Ro Khanna: “NO Reason” Biden Shouldn’t Cncl Student Debt, Dems WON’T Win Culture War On Just Policy
Rep. Ro Khanna explains what he believes is Democrats’ central messaging problem.
The Two-Party System Was Designed To Crush Social Uprisings, And It’s (Mostly) Working
Ryan Grim questions why modern Republicans are willing to dismantle bipartisan election commissions.
Biden Tells Allies He’s RUNNING In 2024 Despite ABYSMAL Polls. Dems Have No Other Option?
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave debate whether Joe Biden will really run for president again in 2024, and if he does, whether he will win.
Wisconsin GOP Screams Election Fraud, But The Allegation Turns Out To Be Bogus
Ryan Grim details Wisconsin Republicans’ efforts to expand their power in the state legislature.
Andrew Yang Says Ranked Choice Voting Will SAVE Democracy As New Research Offers Promising Benefits
Senior fellow at the Political Reform Program at New America, Lee Drutman, details his new report on the popularity and efficacy of ranked choice voting.
Voters Say Congress Serves At The Direction Of Their Donors, Party Leaders MORE Than Constituents
Today on What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds more voters say lawmakers in Congress serve more at the direction of their donors and party leaders compared to their constituents. This survey was conducted online within the United States from November 9 – 10
Utterly DELUSIONAL Dems Pray Trump Will Run Again
Krystal scorches the Democratic Party operatives and grifters who are hoping Trump runs again in 2024 to boost the party’s political fortunes and generate large amounts of cash
The Enemy of My Enemy
This is a pretty good critique/overview of “national conservatism” but it fails to point out the most important thing about it, which is that national conservatism is the latest neocon front movement. Notice that two of the movement’s leading intellectuals are a (likely) Pahlavist and an actual Israeli […]
Neither party’s top 2024 candidate can admit he might not run
By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post resident Biden keeps saying he will run for reelection in 2024. Disgraced former president Donald Trump wants everyone to know he is leaning toward a run. (“I am certainly thinking about it and we’ll see,” Trump said in a recent interview. “I think […]
Joe Biden’s Big Squeeze Progressive donors to the left of him, cynical centrists to the right — a theory of why his popular agenda is so unpopular.
By Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the fate of American democracy may hinge on President Joe Biden’s success. If his approval rating sinks too far below 50 percent, it becomes more likely than not that the next election will reinstall […]
Biden says he’s running again, but does he mean it?
By Grayson Quay The Week President Biden assured key donors and allies at a fundraising event last month that he plans to run for a second presidential term in 2024, the Washington Post reports. If elected, he would be 82 years old on Inauguration Day, shattering the record […]
Tulsi Gabbard’s Views THEN VS NOW
Tulsi is now working the Republican angle hard. Maybe she can be our Hindu Eva Peron someday. Krystal and Saagar compare comments made by Tulsi Gabbard on Fox News about Biden’s Build Back Better legislation compared to her Presidential campaign stump speech a couple years ago. Fast forward […]
Yang: DNC “Sandbagged” Bernie & Trump Is A Fraud!
Yang is right on the mark when he says the Democrats are really two parties in one.
Biden is old and Harris unpopular. What are Democrats to do?
By W. James Antle III, The Week The week ahead of President Biden’s 79th birthday — Saturday, Nov. 20 — there was a considerable amount of drama involving Vice President Kamala Harris. The two are not unrelated. Biden is the oldest person to ever serve as president. He will turn […]
Democrats are in denial about what they’re up against
By Ryan Cooper The Week On Friday morning, Democrats passed their Build Back Better agenda through the House. Only hours before their triumphant celebrations, however, reporter Reid Epstein had published a bombshell New York Times article about how Wisconsin Republicans are preparing to set up permanent one-party rule and very possibly […]
The false memory of an immaculate Ronald Reagan
By Samuel Goldman, The Week Is Donald Trump a continuation of the postwar conservative movement — or its executioner? A year after his electoral defeat, scholars, journalists, and pundits continue to debate the former president’s place in a lineage that extends back to Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and […]
The Libertarian Party is a Culture War Play-fight WWE Arena
I’m not a Libertarian Party member, so I don’t get any say in what they do. But, apparently, what is going on in the party is a “culture war” showdown between something called the Mises Caucus (apparently, “paleolibertarian” types with views like those of the Mises Institute) and […]
The Ever-Radicalizing Republicans
By Andrew Sullivan The Weekly Dish How do we fight back against left extremism if the alternative is worse? I was a different person in the time before I realized that the only way to stop the far-Left was through radical use of state power to reorganize nearly […]
Harris briefly serves as acting president while Biden undergoes routine colonoscopy
This is suspicious. Normally, doctors are hesitant to do colonoscopies on patients his age because of the increased risk factors involved. I wonder if that was the real reason he was in the hospital. By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden briefly transferred […]
Dems PUSH Pete Buttigieg & Kamala Harris As Future Of The Party, Kamala Approval Ratings BOMB
If this is the best that the Democrats can do, then the idiotic “national conservatism” stuff may actually have a chance. Team Rising reacts to reporting that Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris are frontrunners to lead the Democratic party after President Joe Biden leaves office.
NEW: Kamala Harris’ Comms Dir RESIGNS Amid Terrible News Cycle, Good Morning America Interview BOMB
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave weigh in on the resignation of Kamala Harris’ communications director, Ashley Etienne.
BREAKING: House Passes Build Back Better, CBO Predicts $367B Deficit Increase Over 10 Years
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave break down the CBO score on Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
Citizens United To BLAME For Blatant Political Corruption Embodied By Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds that almost half of voters believe it is generally a bad thing that lawmakers in Congress serve at the direction of party leaders.
I Watched The SOUL SUCKING Pete Buttigieg Doc So You Don’t Have To
Krystal tells of her experience watching the Amazon documentary of Pete Buttigieg and she points out some of the most striking moments in the film that show how hollow Pete really is
Rep. Gosar CENSURED By Congress, Cites Alexander Hamilton As AOC RIPS Video
Team Rising reacts to the newest developments in Congress’s censure of Rep. Paul Gosar.
Was The 20th C. Political Realignment A MIRAGE?
Ryan Grim explains some of the the history behind today’s current political parties.
POLL: Voters Question Biden’s Mental, Physical Fitness
Krystal and Saagar cover polling data that shows Americans have been raising serious questions about the physical and mental fitness of Biden to serve as President
Will swing districts soon become a thing of the past?
By Brigid Kennedy The Week This year’s redistricting cycle has thus far been one for the ages, drawing “more interest and scrutiny than ever because the power of the process has become so clear,” reports Politico: When it’s politicians drawing the maps, they’re shoring up most or all […]
The Terrifying Future of the American Right
Uber-neocon David Brooks is hardly an objective source, but this sounds not so much “terrifying” as much as “the biggest joke ever.” This approach didn’t work 40 years ago and it’s not going to work now. This stuff is just a reworking of the religious right’s “God has […]
GOP Voters DOUBTFUL 2022 Ballots Will Be Legitimate, Both Parties FIRED UP For Midterms
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll reveals that half of independents are not excited to vote in the 2022 midterm elections.
GOP Supporting Weed, UBI, Public Option. How They’re Taking Back The Working Class
Kim Iversen explains why the Republican Party may become the party of the working class.
NPR Tweet DEVOID Of Substance On Ideology & Race Laments Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s Election
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the tweet that has NPR in hot water.
Trump, GOP Launch Plan To BURY Rep. Katko Over Infrastructure Vote. The New Normal?
Team Rising discusses efforts by Congressional Republicans to punish Rep. John Katko over his vote for the $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure law.
Dems To Vote On CENSURE Of Rep. Gosar For AOC Anime Video, Liz Cheney Blasts McCarthy’s Inaction
Team Rising reacts to the Congressional censure of Rep. Paul Gosar over a violent meme he shared.
Voters in west divided more by identity than issues, survey finds
In a tribalistic society, people vote with their tribe, not with issues or policies. “Our guy is our guy” no matter what his policies are or what he actually does. By Jon Henley, The Guardian People are divided more deeply by identity than by issues, according to a […]
Dems CHATTER About Possible Biden Successor, Claim Harris Won’t “Clear The Field” In 2024: Report
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll reveals less than half of Democratic voters want President Joe Biden to run for president again in 2024.
CNN BLASTS Harris In Scathing Report, WH Desperately Defends VP As “Vital” Partner To POTUS
Host of Bad Faith Podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ popularity among the public and coverage in the media.
BETO Running For Texas Gov, Stands By Taking ALL AR-15s
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski provide an overview of Beto O’Rourke’s plans to run for Governor of Texas and why his campaign is likely to fall flat if he runs on gun control
STUDY: Dems Losing ‘Normal’ Voters Of ALL Races
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski cover a new study that explains why Democrats are losing normal voters of all races despite what the twitter bubble might have you believing
Progressives Revealed As FOOLS As Biden Agenda Tanks
Guest host Kyle Kulinski argues that progressives are foolish for letting moderates tank the Biden agenda without getting much in return
Biden Signs $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Into Law, Sets Up Political Win For Pete Buttigieg?
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the signing of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, and debate the future of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
SHOTS FIRED: Biden Throws Kamala Under The Bus In Public
Saagar and guest host Kyle Kulinski talk about the new reports coming out of the White House about the dysfunctional start to Kamala Harris’ tenure as VP and how Biden is throwing her under the bus
IT’S NOT JUST WHITE PEOPLE: DEMOCRATS ARE LOSING NORMAL VOTERS OF ALL RACES
By Ryan Grim, The Intercept Democrats fear they are losing white swing voters over racial politics. Three studies suggest that the party’s elite culture may be the real problem. LAST MONDAY, a Democratic firm hosted focus groups with women in Virginia who voted in 2017 for Democratic Gov. Ralph […]
Is Tulsi Gabbard Gearing Up For a 2024 Presidential Run as a REPUBLICAN?
Tulsi is definitely working the Republican angle these days. I’m curious to see what her endgame is going to me. I’m thinking she may make a formal switch to the GOP at some point and position herself to be a potential successor to Trump. The future of conservatism […]
Bill Maher: Trump Will STEAL 2024 Election
Bill’s solution: endorse the most milquetoast liberal that’s guaranteed to lose.
How to prepare for the next Trump administration
By Joel Mathis, The Week 2024 is coming. Democrats should prepare for the worst. The biggest threat to American democracy is not that Donald Trump will steal the 2024 presidential election, but that he’ll win it outright. Approval numbers for President Biden continue to be dismal. An ABC News/Washington […]
The doctrine of executive privilege has become a danger to democracy
By Ryan Cooper, The Week Trump’s fight to keep his coup documents hidden is a case in point. Former President Donald Trump was just about to experience a consequence Friday when federal courts once again stepped in to delay his day of reckoning. The congressional committee investigating the […]
More Voters Believe Biden Accomplished LESS THAN Expected Since Entering Office
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll reveals a plurality of voters believe President Joe Biden has done more in office than they expected.
Working-Class Voters REJECT Highbrow Wokeism, EMBRACE Progressive & Populist Messages
Associate professor of history at Princeton University and contributing editor at Jacobin, Matt Karp, details what Democrats will have to do to win back working class voters.
Chris Christie Sets Up TRUMP Battle For 2024
Krystal and Saagar look at the possibility that Chris Christie primaries Trump in 2024 as some operatives within the GOP continue to express their discontent with the party’s direction
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