Doug Jones, Morgan McGarvey and Southern Democrats on the Rise

This week, Andy sits down with two Southern Democrats fighting for their people: Proof that this fight isn't just happening on the coasts. First, Doug Jones, the former U.S. Senator from Alabama and now the Democratic nominee for governor. Before politics, Doug was the U.S. Attorney who reopened the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case from 1963 decades later and secured convictions against the Klansmen responsible. Now he's running against Tommy Tuberville in a race that's tightened into a real dogfight, with data centers emerging as one of the defining issues – Doug's proposing a one-year moratorium to put real guardrails in place, while Tuberville's dismissed residents' concerns outright. They get into all of it, along with Medicaid expansion and what it actually takes for a Democrat to win statewide in the Deep South. Then, Andy is joined by Congressman Morgan McGarvey, who represents Kentucky's 3rd District and is currently the only Democrat in Kentucky's entire congressional delegation. Morgan's spent his career in the trenches, from a decade in the Kentucky Senate to becoming the first freshman Democrat to pass a bill through the House. They talk about what it's actually like serving in Congress right now, what he's doing to push back on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, and what happens when we flip the House this November. Merch store 👉 store.andybeshearpodcast.com/ Pre-order “Go and Do Likewise” 👉 static.macmillan.com/static/smp/go-and-do-likewise-9781250452719/ Meet Andy on the “Go And Do Likewise” Book Tour 👉 https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/go-and-do-likewise-tour-9781250452719/ Follow us for behind-the-scenes and bonus content: Instagram: instagram.com/andybeshearpodcast/?hl=en Facebook: facebook.com/andybeshearpodcast/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@andybeshearpodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.