MAHA-Backed Candidates Lost Big This Week. Is It Time For The Movement To Find a New Political Home?
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A blue wave, a political earthquake—and a crossroads for MAHA and American public health.
Did health play a role in the midterm elections? Did the results expose the limits of MAHA's alliance with MAGA? And could the movement find an unlikely new political home with Democrats?
With Democrats taking control of Congress, we ask whether the next two years will be defined by reform or retribution. Will lawmakers focus on investigating RFK Jr. and the Trump administration, or is there an opportunity to rethink public health, rebuild trust, and find common ground on pesticides, environmental health, and corporate accountability?
We bring together five guests with different perspectives to unpack what the election means for MAHA, public health, and the future of America's health agenda.
Hosts:
Brinda Adhikari
Tom Johnson
Maggie Bartlett
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek (seeing patients today)
Guests:
- Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH — Epidemiologist and founder of Your Local Epidemiologist, a widely read newsletter translating public health research and policy for the public.
- Liz Hamel — Vice President and Director of Public Opinion and Survey Research at KFF, where she leads polling on Americans' attitudes toward health care, health policy, and public health.
- Jeff Hutt — Former National Field Director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign, sits on the board of the National Republican Liberty Caucus.
- Tiffany Cianci — Longtime MAHA advocate and Kennedy supporter who created the MAHA Scorecard, an assessment arguing that the Trump administration has failed to deliver on many of the movement's central promises. https://www.mahascorecard.com/
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