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Dems' big voting bill goes down in flames. So does Joe Manchin's compromise. The St. Anselm's Survey Center poll shows the public worried about spending and souring on Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. Other big Dem priorities seem dead on arrival. 

Are things really that bad? Or are there glimmers of hope?

State Senator David Watters and League of Conservation Voters Executive Director Rob Werner break down a critical moment for energy in New Hampshire. 

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Plus, what do we make of the unfolding scandal involving the Trump DoJ targeting journalists and Democratic members of Congress?

Paul has a lively conversation with NH Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley  and longtime Democratic activist Jon Bresler about the state of politics in New Hampshire, the effect of national politics, and recent Democratic special election victories.

The panel debates what should happen next on voting rights, and whether the media is biased in the way it handles Covid reporting

Paul Follows up with Attorney Mike Lewis about funding for child protection in New Hampshire and other critical issues of public safety.

Senator Becky Whitley started her job in an unusual time.  Never having run for office before, she was elected to the State Senate during a pandemic, and like most working parents, she had to juggle: learning a new job, passing bills, meeting with constituents, and taking care of her son all at the same time, and frequently over Zoom (except for her son!).  She joins the show to describe the side of the job that most people never see -- what that juggle has been like, what happens behind the scenes, and how she's tried to keep her focus on the core issues that working families care about that motivated her to run in the first place. 

In Washington and around the country, the number one topic seems to be UFOs. After a 60 minutes profile featuring interviews with military pilots, articles in major newspapers, and comments from former President Barack Obama that there are objects in the skies that “we don't know exactly what they are”…people are taking the issue very seriously. Paul and Matt had one of the top experts in the country on analyzing UFO videos on Beyond Politics this week, and the panel discusses what they found out.  Also, what do we take away from the media's backpedaling on the Wuhan Covid lab leak theory? Is, it, as Matt thinks, "a gyro of stupid?" 

Paul speaks with folks from Granite state Progress and  Moms Rising about the American Rescue Plan and effect it will have in the state

And what on earth is happening with all these election "audits"? 

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