Episode 287 Audio: Charles Booker

For Episode 287 with Kentucky Senate hopeful Charles Booker, we debate the possibility that Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is dead, both in terms of its implications for the future of American politics and in terms of what it reveals about the Republican Party’s true loathing of and lack of respect for the American people, especially working-class voters. The Party wants to brazenly put up a ruse to (unsuccessfully) convince McConnell’s constituents that an elderly man in the hospital, who’s totally disappeared from public life, isn’t already dead, because that’s better for them than the alternative: giving voters an actual say in their national representation.By contrast, Charles’ vision of “new and bold leaders to stand for Kentucky” reflects his understanding that his potential constituents need representatives they can trust. That’s why Booker was the first to call attention to the Republican Party’s see-through b******t with Mitch McConnell’s abandonment of his constituents. Through the example of this case, he’s made a platform that includes term limits — the importance of which we’re being confronted with right now — and rallied a big-tent organizing operation that has successfully converted Trump supporters into members of a coalition that will fight the oligarchy of the Republican Party and take that struggle all the way to the Senate.Thanks for listening to this episode of KK&F. You can listen in on major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com/subscribe