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Why a football coach could beat Jeff Sessions

Episode 262 Published 5 years, 9 months ago
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Trump's former attorney general wants his Senate seat back. But polling shows Tommy Tuberville — a former football coach and political newbie — ahead of Jeff Sessions in the Republican primary runoff. Birmingham, Ala.-based journalist Eric Velasco talks with Scott Bland ahead of the July 14 matchup. Plus, James Arkin brings us up to speed on the broader Senate map.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Eric Velasco is a freelance journalist based in Birmingham, Ala.
James Arkin is a Senate campaigns reporter for POLITICO.
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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