Podcast appearances and mentions of Jeb Bush

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been predominantly in the news for many months. Most recently as both President Trump and the Secretary of Homeland Security have made remarks that FEMA should be abolished. More recently a 20-person council has been established to examine how best the federal response and recovery efforts to disasters should be accomplished. This then is the topic for this podcast.Craig Fugate the podcast guest served as President Barack Obama's FEMA Administrator from May 2009 to January 2017. Previously, he served as Florida Governor Jeb Bush's Emergency Management Director from 2001-2007 and Governor Charlie Crist from 2007-09.Fugate led FEMA through multiple record-breaking disaster years and oversaw the Federal Government's response to major events such as the Joplin and Moore Tornadoes, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Matthew, and the 2016 Louisiana flooding.FEMA's effectiveness in dealing with more than 500 Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies under Fugate's leadership restored the faith of the American people in the Federal Government's ability to respond to disasters.Prior to his tenure at FEMA, Fugate was widely praised for his management, under Governor Jeb Bush, of the devastating effects of the 2004 and 2005 Florida hurricane seasons (Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Dennis, Katrina, and Wilma). Craig provides senior level advice and consultation in disaster management and resiliency policy through Craig Fugate Consulting LLC.Please visit our sponsors!L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Impulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulseDoberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

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This week on the podcast: good things debut (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody & To Pimp A Butterfly) while other less good things end (Glee). We talk about all the good, the bad, the Jeb Bush, and the March Madness this week so tune in!

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Jeb Bush's transformative governorship had a huge impact on the direction of the Sunshine State.

Topics covered between 00:02:10 and 00:46:05Digital Audits Uncovering Government's Deepest SecretsDigital technology has torn the veil off government corruption and CFPB absolutely must go.  But Musk's conflict of interest with XMoney, digital wallet, and “everything app” plans lays the groundwork for a different kind of corruption Topics covered between 00:47:11 and 00:52:36Trump's Cutting Bureaucracy Depends on His Willingness to Fight JudicialWhile Musk wasted no time in calling for the impeachment of the judge who stopped the investigation of CFPB, Trump ran away from this kind of fight repeatedly in his first term Topics covered between 00:54:54 and 01:20:17Trump's Penny Purge: Prelude to a Cashless, Penniless Society?      Remember when pennies bought bubblegum? Now, they're relics in a world where inflation has rendered the dollar worthless, and zinc, not copper, is the penny's core—a fitting metaphor for Washington's thin veneer of honesty.     Critics scream efficiency, but it's all a smokescreen for the technocrat billionaires pulling Trump's strings, eager to usher in a de facto Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) without the label.  If Trump's followers think he's pennywise, they're pound foolish. Topics covered between 01:22:06 and 01:44:15Trump's Gaza Heist: From Ruins to Resorts in a Billion-Dollar BetrayalDespite White House trying to walk back his comments, Trump doubled down on permanently removing PalestiniansWhile no one is receptive to the idea other than Netanyahu, and no one is open to taking in Palestinians, Trump is now open to relocating them to USAWATCH what would a Trump Gaza casino look like? WATCH when Trump & Jeb Bush went after each other over whether he tried and failed to get a Florida casino dealThe world watches as Trump attempts to turn geopolitical strife into a personal business venture, with potentially devastating consequences for regional stability and Palestinian identity.Topics covered between 01:45:11 and 02:06:28Trump's Tariff Apocalypse: Wreaking Global HavocChina retaliates by cutting supplies for metals critical to manufacturing and EU prepares to escalate a tit-for-tat trade war Gold and Silver Surge: The Rush for Hard Assets in Chaotic TimesChina tells insurance companies to buy gold and Chinese central bank resumes purchasesBut what about ETFs like “paper gold” and “paper silver”?  Markets are learning that they never had the assets they claimed.  BOOM!Interview begins 02:08:01 (J6er Timothy Hale-Cusanelli)Exclusive Interview: Ex-Navy Contractor Turned J6 Political Prisoner Reveals Shocking Government Frame-Up     In an explosive interview, newly pardoned January 6th protester, Timothy Hale Cusinelli, reveals the dark underbelly of his ordeal, claiming he was set up by a corrupt system hell-bent on punishing those who dared question the status quo.    Describing his time in what he calls the "DC Gulag," Cusinelli paints a grim picture of solitary confinement, denied rights, and a kangaroo court trial where justice was anything but blind.    From alleged government plants inciting violence to a biased jury selection process, every step of his journey through the legal system screams a tale of political vendetta.    His account raises chilling questions about freedom, democracy, and the lengths to which powers will go to silence dissent. If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

Topics covered between 00:02:10 and 00:46:05Digital Audits Uncovering Government's Deepest SecretsDigital technology has torn the veil off government corruption and CFPB absolutely must go.  But Musk's conflict of interest with XMoney, digital wallet, and “everything app” plans lays the groundwork for a different kind of corruption Topics covered between 00:47:11 and 00:52:36Trump's Cutting Bureaucracy Depends on His Willingness to Fight JudicialWhile Musk wasted no time in calling for the impeachment of the judge who stopped the investigation of CFPB, Trump ran away from this kind of fight repeatedly in his first term Topics covered between 00:54:54 and 01:20:17Trump's Penny Purge: Prelude to a Cashless, Penniless Society?      Remember when pennies bought bubblegum? Now, they're relics in a world where inflation has rendered the dollar worthless, and zinc, not copper, is the penny's core—a fitting metaphor for Washington's thin veneer of honesty.     Critics scream efficiency, but it's all a smokescreen for the technocrat billionaires pulling Trump's strings, eager to usher in a de facto Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) without the label.  If Trump's followers think he's pennywise, they're pound foolish. Topics covered between 01:22:06 and 01:44:15Trump's Gaza Heist: From Ruins to Resorts in a Billion-Dollar BetrayalDespite White House trying to walk back his comments, Trump doubled down on permanently removing PalestiniansWhile no one is receptive to the idea other than Netanyahu, and no one is open to taking in Palestinians, Trump is now open to relocating them to USAWATCH what would a Trump Gaza casino look like? WATCH when Trump & Jeb Bush went after each other over whether he tried and failed to get a Florida casino dealThe world watches as Trump attempts to turn geopolitical strife into a personal business venture, with potentially devastating consequences for regional stability and Palestinian identity.Topics covered between 01:45:11 and 02:06:28Trump's Tariff Apocalypse: Wreaking Global HavocChina retaliates by cutting supplies for metals critical to manufacturing and EU prepares to escalate a tit-for-tat trade war Gold and Silver Surge: The Rush for Hard Assets in Chaotic TimesChina tells insurance companies to buy gold and Chinese central bank resumes purchasesBut what about ETFs like “paper gold” and “paper silver”?  Markets are learning that they never had the assets they claimed.  BOOM!Interview begins 02:08:01 (J6er Timothy Hale-Cusanelli)Exclusive Interview: Ex-Navy Contractor Turned J6 Political Prisoner Reveals Shocking Government Frame-Up     In an explosive interview, newly pardoned January 6th protester, Timothy Hale Cusinelli, reveals the dark underbelly of his ordeal, claiming he was set up by a corrupt system hell-bent on punishing those who dared question the status quo.    Describing his time in what he calls the "DC Gulag," Cusinelli paints a grim picture of solitary confinement, denied rights, and a kangaroo court trial where justice was anything but blind.    From alleged government plants inciting violence to a biased jury selection process, every step of his journey through the legal system screams a tale of political vendetta.    His account raises chilling questions about freedom, democracy, and the lengths to which powers will go to silence dissent. If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

Lawton Chiles had a rocky second term fighting a conservative legislature, and Jeb Bush crushed Buddy MacKay in the 1998 election. But Chiles died suddenly a month later ushering MacKay, who passed last month into a short one-month term as Governor.

A discussion with three of America's most distinguished former governors - Jeb Bush (Florida), Jerry Brown (California), and Mitch Daniels (Indiana) - exploring the critical relationship between states and the federal government. Moderated by Michael Boskin, this conversation examines how these innovative leaders managed natural disasters, educational reform, fiscal challenges, and infrastructure development. The three distinguished former governors share candid insights about dealing with federal regulations, balancing budgets during boom and bust cycles, and implementing effective education reforms. Highlights include Jeb Bush's groundbreaking education initiatives in Florida, Jerry Brown's fiscal management in California, and Mitch Daniels' successful privatization efforts in Indiana. This timely conversation offers valuable lessons for current policymakers and insights into effective governance at both state and federal levels. Featuring: Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida (1999-2007) Jerry Brown, Former Governor of California (1975-1983, 2011-2019) Mitch Daniels, Former Governor of Indiana (2005-2013) Moderator: Michael Boskin, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution To learn more, read "American Federalism Today" by the Hoover Institution: https://www.hoover.org/research/american-federalism-today Part of the Tennenbaum Program for Fact-Based Policy at the Hoover Institution: https://www.hoover.org/research-teams/tennenbaum-program-fact-based-policy 

Should TikTok be banned in the US? Jeb Bush should never hold a higher office. Trump's ambassadors to Hollywood have been named. Kamala's "farewell speech". Biden did nothing about the oligarchs Bernie Sanders is complaining about. Dr. Dan Koster joins Joe for the weekly Headline Roundup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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[SEGMENT 2-1] Winning back the country 1 - Google's ad policy - Advertorial I will be posting a new segment for members of the Subscribers. Thanks for the wonderful feedback on the other show. I promise this one will be just as riveting. And I will not post it outside for others. That's my reward to you for helping me with the cost of freedom. It's not cheap, and my wife reminds me of our sacrifice, daily. Visit TKJN.com to see all that we do, all that you help us to do when you support my work. POB 542, Higley AZ 85236 for those who want to help out or just send a card or letter   How do you defeat the giant that determines your voice. Google is that giant. I got an email from Google, and it's alarming. It is a company who curtails our freedom of speech. Consider that what Google does blatantly violates that right.   We do not allow content that: makes claims that are demonstrably false and could significantly undermine participation or trust in an electoral or democratic process. Examples: information about public voting procedures, political candidate eligibility based on age or birthplace, election results, or census participation that contradicts official government records promotes harmful health claims, or relates to a current, major health crisis and contradicts authoritative scientific consensus. Examples: Anti-vaccine advocacy, denial of the existence of medical conditions such as AIDS or Covid-19, gay conversion therapy contradicts authoritative scientific consensus on climate change.   There is nothing about these subjects that should have allowed this nonsense to occur.  [SEGMENT 2-2] Winning back the country 2 - Trump's victories   [X] SB – Trump incited an erection   An acquaintance of mine reminded me of Trump's victories. But not in the classic sense. We know that President Trump won against the nonsense of him colluding with the Russians. He then defeated the Democrats in two impeachments. Then the Deep State swamp rats got him in 2020, or so they thoughts.   Title Suggestions"The Trump Takedown Tour: Dynasties, Deep State, and Ironies Unfolded""From Bush to Biden: How Trump Toppled America's Political Royalty""One Man vs. Washington: The Trump Chronicles""Trump's Wins Against the Dynasties and the Deep State Drama""The Fall of the Political Titans: Trump's Quiet Revolution"[SEGMENT 2-3] Winning back the country 3An acquaintance of mine reminded me of Trump's victories. But not in the classic sense. We know that President Trump won against the nonsense of him colluding with the Russians. He then defeated the Democrats in two impeachments. Then the Deep State swamp rats got him in 2020, or so they thoughts. The Unprecedented Fall of Dynasties Donald Trump didn't just enter politics; he detonated a political neutron bomb, reducing dynasties and institutions to rubble. To understand the magnitude of his victories, we must dissect the legacies of those he upended—and explore how these interconnected families and power structures came to dominate Washington, D.C., only to be obliterated by the one-man wrecking crew I affectionately call, The Donald. In these wars, Trump toppled political titans in a not so quiet revolution. The Bush Dynasty: From Bluebloods to Afterthoughts Let's begin with the Bush family. They epitomized Washington royalty, and their political journey began with Prescott Bush, a U.S. Senator from Connecticut and financier with deep Wall Street ties. George H.W. Bush expanded the family's clout as CIA Director, Vice President, and eventually President. Son of H.W. and older brother George "W" Bush would follow in the footsteps of his father, proving that the Bush political apparatus was a well-oiled machine—intertwined with defense contractors, oil conglomerates, and the military-industrial complex. Younger brother to W, Jeb Bush was elected as the governor of Florida. The role was considered a stepping stone to Jeb's inevitable role as president. In the 2016 race to the White House, Jeb Bush was a foregone as the Republican candidate, and ultimately the office in which both his father and brother had served--a feat no family in American history has ever accomplished. Instead, "Low Energy" Jeb was humiliated by Trump during the 2016 GOP primary. Trump's taunts reduced Jeb's campaign to a punchline (“Please clap”) eventually. Further, Trump exposed how disconnected the Bushes had become from the Republican base. The family's once formidable influence crumbled as Trump made the GOP his party, leaving the Bushes grasping for relevance. [SEGMENT 2-4] Winning back the country 4   The Clintons: From “Arkansas Hillbillies” to Fallen Aristocracy The Clintons' ascent from Little Rock to political royalty is legendary. Bill Clinton's charisma and Hillary Clinton's ambition transformed them into one of the most influential political families in modern history. Their control over the Democratic Party was unshakable—until Trump emerged. Hillary's 2016 loss to Trump wasn't just a political defeat; it was a repudiation of Clintonism. The Clinton Foundation, once a money-magnet for global elites, faced scrutiny and decline as Trump's presidency shined a light on the pay-to-play culture that defined their empire. Bill and Hillary, who once believed the White House was their birthright, now find themselves sidelined. The Obama Machine: Legacy Players with Little to Show Barack Obama's presidency was marked by soaring rhetoric, cultural symbolism, and the establishment of a political apparatus designed to endure. Figures like Susan Rice, John Brennan, and others from his administration transitioned seamlessly into roles that allowed them to target Trump. However, Trump systematically dismantled their achievements, from pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal to appointing judges who undermined the progressive agenda. More significantly, Trump exposed the hollowness of Obama's supposed “scandal-free” administration, revealing how figures like James Comey and John Kerry weaponized institutions against him. And while Obama's legacy appointees did manage to dethrone Trump, their victory turned out to be short-lived. The Bidens: The Crooked Crown Joe Biden represented the Democrats' last, desperate attempt to consolidate power. Trump's relentless focus on Hunter Biden's laptop, Ukrainian corruption, and the family's LLC schemes painted a damning portrait of systemic graft. Despite media efforts to shield the Bidens, Trump exposed their operations in ways that even Democrats now begrudgingly acknowledge. Joe Biden's presidency, a fraught combination of incompetence and malfeasance, underscores Trump's victory. The “most votes in history” president is now a symbol of failure, corruption, and political overreach. Hypocrisy, Irony, and the Deep State The interdependence of these families—Clintons, Bushes, Obamas, Bidens—and their shared animosity toward Trump speaks volumes. They were Washington's version of medieval feudal lords, trading favors and power while America's middle class bore the cost. Trump shattered this illusion. His presidency was a mirror exposing their hypocrisies:The Bushes, who profited from endless wars, denounced Trump's America First policies while pretending to care about national unity.The Clintons, champions of gutter politics, raked in millions from foreign despots while lecturing the public on ethics.The Obamas, race-pimp who decried wealth inequality, became multi-millionaires from book deals, Netflix, and corporate speaking gigs.The Bidens, cloaked in “Scranton Joe” populism, exemplified nepotism and greed.The Final Boss: The Deep State The Deep State is the last domino that needs to fall. Trump has battled shadowy bureaucracies and intelligence networks since his first campaign, courtesy of all the aforementioned players. These are the forces that orchestrated the Russia collusion hoax, the impeachments, and the raid on Mar-a-Lago with a "kill order". Trump's resilience in the face of such unprecedented opposition—multiple indictments, attacks on his family, and even attempts on his life—underscores his singularity. Washington, D.C., isn't just afraid of Trump; it's terrified of what his return represents: the dismantling of their carefully constructed web of influence. Trump's Legacy: A Movement, Not a Moment Trump's most significant victory isn't his return to power; it's the movement he's created. By exposing the rot in D.C., he's shifted the Overton Window and redefined what's possible. The dynasties may regroup, but their mystique is gone. As Trump once famously said, “They're not after me; they're after you. I'm just standing in the way.” With each victory, he proves that statement truer than ever. Trump didn't just defeat the families of Washington. He defeated the idea that they were untouchable. He showed them that if cut, they too bleed. That, above all, may be his greatest triumph.   An acquaintance of mine reminded me of Trump's victories. But not in the classic sense. We know that President Trump won against the nonsense of him colluding with the Russians. He then defeated the Democrats in two impeachments. Then the Deep State swamp rats got him in 2020, or so they thoughts. But let's take a step back and look at what else he defeated, that most people haven't considered. Trump defeated the Bush dynasty, the Clinton dynasty, and the Obama machine He took out the Biden Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[Introduction: I made this as a special gift for Christmas or the holidays because I wanted to do something more than just a regular podcast to say thank you for your support, your friendship, your letters (yes I read them) and just for being great people. I hope that you will get something out of it. I tried to keep it short but it's too long. Either way, it's a learning curve! The transcript with most of the video references is below). Every so often, I say out loud, “Trump won.” I repeat it in my head a few times because even now, I barely believe it. Eight long years of conflict, madness, division, corruption - there have been convictions, jail time, even suicides among Jan 6ers whose lives were destroyed because they were faithful enough to Trump to have his back when the chips were down.What our government, our media, and the ruling class wanted was to terrorize Trump supporters out of their loyalty to him. “It's a cult,” they continue to insist. But even after all of that, Trump won. He won the Electoral College and the popular vote. There has never been a story like this one in all of American history, and even the Good People of the Left know that. But there have been stories like this in all the most beloved films and books. This story is one we all know. It's called The Hero's Journey, and any honest person knows that we just watched Trump live out his. By the end of it, he has people like me wandering around saying “Trump won.” His victory meant more than just winning an election. It meant the return of reality and normalcy somehow, I know it sounds crazy to say that but it's true. Trump refused to stand down, no matter what they threw at him. He refused to cower in the face of an assassin's bullet. He soldiered on, as the best heroes do, passing every test, humiliating his rivals, and even those who hated Trump can't help but be impressed. One only needs to look at the two covers of TIME Magazine, which feature Trump as Man of the Year, to see how it started and how it's going.Trump didn't write this story; his enemies did, and in so doing, they sealed their fate to become but a footnote in the unforgettable story of the greatest political comeback in American history. Says Victor Davis Hanson:So, how did we get here? What is the Hero's Journey, and how does Trump's story fit so well? Trump's Hero's JourneyWe could leave it at that, but I'd like to go through the stages one by one. Part One - The Ordinary WorldTo massive ratings success, millions of Americans welcomed Trump into their ordinary world every week. He was already a star. People tuned in to hear him say “You're fired.” But they also tuned in to hear him say what was true but couldn't be said out loud. They knew him, and they loved him. Reality TV was about to become actual reality. In 2016, America could be divided into two groups: those who watched The Apprentice and those who did not. If you knew Trump from that ordinary world, nothing he said would shock you. But if you were like me, already insulated in a protective cocoon of extreme political correctness, a utopia where offensive language is not to be tolerated, and a class of people who would not be caught dead watching The Apprentice, his words would be paralyzing, enough to cause fits of mass hysteria that would last for years. Trump has been a fixture in American culture since the 1980s. He mocked himself and was always in on the joke. Just one year before the Left decided he was Hitler, he hosted Saturday Night Live. Despite Trump's wealth and the Left's attempts to portray him as an out-of-touch billionaire, he speaks the language of ordinary working-class Americans somehow. Trump is the guy who eats at McDonald's. He's the guy who talks to the golfer and the caddy. But to make him into Hitler, it took a village of liars who had no intention of handing over power to Trump or any of the Americans who voted for him. But Trump's ordinary world was not politics. He was an outsider, the perfect hero to be plucked from one world and thrust into the special world, one he did not fully understand. Part Two - The Call to Adventure (refusing the call)The Hero is always reluctant to answer the call. Trump was asked again and again if he'd consider getting into politics. The answer was always no.Running for president seemed to be the last thing Trump had left to do and he knew that. He was right, in those early days, to say that America wasn't ready for people who tell it like it is. Part Three - Accepting the CallTrump, like so many others born outside of Manhattan, maintained a chip on his shoulder that drove him to not just become one of the Manhattan elites but to earn their respect. So it stung when Obama called him out and humiliated him in a room full of people who thought they were superior to Trump in every way. Obama was hitting back after the “birther conspiracy” most on the Left deemed “racist.” But really, he was playing his most powerful card — that he was accepted by the ruling class, and Trump was not.This set up the epic battle between the two men for the next decade, one Trump would ultimately win. Obama wasn't just accepted by the ruling class. He was their symbol of virtue. As wealth concentrated on the Left, what they, we, needed was absolution from our sins of privilege. Obama provided that. He was the closest thing we had to religion.By contrast, Trump represented our collective sins. If we could blot out the Sun, we could somehow deny those bad qualities in ourselves. That guy over there is the bad guy. We're not like that.But by 2015, Trump was finally ready. The Hero is always unprepared for what this step actually means. They might start the journey almost as a lark. But once they accept that fateful call, there can be no turning back. Trump famously vanquished his primary opponents, picking them off one by one as a country already addicted to reality shows watched this one. That's what it looked like, anyway. Every great reality show needs a great villain. And there was no more entertaining villain than Donald Trump.Who would dare talk to Jeb Bush like that?And who would dare talk to Hillary Clinton like that? Part Four - The Mentor and the TalismanTrump had several key mentors, including Roy Cohn and his father. But the one who matters most in Trump's Hero's Journey is Steve Bannon, who was busy building a populist movement that needed a tough leader like Trump. Here, Bannon talks about their first meeting.Bannon took the long view then and now. He'd read The Fourth Turning by Neil Howe and William Strauss. Ten years after the book was written, he lived through the 2008 financial crisis. Bannon made the movie Generation Zero about what was coming next. He has always had an eye on how America must land after the Fourth Turning - in the direction of populism, not globalism.On October 7, 2016, the infamous Access Hollywood tape dropped as an October surprise. As Bannon tells it, the wolves were at the door. Trump had a decision to make: a mea culpa with David Muir and ABC News or fight, fight, fight. Bannon is the Yoda to Trump's Luke Skywalker because he helped sculpt and guide the hero toward his ultimate goal. Though Trump pushed him out in his first term, Bannon remained loyal to Trump and even spent four months in Danbury prison. For Bannon, it's never been about Trump specifically but about guiding the ship in the right direction. He needed Trump then, and he needs him now.Part Five - Crossing the ThresholdFor Trump, the 2016 election was the threshold between the ordinary world and the special world, a win that shocked even him. Winning was supposed to mean that the American people accepted him as their president. He didn't understand why they were protesting in the streets, as they were saying he was “illegitimate” and #notmypresident. He won, after all, so why weren't they treating him that way?In 2016, those of us on the Left decided that this country, its culture, its government, and its institutions all belonged to us. If we proclaimed Trump a racist, Nazi, fascist and thus, rendered him ineligible to serve, we had every right to treat him and his supporters as unwanted invaders in our country.Part Six: Tests, Allies and EnemiesBeing a Trump ally is not for the faint of heart. He is no walk in the park, especially not then. He'll insult even those closest to him and spend much of his time in office antagonizing the press and the swamp creatures. But Trump's role was not to be liked by any of them. It was to represent the people who voted for him, as is. Nonetheless, the establishment government ate Trump alive in his first term because he wasn't a lawyer or a politician. He had to hit the ground running, and was met with oppositional forces who sought to sabotage, discredit, and ultimately push him out of power. It was a slow-moving coup, and Trump was no match for the empire. Nancy Pelosi ripped up the State of the Union. The Democrats took the House and impeached him two years into his first term, just as Steve Bannon had predicted. Trump's agenda to drain the swamp and close the border had to be pushed aside as he fought for his own reputation and his presidency.Part Seven - The ApproachFor Trump, The Approach was the 2020 election. Trump could see what the powerful forces that opposed him were doing to rig the election. Even I could see it as a Biden voter. It was not hard. Nothing made sense. What we would all find out much later is we didn't imagine it. They bragged about it in TIME Magazine. 2020 was one of the hardest years for Trump. He was in over his head and no one in DC or the media wanted to help him deal with the pandemic. They wanted — needed — him to fail, just as they needed the protests over the Summer to be bad enough to threaten Trump and his family.Trump caught COVID, survived it, and then went out and did five rallies per day in hopes of making up lost ground. He knew the pandemic crashed the economy, his strongest selling point for a second term. But his campaign was starting to move the needle. Why? Because the Left had lost its mind. The problem was they weren't playing by the rules of the game. They made up their own rules, and Trump was no match for him. All he had was his First Amendment right to have his and his supporters voices heard, which they did on January 6th as part of a mobilization effort by MAGA to protest the election. They called it “Stop the Steal.”But the riot at the Capitol was Check Mate. It was over. His court cases, his attempts to convince Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to debate the rule changes in court, his MAGA movement — all collapsed in an instant. How convenient that was for the empire.Had they left Trump alone and allowed him to enjoy the rest of his life in Mar-a-Lago, maybe things would have ended there. Maybe they would have actually won the war. But they weren't quite done with Trump, and he most certainly wasn't done with them. Part Eight - The Supreme OrdealBiden's incompetence became clear to Americans when the botched exit from Afghanistan woke everyone up to who was now the leader of the free world - someone who, despite a lifetime in government, did not listen to his military brass. 13 American soldiers dead, military equipment left behind, a humanitarian crisis left in its wake, it was a disaster.Biden's approval numbers crashed and they never recovered. To cover up for their failures, they leaned into corruption. They raided Mar-a-Lago. They indicted Trump four times. They convicted him on a bogus felony charge. And all the while, the idiots on MSNBC and the high-status voices were cheering them on. All they wanted — needed — to see was Trump, in an orange jumpsuit, frog-marched off to prison. All that did was ignite the Hero's Journey, making Trump the hero and, thus, instantly more popular. Everyone was rooting for him from the sidelines. He was a folk hero, a working-class hero, a hero of those mistreated by law enforcement. Only the ruling class couldn't see it - they had lost their connection to the reality of everyday American life and, thus, the ordinary world. And then came the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13th. Just days later, a wounded Trump walked onto the stage at the GOP convention and faced a large crowd for the first time.Trump had the wind at his back with his triumphant return to Butler, PA. Even though Americans had almost seen Trump's head blown off on live television, but for a miraculous turn of his head at just the right time, Trump brought the tragedy full circle by doing what he has always done. He turned it into a way to entertain the crowd. Trump picked up where he left off. “As I was saying…”Part Nine - The Reward What had been among the darkest days in American history, not just Trump's four years in office, the two impeachments, COVID and the lockdowns, the Summer of 2020, January 6th, and the weaponization of the DOJ and the criminal justice system became a celebration of hope and renewal. People who were consumed by hatred of Trump because they trusted the media now humanized him and were realizing for the first time how much they'd been lied to. It was something you could feel: minds and hearts changing gears, people waking up and seeing Trump differently. They were openly endorsing him, supporting him, and ultimately voting for him.He was hitting nothing but green lights, even if the villains of this story were still paralyzed by their fear and hatred of him. America was moving on. Part Ten - The Road BackThey can keep destroying themselves, trying to destroy him, but Trump's triumphant return was evident when he was invited to be the first president since Ronald Reagan to ring the bell at the NYSE. The city that made him now had no choice but to tip its hat.Part Eleven - Growth and AtonementWhat is so ultimately moving about this story isn't so much Trump himself but those standing behind him, sticking by him, his ride-or-die MAGA family. Trump has changed. He knows he defeated the most powerful and perhaps corrupt administration in American history, and there has to be eternal satisfaction in that. He rescued his legacy, his family's name, the Trump brand, and all of us Americans who were living under the dark cloud of madness and hysteria for much too long. But Trump's true redemption has to be how he showed his gratitude to those thrown away like human garbage by the ruling class but gave Trump the kind of love and support to carry him through the darkest days. Part Twelve - The ReturnTrump was never Citizen Kane. He was never the guy who wanted to be loved. He was raised to be a fighter and a winner. Maybe that wasn't what the country needed 20 years ago, but it is what the country needs right now, especially the young. He came along just in time to pull them out of their cocoons of fragility.Not just them, all of us. And that is why we need heroes and are so drawn in by the Hero's Journey. We need to see David go up against Goliath and win. We need to see the powerful forces of evil vanquished. We need to believe in them so we can believe in ourselves. And so now, those of us cast out of utopia can't stop saying those two words to remind us of what we just lived through: Trump won. Video Credits (non-youtube links):The Fighter, Jon KahnVictor Davis Hanson: Donald Trump is a Great Man of History (GBN News)The Hero's Journey, Marco Aslan34 year old Donald Trump asked if he'd ever run for President.Re-Live Donald Trump's Most Memorable TV Show and Movie CameosDonald Trump Teases a President Bid During a 1988 Oprah Show | The Oprah Winfrey Show | OWNA Portrait of Donald J. Trump, by Vic Berger & VICE NewsTrump's Road to the White House (full documentary) | FRONTLINEThe Kiffness (Eating the Dogs)If I'm missing any, let me know. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sashastone.substack.com/subscribe

Jeb Bush, the 43rd Governor of Florida and Chairman of ExcelinEd, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the state of school choice as 2025 begins.

In this episode: Since taking total control of state government 25 years ago, Florida Republicans have systematically rolled back reforms that once kept state courts independent. It was a project launched by Jeb Bush, expanded by Rick Scott, and that has now culminated under Ron DeSantis with a Florida Supreme Court that is a rubber stamp for the governor and Legislature — and a roadblock for anyone who dares to challenge them. Learn more about how it happened from Martin Dyckman, a Florida journalist and historian whose investigative reporting once exposed Supreme Court corruption and spurred some of the very reforms that have been undone.Show notes:Read this Dyckman column in the Sun-Sentinel explaining some of the history and changes in more detail.And if you want to do a truly deep dive into the subject, check out his book: A Most Disorderly Court: Scandal and Reform in the Florida Judiciary (and don't forget his biographies of Govs. Reubin Askew and Leroy Collins, too).Questions or comments? Send ‘em to Garcia.JasonR@gmail.comListen to the show: Apple | SpotifyWatch the show: YouTube Get full access to Seeking Rents at jasongarcia.substack.com/subscribe

In Berkeley Talks episode 214, former editors of the New York Times and the Washington Post, Dean Baquet and Marty Baron, evaluate how the media covered the 2024 U.S. presidential election and share thoughts on how journalists should effectively cover Donald Trump's second term. In 2016, the New York Times was shocked that Trump won, because they didn't understand that the country was “ready to elect a Donald Trump,” said Baquet at a UC Berkeley Journalism event on Nov. 13. But, he said, he thinks the coverage of the most recent election was much better. “My argument would be that, and people have trouble accepting this, but all of the stuff you know about Donald Trump — his abuse of the tax structure that David Fahrenthold wrote about, his taxes and his tax dodges that the New York Times, including David Barstow, wrote about, the allegations of women, all of the things that became controversies about Donald Trump — were written about in the American press, and the American people voted Donald Trump in anyway. So I actually think the press did a much better job. How do you think the press performed this election?”“Well, I think there was a lot of good work,” responded Baron. “I would say this: When people asked me, ‘How did we do?' in 2016, I said that our problem predated 2016. Our problem is that we did not understand America well enough to understand that this country would produce a candidate like Donald Trump.“We did not understand the level of rancor and grievance against elites, including, and maybe particularly, the press, to understand that they didn't want Jeb Bush, who was called the front-runner at one point. They wanted exactly the opposite of Jeb Bush. They wanted somebody who was not part of governing the ruling elites, the political families. They wanted somebody who was going to go to Washington, basically be an arsonist, burn everything down, punch people in the face. And that's what they elected. And we didn't capture that. We didn't understand the country well enough. I do think that we suffered from the same problem this time.”“But this time, people knew that there was a good chance he'd win,” said Baquet. “There was a good chance he would win, but I don't think people anticipated that he would win as decisively as he has,” said Baron. “And they didn't understand that he would win in the voting segments that he won, to the degree that he did, among Black Americans, among Latinos, among even women, among you name it. To win all of the swing states, I don't think that that was anticipated at all.“And so, I don't think we detected that level of desire for a change. And to me, that is, I think we need to work harder at really understanding the country.”Listen to the episode and read the transcript on UC Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu/podcasts).Music by Blue Dot Sessions.UC Berkeley photo by Marlena Telvick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil/Ferall Crossover: Neil's former friend Jeff Rimer talk, banking troubles, one website is reporting that Florida Congresswoman (and former Florida Secretary of State) Katherine Harris has died in a plane crash, Jeb Bush visiting Toronto, Ferrall sucking Neil's ass, dead celebrity and movie talk. Trying to verify the Katherine Harris plane crash, eventually, her office confirms she's alive and well. Paragraph from Hillary Clinton's book. Singing the praises of Amazon.com. More talk on banking troubles. Michael Savage fired from MSNBC. Buddy Ebsen and Rangers hockey player dead. Movie talk. Yesterday's Poll by Jorge: What's up your ass? Today's Poll: Which of these female celebrities do you most strongly believe is a dyke?

pWotD Episode 2749: 2016 United States presidential election Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 225,331 views on Sunday, 10 November 2024 our article of the day is 2016 United States presidential election.The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former secretary of state and First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton and Virginia junior senator Tim Kaine, in what was considered one of the biggest political upsets in American history. It was the fifth and most recent presidential election in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote. It was also the sixth and most recent presidential election in U. S. history in which both major party candidates were registered in the same home state; the others have been in 1860, 1904, 1920, 1940, and 1944.Incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama was ineligible to pursue a third term due to the term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Clinton secured the nomination over U. S. senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and became the first female presidential nominee of a major American political party. Trump emerged as his party's front-runner amidst a wide field of candidates in the Republican primary, defeating, among other candidates, U. S. senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio and governors John Kasich and Jeb Bush. Trump's right-wing populist, nationalist campaign, which promised to "Make America Great Again" and opposed political correctness, illegal immigration, and many United States free-trade agreements, garnered extensive free media coverage due to Trump's inflammatory comments. Clinton emphasized her extensive political experience, denounced Trump and many of his supporters as a "basket of deplorables", bigots, and extremists, and advocated the expansion of president Barack Obama's policies, racial, LGBT, and women's rights, and inclusive capitalism.The tone of the general election campaign was widely characterized as divisive, negative, and troubling. Trump faced controversy over his views on race and immigration, incidents of violence against protesters at his rallies, and numerous sexual misconduct allegations including the Access Hollywood tape. Clinton's popularity and public image were tarnished by concerns about her ethics and trustworthiness, and a controversy and subsequent FBI investigation regarding her improper use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state, which received more media coverage than any other topic during the campaign. Clinton led in almost every nationwide and swing-state poll, with some predictive models giving Clinton over a 90 percent chance of winning.On Election Day, Trump over-performed his polls, winning several key swing states, while losing the popular vote by 2.87 million votes. Trump received the majority in the Electoral College and won upset victories in the Democratic-leaning Rust Belt states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The pivotal victory in this region, which Trump won by fewer than 80,000 votes in the three states with the combined 46 electoral votes, was considered the catalyst that won him the Electoral College vote. Trump's surprise victories were perceived to have been assisted by Clinton's lack of campaigning in the region, the rightward shift of the white working class, and the influence of Sanders–Trump voters who refused to back her after Bernie Sanders dropped out. Ultimately, Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton 227, as two faithless electors defected from Trump and five from Clinton. Trump flipped six states that had voted Democratic in 2012: Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, as well as Maine's 2nd congressional district. Trump was the first president with neither prior public service nor military experience. With ballot access to the entire national electorate, Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson received nearly 4.5 million votes (3.27%), the highest nationwide vote share for a third-party candidate since Ross Perot in 1996, while Green Party nominee Jill Stein received almost 1.45 million votes (1.06%). Independent candidate Evan McMullin received 21.4% of the vote in his home state of Utah, the highest share of the vote for a non-major party candidate in any state since 1992.On January 6, 2017, the United States Intelligence Community concluded that the Russian government had interfered in the 2016 elections, and that it did so in order to "undermine public faith in the U. S. democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency". A Special Counsel investigation of alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign began in May 2017, and ended in March 2019. The investigation concluded that Russian interference in favor of Trump's candidacy occurred "in sweeping and systematic fashion" but it "did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government".This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:58 UTC on Monday, 11 November 2024.For the full current version of the article, see 2016 United States presidential election on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Kimberly.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comDamon is a political writer with a must-read substack, Notes from the Middleground. He's been the editor of First Things and a senior correspondent at The Week, and he's the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test. Back when we were both at Newsweek / Daily Beast, he edited my essays, so we've been friends for a while. We also both belong to the camp of conflicted moderates — and look like doppelgängers. The poor guy gets mistaken for me sometimes.Damon was on the Dishcast right after the 2022 midterms, so he's back to discuss the results of this election. For two clips of our convo — if we should be more afraid of Trump this time around, and the effect of woke culture on men — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: Trump going from an “absolute joke” to a world historical figure; his uncanny instincts; how he activated an ignored demographic in 2016; telling Jeb Bush that his brother didn't keep us safe; W's wars; neocons like John Podhoretz; Trump's gains with Hispanic and black voters; the backlash against elites; South Park Conservatives; the end of Reagan Republicans; how Trump's first win felt like a fluke; his smart team this time; Covid lockdowns and BLM; MeToo excesses and DEI; the immigration surge under Biden as a gift to Trump; liberals who see borders as immoral; the hideous talk about Springfield and migrant crime; the left's “racism” slur; the Hispanic backlash over “Latinx”; legal immigrants opposed to illegals; the 1924 and 1965 laws; how asylum law takes sovereignty from citizens; the threat of Stephen Miller; deportation camps, violent protests, and martial law; how Dems could flatter Trump to tame him; Obama's progressivism restrained by realism; Niebuhr; how skepticism over Ukraine is deemed “pro Putin”; how Ukraine didn't move the electorate; the “fascism” debate; Harris and Trump both running ads on both sides of Israel/Gaza; the gaslighting over Biden's decline; inflation and fuzzy memories of Trump's economy; Harris courting Haley voters with Liz Cheney; her not-terrible but tepid run; “opportunity economy” and other blather; how her abortion strategy didn't work; her cowardice with the press and new media; Trump's success with podcasts; how he became a funny grandpa figure; barstool conservatives; his trans ads in the final stretch; and Vance as the future heir.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: Anderson Cooper on grief, Reihan Salam on the evolution of the GOP, David Greenberg on his new bio of John Lewis, Christine Rosen on humanness in a digital world, and Mary Matalin on anything but politics. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

Friends with John and his family for years, Dick Batchelor is a former Florida House of Representatives, and a respected local political leader in Orange County. They discuss Dick's new book, "Building Bridges in Toxic Political Times," which in keeping with the title, is endorsed by both Former President Bill Clinton and former Governor Jeb Bush.

Campaign updates and China. Find us on Youtube. The presidential campaign has hit the swing states in full force. We welcome Mike Murphy, who spent many years as a campaign manager, to talk about what's happening on the road. Then, Jonathan Schanzer joins us to consider China's recent military posturing and its powerful axis of adversaries.    GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Email us with your favorite segment from today's show at podcasts@christianitytoday.com. Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. Leave a comment in Spotify with your feedback on the discussion—we may even respond! ABOUT THE GUESTS:  Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party's most successful political media consultants, having handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns. He served as a top campaign messaging and political strategist for Sen. John McCain's historic Straight Talk Express Presidential campaign in 2000, and also for successful gubernatorial candidates Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tommy Thompson, and John Engler. In 2020 he served as a key strategist for Republican Voters Against Trump. He currently cohosts the popular weekly politics podcast Hacks on Tap with David Axelrod, which boasts over 14 million downloads to date.  Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he oversees the work of the organization's experts and scholars. He is also on the leadership team of FDD's Center on Economic and Financial Power. He previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury, where he played an integral role in the designation of numerous terrorist financiers. Schanzer has written hundreds of articles, monographs, and chapters for edited volumes on the Middle East. His book, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, is still the only book on the market that analyzes the ongoing Palestinian civil war. Schanzer testifies often before Congress and publishes widely in the American and international media. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, Al-Arabiya, and Al-Jazeera. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BOB SHRUM AND MICHAEL MURPHY are arguably amongst the mostrespected and experienced political analysts and pundits of our time.Both have extensive experience working on numerous presidentialcampaigns over the past many decades. In conversation with PattMorrison of the LA Times, who has won the Pulitzer, six Emmys and adozen Golden Mike awards, Bob and Mike will share their honest andalways insightful thoughts and predictions about the upcomingelections.Bob, a Democratic consultant, consulted to the George McGovern,Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, to the Gore-Lieberman and Kerry-Edwardscampaigns. He strategized 30 winning Senate campaigns, 8 winninggubernatorial campaigns, and for scores of winning mayoralcampaigns in every major city in America. Currently, Bob is theDirector of the Center for the Political Future and the Carmen H. andLouis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics at the University ofSouthern California (USC).Mike, a Republican consultant, consulted to John McCain, MittRomney, Jeb Bush, Tommy Thompson, Arnold Schwarzenegger,Christie Whitman, and many more at all levels of government. Mike, avocal critic of MAGA and Donald Trump, is Co-Director of the USCCenter for the Political Future.

On Tuesday 16th June 2015, Donald Trump, flanked by Melania, came down the escalator at Trump Tower and before a crowded atrium announced that he would be running for president. Famous for being a businessman and the host of The Apprentice, everybody wrote him off. This was just a gimmick, he couldn't win. However, he quickly established himself as the favorite for the nomination. Radical, straight-talking, and entertaining, he energized large sections of the Republican base. He blew away arch-establishment figures like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, and the more radical anti-Washington candidate Ted Cruz. Despite being a polarising figure right from the start, he turned the party upside down and on Tuesday 19th July 2016, Donald Trump was declared the official Republican Presidential candidate with 14,000,000 votes, the most received by any candidate in Republican primary history. In the first episode of The Rest is Politics: US series on How Donald Trump Won the White House, listen as Anthony and Katty look at how he won the Republican nomination and changed the party forever. Become a Founding Member Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, gain early access to all episodes of our mini series, and get a bonus members-only Q&A episode every week, starting in October! Just head to therestispoliticsus.com to sign up today. Instagram: @RestPoliticsUS Twitter: @RestPoliticsUS Email: TRIPUS@goalhanger.com Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell Social Producer: Jess Kidson Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Producer: Fiona Douglas Writer and Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason and Alex explain the implications for global order of the first, and possibly onl,y 2024 Presidential Candidates Debate btw Harris and Trump. It was like a legendary heavyweight boxing match between a woman auditioning to be the mega-orderer-in-chief and the most well established disorderer the world has ever scene. And it ended in a more dramatic fashion than even an epic Howard Cosell play-by-play: Down goes Frazier, Down goes Frazier.     Trump acknowledged that he cannot go against Putin's wishes, that he does not want the Ukrainians to win the war; and then when taunted by Kamala about the small ‘crowd-size' at his rallies, Trump simply imploded: spewing grievance-filled conspiratorial lies about Haitian Migrants eating dogs in Springfield, Ohio, that Democrats order doctors to kill babies after birth, and that the Biden-Harris administration gives transgender transition surgeries to illegal aliens.    We at the Disorder Pod don't want to count chickens before they are hatched, but were both favourably surprised by Kamala's performance. As we pointed out in Ep 65, she does portray herself in a rigid, prosecutorial vibe and has been weak at explaining the specifics of her programmes. She might play identity cards a bit much for some middle-aged white males. And yet!, Sept 10, 2024 may go down in history as the first time that an opposing politician beat Donald J. Trump at the game of television. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Jeb Bush failed at it in the 2016 Republican Primary. Hillary and Biden may have won debates against him but they never beat him at the game of television. Whereas, Harris made Trump look like a buffoon and she successfully baited and taunted him on live TV before tens of millions. She made the contrast extremely clear: that she wishes to Order the American economy and the world, while Trump wishes to Disorder it.    Show Notes Links:    Read Alex's Byline Times Article, ‘A Stumbling Trump Receives a Well-Deserved Shellacking at the First Presidential Debate': https://bylinetimes.com/2024/09/11/donald-trump-kamala-harris-debate-president-receives-shellacking-at-the-first-presidential-showdown/    Listen to Mehdi Hassan on the Guardian pod explain Gish-Galloping and how Donald Trump's debate strategy usually works and how it can be (and was defeated): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/today-in-focus/id1440133626?i=1000668961270                 Listen to the 538 on the history Presidential Debates and how much they have swung the polls in the past: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fivethirtyeight-politics/id1077418457?i=1000668933282    Listen to our take on Harris's weaknesses with white men from yesterday here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MtV4SS0QjAQGN5p9distS?go=1&sp_cid=40c19a23f8ed49573a18b2bb3c9b9b95&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=c462b99a0ae7432c   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Donald Trump made a shocking pledge over the weekend to prosecute and imprison anyone involved in the 2020 election that he still claims was stolen from him. This means, according to Trump, that lawyers, politicians, and even members of the media who deny the election was stolen could face criminal prosecution for angering him. He's telling us right now that he'll weaponize the government against his enemies, and we should take that seriously.Also, Alina Habba is using talking points straight from Russia to downplay the recent DOJ indictments alleging that a group of podcasters were being paid by individuals with ties to Russia to spread propaganda (though the podcasters themselves were not accused of any wrongdoing - they were just useful idiots.) But Habba also downplayed other evidence of Russia's interference in the US while trying to make a big deal out of things that fizzled out - like the Durham investigation.And Kimberly Guilfoyle, the longtime fiancee of Donald Trump, Jr., gave a speech over the weekend that didn't go well at all. At one point, Giulfoyle was forced to pull a Jeb Bush when she told the audience that they were supposed to clap at something she had just said. The reason she ended up begging people to clap was because the bored crowd had remained mostly silent throughout the entire speech and she had apparently had enough of the embarrassment.Finally, Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump - who happens to be a mental health professional - called out her uncle's worsening mental state, as well as the media's complete failure to give the issue the coverage that it deserves. At one point, Mary Trump went as far as to say that her uncle is "dementing," meaning that it is likely, given the family history, that he could be suffering from the onset of dementia. Mary has insider knowledge that few others possess, and along with her formal education and training, she is an absolute expert on the mental state of her uncle. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron's content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalancedFollow Farron on social media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalancedTwitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalancedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalancedTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=enText and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories!

This week on The Bulletin, we check in on the presidential election with Mike Murphy (political consultant), review the Taliban's new code of laws with Luma Simms (fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center), and consider how we can care for our souls in hard times with Sheila Wise Rowe (author of Young, Gifted, and Black). GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. Leave a comment in Spotify with your feedback on the discussion—we may even respond! TODAY'S GUESTS: Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party's most successful political media consultants, having handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns. He served as a top campaign messaging and political strategist to Sen. John McCain's historic “Straight Talk Express” presidential campaign in 2000, and also for successful gubernatorial candidates Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tommy Thompson, and John Engler. In 2020, he served as a key strategist for Republican Voters Against Trump. He currently cohosts the popular weekly politics podcast Hacks on Tap with David Axelrod, which boasts over 14 million downloads to date. Sheila Wise Rowe is a graduate of Tufts University and Cambridge College with a master's degree in counseling psychology. She has over 30 years of experience as a Christian counselor, spiritual director, educator, writer, and speaker. Sheila has counseled women, children, couples, and emerging and established leaders and has taught counseling in Massachusetts; Paris, France; virtually; and for a decade in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she also ministered to homeless and abused women and children. Sheila's essays can be found in numerous blogs, newspapers, journals, and books. In 2020 she authored the award-winning book, Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience. Recently she wrote Young, Gifted, and Black: A Journey of Lament and Celebration and has coauthored the soon-to-release Healing Leadership Trauma. Luma Simms is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she studies the life and thought of immigrants. As a humanist writer, she publishes on a broad range of topics with a focus on the human (individual and communal), ethical, religious, and philosophical dimensions of immigration. She is particularly concerned with the crisis of rootlessness, identity, and dehumanization. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today's editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rundown -   Intro - 00:35   Tim Miller - 06:56   Troubadour Dave Gunders - 50:54   "Louisiana Goodbye" by Dave Gunders - 59:45   Outro - 01:07:01   Political savant Tim Miller is ubiquitous on our screens now. He's a Regis High School graduate and one of the hottest broadcasters in the world. Cable News loves his commentary and he's a major podcast breakout star via The Bulwark. https://podcast.thebulwark.com/guests/tim-miller   Tim Miller was the communications director for the Jeb Bush for President campaign in 2016. Donald Trump took down Jeb, and we discuss how the Bush family feels now and if they'll speak out against Trump. Tim Miller takes on Donald Trump with brilliant commentary and analysis. He was in the belly of the GOP beast.   After the June presidential debate, this podcast and others demanded Biden pass the torch. Other podcasters like Ezra Klein, Pod Save America, and David Axelrod led the national charge. But no podcaster/pundit outdid Tim Miller, who used his massive daily Bulwark platform and persuasive skills to make change happen. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/enough-with-the-biden-psychodrama   Tim Miller describes his upbringing and how he barely survived his Regis High years with long commutes on C-470. Jesuit education was a family tradition, and he always attended parochial schools. Miller also made the acquaintance of Colorado Governor Bill Owens, with whom he maintains good relations.   Miller saves his most effusive praise for Governor Jared Polis. The two are gay trailblazers in public life and know each other well. Tim Miller, his husband, and their children live in New Orleans for good reasons. Miller returns to Colorado frequently for family, skiing, Red Rocks, and the Denver Nuggets.   Nikola Jokic's status as the best player in the world is undisputed. Nuggets' love runs deep in this show. But harsh disaffection is expressed for the Nuggets' owner Stan Kroenke who has deprived Denver of seeing our MVP on Comcast for way years now. Tim Miller rips Stan Kroenke.   Also disappointing is the MAGA support by Larry Mizel, a prominent Colorado billionaire who has joined Team Trump along with Miriam Adelson and other rich Jews. Host and guest ponder why prominent Colorado Republicans won't just say no to Trump. Any Netanyahu-Trump plans should not be trusted.   We trust our show's Troubadour, Dave Gunders, every week to supply the perfect song. "Louisiana Goodbye" is a poignant tale of a Bayou family that loves their home but cannot escape a hurricane. It is a story of persistence. We reviewed and enjoyed another positive week for Harris-Walz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6-zTmFm2KA

Negotiations are underway in Doha to end the war in Gaza, but no one from Hamas is there. The Washington Post's John Hudson tells us more. Then, some Republicans are calling for former President Donald Trump's campaign to reset. Tim Miller, former communications director for Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign, weighs in. And, grief and loss, chronic illness, isolation and dementia are all risk factors that can make seniors prone to depression. Patrick Raue of the University of Washington AIMS Center joins us to discuss how mental health issues show up in seniors and what we can do to help.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The New Abnormal team believes that J.D. Vance is proving to be the Republicans' new Jeb Bush.  Plus! Journalist Joe Conason joins the podcast to talk about his new book, The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jordan's kids are back in school, IN JULY! Deadpool & Wolverine reviews. 2024 Olympics are here. San Diego Comic Con updates. Yellowstone National Park erupts. Alex Lace 'Kamala' comment. Chuck Schumer pulls a Jeb Bush. Picklesburgh. Zack Snyder "director's cut". Skibidi Toilet is complete garbage. VIDEO EPISODE on YOUTUBE  www.youtube.com/@itseriknagel AUDIO EPISODE: IHeartRadio | Apple | Spotify Social Media: @itseriknagel

Joe Biden passes the torch. Media attempts to rebrand Kamala Harris by denying her role as "Border Czar". Chuck Schumer has a Jeb Bush moment. Andy Biggs, Michael Whatley, Abel Maldonado and Jill Norgaard join the show.

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, aka Majid Padellan, and co-host Broadcaster Kenny Hesse dive into the seismic shift in the political world as President Biden steals momentum with his EPIC chess move of withdrawing from the race and passing the torch to his VP Kamala Harris for the 2024 election.  Subscribe to our Patreon here, where paid members will get access to exclusive portions of this show. patreon.com/reallyamericanmedia Our show's website link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/defiant-really-american/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defiant/id1750778684 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bevDEu2G5DhgL96zVljGr iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-defiant-183346621/ Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d8af965c-eabc-459b-ae8a-67110652ff8b  Welcome to another episode of Defiant, where it seems each week we have another unprecedented event to cover. Of course this week we'll be talking about how the Presidential race was completely upended, and how it is already working in Democrat's favor.  “The democratic party was basically infused with B12, just a shot in the arm,” Brooklyn Dad said. “I've never seen the party as excited as it is now.” We'll compare JD Vance to Jeb Bush, run through the pro's and con's on the list of potential VP nominees, and absolutely dismantle some of the GOP and right-wing media attacks on Kamala Harris. Our hosts share their feelings of lingering shock from hearing the news that President Biden was stepping out of the race, and share our biggest fears about the campaign ahead. We'll also talk about how the right-wing media has already started unleashing some of the same sexist and racist attacks on Kamala that they used on Hillary Clinton in 2016. Kenny predicts just how poorly Donald will fare against Kamala Harris in a head-to-head matchup, and he doesn't mince any words. “We knew from the beginning of the first Trump candidacy,” he said, “that this guy was completely unqualified, regardless of his mental state. All of the people in his administration have said he has no idea what he's doing. You have all of this evidence...that this guy is suffering from clear symptoms of not only dementia, But malignant narcissism.” Brooklyn Dad has a promise for the trolls who spread lies and propaganda about Kamala Harris. “I'm gonna pick and choose my battles,” he said. “But I'm not sitting back and letting them attack our candidate. I am going back at them as hard as possible. And it's not difficult because now who's the old man running?” And as always, you are NOT going to want to miss the winner of this week's You Raggedy Bish award. 

As she ramps up her bid to become POTUS, Democrats are getting behind Kamala Harris, and we aren't just talking about Willie Brown. Chuck Schumer has a humiliating Jeb Bush moment as he tries to rally support around the Harris campaign. Meanwhile, Joe Biden makes his first appearance since his COVID diagnosis, and he seems surprised when a reporter asks him why he dropped out of the 2024 race. Donald Trump settles the "golf debate" after playing incredibly well with pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau. And we are joined by comedian and actor David Koechner, best known for his roles in "The Office" and "Anchorman," as his stand-up comedy tour comes to town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As she ramps up her bid to become POTUS, Democrats are getting behind Kamala Harris, and we aren't just talking about Willie Brown. Chuck Schumer has a humiliating Jeb Bush moment as he tries to rally support around the Harris campaign. Meanwhile, Joe Biden makes his first appearance since his COVID diagnosis, and he seems surprised when a reporter asks him why he dropped out of the 2024 race. Donald Trump settles the "golf debate" after playing incredibly well with pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau. And we are joined by comedian and actor David Koechner, best known for his roles in "The Office" and "Anchorman," as his stand-up comedy tour comes to town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Kamala Harris campaign announced that in the 36 hours since President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, it had raised a record-breaking $100 million dollars. Republicans have numbers to match: after his conviction in May on fraud charges, Donald Trump's campaign hauled in $141 million. But how will this money be used by the campaigns? As part of our Doing Democracy series examining how our political system works, we talk to experts and operatives about what the 2024 presidential election ground game might look like this cycle – is targeting voters the same game it used to be? And we'll hear from you: How will you participate in November? Vote? Volunteer? Donate? All of the above? Guests: Yasmin Radjy, Executive Director, Swing Left and Vote Forward Mindy Romero, founder and director, Center for Inclusive Democracy, formerly the California Civic Engagement Project Teddy Goff, co-founder and managing partner, Precision Strategies. Goff was the digital director for the 2012 Obama campaign; in 2008, Goff managed the Obama campaign state digital efforts. Tim Miller, host, The Bulwark. Miller was previously senior advisor to the Our Principles PAC. He served as the 2016 communications director for Jeb Bush, and is a former spokesman for the Republican National Committee. He is the author of “Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell.”

John is joined by a trio of prominent if disaffected (or fully lapsed) Republican strategists: former Trump White House staffer and current co-host of The View and political analyst for CNN, Alyssa Farah Griffin; former chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, co-founder of The Weekly Standard, and editor-at-large of The Bulwark, Bill Kristol; and former Jeb Bush adviser and Republican National Committee spokesman turned host of The Bulwark Podcast and Not My Party on Snapchat, Tim Miller. At the close of a jubilant G.O.P. convention in Milwaukee, they discuss the political implications of the failed attempt to assassinate Donald Trump, Trump's efforts to recast himself as a kinder, gentler Emperor of the MAGA-sphere, and the continuing crisis in the Democratic Party over the fate of Joe Biden's reelection bid. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode we unpack what has actually happened in American politics (up and down the ballot) since the presidential debate, we explore Biden's options (which are not binary), what it tells us about public service in America, and how allies and adversaries abroad might be watching these events unfold. Mike Murphy has worked on 26 GOP gubernatorial and US Senate races across the country, including 12 wins in Blue States. He was a top strategist for John McCain, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He's a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC. He's co-host of the critically acclaimed "Hacks on Tap" podcast. Mike is also co-director of the University of Southern California's Center for the Political Future. He's also the CEO of the EV Politics Project (evpolitics.org). Find Mike's podcast, Hacks on Tap, here: https://www.hacksontap.com/ Published pieces we discuss in this episode: “This Isn't All Joe Biden's Fault” by Ezra Klein, THE NEW YORK TIMES: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/opinion/biden-debate-convention.html “Biden Goes Global” by Seth Mandel, COMMENTARY MAGAZINE: https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/biden-panic-goes-global/ “Biden's Presidential Debate Fiasco May Tempt U.S. Foes in the Mideast to Test His Resolve” by Amos Harel, HAARETZ: https://tinyurl.com/3f5kyu5f

Debate review, the future of Electric Vehicles, and Gender Youth Medicine In this episode of The Bulletin, Russell Moore, Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss last night's first presidential debate. Then, NBC news analyst Mike Murphy joins us to talk about the future of electric vehicles. Finally, gender youth medicine is a highly controversial topic both inside and outside the church. Mark Yarhouse and Rebecca McLaughlin join us to talk about the Cass Review and how Christians can respond to children wrestling with issues of gender identity. Today's Guests: Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party's most successful political media consultants, having handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful Gubernatorial and Senatorial campaigns. He served as a top campaign messaging and political strategist to Sen. John McCain's historic Straight Talk Express Presidential campaign in 2000, and also for successful gubernatorial candidates Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tommy Thompson, and John Engler. In 2020 he served as a key strategist for Republican Voters Against Trump. He currently co-hosts the popular weekly politics podcast “Hacks on Tap” with David Axelrod, which boasts over 14 million downloads to date.  Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in conflicts tied to religious identity and sexual and gender identity. He assists people who are navigating the complex relationship between their sexual or gender identity and Christian faith. He runs the Sexual and Gender Identity (SGI) Institute at Wheaton College, and is an award-winning teacher and researcher. He was a past participant with the Ethics and Public Policy Center think tank in Washington, DC, and he was named Senior Fellow with the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities to conduct a study of students navigating sexual identity concerns at Christian colleges and universities. He has been a consultant to the National Institute of Corrections to address issues facing sexual minorities in corrections, and he was part of a consensus panel from the American Psychological Association on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts that convened to provide input to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in Washington, DC. He is currently the Chair of the task force on LGBT issues for Division 36 (Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) of the American Psychological Association. Rebecca McLaughlin holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill Seminary in London. She is the author of several books, including Confronting Christianity, The Secular Creed, Jesus Through the Eyes of Women, and Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?.  “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Leslie Thompson Editing and Mix: TJ Hester Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode, the RCAD talk about wax, candles, & poo pourri, the debate & getting old. Nick brings up the documentaries “Remembering Gene Wilder” and “Brats.” Chris is getting back into Wrestling. We also discuss The Apple Show “Presumed Innocent” and the return of “The Bear.” Some baseball talk and how YouTube makes things easier.Become a Patron at JayandJack.comWrite us an email at RCADCast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram at RCADCastAnd leave us an iTunes Review

On this week’s episode, the RCAD talk about wax, candles, & poo pourri, the debate & getting old. Nick brings up the documentaries “Remembering Gene Wilder” and “Brats.” Chris is getting back into Wrestling. We also discuss The Apple Show “Presumed Innocent” and the return of “The Bear.” Some baseball talk and how YouTube makes […]

On this week's episode, the RCAD talk about wax, candles, & poo pourri, the debate & getting old. Nick brings up the documentaries “Remembering Gene Wilder” and “Brats.” Chris is getting back into Wrestling. We also discuss The Apple Show “Presumed Innocent” and the return of “The Bear.” Some baseball talk and how YouTube makes things easier.Become a Patron at JayandJack.comWrite us an email at RCADCast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram at RCADCastAnd leave us an iTunes Review

On this week's episode, host Johanna Maska speaks with a political panel featuring Samantha Dravis, who worked in the Bush and Trump administrations, Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark podcast and former Communications Director for Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign, and Joan Kato who worked with President Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders. They discuss frustration with the two-party system and how Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s candidacy could impact the election, politics in our judicial system, the behavior of political leaders, and which ones are doing a good job staying high when the other side goes so low. Plus, the panel debates the high cost of living and whether the average voter is not "feeling" the economy despite record-low unemployment and positive economic data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone keeps claiming that Nikki Haley is “performing well” in primary states despite having already dropped out of the Republican race. That's not true, and even a cursory look at 2016's data, as well as understanding semi-open primaries, explains that.Transcript (automatically generated): Well, happy Monday morning. Monday, May 13, 2024. And the reason I'm doing it this way and embedding this audio for you instead of just writing down my thoughts as I usually do is, number one, I can tell that more and more people want video and more and more people want audio instead of just written word. So I'm catering to you lowest common denominator people. I'm not doing the video right now because it's 08:00 in the morning, I'm in my bathrobe, and I haven't brushed my hair. So you're gonna have to deal with the audio for now.The thing I wanted to jump on here and talk about really quickly, and I thought this was only going to be a little bit of a flash in the pan over the last week. But it turns out that a lot of people keep spreading this, let's call it disinformation because it is. There are countless headlines that I've seen over the course of the last few days that say, oh, my goodness, Nikki Haley took 20% of the vote in Indiana in the primary. There are just so many mentions of these sorts of stories. The Wall Street Journal had one this morning which really got my goat up, which is why I'm here. I'm here even before having my first slice of raisin toast this morning. Those of you who follow me on X will understand that reference. Latest obsession of mine.Newsweek has something, ABC has something, and I even got a message from somebody whose work I follow in the political sphere recently who said, oh, my goodness, you know, did you see all this Nikki Haley stuff? What do you make of it? I said, what are you talking about? They said, well, she got 20% of the vote in Indiana. That's terrible for Donald Trump, isn't it? I said, did you go back and look and compare and contrast that to the 2016 primary results? Now, obviously not the same situation, but did you even try to see what's going on using historical precedent? And the answer was no. And I couldn't believe it. Well, maybe I'm just that naive, but I couldn't believe you just wouldn't load up the Wikipedia page or the New York Times Indiana primary results page from May 3, 2016. But they hadn't. They didn't. And they didn't want to sort of contextualize what happened in Indiana just a couple of days ago. That was May 10. We're now May 13. Or rather, the last update to the results was May 10. We're now May 13. And people are still talking about this.So let me go through it very quickly but comprehensively so that people understand that Nikki Haley is not getting one-fifth of the vote in the Republican primary in Indiana.Now, having said all of that, Nikki Haley got one-fifth of the vote in the Indiana presidential primary, the Republican primary. However, the things you need to understand for that number to make any sense are threefold. Number one, there's nobody else in the race apart from her and Donald Trump there. You had a situation where it's not an open, open primary, but it's not a closed primary. It's what they call a semi-closed, semi-open primary. And so you do have the ability for independents and Democrats to change their affiliation and cast their votes appropriately. Now, we know this has been happening in the past. We know this has happened for a long time. Over the course of the early part of this year. I even wrote an article about it on February 25, if you want to go and look that up. It's called 40% of Republicans didn't vote against Trump. In South Carolina, Obama operatives used Democrat voters to boost her. And in this article, it's not too long. Impressed with myself. These things can get lengthy when you go into the details, but I went into the detail on this group Primary Pivot, which is another one of these groups convened by Lincoln Project types.It's actually conceived by an ex Obama era USAID staffer called Kenneth Schlafler. And they were effectively en masse, texting, emailing, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in Super Tuesday states to send to Democrats the message that, hey, you can re-register as a Republican and vote against Donald Trump. And a lot of people did that. And that was the source of a lot of votes for Trump's opponents in the GOP primaries on the run up to Super Tuesday were, in fact, Democrats. I know a lot of you already know that. Just to reiterate that in the context of Indiana, there will be, of course, people who had done that on the run up to Indiana, hoping that they would be able to make a difference. And I suspect a significant chunk of that is reflected in those Indiana results.The second part you need to understand is how primaries work. The idea of a primary isn't necessarily for the leading contender to take 100% of the vote, otherwise, there wouldn't be anybody else in that race. And when you look at the results from 2016 as an example, before the race had been settled, of course, so you have to take that into consideration. You see how I actually give you both sides of my point, rather than just like, oh, well, of course, you know, Indiana was. Was so much for Nikki Haley. It's unbelievable. Should just make her the nominee now. Right? So, in 2016, Donald Trump got 53% of the vote in Indiana. I compare that to 2024, where he got 79% of the vote in Indiana. Ted Cruz, by the way, that was in 2016. 590,000 votes. In 2024, it was 461,000 votes. Now, hold that in your mind, because you might be thinking like a lot of these people seem to be thinking in the corporate press. And beyond that. Oh, my goodness, Donald Trump's numbers of votes have gone down. Yeah, he's already effectively the nominee. People don't go out. People don't turn out if they think the race is turned up already. Already sewn up. Sorry. And I think, actually, the 46, 460,000 people turning out to vote for Trump obviously secured 58 delegates for himself in that process. Nikki. Haiti, by the way, securing zero.I think that's still quite a large number of people who turned out. I'll get into that more. Ted Cruz in 2016. 406,000 votes. And 36%. John Kasich. 83,000 votes. 7.6%. Ben Carson, 9000. Jeb Bush, six and a half thousand. Marco Rubio. 5100. Rand Paul, 4200. Chris Christie, 1700. Carly Fiorina. Who remembers Carly Fiorina? Not me. 1491 votes. Now, in 2016, Ted Cruz carried. I'm gonna butcher these American names. Elkhart County, Whitley County, Allen County, Wells County, and Adams County. Donald Trump carried all of those this year as well. And, in fact, if you want to break down on a county by county level, um, Fort Wayne, I suppose, uh, which would be Allen County. This is the other thing about American counties. And everything that I don't understand is the counties are rarely named for and after the major towns in those counties, or vice versa. Um, and Marion county, which is, uh, Indianapolis, really saw some of the largest votes for, um, Nikki Haley in those areas, which. Which, you know, these are. These are more densely packed, more city-type areas. And so you will understand what I mean when I say that it is more likely for independents, moderates, and Democrats, in fact, to register as Republicans and vote for somebody other than Donald Trump in those areas. But you see what happened in Indiana in 2016. You had a total turnout there. Gosh, that is a lot, isn't it? You had a total turnout there of 1.1 million. You had a total turnout in Indiana in 2024 of just. Just under 600,000. And that is specifically because it's already done. The primary is over. You don't. I mean, the fact that. And here's the thing. Okay, then play that game. And bear in mind, there's over. There's under. There's just over half the number of votes that were cast in 2016. That cast in 2024. Okay, now think about this. How many votes did Joe Biden get in 2024? 178,100% of the vote, because he's running unopposed in the Indiana Democrat primary, but 178,000? Well, by 2016, you had 700,000 votes cast in the Democratic primary in Indiana, which, by the way, Bernie Sanders won 335,000 votes versus 310,000 odd votes. 606 hundred. 40,000 votes. And cast in total. Sorry to be more specific.So why is nobody talking about the fact that less than a third of Democrat voters went out to cast their votes for Joe Biden, but everybody is commenting on the fact that 20-odd percent of, you know, so-called republican voters cast their votes for Nikki Haley in Indiana. I suggest to you that the data point is totally irrelevant. I suggest to you that this is mostly chicanery on the part of moderates, independents, and Democrats who are attempting to make Donald Trump look less popular. And I think the media coverage of such an arcane data point actually proves that out. Bears that out. I then think, of course, of course, you will have a certain number of so-called Republicans, RINO Republicans, etc. Who are embittered and who are emboldened, therefore, to vote for Nikki Haley. I would put that about half of Nikki Haley's vote. So in reality, perhaps Nikki Haley got about 10% of the vote in. In Indiana. But the rest, I would say. I would say, comes down to. Comes down to things like the, what do you call it? The primary pivot organization and all those sorts of things that have been going on for some time.Anyway, you know, it's bothered me because I keep seeing it pop up, you know, especially in places like the Journal. Who? Just these throwaway lines that they use. I was even reading one this morning. They've got this op-ed out. Who's this op-ed by? Oh, it's the editorial board. It's the Wall Street Journal editorial board, which basically means Rupert Murdoch. And it says. And it says, mister Trump needs a comparably reassuring choice this year. They're talking about Mike Pence to win over the suburban, college-educated, and women voters who cost him re-election in 2020. They're still giving Ms. Haley upwards of 20% in the GOP primaries, though she ended her campaign long ago. It's a falsehood. And if that's what the editorial board is basing their political analysis on, then perhaps you will join me in shredding, in printing, by the way, and then shredding the Wall Street Journal's political analysis.And that's it. Thank you very much. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

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