012 - Bi-partisan Post Election Banter with Steve Kerrigan

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PC012 Political Contessa Bi-partisan Post Election Banter with Steve Kerrigan 

Steve Kerrigan is the CEO of the Democratic National Convention and my good friend. He ran for Lieutenant Governor in 2014 and is currently the President and CEO of the Edward M Kennedy Health Center in Massachusetts. I don’t agree with him in policy or much of what he believes, but we do agree on many other things, such as the trajectory of the country and the importance of making sure we’re on the right path. I like to think of Steve as my political alter-ego. 

Today, Steve and I get together to have a conversation about what happened in the elections in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as what will happen in Congress based on the 2022 elections. We talk about why we think Youngkin should or shouldn’t have won, and we discuss why he did. We note the importance of diversity of thought and talk about the weight of kitchen table issues. We share our opinions on how the government should be spending our money, and we note that, at the end of the day, we’re both looking for the success of our country. 

“Neither you nor I want this country to do anything but succeed. We just have different definitions of how we’re gonna get there.” 

- Steve Kerrigan 

This Week on Political Contessa: 

• The Virginia governor races 

• Person vs policy 

• The importance of kitchen table issues 

• Diversity of thought 

• How should the government be spending our money? 

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