Hakeem Jeffries' Political Malpractice: Meeting Jared Kushner Before Midterms Is Certifiably Stupid

Episode 29  ·  Aug 24, 06:50 PM
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Kurt and Erin break down why Hakeem Jeffries meeting with Jared Kushner just 75 days before the midterms is political malpractice — smart for Kushner, disastrous for Jeffries. Then they run through the South Carolina Senate runoff, a Massachusetts primary that exposes a Democratic identity crisis, whether Abdul El-Sayed going on Jesse Watters' Fox show is genius or suicide, a WNBA culture-war flashpoint, and a media-ethics debate sparked by tragedy in the Buffalo Bills family.

Hakeem Jeffries catches heat for meeting Jared Kushner mid-election-cycle — "measuring the drapes" before he's even speaker
Kurt: smart for Kushner (zero downside, more power-broker cred), "idiotic, stupid... political malpractice" for Jeffries
South Carolina Senate runoff: Graham vs. Norman, and whether a bad debate answer matters more than a Trump endorsement
Massachusetts Senate primary: AOC and Bernie backing 80-year-old Ed Markey over younger Seth Moulton — a Democratic "identity crisis"
Too smart or too stupid: Abdul El-Sayed goes on Jesse Waters' Fox primetime show
Kurt: respect the audacity, "if you can't hang, get off the stage"; Erin: high-wire act, one bad answer could implode his career
WNBA culture clash after a Sophie Cunningham celebration incident goes viral — good or bad for the league?
Media ethics debate: should reporters have broken the news of Bills DT Ed Oliver's family tragedy?