About this episode
On Tuesday's Gist, the undoing of the Iran deal. Democrats are tense. 2018 is supposed to be a banner year for the left, but the party is struggling to balance an energized base and an unpredictable general electorate. As a result, there have been a lot of bigfoot sightings in primaries across the country, as Democratic Party honchos step in to pick preferred candidates. Who's wiser, the party or the voters? Alex Roarty , who covers the Democrats for McClatchy newspapers , says it's not so simple. In the Spiel, the gall of Don Blankenship. After the Spiel, keep listening for a trailer of Slate's upcoming podcast, Upon Further Review . It's based on Mike Pesca's book, Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices