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The Politics Bar After Hours - The Benchers
Josh McLaurin – once JD Vance’s Yale roommate – on being the ‘conscience of the majority’ in a minority party
State Senator Josh McLaurin joined Caroline and Debra at the kitchen table.
State Senator Josh McClaurin spent time ahead of the Georgia Democratic Party primary with Caroline and Debra. He’s now in a run-off to be the party’s nominee for the Lieutenant Governor’s office currently held by the GOP’s Burt Jones, a Trump acolyte and fake elector.
Interestingly enough, though, it’s another Trump sycophant that McClaurin had a more intimate tie to; he was once JD Vance’s Yale law school roommate. Hear Josh recall their interactions, noting how different they were then and continue to be now.
Josh’s framing of Georgia Democrats’ role in politics is interesting too: being in the minority party, he says, means being the “conscience of the majority” while out of power.
Great conversation – take a listen!
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The Politics Bar
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Jody Hamilton and Shawn "Smith" Peirce are the proprietors of The Politics Bar, a progressive audio show that recreates the spirit of the old neighborhood bar where friends could discuss the news of the day without starting a brawl. Jody is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning media producer, actress, and radio host—daughter of TV producer Joe Hamilton and comedy legend Carol Burnett—who's made her own mark in media through "The Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers," "The Porkchop Playhouse," "From The Bunker" podcast, and her work as executive producer and fill-in host of "The Stephanie Miller Show". Shawn is a long-time national media producer and radio talent who's one of the few producers in U.S. political media to have worked on the left, right, and center, including more than a decade with "The Randi Rhodes Show" and stints producing "The Stephanie Miller Show," "The Bill Press Show," "The Laura Ingraham Radio Show," and "The Steele & Ungar Show" for SiriusXM. The show airs weeknights on progressive radio affiliates nationwide and is available on-demand through podcast platforms and Substack subscription.
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