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Molly, William, and Caleb don’t agree on everything politically, but the trio hold this truth to be self-evident: you may not be interested in politics, but politics are interested in you. Left Turn Ahead analyzes the landscape of the Democratic Party en route to Election Day 2020, aided by perspect…

Left Turn Ahead


    • Mar 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 117 EPISODES


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    117: "Every Other Mass Shooting"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 58:24


    We discuss President Biden's first press conference (2:26), gun violence in Atlanta and Boulder (13:55), Georgia's voter suppression law (46:37), and other headlines.

    116: "Somewhat Machiavellian"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 39:01


    We discuss Biden signing the Covid relief bill into law and his future legislative agenda (3:06), the growing calls for Andrew Cuomo to resign as New York Governor (18:37), and other headlines.

    115: "Start Playing Hardball"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 47:29


    We discuss the House Covid relief bill and minimum wage increase fight (3:29), some early concerns with President Biden (14:33), the Trump lovefest at CPAC (22:33), and other headlines.

    114: "It's All Made Up"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 40:29


    We discuss the end of the second Trump impeachment trial (3:51), how the Democratic party can improve over the next couple of years (26:30), and more.

    113: "The Executive Pen"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 35:53


    We discuss Biden's Covid-19 relief package and the Republican counter (2:10), Biden's quick and significant executive action so far (10:19), and other headlines.

    112: "By Any Means Necessary"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 34:54


    We discuss Joe Biden's inauguration (7:50), how progressives can leverage their power in a Democratic-controlled government (17:12), and more. 

    111: "Biden From The Block"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 45:33


    We discuss this week's inauguration of Joe Biden (3:30), Trump's second impeachment (15:40), when and how this country pursues unity (34:55), and more.

    110: "The Insurrection"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 60:23


    We discuss the big Georgia Senate wins (4:00), the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the lack of long-term consequences (22:07), and other headlines.

    109: "Betrayal Of Your Own Country"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 50:24


    Happy New Year! We discuss our perspectives on 2021, the federal stimulus checks (10:56), Trump's renewed pressure to overturn the election (28:07), and other headlines.

    108: "Transportation Fan"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 49:25


    We discuss Biden's latest cabinet picks, including a couple history-making selections (7:52), Congress's so-called stimulus package (20:46), and other headlines.

    107: "Chaos By Covid"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 55:40


    We discuss the latest attempts to pass Covid-19 relief in Congress (7:47), Republicans' possibly final attempt to overthrow the election (24:14), TIME's Person of the Year selection (39:00), and more.

    106: A Litany Of Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 51:14


    We discuss Trump's ongoing post-election meltdown (8:32), Biden's latest cabinet picks (25:41), and other headlines.

    105: "Giuliani Is Melting"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 46:29


    We discuss Trump's baseless lawsuits and the impact on Biden's transition and our greater democracy (5:54), Democrats coming up short on state legislatures and redistricting (28:17), and more.

    104: "Throwing A Bone To Progressives"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 52:51


    We discuss the first steps of the Biden-Harris transition team (3:51) and our picks for many key members of Biden's eventual presidential cabinet (9:07).

    103: "The Biden-Harris Win"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 54:15


    We won! We discuss Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's historic win (4:22), the baseless lawsuits and attacks on the election (21:32), Georgia's two critical Senate runoffs (41:16), and more.

    102: "Across The Finish Line"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 49:40


    We're down to the wire with only a couple of days until Election Day. We talk about the last round of polls, the state of the race, and our final predictions for the presidential and senate races.

    101: "The Country Should Be Ours"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 47:35


    We discuss voter turnout in the election so far (2:16), which states might cause issues on Election Day (18:48), Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation vote (32:44), and other headlines.

    100: The Final Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 31:16


    We discuss the final debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the best moments for both candidates, and whether it will have any impact on the race in the final days before Election Day.

    99: "For The Good Guys"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 53:26


    We make our revised predictions for the Electoral College (5:29), compare the 2016 and 2020 elections (23:45), discuss the ridiculous New York Post Biden story (41:39), and hit on other headlines.

    98: "Foot On The Gas"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 45:05


    We discuss the upcoming presidential debates (4:45), Democrats' chances of taking the Senate (7:47), Amy Coney Barrett's judiciary committee hearings (31:52), and other headlines.

    97: The VP Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 24:57


    We discuss the highlights of Kamala Harris squaring off against Mike Pence, Harris slamming Trump on handling Covid-19, Pence evading questions and trying to control the debate, and the presidential race moving forward.

    96: "Even A Garbage Can Gets A Steak"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 52:31


    We discuss Trump and Republicans testing positive for Covid-19 (2:57), the Biden campaign pulling negative ads (22:15), Kamala Harris and the upcoming VP debate (34:27), and other headlines.

    95: The First Presidential Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 32:09


    We break down the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the highs and (many, many) lows, Chris Wallace's moderating, and what effect it may have on the race.

    94: "The Conman In Chief"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 35:32


    We discuss Trump nominating Judge Amy Coney Barret to the Supreme Court (4:10), the New York Times investigation into Trump's taxes (11:10), this week's presidential debate (22:55), and other headlines.

    93: "The Notorious RBG"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 55:43


    We discuss the incredible life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2:23), the state of the Supreme Court fight (21:29), and what we can expect in the coming months (35:57).

    92: "Knight In Shining Armor"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 49:04


    We discuss Biden's polling, specifically on defunding the police (6:10), the upcoming presidential debates (21:18), Biden beating Trump on fundraising (39:48), and other headlines.

    91: Hurt By The Midwest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 39:36


    We take a look at the state of the Electoral College two months until Election Day (3:56), The Atlantic's report on insulting Trump the military (24:58), and Trump trying to push a Covid-19 vaccine (32:17).

    90: "Quite Enough For Me"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 44:33


    We talk about this past week's RNC Convention (3:06), recent events in Kenosa, Wisconsin (16:41), continued violence in Portland, Oregon (26:39), and other headlines.

    89: "Holding His Feet To The Fire"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 49:01


    We discuss the big speeches and moments from the virtual DNC Convention (2:57), how Republicans will target Biden and Democrats at the RNC Convention (25:21), and other headlines.

    88: "A Wildcard Year"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 51:29


    We talk about the Biden-Harris rollout (2:42), the DNC Convention this week (12:25), the continuing crisis of voting by mail and the Postal Service (26:26), and other headlines.

    87: Biden-Harris 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 28:22


    We discuss Joe Biden's announcement of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for Vice President of the United States.

    86: "The TikTok"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 44:56


    We discuss Trump's Covid-19 executive orders (3:27), how Covid-19 is affecting traditional campaign canvassing (19:17), Trump targeting TikTok (34:35), and other headlines.

    85: "The Safe Pick"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 37:55


    We discuss the state of Joe Biden's Veepstakes (3:30), Trump suggesting he might delay the election (13:20), the problems with the Postal Service (19:48), and other headlines.

    84: "A Recipe For Disaster"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 42:31


    We talk about ongoing tension in Portland and Trump's shifting focus on Chicago and Albuquerque (3:55) and Biden's propsects 100 days from Election Day (31:01).

    83: "The Onion Joe"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 48:42


    We discuss federal authorities targeting protesters in Portland (2:33), Biden's very good numbers in the suburbs (20:00), how the presidential debates might affect the race, if at all (34:32), and other headlines.

    82: "Statue Politics"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 60:12


    We discuss how big Biden should go with his electoral map (2:36), the framing of identity politics in swing states (15:00), Trump trying to rush kids back to schools (34:07), and other headlines.

    81: "Cult Of Personalities"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 49:25


    We discuss Trump's dark Mt. Rushmore speech (3:28), how the GOP may be concerned about Trump's doubling down on racism (16:08), Kanye's... presidential announcement(29:56), and other headlines.

    80: "Republicans Will Be Singing the Blues"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 47:42


    We discuss if Trump is in total free fall in the polls (5:37), the Kentucky senate primary race (19:06), Trump's knowledge of Russian bounties on American troops (40:05), and other headlines.

    79: "The Saviors of the Revolution"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 56:21


    We talk about Trump’s Tulsa rally, both its juxtaposition with Juneteenth and the massacre of Black Wall Street (2:38) and his embarrassing turnout (10:29), Amy Klobuchar bowing out of the Vice President race and calling for a woman of color (24:55), two big Supreme Court decisions on gay and transgender rights and on DACA (33:23), and other headlines.

    78: "People Don't Read"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 61:25


    We discuss the possible narrowing field for Biden's Vice President (2:52), the push by some to reform policing practices (19:11) versus the call to defund or abolish police departments (25:50), and other headlines.

    77: "This Gargantuan Police Budget"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 52:23


    We discuss the first signs of progress from recent protests (3:00), different policy responses and Campaign Zero's #8cantwait (20:08), Biden clinching the Democratic nomination for President (45:27), and other headlines.

    76: "The Year Of Government Failure"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 52:41


    We talk about the murder of George Floyd and the Minneapolis protests that have spread across the country (6:03), the national conversation about rioting (24:00), the failure to focus on police brutality (36:30), and other headlines.

    75: "Disappear In Smoke"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 55:24


    We discuss how Biden is doing compared to Hillary Clinton in 2016 (4:37), Biden's comments about Black voters on The Breakfast Club (20:10), Trump's threats to cut funding to states expanding vote-by-mail (44:47), and other headlines.

    74: "Of Sound Body And Mind"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 44:45


    We discuss Justin Amash's decision on a presidential run (1:56), recent special elections in Wisconsin and California (9:16), and the latest on Joe Biden's VP pick and latest polling (22:21).

    73: "High Horse Of Conspiracy Theories"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 50:16


    We chat about the latest battle over Covid-19 stimulus packages (2:44), the drive for increased access to vote by mail (22:08), how much we should pay attention to Florida electorally (37:04), and other headlines.

    72: "Hounded By The Media"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 42:12


    We discuss how Donald Trump is handling bad polling (not well!) (6:13), Joe Biden's formal denial of the Tara Reade sexual assault allegations (14:59), landmark Covid-19 deaths and cases numbers (39:25), and other headlines.

    71: "One Step Closer To Hell"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 59:11


    We discuss Trump's outrageous Covid-19 suggestions and much more reliable sources (2:50), Democrats having a better shot at retaking the Senate (20:20), third-party and ranked-choice voting in the general election (38:33), and other headlines.

    70: "A Return To Normalcy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 59:14


    We talk about Joe Biden's big week of endorsements (3:19), the developing sexual assault allegations against Biden (19:32), who we think Biden should pick as his Vice President (38:22), and other headlines.

    69: "Pivoting or Pandering?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 59:02


    We discuss Bernie Sanders dropping out of the Democratic race for President (4:49), Joe Biden's policy specifics on Medicare and student loan forgiveness (18:34), an interview with Matthew Collie, a public health professional and Wisconsin volunteer election inspector about Covid-19 and the recent Wisconsin primary (29:14), and other headlines.

    68: "Science Is Not Their Forte"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 55:54


    We talk about the latest news on the Democratic primary and what Biden and Sanders are up to (7:36), how Trump is attacking vote-by-mail measures (19:06), Covid-19's impact nationwide and the racial disparities (36:18), and other headlines.

    67: "A Cold Dose Of Reality"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 40:01


    We discuss the not-so-great Biden vs. Trump general election polls (3:28), recent sexual assault allegations against Biden (12:26), the key pieces of the stimulus package passed in response to Covid-19 (22:02), and other headlines.

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