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Matt Mackowiak's Mack On Politics

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Jan 16, 2020

New York Times bestselling author Peter Bergen is our guest for the 171st episode.

His new book is, “Trump and his Generals: The Cost of Chaos”.

In this conversation we examine the first 3 years of Trump administration, both the national security decisions and the players, then we examine ISIS, Syria, Afghanistan, and Bergen’s 1997 interview of Bin Laden.

Jan 9, 2020

U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) is our returning guest for the 170th episode — brought to you from Washington, DC.

In this conversation we discuss the imminent Senate impeachment trial, the Iranian crisis and the briefing provided to Senators, the state of the U.S. economy, how trade is affecting his state, and what the rest of 2020 looks like.
Jan 2, 2020

The New Hampshire primary is the subject of episode 168.

Our guest is New Hampshire-based Fox News correspondent Paul Steinhauser.

In this conversation, we examine the state of the race with one month to go, which campaigns are prioritizing New Hampshire most, whether Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have an advantage being from neighboring states, which candidates make up the first tier, how the open primary could affect the outcome, how the Iowa Caucus results could change things, what the campaign organizations look like on the ground, whether endorsements will matter and whether New Hampshire is in play in the general election.

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