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Primary Concerns is a podcast about the 2016 presidential primaries, hosted by senior editor Brian Beutler.

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July 25, 2017
Primary Concerns
The Republican Party’s Descent Into the Dark Ages
Steve Bannon biographer Joshua Green on the way Donald Trump's top political adviser has changed politics for the worse, and possibly forever.
July 18, 2017
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The Republicans’ Obamacare ‘Waterloo’ Moment Has Arrived
Sam Stein returns to discuss the death of Trumpcare and whether its failure will motivate Republicans to confront the president on other issues.
July 12, 2017
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The Trump-Russia Conspiracy Is Real
Brian Beutler and the Washington Post's Greg Sargent discuss the scandal of the century.
June 27, 2017
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Mitch McConnell’s “Unconscionable” Health Care Bill
Kentucky's former governor, Steve Beshear, has some choice words for the Republican leader and for Democrats trying to stop Trumpcare.
June 20, 2017
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Fighting the Secret Plan to End Obamacare
Democratic strategist and CNN political analyst Hilary Rosen explains why health care should be Democrats' first, second, and third priorities right now.
June 9, 2017
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Comey Is Breaking Trump. Trump Is Breaking the Government.
In episode 57 of Primary Concerns, Ron Klain and Brian Beutler discuss Byron White, Kevin Spacey, Ebola, Donald Trump, James Comey and more.
May 23, 2017
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The Self-Incrimination of Donald Trump
On episode 56 of Primary Concerns we take a broad look at the scandal engulfing the Trump administration, and those who face the most jeopardy.
May 15, 2017
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If Trump Can Get Away With This, What Can’t He Get Away With?
What Democrats, and fired FBI Director James Comey, can do to prevent Donald Trump from destroying rule of law in America.
May 8, 2017
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Senator Chris Murphy’s Battle Plan for the Trump Era
How to fight back when truth has gone out the window.
April 28, 2017
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Does Glenn Greenwald Owe Brian Beutler a Coke?
You decide!
April 21, 2017
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The Trump Backlash Is Building
How the climate of scandal engulfing the Trump GOP is helping Democrats rebuild.
April 7, 2017
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When Your President’s a Fox News Addict
Conservative media was designed to rile up and scam suckers; then one became the most powerful man in the world.
March 24, 2017
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This is What a Death Spiral Looks Like
A leading legal mind looks ahead to the coming fights over health care, in a Supreme Court that's about to swing right again.
March 17, 2017
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Russia-do About Nothing?
A DOJ veteran and critic of FBI Director James Comey keeps the Trump-Russia story grounded in reason, on episode 49 of Primary Concerns.
March 10, 2017
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How Many iPhones Will YOU Have to Sell to Afford Trumpcare
In Episode 48 of Primary Concerns, Brian Beutler and Huffington Post's Jonathan Cohn place the ACA repeal effort in critical historical context.
March 3, 2017
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Making Sense of the Hot Mess on Capitol Hill
One of the country's leading legislative scholars brings clarity to the chaos in Congress, and places it in its proper historical context.
February 24, 2017
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Don’t Compare the Trump Resistance to the Tea Party
In episode 46 of Primary Concerns, a Democratic strategists says today's protesters are more legitimate and righteous than the Obama opposition.
February 16, 2017
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Who Should Run the Democratic Party?
In episode 45 of Primary Concerns, DNC chairmanship candidates Tom Perez and Pete Buttigieg sit down to discuss their visions for rebuilding after Donald Trump's victory.
February 10, 2017
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How Donald Trump Could Both Revolutionize the Judiciary And Destroy It
In episode 44 of Primary Concerns, Dahlia Lithwick mourns the climate of crisis and power politics engulfing the courts in the Trump era.
February 3, 2017
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Primary Concerns Episode 43: Tom Perriello and the Triumph of Confident Progressivism

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