Beyond The Bubble

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Guns, marches, and Conor Lamb Mar 21, 2018

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On this week’s episode, McClatchy's Alex Roarty and the News & Observer’s Colin Campbell sit down with Guns Down America director Igor Volsky to talk about how Democrats are reacting to gun reform post-Parkland and how the gun-friendly candidate Conor Lamb won a congressional seat in a conservative Pennsylvania district.

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Episode 15: Live, before the White House correspondents' dinner May 02, 2017

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On this special live episode, recorded before the annual White House correspondents' dinner, Matt Gorman of the National Republican Congressional Committee and Meredith Kelly of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee join host Kristin Roberts, Senior Political Correspondent Katie Gluck and Congressional correspondent Alex Roarty to examine how President Trump is impacting the 2018 midterm elections.

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Episode 14: Tax reform takes center stage Apr 25, 2017

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On this week’s episode, President Donald Trump counts down to 100 days in office with a flurry of legislative efforts, including tax reform and a renewed crackdown on sanctuary cities. Joining Kristin Roberts to share the view from battleground states are Donald Bryson, North Carolina State Director at Americans for Prosperity; Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald and Colin Campbell of the News & Observer in Raleigh, as well as White House Correspondent Anita Kumar and Senior Political Correspondent Katie Glueck.

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Episode 13: Jon Ossoff takes Georgia's 6th down to the wire Apr 17, 2017

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On this week’s special episode, Democratic newcomer Jon Ossoff takes the special election for Georgia's 6th Congressional district down to the wire. Joining Kristin Roberts to discuss how voters in the heavily conservative district are reacting to Trump, and the left's new wunderkind is Georgia-based GOP strategist Chip Lake, and Congressional correspondent Alex Roarty.

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Episode 12: Both sides of the aisle struggle with Syria Apr 11, 2017

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On this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, both Republicans and Democrats search for the right angle on President Trump's Syria strikes, and unexpectedly close races in the first elections of 2017 offer a glimpse of priorities in Georgia and Kansas. Joining Kristin Roberts to share battleground-state reporting on how voters are reacting to Trump’s Washington are Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald and Bryan Lowry of the Kansas City Star, as well as Democratic Correspondent Alex Roarty.

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Episode 11: Conservatives won’t be bullied by Trump Apr 04, 2017

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On this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, Americans think President Donald Trump’s decisions are hurting the country’s standing in the world, conservative Freedom Caucus members refuse to give the White House what it wants and voters tell pollsters they just don’t care all that much about Russia. Joining Kristin Roberts to share battleground-state reporting on how voters are reacting to Trump’s Washington are Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald and Colin Campbell of the News & Observer in Raleigh, as well as White House Correspondent Anita Kumar and Senior Political Correspondent Katie Glueck.

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Episode 10: War brews between Trump Republicans and Bush Republicans Mar 28, 2017

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On this week’s episode, establishment Republicans get their told-ya-so moment, the Tea Party brand gets a makeover and President Donald Trump’s team starts thinking about coalitions that include moderates who didn’t vote for him. Joining Kristin Roberts to share battleground-state reporting on how voters are reacting to Trump’s Washington are Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald and Bud Kennedy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, as well as White House Correspondent Anita Kumar and Senior Political Correspondent Katie Glueck.

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Episode 9: The battle ahead over public lands and private profit Mar 21, 2017

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On this week’s episode, President Donald Trump’s early actions signal a willingness to let corporations explore public lands for profit, the White House dismisses suggestions that its budget blueprint is a political document and Democrats throw money at another long-shot red-state contender. Joining Kristin Roberts to share battleground-state reporting on how voters are reacting to Trump’s Washington are Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald and Colin Campbell of the News & Observer in Raleigh, as well Western issues correspondent Stuart Leavenworth and White House reporter Anita Kumar.

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Episode 8: White House leans on Republicans to sell Obamacare bill to voters Mar 14, 2017

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McClatchy's Kristin Roberts is joined by Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald, Bryan Lowry of the Kansas City Star, and Anita Kumar and Katie Glueck in Washington D.C. to look at how Republicans are balking at their leadership's plan to unwind the Affordable Care Act, and the White House budget that Congress might toss in the trash.

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Episode 7: Trump's infrastructure plan hopes to avoid a pothole Mar 07, 2017

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McClatchy's Kristin Roberts is joined by National Journal reporter Adam Wollner, Colin Campbell of the Raleigh News & Observer, Chris Cadelago of the Sacramento Bee, and Anita Kumar and Katie Glueck in Washington D.C. to look at the tricky implementation of the president's infrastructure plan in battleground states, as well as the latest questions of Kremlin influence hanging over this White House.

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