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Why a football coach could beat Jeff Sessions
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Trump's former attorney general wants his Senate seat back. But polling
shows Tommy Tuberville — a former football coach and political newbie
— ahead of Jeff Sessions in the Republican primary runoff. Birmingham,
Ala.-based journalist Eric Velasco talks with Scott Bland ahead of the
July 14 matchup. Plus, James Arkin brings us up to speed on the broader
Senate map.
Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Eric Velasco is a freelance journalist based in Birmingham, Ala.
James Arkin is a Senate campaigns reporter for POLITICO.
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
shows Tommy Tuberville — a former football coach and political newbie
— ahead of Jeff Sessions in the Republican primary runoff. Birmingham,
Ala.-based journalist Eric Velasco talks with Scott Bland ahead of the
July 14 matchup. Plus, James Arkin brings us up to speed on the broader
Senate map.
Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Eric Velasco is a freelance journalist based in Birmingham, Ala.
James Arkin is a Senate campaigns reporter for POLITICO.
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Released:
Jul 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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