Zaid Jilani discusses his story for The Intercept titled, “A Bernie-Branded Millionaire is Leading the Democratic Race for Governor. He almost Ran as a Republican, Consultants Say.” The article looks at Shri Thanedar’s race for Governor of Michigan. The millionaire candidate has expressed indifference about which party to run under and ambivalence about key issues such as abortion, in favor of wanting to adopt whichever rhetoric would be most likely to get him elected. Jilani will explain how running for office has changed under Trump, and what it means for a candidate to divorce his personal opinions from public stances. This segment is guested hosted by Alison Stewart.