{"id":889,"date":"2026-07-14T13:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:09:49","slug":"did-lindsey-graham-push-trump-toward-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=889","title":{"rendered":"Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio>https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net\/reasontv_audio_8392775.mp3<\/audio><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<select><option>1x<\/option><option>1.1x<\/option><option>1.25x<\/option><option>1.5x<\/option><option>2x<\/option><option>3x<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>:15 <\/span><br \/>\n<span> :15<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-yt-id=\"U0SeoFZgrSg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" id=\"yt-player-U0SeoFZgrSg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0SeoFZgrSg?enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Featured YouTube video\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>HD Video Download<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week, editors\u00a0Peter Suderman,\u00a0Katherine Mangu-Ward,\u00a0Nick Gillespie, and\u00a0Matt Welch\u00a0discuss the death of Sen. 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The panel then examines the collapse of Graham Platner&#8217;s Senate campaign and what it reveals about Democratic candidate recruitment and populist politics. Finally, a listener asks whether the SAVE America Act&#8217;s voting requirements could inadvertently produce a more informed electorate and create the conditions for a libertarian moment.<\/p>\n<p>0:00\u2014Lindsey Graham&#8217;s legacy<\/p>\n<p>10:13\u2014New military strikes on Iran<\/p>\n<p>22:55\u201421st Century ROAD to Housing Act<\/p>\n<p>30:45\u2014Listener question on the SAVE America Act<\/p>\n<p>39:47\u2014Graham Platner ends Senate campaign<\/p>\n<p>50:24\u2014Weekly cultural recommendations<\/p>\n<h2>Mentioned in the podcast:<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Last of the Neocon &#8216;Three Amigos&#8217;: Lindsey Graham Dies Unexpectedly,&#8221; by Matthew Petti<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sen. 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