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Beyond the Bubble: Red-state Democrats see tide turning

WASHINGTON/MIAMI/KANSAS CITY/FORT WORTH

In this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, Kansas Republicans balk at the governor’s Trump-like tax policy, Democrats plot to snatch away a GOP seat in south Florida and a new sanctuary cities law could mark the moment Texas turns purple for good.

Joining co-hosts Kristin Roberts, Washington editor for McClatchy, and Pati Mazzei, senior political writer for the Miami Herald are reporters Bud Kennedy at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Bryan Lowry of the Kansas City Star as well as national political correspondent Alex Roarty.

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On this episode:

_Special guest Steve Schale, a longtime Democratic operative in Florida, joins his party peers in celebrating a possible House seat takeover in Miami, but warns against getting too confident.

_Bud Kennedy explains why the Texas sanctuary cities law could affect politics and party control well beyond the state’s borders for generations to come.

_Alex Roarty identifies some of the 2018 candidates who might be most affected by the House vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Subscribe to the show on iTunes here or Sticher here and please send questions and suggestions for upcoming shows to btb@mcclatchy.com.

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