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On this episode John and Nate (maybe prematurely) venture into the world of Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2020. Who would make your list? Let the team know!

Show Notes:
1) Presidential Hopefuls https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/19/politics/2020-democrats-rankings/index.html

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On this episode John and Nate discuss the recent exit of Alex Jones from private hosting and tech company sites.
Is this a 1A slippery slope or is it good-riddance to people who perpetuate (and more likely create) conspiracy theories and other crazy ideas?
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Frequently we find ourselves pointing to the other side accusing of whataboutisms...As much as John and Nate find the value in addressing blatant hypocrisy its important to remember what TRULY happened in each administration prior to lobbing hypocrisy grenades to the next barricade.

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On this episode John and Nate begin to discuss Unions and the recent rejection of Missouri's "Right to Work" law. The last several decades we have seen the decline of unions, with capitol moving overseas and wage stagflation.
Where do unions fit in? Are unions a dying breed or on a comeback? Tune in and find out.

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On this episode John and Nate catch up on the latest with the Trump Collusion investigation and then spend the rest of the episode discussing the Department of Justice's new Religious Liberty Unit. What does this mean for religious protection throughout the US. Is this equal protection?
Naturally, John and Nate dive deeper into the origins of morals and there place in US governance.

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate dive into the Medicare For All proposal resurrected from Bernie Sanders.
What does this look like for the US? Nate makes some quick concessions in terms of increased federal financial burden but what about the long term impact of the mental and physical health of Americans across this great country? Tune in and find out.

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On this episode John and Nate dive deeper into midterm messaging for Democrats and how to win back the base beyond "hating Trump."
As divided as this nation is what can be done for unification? Tune in and have a listen.

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In this episode Nate takes John on a journey into his theory of political and ideological similarities of the right and left.
As plagued as our country is by tribalism, hyper-partisanship and confirmation bias we fail to realize how damn much we have in common. Take away the "extreme" sides of both the right and the left and you are left with a core group of middle class folks who both want a great America. What is the true definition of MAGA? What does that look like from the right and left? Tune in and find out.

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Even though there has been no proof of collusion by the President of the United States and Russia the plot has thickened considerably. Michael Flynn's link was compromised from a link to a Russian agent who infiltrated Christian and gun-right advocate groups.
President Trump had a closed door two hour meeting with Vladimir Putin...how do we continue to have all these bad looks?? Tune in and listen to the break down.

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast episode 141.
On this episode John and Nate discuss Donald Trump's meeting with NATO members and his one on one meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Will this matter in 6 months? What was the point of this meeting if there was little progress? Should hard-lines have been drawn in the sand? So many questions from this ambiguous meeting and so much to talk about.
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