Intro

Prologue

Battleground: Wisconsin

Battleground: Pennsylvania

Battleground: Texas

Closing Thoughts

Post Show Musings

Outro

Dems are already in the fetal position crying over races they have yet to lose and blaming progressives for losing them. Fuck that. Today we look at three upcoming races (two Senate, one House) that demonstrate how much the landscape has changed for progressives and the importance of primaries. The Democratic establishment is lining up against very capable progressive candidates in key races in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Texas. Two of these races are messy, but hold great promise for the balance of power in the Senate. The third is one that we invite everyone to support because it’s a no-fucking-brainer.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:28

Prologue: 00:01:23

Battleground- Wisconsin: 00:09:44

Battleground- Pennsylvania: 00:21:30

Battleground- Texas: 00:28:06

Closing Thoughts: 00:31:45

Post Show Musings: 00:35:21

Outro: 00:50:35

Resources

Ballotpedia: United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022

Ballotpedia: Alex Lasry

Rolling Stone: Can Justice Democrats Pull Off a Progressive Coup in Congress?

NPR: The top 10 Senate seats that are most likely to flip to the other party

Politico: ​​D.C. Dems get out of frontrunner Fetterman's way in Pennsylvania

The New York Times: John Fetterman, Senate Candidate, Revisits Gun Incident Involving Black Jogger

Ballotpedia: Jessica Cisneros

Jessica Cisneros’ Facebook

Jessica Cisneros’ Website

The New Republic: Georgia Is the Midterm Ground Zero for America’s Political Future

UNFTR Episode Resources

From Bullmoose to Jackass.

Labor Unions.

Peak Oil.

New York’s Casual White Supremacy.

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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’

Dems are already in the fetal position crying over races they have yet to lose and blaming progressives for losing them. Fuck that. Today we look at three upcoming races (two Senate, one House) that demonstrate how much the landscape has changed for progressives and the importance of primaries. The Democratic establishment is lining up against very capable progressive candidates in key races in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Texas. Two of these races are messy, but hold great promise for the balance of power in the Senate. The third is one that we invite everyone to support because it’s a no-fucking-brainer.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:28
Prologue: 00:01:23
Battleground- Wisconsin: 00:09:44
Battleground- Pennsylvania: 00:21:30
Battleground- Texas: 00:28:06
Closing Thoughts: 00:31:45
Post Show Musings: 00:35:21
Outro: 00:50:35
Resources
Ballotpedia: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin,_2022">United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022</a>
Ballotpedia: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alex_Lasry">Alex Lasry</a>
Rolling Stone: <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/who-are-justice-democrats-758447/">Can Justice Democrats Pull Off a Progressive Coup in Congress?</a>
NPR: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/04/11/1091483542/the-top-10-senate-races-that-are-most-likely-to-flip-to-the-other-party">The top 10 Senate seats that are most likely to flip to the other party</a>
Politico: ​​<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/06/dems-frontrunner-fetterman-pennsylvania-00023543">D.C. Dems get out of frontrunner Fetterman's way in Pennsylvania</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/us/politics/john-fetterman-gun-black-jogger.html">John Fetterman, Senate Candidate, Revisits Gun Incident Involving Black Jogger</a>
Ballotpedia: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jessica_Cisneros">Jessica Cisneros</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JCisnerosTX">Jessica Cisneros’ Facebook</a>
<a href="https://jessicacisnerosforcongress.com/">Jessica Cisneros’ Website</a>
The New Republic: <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/165326/georgia-midterm-2024-abrams-warnock">Georgia Is the Midterm Ground Zero for America’s Political Future</a>
UNFTR Episode Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr37">From Bullmoose to Jackass.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr45">Labor Unions.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr49">Peak Oil.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr55">New York’s Casual White Supremacy.</a>
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Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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