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Half the Answer
Ken Paxton and the Potential Boogaloo Congressman (Half the Answer #95, with Steven Monacelli)
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Ken Paxton isn't the only Looney Toon running for a position in the United States Congress this November. An extremist gun YouTuber is the Republican nominee for a House seat in the district that contains Uvalde, Texas. How did this happen? How is Katy Stout, his Democratic opponent, feeling about suddenly facing a boneheaded boogaloo bro instead of the moderate who was supposed to be there? Journalist Steven Monacelli tells us all about it.
Half the Answer
News Commentary Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Caitlin M. Green and Trent R. Nelson interview experts who weigh in on current debates. In the process they seek not only to uncover answers to the questions of the day, but to explore why they are be…
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Resources
https://www.stevenmonacelli.com
https://bsky.app/profile/stevanzetti.bsky.social
https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/
https://brandonherreraforcongress.com/news/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/brandon-hererra-guns-youtube.html
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