American politics has never been clean. Since the founding of the Republic, people with different ideas have clashed, and sometimes violently. The 2022 midterm elections are as rancorous as any in our history. Even though the economy is pretty strong, we aren't off fighting a war on foreign soil; some of our fellow citizens are in a fighting mood. Join me and political scientist Val Atkinson, as we try to make sense of why the right is so angry. We look in-depth at the attack on Speaker Pelosi's husband, major senate races, Florida's phony crackdown on voter fraud, and the continuing fallout over the January 6th coup attempt. This week's episode of The Deal is all of that and much more.
