The New York Times recently reported on a study showing that Russian trolls targeted the 2017 anti-Trump women’s march, and its organizer Linda Sarsour. Watch Mehdi’s full interview with Sarsour on the Russian smears, and other criticism she has faced. youtube.com/nsbMocI3nNs
Ohio Senate candidates JD Vance and Tim Ryan went head to head in their first debate last night. They didn’t hold back — and there’s one particular zinger from the Democratic congressman that has everyone talking. WATCH:
As the midterms approach, how can the Biden administration better reach young voters?
@cristinanextgen: “In addition to delivering on policy... They need to go out into the field and connect and speak to young voters, and talk about the changes that they’ve delivered.”
When it comes to abortion, @mehdirhasan asks, why should pro-choice Florida voters replace the GOP governor with a *former* GOP governor in November?
Pro-abortion policy is “where my heart has always been,” @CharlieCrist says. WATCH:
Asked about the late evacuation of a FL county slammed by Hurricane Ian, Ron DeSantis attacked the media. He isn't meeting the moment, says @CharlieCrist:
“Why this governor wasn’t motivated for the health, safety and welfare of the people of Lee County…is unconscionable.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is polling well for his response to Hurricane Ian.
But if you think he deserves a pat on the back for his handling of the storm, @mehdirhasan has some facts that you need to know:
Has the Biden admin failed to energize young voters? It’s a key question — and one they must address immediately.
Watch @VictorShi2020 and @cristinanextgen join @mehdirhasan to discuss whether the sub-30 crowd will save the Dems in the midterms: peacocktv.com/mehdi
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is being lauded for his handling of Hurricane Ian—despite deflecting blame for his late evacuation of the state’s hardest-hit county.
@CharlieCrist joins @mehdirhasan to discuss DeSantis's hurricane response. Don’t miss their convo on @MSNBConPeacock.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has no issue using power when he wants to. But on the late hurricane evacuation of Lee County, he suddenly has no authority? “It’s inexplicable," @CharlieCrist says.
Watch his convo w/ @mehdirhasan on the gubernatorial race and more on @MSNBConPeacock.
Brian Kemp on the Walker abortion report: “I’m not going to get into people’s personal lives."
Stacey Abrams: “[Kemp] has made it his business to interfere in the personal choices of Georgians, except for the Georgians that are on the ticket with him.” on.msnbc.com/3Vi0iTD
.@mehdirhasan on Tuberville, other Republicans: “There are no consequences, no penalties for this openly racist rhetoric on the right. In fact, there are rewards. So let's be clear: This is not ‘racially tinged’ or ‘allegedly’ racist stuff. This is brazen racism plain and simple"
What advice does @ramy have for other Brown folks who want to follow in his footsteps?
"Us stopping ourselves is often the thing that’s most in our way," he tells @mehdirhasan, "And so I would push past all of that and try and make something that feels honest."
Decades after he “never thought [he’d] go back and play” the part of Luke Skywalker again, @MarkHamill shares with fanboy @mehdirhasan what it was like to reprise his role in the TV series “The Mandalorian”:
.@BrandingBrandi “100%” agrees Donald Trump wouldn’t have been elected president if it hadn’t been for Twitter.
She tells @mehdirhasan that because of platforms like Twitter, "Figures like Trump…get a lot more oxygen and a lot more opportunity to move into the mainstream."
An Elon Musk-owned Twitter could greatly affect the midterms, @oneunderscore_ says. But, he adds, the Tesla CEO already holds immense power over the company: “He still has this looming effect” that “disallows them from making changes that the site needs.”
Watch him explain:
.@proflevin says “We are in a new era” when it comes to the rise of antisemitism and other hateful rhetoric.
“The precursors,” he tells @mehdirhasan, are “stereotypes and conspiracy theories, which hatch and intertwine online and then get repeated at the highest level.”
"The once-grand American public square, whether off- or online, continues its transformation into a hate-filled sewer,” says @mehdirhasan in his monologue on Ye’s antisemitic tweets, and how things could get worse under Elon Musk’s Twitter. WATCH:
The acclaimed series “Ramy” is out with its third season. Its award-winning creator and lead actor, @ramy, joins @mehdirhasan to talk about representation, Muslims in America, disobeying his parents and more.
Watch their full conversation here: peacocktv.com/mehdi
"You could just say, I really hate 'Ramy'... I think that's really good and it's really funny. And if it starts more conversations, I'm glad."
A preview clip from my interview with @ramy which airs on the @MehdiHasanShow on @MSNBConPeacock later tonight: