of political violence, he is best known for groundbreaking research on suicide terrorism, coercion, and the rise of political violence in democracies. His new book is called: Our Own Worst Enemies. Find more on Substack at: https://substack.com/@professorrobertpape Find the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Own-Worst-Enemies-Populism/dp/1620979586/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5CP7FSHQ20N5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.w-d4izGrZU7Ga0vjxLUYjecV3WDdsao9WqwQWKcxJiKjJ3OOcLvE-L3N0_Emk7YPG_Ex6Pt4IlypBR4vjYheWrBFtdSBm3ntbWyVOgcD7Itd_P7ouzKFp9OfFUyc5jmwZWjeteIbRUeH6b7D0RWvlg.B_1l6vD7-gzz1OPWQwzoDK43UnBkVU32sBFFHNi4pxE&dib_tag=se&keywords=our+own+worst+enemy+robert+pape&qid=1790778815&sprefix=our+own+wor%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1 The Mark Thompson Show Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10%
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