About this episode
On The Gist, Beto O'Rourke is running for president. But should he? In the interview, Tim Alberta, chief political correspondent for Politico, recently wrote a piece about Reps. Ilhan Omar and Dean Phillips and the current divide in the Democratic party, " The Democrat's Dilemma ." Alberta is here today to discuss the difficulty facing the Democratic party as some new members of Congress seem to be pushing the party further left and whether or not that's a good thing. His upcoming book is American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump . In the Spiel, Paul Manafort goes to Ostrich Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices