Elon Musk Takes SHOTS At Bernie Sanders Over Taxes, “Bernie Is A Taker, Not A Maker”
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to Elon Musk’s trolling of Senator Bernie Sanders on Twitter.
POLLS: GOP Poised For Tea Party Wave On STEROIDS In 2022
Krystal and Saagar go over another bunch of polling data demonstrating how dire the 2022 midterms situation is for Democrats as the GOP looks poised to win big
Beto O’Rourke Announces Run For TX Gov, New Polling Spells Midterm DOOM For Dems
Team Rising reacts to Beto O’Rourke’s announcement that he will run for governor in Texas.
BERNIE Or BUST? Leahy Expected To Retire, Sanders KEY To Filling Vacant VT Senate Seat
Ryan Grim lays out the future of Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) Senate seat.
Mike Pence Predicted To Challenge Trump For 2024 GOP Nomination, Tulsi Gabbard To Join The Fray?
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss a potential 2024 GOP primary with former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as candidates.
Pelosi Officiates Oil Billionaire Heiress’ Wedding
Krystal and Saagar offer their perspective on the decision by House speaker Nancy Pelosi to officiate the lavish wedding of billionaire heiress Ivy Getty in San Francisco
Media Class REFUSES To Acknowledge Harris Is A Bad Politician, Blames Low Approval On Racism, Sexism
Host of The Katie Halper Show and co-host of Useful Idiots podcast, Katie Halper, gives her take on Vice President Kamala Harris’s rock-bottom poll numbers.
Partisan Derangement Syndrome: When Voting Becomes a Distraction from Democracy
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It seems like stupid season comes earlier and earlier every two years. Why, I could swear that only ten months ago was the most important national election of my young life and we’re already gearing up for another […]
Are We Ready for the Next Trump-Led Coup?
By Alfred McCoy, The Nation A succession of societies in the grip of a traumatic loss of global power have suffered coups, successful or not—and that includes the United States. As an eyewitness, I can recall the events of January 6 in Washington as if they were yesterday. […]
Dems Getting CLOBBERED In The Culture War
So basically if you talk about the things that actually affect people’s lives you get more support? Wow shocking
Trump To Announce 2024 Plans AFTER Midterms, Biden Approval Rating PLUMMETS To 38%
Team Rising reacts to President Biden’s sinking poll numbers.
Sinema SHOWERED With Pharma CASH After Blocking Drug Price Reform
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist Andrew Perez of The Daily Poster to break down the pharmaceutical companies giving money to Kyrsten Sinema as she blocks drug price reform
WH Eyeing Terry McAuliffe For A Job In A Move NO ONE Asked For— Including McAuliffe Himself
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to news that the White House is seeking a position in the Biden administration for former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Trump, GOP To NUKE Reps Who Voted For Biden’s Bill
Krystal and Saagar look at the actions being taken by Trump and GOP leadership to punish the House Republicans who voted for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The TRUTH Behind Critical Race Theory And 2022 Midterms
Krystal and Saagar break down the role critical race theory will play in the 2022 midterm elections compared to other issues such as the economy that voters are more worried about
Adam Schiff CALLED OUT LIVE On The View For Russiagate Lies
Krystal and Saagar respond to the tough questions asked to Rep. Adam Schiff on The View after Steele Dossier indictments put his Russiagate lies back in the news
STUDY: AOC’s ‘Woke’ Language Will NEVER Win Working Class
Krystal and Saagar are joined by writer Dustin Guastella to discuss the notable findings in a survey of working-class voters he co-authored alongside Jacobin Mag
Kamala Hits ALL TIME LOW In Approval Rating
Krystal and Saagar look at the new polls showing that Vice President Kamala Harris’s approval ratings have dropped again and remain noticeably lower than Joe Biden’s.
Where Has Houdini Impersonator Gavin Newsom Been?
Kim Iversen details the speculation into Governor Gavin Newsom’s odd disappearance.
Adam Schiff GRILLED On The View Over Role In Promoting Russiagate HOAX, Steele Dossier
Team Rising reacts to a viral confrontation between Morgan Ortagus and Rep. Adam Schiff on The View.
Gosar’s AOC Anime Attack Is Crass, But Legal, Despite Pelosi’s Calls For Investigation
Robby Soave breaks down the anime meme that has Rep. Nancy Pelosi calling for an investigation into Rep. Paul Gosar.
How Republicans could still blow it in 2022
This article inadvertently explains why freaks like Greene, Goser, Boebert, Gaetz, etc. are useful idiots who function as a wrench in the neocon machine. By Joel Mathis, The Week Believe it or not, the GOP could still lose next year’s midterm elections. That might seem an obvious point […]
The once and future idiot king
The article inadvertently explains why Trump is a useful barrier to the return of the Bush/Cheney/neocon regime of the early 2000s. By Damon Linker, The Week Donald Trump is many things, but he is first and foremost a moron. This doesn’t mean he isn’t other things as well […]
NEW Doc Reveals Pete Buttigieg EMPTIER Than We Thought
Krystal and Saagar offer their thoughts on the reporting about a new documentary focusing on the life of Pete Buttigieg who appears to be nothing more than his carefully curated image
Voters Want To SWAP Biden, Harris For New Duo In 2024
Kim Iversen lays out potential options for Democrats’ 2024 presidential ticket.
TWO THIRDS Of Americans Says Biden SHOULD NOT Run Again
Krystal and Saagar review the most recent polling about Joe Biden that shows a lack of confidence in the administration to the point where people believe Biden should not run again
Rep. Gallego CONFIDENT AZ Dems Can OVERCOME Redistricting, Details Iraq War Experience In New Book
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) details his time serving in Iraq and his new book, “They Called Us ‘Lucky’: The Life, And Afterlife Of The Iraq War’s Hardest Hit Unit.”
Dems’ Big Problem— People Don’t Like Them. The Result Is A Red WAVE
Ryan Grim breaks down the results of a focus group that give insight into why Terry McAuliffe lost Virginia’s gubernatorial race.
Trump reportedly threatened to leave the GOP and start his own party on call with RNC chair
By Brendan Morrow The Week It’s now no surprise to hear how strings were pulled behind the scenes in the Trump White House. But according to journalist Jonathan Karl’s forthcoming book, Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show, one young staffer and loyalist to former President Donald […]
Sorry, AOC: Dems’ failure to be more radical didn’t cost them elections last week
By Ruy Teixeira New York Post Tuesday’s election did not go well for Democrats. Democrat Terry McAuliffe lost the marquee governor’s race in heavily blue-trending Virginia, where Biden beat Trump by 10 points. And in dark blue New Jersey, where Biden won by 16 points, incumbent Democrat Phil […]
James Carville Blames ‘Stupid Wokeness’ For Dem Losses
Kulinski’s commentary in this is pretty good.
Is ‘Wokeness’ Hurting Dems Politically?
Krystal and Saagar bring elections expert Kyle Kondik back on the show to discuss the impact woke politics had on the VA election results and his new book on house elections
Progressives Make FOOLS Of Themselves In Biden Bill Cave
Krystal and Saagar explain how the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the house of representatives without any attachment to the budget reconciliation as progressives caved to Biden
Democrats Secured the Bag, Lost The Nation
Krystal follows the money on the Democratic politicians making noise in congress and she shines a light on the shady business practices conducted by Glenn Youngkin’s Carlyle Group
AOC Says She Couldn’t Trust Holdout Dems To Keep Their Word, Manchin To Decide BBB’s Fate
Ryan Grim makes the case that even though its fate rests in Senator Joe Manchin’s hands, President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ bill will still pass.
Seattle Election, Ann Davison, Republican Win
By William Meyers, III Publishing Voters Rejected Some Magical Thinking The national media has characterized the November 2021 general election in Seattle as part of a swing to the right, to Republicans, that was more obvious in the Virginia elections. Even normally reliable narrators like the New York […]
Biden Touts Infrastructure VICTORY. BIF Passes WITHOUT $1.75T Medicare Expansion, Paid Family Leave
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and co-founder of Justice Democrats and No Excuses PAC, Corbin Trent, discuss what’s next for President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda after Democrats passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday.
CNN CALLED OUT For Blaming VA Results On ‘White Supremacy’
Krystal and Saagar look at how the media universally blamed the VA election results on ‘white supremacy’ after Batya Ungar-Sargon called out CNN for doing so on Brian Stelter’s show
Mitch McConnell spent decades chasing power. Now he heeds Trump, who mocks him and wants him gone.
Division within as well as between the parties is almost always a good thing. By Michael Kranish Washington Post How one of Washington’s longtime Republican power players succumbed to the preeminence of the 45th president. As President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, Senate Republican […]
The Bush Restoration
Predictably, Michael Lind once again gets it right. 100%. Although the main negative inherent in his analysis is one that he doesn’t mention. The trends he describes open the door for a return to power by the neocons. I have been concerned that we are presently in a […]
James Carville Rips Democrats Over Election Losses: Some Need ‘Woke Detox Center’
I don’t take domestic American politics seriously. While I write and comment about it, I view myself as the equivalent of a sportswriter or an entertainment writer, and not as someone who believes there is genuine value to all of this nonsense. While there are peripheral exceptions, it’s […]
Chilling Poll Indicates Americans Are Turning Against Democracy VERY Fast
The electoral system is losing legitimacy as increasingly no one agrees on the basic rules of the game, and views victory by the other side as illegitimate by definition. There are two problems with his analysis. First, while he’s correct that the electoral system is increasingly losing legitimacy, […]
Trump BIZARRELY Laments Israel No Longer OWNS Congress
Krystal and Saagar discuss the comments made by former president Trump about the influence of Israel over congress in a bizarre radio interview he had recently
Music Industry Legend Breaks Down The Liberal Hollywood Coalition That Helped TAKE DOWN Trump
The Reagan Revolution of the 1980s represented an insurgency within the capitalist class by the Sunbelt against the traditional northeastern establishment. But the rise of digital capitalism has resulted in the tech oligarchs aligning themselves with the northeastern establishment against the Sunbelt and, of course, the media and […]
Joy Reid Blames RACISM, Van Jones Calls Dems “Annoying” As Media LOSES IT Over VA Race
In Virginia, a moderate pro-business Republican was elected governor. A black woman whose parents were immigrants from Jamaica was elected as the Republican lieutenant governor. A Latino man whose parents were Cuban refugees was elected as the Republican Attorney General. There is a lot more going on with […]
39% Of Voters APPROVE Of Kamala Harris As VP, 45% Disapprove While 16% Say Neither
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX survey found 39 percent of voters approve of Kamala Harris as vice president while 45 percent disapprove and 16 percent said neither.
Young Voters FRUSTRATED By Glacial Pace Of Congress. More Likely To REJECT Partisanship, Skip Voting
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss new polling on Gen Z’s political engagement.
Schumer FLIRTS With Nixing The Filibuster After GOP Blocks Voting Rights Advancement For FOURTH Time
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll reveals 60 percent of voters want to see the filibuster reformed or ended.
Stephen Sweeney, N.J. Senate President, Loses to Republican Truck Driver
The main lesson I would take from recent elections is that normies dislike establishment politicians, and outsiders are guaranteed at least some kind of audience, but normies don’t like perceived extremists, either. By Nick Corasaniti and Tracey Tully Mr. Sweeney, the second most powerful lawmaker in New Jersey […]
Hell of Presidents
A reader offers an interesting description of this program: In the latter third or so of this episode from the “Hell of Presidents” podcast (by Matt Christman and Chris Wade of the Chapo Trap House gang), they talk about the current moment in American electoral politics and where […]
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