Podcast appearances and mentions of Dean Phillips

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As the 2026 election cycle takes shape, three stories signal how the political terrain is shifting: the return of Iowa to early-state relevance, the emergence of an independent challenge in Nebraska, and the Republican Party's willingness to get aggressive — fast.Iowa Democrats are pushing to reclaim their first-in-the-nation status — and they're doing it with or without national party approval. Senator Ruben Gallego is already promoting visits, and the message is clear: Iowa is back. For Democrats, this matters. The state has long served as a proving ground for insurgent campaigns, offering low costs, civic-minded voters, and a tight-knit media ecosystem. Barack Obama's 2008 breakthrough began in Iowa for a reason. It rewards organization, retail politics, and real ground games.The party's 2024 decision to downgrade Iowa was framed as a gesture to Black voters in states like South Carolina and Georgia. In reality, it was a strategic retreat by Joe Biden to avoid a poor showing. That backfired when Dean Phillips forced an awkward New Hampshire campaign and Biden had to rely on a write-in effort. Now, Iowa's utility is being rediscovered — not because it changed, but because the party's strategy failed. For candidates who want to win on message and mechanics, Iowa remains unmatched.In Nebraska, Dan Osborne is trying to chart a different kind of path — not as a Democrat, but as an independent with populist instincts. Running against Senator Pete Ricketts, Osborne is leaning into a class-focused campaign. His ads channel a blue-collar ethos: punching walls, working with his hands, and taking on the rich. He doesn't have to answer for Biden. He doesn't have to pick sides in old partisan fights. He just has to be relatable and viable.That independence could be Osborne's biggest asset — or his biggest liability. His support for Bernie Sanders invites the question: is he a true outsider, or a Democrat in disguise? Sanders has always caucused with Democrats and run on their ticket. Osborne will have to prove he can remain politically distinct while tapping into a coalition broad enough to win in a deeply red state. Nebraska voters might give him a chance, but they'll need a reason to believe he's not just another version of what they already know.And then there's the tone of the campaign itself. The National Republican Senatorial Committee is already running attack ads that border on X-rated. A recent spot reads aloud hashtags from a sexually explicit tweet in a bid to link opponents with cultural extremes. The strategy is clear: bypass policy, bypass biography — go straight for discomfort. Make voters associate the opposition with something taboo. Make the election feel like a moral emergency.These tactics aren't about persuasion. They're about turnout. They aim to harden the base, suppress moderates, and flood the discourse with outrage. The fact that it's happening this early suggests Republicans see 2026 as a high-stakes cycle where no race can be taken for granted. And if this is how they're starting, the tone by next summer could be even more toxic.All of this — Iowa's return, Osborne's challenge, the NRSC's messaging — points to a midterm cycle already in motion. The personalities are distinct. The tactics are evolving. But the stakes, as ever, are the same: power, perception, and the battle to define the political future before anyone casts a vote.Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:01:56 - Midterm Ads00:15:18 - Interview with Dave Levinthal00:37:31 - Update00:38:11 - Ken Paxton and the Texas Senate Race00:43:02 - Congressional Districts00:47:31 - Fed Chair00:52:42 - Interview with Dave Levinthal (con't)01:11:22 - Wrap-up This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/subscribe

Former Congressman Dean Phillips confirmed with us today he spoke with Elon Musk during his presidential campaign. With Musk's proposal of the America Party, Dean anticipates more talk soon but insists Musk cannot be the face of the party to have success.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips breaks some news at the top of the show about his conversations with Elon Musk about building a party to change American politics. Later, we have a mix of serious topics and fun with our friend Rena Sarigianopoulos of KARE-11.

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Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad to talk about the decision to bomb Iran's nuclear sites, why he agreed with the decision by President Trump and much more.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad to share why he supports President Trump's decision to bomb Iran's nuclear sites before we bring on Jamie Yuccas to talk customer service issues and have some fun at the expense of Chad.

Dean Phillips (D) reveals he was on the Minnesota political assassin’s “list” of targets to take out. But that isn’t his reason for not pursuing office again. After running for President in 2024, Phillips is frustrated by the state of American politics. Still, he is hopeful: about Israel, the Middle East, and even the United States. Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean Phillips (D) reveals he was on the Minnesota political assassin’s “list” of targets to take out. But that isn’t his reason for not pursuing office again. After running for President in 2024, Phillips is frustrated by the state of American politics. Still, he is hopeful: about Israel, the Middle East, and even the United States. Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter. Learn More about “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://linktr.ee/micheletafoya Subscribe to “The Michele Tafoya Podcast” here: https://apple.co/3nPW221 Follow Michele on twitter: https://twitter.com/Michele_Tafoya Follow Michele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmicheletafoya/ Learn more about the Salem Podcast network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips and former Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt join Chad over the hour, both with memories of their experiences working with Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, and each also decrying the political rhetoric, hateful speech, and violence marring today's politics in America.

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comJake Tapper is the lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN, whose books include The Outpost, The Hellfire Club, and The Devil May Dance. Alex Thompson is a national political correspondent for Axios and a political analyst for CNN. They just published Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.For two clips of our convo — on the deep dysfunction of the Biden family, and the blame Jill deserves for concealing Joe's decline — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: Alex leaving the Mormon Church after his dad's ex-communication and a loss of faith; the cult-like loyalty of Biden's aides; hiding Beau's cancer; Hunter's profound addiction; dating Beau's widow and getting her on crack too; his emotional blackmailing of Joe; his influence peddling; his infamous laptop; Ashley Biden's rehab and relapse; the Kennedys; the Bidens' rift with the Obamas; Joe's bitterness over Barack backing Hillary in 2016; the first signs of cognitive decline; the Covid election and razor-thin victory; his moderate campaign followed by a radical left agenda in office; Ron Klain's woke influence; Mike Donilon's greed and propaganda; “Jim Crow 2.0”; Joe preoccupied with foreign policy; inflation and Larry Summers; Jill addicted to the glamor of the White House; their disowning of a granddaughter born out of wedlock; Joe's hubris and selfishness to run again; his delusions over polling; his disastrous debate; sticking with Kamala and sticking it to the Dems; the pillorying of Robert Hur; the media's complicity in hiding Joe's decline; the dissent of George Clooney, Ari Emanuel, and Dean Phillips; and the Bidens paving the way for Trump 2.0.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Chris Matthews — who just revived “Hardball” on Substack, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture, and Johann Hari coming back to kibbitz for his fourth appearance on the pod. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

It's a Feisty Friday with Sheletta Brundidge who is ready with everything she needs to leave with Dean Phillips after his visit with Chad.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad in studio, speaking first about the Democrats who now, with more reports coming out about Joe Biden's diminishing health during his presidency, are speaking out but weren't willing to do so while Biden was still in office.

Dean Phillips shares his views on some of the top contenders to lead the Democratic ticket in 2028.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad in studio for an hour to talk about more reports coming out about Joe Biden's failing health towards the end of his presidency, the administration covering it up, who may lead the Democrats in 2028, and the changes he hopes to see in American politics for the good of the country.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad to talk about the first 100 days of President Trump's term, Angie Craig announcing her Senate candidacy and more from the political sphere before we move to some lighter topics with our friend Jamie Yuccas.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips comments on President Trump's first 100 days on this term in office. Plus, Dean shares his criticism of the Democrats and the plan for the party and speaks strongly in support of Angie Craig after she announced her candidacy for Tina Smith's Senate seat.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad to begin the show talking about reports of a split between President Trump and Elon Musk, tariffs, tax increases and more.

Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV joins Chad on several political topics including Mike Lindell saying he may run for governor, Dean Phillips pulling the wool over our eyes on April Fools Day, and Royce White's failed Senate campaign racking up over $1 million in credit card fees.

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From the meeting between Putin and Trump, to Democrats losing the approval battle to Donald Trump, we asked former U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips about some of the biggest stories of the mid day on this Tuesday including Chief Justice Roberts stepping in to combat the President's call for impeachment with judges. Then we plug away with the “answer man” himself Adam Carter with Ask Adam Anything - including

Arguably the two biggest stories of the day and right out of the gate we start with former 3rd District Congressman Dean Phillips discussing today's meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Chief Justice Roberts stepping in to reject Trump's call for impeaching judges, Democrats getting another look down the line and much more.

www.commsolutionsmn.com- Minnesota is abuzz with the news that Senator Tina Smith will not run for re-election. Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan jumped into the race almost immediately. Tim Walz toyed with the idea, but decided against it. There may be some other Democrats that are itching to jump in, but we'll see if any of them are willing to challenge her. We discuss some names that we think are eyeing the opportunity. Democrats are in trouble. They held the levers of power enough that they went too far and upset the electorate. Everything swung wildly in the other direction and the Trump administration is moving at breakneck speed to uphold its promises. It's not just Democrats in the political wilderness. Neocons like Liz Cheney, John Bolton... where do they go? They don't seem to quite fit the Democrats, but they are no longer a fit in the Republican party. All sorts of unlikely people have flocked to Trump's Republican party, and it's gaining steam across the nation. Are these permanent gains or just a Trump wave? Dems are married to men in women's sports and the Teacher's Unions. They keep going down. Prior shakeups like this have lasted for decades. President Trump has been putting Vice President Vance into situations to set him up to succeed and build a political resume going into 2028.

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Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad with reaction to President Trump's speech to Congress last night, reaction from the Democrats and much more!

Former Congressman Dean Phillips offers up praise and criticism for many related to President Trump's address to Congress last night. Later, with many celebrating the start of the boys state high school hockey tournament today, Chad asks about the other annual events we look forward to most each year.

Former congressman, Democratic presidential candidate, and "Common Sense Advocate" Dean Phillips joins us to discuss the maddening political landscape and how we get back to sanity.Support the show

Yesterday we talked to Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, one of the fiercest voices speaking out against the Trump administration and in defense of the future of the American republic. He spoke very bluntly about just how real a threat this administration poses for the survival of American democracy, about why the Democratic Party has failed so far to meet the moment and what can be done to fix it — and why it's ultimately up to the American people to mobilize to stop Trump and Musk from breaking the country's institutions beyond repair.As we know some of you prefer reading to watching, we're publishing text excerpts of the conversation below, and we encourage you to watch the full video above. It's a frightening warning and a real call to action.In the public interest, we are opening this video and transcript to all. But please consider subscribing to support fearless, independent reporting, and build the kind of independent media that can continue to speak truth to power in this moment.Senator, you're a student of American history, and you've studied the various stages in the history of this country: wars, crises, insurrections, fractures — serious things. I wonder how you would define this moment we are living through and situate it in the sweep of the very serious things this country has been through in its history?I'm very reluctant to engage in too much hyperbole here, but I think this is increasingly becoming the most serious moment since the Civil War.It's a miracle that we've lasted as long as we have, 240 years of multicultural democracy. This is an absolutely revolutionary idea that gets pulled apart, as it seems, every generation or so, because it's unnatural, the idea that we would make decisions for ourselves instead of investing decision-making power in a hierarchical structure, which is what we do for mostly everything else that we care about in our lives, and that we would choose to live amongst people who are very, very different from us, even while our biology, millions of years baked, tells us that we're better off and safer retreating to our tribes.So what we've done is unnatural. Self-governance in a society that's multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-racial. And so, of course, there are these times where folks get told it would just be a lot more efficient if one guy made all the decisions, get stuff done a lot faster. And wouldn't it be easier if we just kicked out everybody who doesn't look and feel and sound like us? That'd be a lot simpler.So I think that this is increasingly serious because I think what you're seeing is that a lot of people are very transparently up for that transition. There are a lot of people in this country — and a lot of folks who now occupy positions of power in the United States Congress — who don't even feel that it's necessary to defend democratic norms and democracy.This idea that took root inside the conservative movement maybe a decade ago that democracy is outdated and antiquated and needs to be replaced by a CEO model is now pretty mainstream. And I think we need to confront it head-on.Instead of thinking that Republicans are really for democracy in their heart, but are being cowed into silence by a really strong leader, we need to understand that a lot of them — more than you think — are actually on board for this whole transition.That comparison you make, I think is valid — this is the most serious crisis since the Civil War. Obviously, we know how that one was resolved. I don't think that way of resolving this would be what anyone wants, certainly not what you or I want.But I'm curious, maybe speak personally first. I think we've all witnessed you — not to say you were a wallflower before — go through something publicly in the last few weeks.You've been very clear about a lot of things for a lot of years. Can you talk about the experience you've gone through to get to that place of realizing the gravity, even in spite of how seriously you took it before? What has been your radicalization around this in the last few weeks and how have you changed?I've spent a lot of the last two or three years just stepping back and doing a lot of thinking about the spiritual state of the country. And I think I came into this moment maybe understanding better than some other people how angry and anxious this country is and how many people are in a truly revolutionary mood.And so for me, it made sense that there were a lot of folks in this country who were really willing to entertain the idea of throwing out 240 years of democracy. Now, that's not the majority of the country, but it's a strong, powerful minority movement.I've been pretty angry at my party for not realizing the spiritual unspooling that was happening in America and finding ways to plug into it in a more powerful, more constructive manner, even as the anti-democratic conservative movement very methodically put together a plan and an infrastructure to make sure that they were able to seize this moment.I think a lot of folks thought that Trump 2 was going to be Trump 1 again, just a lot of bluster. We'd survive. But I watched them get ready for this moment. And so I'm just convinced that they are operationalizing, as we speak, a plan to convert our democracy to something fundamentally different, an oligarchy, a kleptocracy in which only a handful of people have power and the rest of us are just pawns for profit and gain to that small set of elites.And so all of the moves that have been made, the targeting of independent journalists, the conversion of our justice system to an exercise in forcing loyalty to Donald Trump, the normalization and endorsement of political violence, are all not just random points on a map. They all exist on a continuum, part of an effort to ultimately try to install Donald Trump and his family in power permanently.And I think this has been coming. The groundwork has been laid for this moment for four years. And I just am absolutely confident that it is as grave and as significant as the crises that we faced 150 years ago.I think it is no surprise to you that Democrats out there feel completely abandoned by the vast majority of your colleagues. I think there's a sense of being texted a lot for $5 by Democrats, often by people who have hundreds of millions of dollars in their own bank accounts, when we're living through what you say is the most serious crisis since the Civil War.And I'm sure you could point to things someone said in committee and things that are being done that we don't know about. But I think you probably sympathize with the broad feeling that I'm sure you've heard from your constituents and others, that basically people feel completely undefended by the Democratic Party in the worst crisis since the Civil War.You're an exception to that, and I think most people would agree. Just put it as bluntly as you can: What is going wrong with your party that they are leaving so many of their most loyal supporters feeling this way?One is that it's a lot easier to get up in the morning if you convince yourself that everything is going to be okay. It's a lot easier to go do your job if you think that all of these are just random points on a grid and that this is going to look a lot like the first four years looked.If you actually think that we are months away from the destruction of democracy such that it is irreversible — man, that requires a different level of energy when you wake up every morning, a different level of urgency that, frankly, not everybody has inside the Democratic political infrastructure.I think it's also true that when you get to this level of power, you start to care deeply about the institutions and you want to protect your institution. And so here in the Senate, there's still a lot of talk about working with Republicans and not fighting Donald Trump on everything because we want to make sure that the Senate is preserved as a place where bipartisanship can happen.But that's illogical when you're fighting a would-be tyrant who doesn't give a s**t about institutions or norms and is willing to shatter every single one.If the rest of the field is burned to the ground and the Senate still stands on the top of a pedestal, what does it matter? So for me, it was easy to say, I'm not voting for any of Trump's nominees. I'm not expediting any of these nominees until this constitutional crisis is solved. I'm not going to be complicit in populating an administration with people who are going to violate the rule of law.And then the last thing is that it's hard when you're fighting liars. It really is. We do hold ourselves to some concept of truth and provable truth. And I think it has caused us to not be clear about what is likely happening because we're not absolutely sure. What is Musk doing inside the Treasury right now? Do we have irrefutable proof that he is stealing people's data in order to enrich himself or in order to ultimately withhold your Social Security benefits because you post something ugly about him on Twitter?I don't have a smoking gun, but why should I give them the benefit of the doubt? Why do they deserve the benefit of the doubt on anything? I am going to lay out the worst-case possible scenario because I think the worst-case scenario is the most likely one.Does what you just said justify leadership changes in the House and the Senate immediately?I think the Senate and the House are stepping up here. I think you have seen my colleagues come to the decision almost to a person that they are not going to support these nominees.I think you will see a very vigorous effort to oppose the upcoming reconciliation bill, which is their attempt to steal money from the rest of us, to cut Medicare and Medicaid benefits to fund their tax cuts. I think you are going to see Democrats starting to rise to this moment, and I'm going to continue to try to rally them to rise to this moment.But people are asking in the chat specifically about Senator Schumer and Leader Jeffries — and if you're right about, “months away,” if you're right about the worst crisis in 150-plus years, is it time to at least think about new leadership?I think they both have very difficult jobs. I wish that all 47 Senate Democrats were really easy to marshal and push into one direction, but they aren't. We have a diverse cast of characters. And so leadership is pretty easy to critique from the outside. It's harder to operationalize on the inside.And remember, leadership doesn't only come from the folks that have the official titles. Leadership comes from AOC. Leadership comes from Jasmine Crockett, leadership comes from me, from other senators.I wanted to ask you about this broader point that people were making last year during the debate about whether President Biden should stay on the ticket. And that is the question of whether Democrats have a kind of culture of politeness that prevents them from stating hard truths. Things everybody was saying in group chats about President Biden's capacity were not being said out loud. Things everybody is saying privately about this moment don't necessarily reflect what they say in front of the cameras. Is there a politeness problem that needs to be shaken off given the stakes that you're talking about?That's a good question. I've never really thought about it as a politeness problem. But listen, there certainly has been a shaming exercise that has happened inside this party on folks who get too far out of the conventional wisdom. In retrospect, Dean Phillips, though I didn't support his candidacy, understood something about where the American public was that it took the rest of us far too long to understand.Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren still get shamed by the mainstream of the Democratic Party because they are dangerously populist, even though they are plugged into the actual conversation that people are having in this country.I want to ask you a little bit about the new party chair of the Democratic Party. There was a question of how fundamental the change should be. What is the process, do you think, at this point, of really rethinking the party in the way that you were trying to do in the last few years and now with much greater urgency? It's obviously difficult to do when you're also running 80 miles an hour. How can this happen right now?I don't think we should overhype the power of the DNC. It has never been a thought leader inside the Democratic Party. I'm not saying it isn't relevant. I weighed in on behalf of another candidate, because I do think it's important to have the right person there. But I think Ken Martin will do just fine. He will be a very good party chair.But yes, it does feel overwhelming. There was this, and there still exists, this meme, this idea that the resistance didn't work in 2017. And so we shouldn't do it again. And in part, because people want to focus on a bigger project, which is rebuilding the Democratic Party brand and winning back all those working-class voters. And I've talked a lot about that as well.I think the problem is we actually have to do the resistance and rebuild the party, and we have to do both at the same time. And I actually don't think there's a choice.The resistance, to my mind, worked. We didn't stop the big tax cut in 2017, but we stopped the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. We literally saved tens of thousands of lives. We won in the midterms in 2018. We beat him in 2020. Did it solve the underlying problems in the party? No, but there were political wins and really big ones. There were policy wins and some really big ones. So I think you've got to do that again, so that you shave the edges off of their policy agenda and ultimately you put yourself in the best position to win in 2026.But we have to rebuild the party because the party brand is just fundamentally broken. We are the party of elites. We are the party of the status quo right now. We are the party of market-based reforms. And people want real big revolutionary economic change. They want the system unrigged. They want a democracy unrigged. And right now we are not the party selling that convincing message.So I admit that these are two big projects that have to happen simultaneously. rebuild some form of the traditional political day-to-day resistance and convince folks that we cannot run back the Democratic Party that got our clocks cleaned in 2024. We've got to build a new party.One idea that's been proposed is creating a single point of communication — people have suggested Pete Buttigieg, who's out of government right now, have him do a daily response, or there are various “shadow cabinet” proposals. I'm sure you've heard a lot of these. Do you think any of those things are interesting as a way to solve the party's communication problem, the problem of people not really having a clear response?Not really. I'm all for people searching for new ideas. That just sounds like something else for people to compete over. If you were to create a shadow cabinet and you had to pick Democrats to be in each one of those positions, you'd have to come up with a process and there'd be campaigns and backroom efforts to try to be the Shadow Secretary of Defense.It would be a lot of wasted energy and I'm not sure, ultimately, it would result in the best people being in those positions. I mean, what's happening now is a little meritocratic. The folks who have more amplified voices are the folks who are just more plugged in with the actual emotional zeitgeist of the country.And I don't necessarily have a problem with a moment in which the folks that are portraying the kind of urgency that the American public wants are the folks that are being self-selected by the movement in the country as leaders inside the party.Now, do I think that we have an information distribution problem? Yes. But I think that that is something that needs to be solved in a really thoughtful, planful way.We don't have the echo chamber that Republicans have because they spent money on it and we didn't. We spent a billion dollars — $2 billion in the last election — and most of that was on 30-second TV ads. That was a horrible mistake. We should be building the kind of permanent owned media, the permanent set of influencers and amplifiers that the right has.That should be our project, not coming up with a b******t shadow cabinet.So you've talked about blanket holds. Senator Schatz of Hawaii has talked about this also. Are there other tactics in your arsenal, maybe ones we haven't been talking about, maybe more serious ones? If you say we're possibly a few months away from irreversibly losing democracy — what else have you got besides blanket holds?There are a limited number of tools in our toolbox as the minority party in the Senate and the House. The House has very few. The Senate has a handful. One of them is just kind of gumming up the works and making things take a little bit longer. But that tactically only prevents nominations or legislation from occurring by hours.The other is to just signal that we are not being complicit in any of this, and we are not going to support them doing anything legislatively, or we're not going to support any nominations until they take seriously the destruction of our democracy and the handover of our government to billionaires.So I don't want to overhype what we can do internally, while also telling my colleagues, you better do everything you can do.And that's still an internal debate. There still are a lot of my colleagues who are voting for these nominees. They've got a lot of reasons they do that, but one of them is that they don't think that our internal day-to-day tactics translate to the outside, that nobody pays attention to what happens inside the Beltway.I don't think that's true. I'm not saying everybody pays attention to whether there's 47 of us or 21 of us voting against the nominee to go to the Department of Agriculture. But I do think that the most committed activists don't love it when the Democratic Party isn't putting up the loudest fight that they can. And if we aren't putting up a loud fight, then they aren't willing to give four hours a day or six hours or eight hours or 12 hours a day to the fight. And when that inner ring of the most committed activists aren't doing that, the next ring of potentially committed activists aren't stepping in.So I think there are ripples that start here in the United States Senate. And so that's why I argue to use every tool that we have, because I actually do think over time, that's one of the tactics that helps build a meaningful, loud, national opposition with scope.I've pressed you and your party on what you can do for people. But obviously, this is a democracy. And at the end of the day, people need to make their own voices heard and pressure people to do things. But I think a lot of people are at a loss. What can people do besides the obvious stuff that they know to do?I think the obvious stuff that people know to do still works. There were protests yesterday, some with hundreds of people, some with thousands, but not necessarily of the size and scope that you would think this moment would demand.And I think that is due to the fact that a lot of folks don't think that it has impact and influence — and it does. The only route through this crisis is the mobilization of the public. Political gravity still exists in this country. It works a little bit differently than it did 10 years ago or 20 years ago. But if the public is mobilized, it will and can have an impact. Right now, joining groups like Indivisible and Move On, calling, showing up — all of that matters. Volume matters.It may not persuade Elon Musk to stand down, but it will start to eat away at enough Republicans so that everything they want to do becomes a little bit harder, so that there is finally a little bit of legislative friction against the tasks that they are undertaking.Donald Trump's net popularity has come down by six or seven points already. If that drops by another six or seven points because of our mobilization, well, then that frays a bit the hold that he has on the party.I remember back in 2017 when their number one agenda item was to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and they didn't do it only because we mobilized, only because in the end, we made just enough Republicans realize that this was not going to be worthwhile for them politically. That works now.Now, ultimately, if they completely break this thing — and I think that comes by the transparent, brazen violation of a court order, and most significantly, an order from the Supreme Court — then we have to talk about a wholly different set of tactics. And I don't think we need to cross that bridge right now. But if we are at a moment in which they have just completely and brazenly taken control of the government without any regard to the judicial branch, then we have a different conversation about the kind of things that citizens should be doing.But right now, traditional political mobilization can and I think will work. But we need more people than hundreds out at these protests. And part of that is our job, to have more people talking like me to convey the sense of urgency that will convince people to mobilize.People have suggested a general strike. Is that something you think people should look at?Listen, I think when we talk about those elevated tactics — general strikes, civil disobedience — I think people will know the moment when it comes. And you frankly don't want to promise that you can do something that you can't. So I think you've got to be very thoughtful and planful in those kinds of actions. I don't think we are there yet. If the moment comes, I think people will know it.A lot of people appreciate your leadership right now. Are you thinking about running for president? And including or beyond that, what would be your commitment to people if this continues to go in the very bad trajectory that you talked about? What is your vow to people about how you're going to defend people who are feeling very defenseless?You asked the question at the beginning, why are people paying attention to me now?I think it's in part because I legitimately don't have a personal agenda here. Like, I do not wake up every day thinking about my political future. I've got two kids who I want to grow up in a democracy, and I see how dangerous this moment is. I have clarity. I have existed in politics for a long time, plagued by a lot of gray. There's a lot of moments in my political career in which I saw my side, but I also saw their side.And now, I see what they are doing, and what they are doing is evil.So I wake up every day speaking authentically and urgently in part because I'm not thinking about my next move here. I will be satisfied if, at the end of the day, democracy is still here four years from now and we actually have a free and fair election for president.You can imagine the kind of calls that we get into this office, given that political violence has been normalized and given the fact that I'm out there, talking in a way that not everybody else is talking. And so my only commitment is to just not be afraid in the way that a lot of other institutional players are clearly acting scared. I'm just not going to do it.Readers like you make The Ink possible and keep it independent. Sign up to join our mailing list, support my work, and help build a free, fearless media future by becoming a paying subscriber today. And if you're already a part of our community, thank you, and consider giving the gift of The Ink!Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Get full access to The.Ink at the.ink/subscribe

Dean Phillips, when asked about his reaction to Tina Smith not running for reelection next year, took the opportunity to tell us Rep. Angie Craig should run for the seat and Secretary of State Steve Simon should run for Governor. Excellent stuff from Dean on that and much more from the political world.

Chad open the week sharing his favorite moments from SNL's 50th anniversary celebrations this weekend before a conversation with former Congressman Dean Phillips about plenty of political issues, including who he would like to see from Minnesota run for Senate and Governor.

[EP 25-066] Rasmussen reports: For the first time in over 20 years of polling, Right Direction EXCEEDS Wrong Track today.   If I didn't know better I'd say that Trump is behaving like a man who has been wrongly targeted, persecuted, prosecuted, convicted, then shot!  Dean Phillips on Democrats as the boy who cried wolf.   Power ceded to Musk without transparency. Phillips wanted to do what DOGE is doing. Thoughtful recommendations. Democrats focused on Musk Quite popular. Missing the boat as Democrats Join them.   How is this an “us vs them”  Democrats crying wolf 2 Democrats are on the wrong side of this issue. Period. They look childish. Definitely desperate. They are trying new faces to be their spokespersons. My husband and I receive a little over $3,000 a month in social security benefits. Paid into the system for 40 plus years. We still have to pay for our healthcare. We have been taxed on our social security. We pay taxes on our home and property that is paid off. Meanwhile the democrats took our tax dollars and gave illegals free housing, healthcare, food, phones etc.. This isn't how the American people should ever be treated.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Henry talks with Sports and Entertainment Lawyer Steven Silton from Cozen O'Connor about the Wolves, the rash of athletes homes being burglarized while they're gone, advice he would give to clients to stay safe, Tina Smith making the decision to not run for re-election, Dean Phillips being on the right path, Ken Martin, Kanye West's anti semitic actions and more.

Our show opens with a short lesson about the father of Public Relations and a person who transformed marketing via propaganda. We talk a bit about Edward Bernays and how it leads to the Smith-Mundt Act and then Barack Obama and color revolution initiatives being waged on Americans. We use this as a backdrop to remind us how so much information out there has been tainted and is not truth, but propaganda. We get good news with another win for President Trump when RFK, Jr. was confirmed to become the new HHS Secretary. We learned that the man responsible for so much of the lawfare against Trump prior to his win, is still being orchestrated by Marc Elias. A big shout-out to Insurrection Barbie for her help with that. Also, Sen. Chuck Grassley (D-IA) confirms prosecutor Jack Smith withheld evidence from Donald Trump's lawyers. EPA Secretary Lee Zeldin said they found the “gold bars” that had been “thrown off the Titanic” and his team is working with the IG and the Justice Department to prosecute those involved. The DOGE subcommittee found over $2.7 trillion dollars in lost payments since 2003. We wonder why none of this has been reported and that when we notice Reuters writing negative pieces about DOGE. A quick look and we discover the DoD paid them for deception! Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) shows us what a blithering idiot she is when she says Musk and his team are “hacking” into the Treasury. It's a shame I have to explain basic concepts to people who pretend to be educated. At the same time, the CEO of LexisNexus says adding a robust ID system, getting rid of self-certification and monitoring back-end programs would save the country $1 trillion dollars annually. Former rep from Wisconsin, Dean Phillips wonders why Democrats don't get on board the DOGE movement? CNN Senior Legal Correspondent Paula Reid confirmed yesterday that Trump does have the authority to let Federal employees voluntarily resign for a severance package. That's a massive blow to the Federal union bosses. RFK, Jr.'s daughter-in-law, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former CIA officer is going to join Trump's intelligence advisory board. AG Pam Bondi is suing Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), AG Letitia James, and NY DMV Commissioner Mark Shroeder for defying federal law in protecting illegals. And, finally, Mad Maxine Waters is worried about what Musk and his team “have on them?” Please take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, X, Instagram, GETTR and TRUTH Social by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. And, consider becoming a sponsor of the show by visiting my Patreon page!!

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Used Car Week in Scottsdale, Ariz. is a conversation about "Navigating the Future: Managing Risks in the Era of Connected Cars." Led by moderator Courtney Dusseau, the auto and captive finance leader at EY, the panel includes: Dean Phillips, managing director advanced manufacturing & mobility consulting, EY Gaurav Jani, leader in financial services, artificial intelligence and data consulting, EY David Grossman, executive director, financial services risk consulting, EY

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad with talk about what he views as the good and bad from President Trump's first weeks back in the White House and his determination to help create a viable third party in America.

Chad has plenty of politics over the first hour speaking with Tom Hauser about the deal reached to settle the power struggle at the House in St. Paul and former Congressman Dean Phillips about the first weeks of President Trump's return to the office and his desire to play a big role in building a viable third party in America.

Former Congressman Dean Phillips joins Chad with reaction to the transfer or power, his hopes for President Trump's return to White House, Joe Biden's last-minute pardons of family members and more.

The hour is devoted to the transfer of power and President Trump's inauguration today, including a visit with former Congressman Dean Phillips.

Dean Phillips, the former congressman from Minnesota who challenged President Biden in the 2024 presidential primary campaign, joins live in studio to talk about his disappointment with fellow Democrats less than two weeks before Donald Trump's return to the White House.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

What would you save to remember 2024 in politics? In the second part of our end-of-year series on the 538 Politics podcast, the crew builds a time capsule to capture the political essence of the year. From a Dean Phillips bumper sticker to President-elect Donald Trump's 16-page indictment and the 538 polling average, they debate what deserves to be preserved. Plus, a discussion on the looming government shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Electoral College members meet Tuesday at the State Capitol and at sites across the U.S. to cast the final votes in the presidential election. Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips gave farewell remarks to Congress on the House floor Monday.  The 3rd Congressional District Democrat did not seek reelection. Phillips unsuccessfully sought his party's presidential nomination earlier this year.This is a MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.Find these headlines and more at mprnews.org.Read the latest edition of the Minnesota Today newsletter.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or RSS.

Excerpt from my interview on the Synthesis channel. Check out the full episode here: https://youtu.be/Rg3JfJm1sHk?si=j25xK423i3Ez9hdP

I thought it might be interesting to revisit an insightful episode from The Common Bridge Vault, recorded one year ago this week, featuring prospective Democratic Presidential candidate Dean Phillips. During our fascinating discussion, Dean expressed concern about President Biden's declining cognitive health and emphasized the need for action within the Democratic Party. I believe you'll find this conversation very interesting in retrospect.  Here is the introduction in it's entirety-Welcome to a captivating episode of the Common Bridge, where we sit down with the three-term congressman and Democratic presidential candidate, Dean Phillips. Prepare to be inspired as Phillips shares the story of his unique journey - from growing up fatherless due to the Vietnam war to becoming a successful entrepreneur. His resolve to bridge the partisan divide in America's political landscape fuels his desire to run for president. You'll hear about his daughter's inspiring battle with cancer and her advocacy for healthcare reform and paid family leave.Support the showEngage the conversation on Substack at The Common Bridge!

Minnesota Democratic Congressman and former Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips understands politics.  And there's a lot he doesn't like about it.  He dishes with Michele. https://x.com/deanbphillips?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://x.com/repdeanphillips?lang=en https://www.relieffactor.com/ https://besthotgrill.com/ https://shareright.org/tafoya See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minnesota Democratic Congressman and former Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips understands politics.  And there's a lot he doesn't like about it.  He dishes with Michele. https://x.com/deanbphillips?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://x.com/repdeanphillips?lang=en https://www.relieffactor.com/ https://besthotgrill.com/ https://shareright.org/tafoya See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special Lever Time post-election bonus episode, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) details how he was nearly excommunicated from the Democratic Party after he raised early concerns about the party's electability in 2023.The group discusses how Democrats' culture of blind loyalty to the party elite and extreme deference to wealthy donors leave them hopelessly out of touch with voters — and what can be done to change that.

As Democrats are left wondering how their candidate could lose so badly, so decisively, to a man who is not only loathed by half the country but denounced by many of his former aides and cabinet members, there is one democratic strategist who predicted this long before Kamala was anointed as the party's nominee. Jeff Weaver was Bernie Sanders's campaign manager in 2016 and a senior advisor to Senator Dean Phillips's campaign for the Democratic presidential nominee just earlier this year. Jeff argues that the Harris campaign's rallying cry - the idea Democracy itself was on the ballot this election - was a losing strategy, and they ignored the bread and butter issues that would have spoken to the electorate and helped propel Kamala Harris to victory. If Democrats don't make serious changes to their policies and their messaging, they will face similar outcomes in the future. The host of this Munk Dialogue is Rudyard Griffiths To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue https://munkdebates.com/ Executive Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Editor: Kieran Lynch

Two Democratic members of Congress who called on Biden to pass the torch join Tim Miller today. Both Rep. Dean Phillips and Rep. Mikie Sherrill said it was voters who told them they wanted the party to turn the page.  Plus, more Tim Walz insights, and Vance's odd obsession with how females use their bodies throughout their lives.

Tonight, President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee. After weeks of speculation, criticism of his candidacy, concern about his health, and withdrawal of donors, President Biden finally said: “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” What comes next? With the Democratic National Convention less than a month away, Michael Moynihan went live on X with Free Press contributors Walter Kirn, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Eli Lake, and Olivia Reingold, as well Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips (who challenged Joe Biden during the primaries), to discuss this historic turn and how it will impact the election. Follow The FP on X to stay tuned for more livestreams. Note: this episode was originally a livestream on X, and there were a few audio glitches, but we loved this conversation and think you will too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices