The Dispatch's Advisory Opinions marked Election Day with a special episode in which co-host Sarah Isgur set out the election and legal stories the podcast intends to return to, including new reporting on the Alaska Senate race and an update in a California lawsuit over noncitizens on the voter rolls.
Isgur, hosting the episode with David French, said the podcast would go back to legal ground after the election special to discuss revelations in a New York Times piece about the recruitment of another Dan Sullivan, and what she said that reporting means for Alaska, both criminally and electorally.
She said the episode would also carry updates on a California lawsuit concerning 20,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls, and referred to FBI agents charged with perjury. She described the golf course story involving Trump as the most unhinged thing she had read.
The episode's agenda included the character of the midterm result, describing it as a tide rather than a wave, whether an endorsement by Haley Stevens matters, and the case St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.
The Dispatch describes itself as a digital media company covering politics, policy and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective, and Advisory Opinions as one of its podcasts. Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch; French is a columnist for The New York Times and a former senior editor of The Dispatch.
Analysis
Why This Matters
- The episode flags the stories one US political outlet intends to pursue after the midterms: the Alaska Senate race and litigation over voter rolls in California.
- It signals where legal commentary from a conservative-leaning outlet will concentrate as results are finalised and court cases proceed.
Background
Advisory Opinions is a podcast from The Dispatch, a US digital media company that describes its coverage of politics, policy and culture as non-partisan and conservative. Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and has worked in the federal government and on presidential campaigns, according to the outlet's own biography; David French is a New York Times columnist and a former senior editor at The Dispatch. Dan Sullivan is a Republican and the senator from Alaska, as the paper has on record.
What to Watch
- Further reporting on the Alaska Senate race and the New York Times piece the podcast cites.
- Developments in the California lawsuit over noncitizens on the voter rolls.
- The legal episodes the podcast says will follow its Election Day special.
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- SupportedThe episode signals a focus on the Alaska Senate race and a California voter-roll lawsuit.The Dispatch: “before they dive into new revelations in the Alaska Senate race and discuss an update in the California noncitizen voters lawsuit.”
- SupportedAdvisory Opinions marked Election Day with a special episode setting out election and legal stories the hosts plan to revisit.The Dispatch: “we are bringing you a special Election Day episode”
- SupportedSarah Isgur hosted the episode with David French and said the podcast would return to legal topics after the election special.The Dispatch: “Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sarah Isgur. That's David French. And we are bringing you a special Election Day episode”
- SupportedIsgur said they would discuss new revelations in a New York Times piece about recruiting another Dan Sullivan and what that means for Alaska criminally and electorally.The Dispatch: “we will talk more about Alaska and what the new revelations from that New York Times piece about the recruitment of the other Dan Sullivan, what that means criminally and electionally for Alaska”
- SupportedIsgur said the episode would include an update on a California lawsuit concerning 20,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls.The Dispatch: “as well as updates on the California 20,000 non-citizens on the voter rolls lawsuit.”
- SupportedIsgur referred to FBI agents charged with perjury.The Dispatch: “and, uh, those FBI agents that were charged with perjury.”
- SupportedIsgur described the golf course story as the most unhinged thing she had read.The Dispatch: “The golf course continues to be the most unhinged thing I've ever read”
- SupportedThe episode agenda included whether the midterm result was a tide rather than a wave, whether Haley Stevens’ endorsement mattered, and St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.The Dispatch: “The Agenda: –It’s not a wave, it’s a tide –Does Haley Stevens’ endorsement matter? – St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy”
- SupportedThe Dispatch describes itself as a digital media company covering politics, policy and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective.The Dispatch: “Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective.”
- SupportedAdvisory Opinions is one of The Dispatch’s podcasts.The Dispatch: “Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch”
- SupportedSarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch.The Dispatch: “Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch”
- SupportedDavid French is a New York Times columnist and a former senior editor of The Dispatch.The Dispatch: “David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch.”