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Trump vs. The Pizza Place Senator (with Bill Kristol)
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Trump vs. The Pizza Place Senator (with Bill Kristol)

Sarah Longwell
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William Kristol
Aug 13, 2022
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Trump is trying to end Lisa Murkowski's Senate career, but Alaska's new ranked choice voting may well save her. Plus, focus group participants keep bringing up abortion, and another Alaskan, Sarah Palin, is attempting a political comeback.

Bill Kristol joins Sarah this week—and yes, he talks about his “wishful thinking” in 2008. 

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Sarah Longwell has conducted hundreds of hours of focus groups all across the country. She and a series of guests take you behind the glass to hear real focus group participants. Unfiltered, uncompromising, unexpected—The Focus Group is a look into what the average voter thinks about politics, policy, and current events.
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