Podcast appearances and mentions of Spencer Kimball

[WEEKEND UPDATE 02-08-25] Trust in Trump is at its highest levels yet, though the polls lie. The media continues its strained efforts to diminish Donald Trump's undeniable momentum. They offer skewed analyses while inadvertently revealing a growing shift in public sentiment. Their polling figures—long marred by bias—attempt to temper expectations, yet the trends betray a starkly different reality. Take the latest Emerson poll, which reports "Trump's approval at 49%. While polling organizations still manipulate methodology to favor Democrats, the directional movement tells a clearer story. Trump now enjoys net approval across nearly all age demographics, including voters under 30 (46%-38%).The only slight exception is Americans over 70, where he trails by a single point (49%-48%)." This is an inflection point. Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, acknowledges this reality in guarded terms: “President Trump's 49% job approval rating closely reflects his share of national support in the 2024 election, and his 41% disapproval is the lowest it has been in Emerson national polls dating back to his first term.” A more candid interpretation? Trump's resurgence is outpacing even the media's most cautious projections. Another indicator of this shift is the “right track” metric.In January—before Trump's return to office—67% of Americans believed the country was on the wrong track, while only 33% held the opposite view. Now, with Trump reinstated, 52% of Americans believe the nation is headed in the right direction, marking a remarkable 19-point shift.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

[EP 25-050] The media continues its strained efforts to diminish Donald Trump's undeniable momentum. They offer skewed analyses while inadvertently revealing a growing shift in public sentiment. Their polling figures—long marred by bias—attempt to temper expectations, yet the trends betray a starkly different reality. Take the latest Emerson poll, which reports "Trump's approval at 49%. While polling organizations still manipulate methodology to favor Democrats, the directional movement tells a clearer story. Trump now enjoys net approval across nearly all age demographics, including voters under 30 (46%-38%). The only slight exception is Americans over 70, where he trails by a single point (49%-48%)." This is an inflection point. Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, acknowledges this reality in guarded terms: “President Trump's 49% job approval rating closely reflects his share of national support in the 2024 election, and his 41% disapproval is the lowest it has been in Emerson national polls dating back to his first term.” A more candid interpretation? Trump's resurgence is outpacing even the media's most cautious projections.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs, joins Corey Quinn to discuss the evolving challenges of database resilience in 2025. They discuss the State of Resilience 2025 report, revealing widespread operational concerns, costly outages, and gaps in failover preparedness. Modern resilience strategies, like active-active configurations and consensus replication, reduce risks but require expertise and investment. Spencer highlights growing regulatory pressures, such as the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act, and the rising complexity of distributed systems. Despite challenges, Cockroach Labs aims to simplify resilience, enabling organizations to modernize while balancing risk, cost, and customer trust.Show Highlights(0:00) Intro(0:36) Cockroach Labs sponsor read(3:14) The foundational nature of databases(3:55) Cockroach Labs' State of Resilience 2025 report(8:55) CrowdStrike as an example of why database resilience is so important(11:04) What Spencer found most surprising in the report's results(15:13) Understanding the multi-cloud strategy as safety in numbers(18:29) Cockroach Labs sponsor read(19:23) Why cost isn't the Achilles' heel of the multi-cloud strategy that some people think(23:52) Executives are blaming IT people for outages as much(28:21) The importance of active-active configurations(32:01) Why anxiety about operational resiliency will never fully go away(37:52) How to access the State of Resilience 2025 reportAbout Spencer KimballSpencer Kimball is the CEO and co-founder of Cockroach Labs, a company dedicated to building resilient, cloud-native databases. Before founding Cockroach Labs, Spencer had a distinguished career in technology, including contributions to Google's Colossus file system. Alongside co-founders Peter Mattis and Ben Darnell, he launched CockroachDB, a globally distributed SQL database designed to handle modern data challenges like resilience, multi-cloud deployment, and compliance with evolving data sovereignty laws. CockroachDB is renowned for its innovative architecture, enabling consistent and scalable database performance across regions and clouds. Under Spencer's leadership, the company continues to redefine operational resilience for enterprises worldwide.LinksCockroach Labs: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/The State of Resilience 2025 report https://www.cockroachlabs.com/guides/the-state-of-resilience-2025/SponsorCockroach Labs: cockroachlabs.com/lastweek

Spencer Kimball joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and his role as director of polling at Emerson College, where they work hard to be accurate and innovative in how they obtain their information on public opinion.

Andrew, Tom, and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss how Democratic leadership is reacting to Donald Trump's victory, and who is going to end up taking the blame for Harris' defeat. They also talk about the Trump transition process, future roles for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk, and who is in line to fill key cabinet positions in the second Trump administration. Next, Tom Bevan talks to Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling about what the polls got right and wrong in this cycle, and whether pollsters will rethink their models in light of Tuesday's results. And finally, Andrew talks to presidential historian Tevi Troy about what Trump's election means for the mainstream media and the Democratic coalition, as well as about the utility of viewing the electorate through the lens of identity politics.

Megyn Kelly tracks all the breaking news and brings analysis and reaction as former President Donald Trump crushed expectations and is projected to coast to victory. Guests include Ben Shapiro, Vivek Ramaswamy, Rich Lowry, Charlie C.W. Cooke, Maureen Callahan, Steve Bannon, Emily Jashinsky, Eliana Johnson, Henry Olsen, Tom Bevan, Sean Trende, Mark Halperin, Sean Spicer, Dan Turrentine, Spencer Kimball, Eric Bolling, Victor Davis Hanson, Amala Ekpunobi, Link Lauren, Dave Rubin, Mike Davis, Dave Aronberg, Phil Holloway, Buck Sexton, and Michael Knowles.Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of the Brett Winterble Show!   Brett kicks off the program by talking about Election Day and the greatness of the American people. We're joined by Mark Harris, candidate for Congress, District 8. RNC Chairman calls in live to discuss up to the minute developments on Election Day! Next, Lara Trump calls Brett with her update from the Trump Campaign. Finally, Brett has Spencer Kimball from Emerson College Polling on to wrap up election season polls. Beth Troutman from Good Morning BT is also here for this Election Day episode of Crossing the Streams. Brett and Beth talk about Tuesday night's election coverage and what to expect in the early morning hours leading up to tomorrow's show. Beth also shares what guests they have planned coming up Wednesday on Good Morning BT! Listen here for all of this and more on The Brett Winterble Show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Megyn Kelly walks you through some of the highlights from the past week, including Charlie Kirk on Biden's comment calling Trump supporters "garbage," Stu Burguiere and Stephen L. Miller on Trump's garbage truck moment after, Glenn Beck on Jeff Bezos vs. the Washington Post newsroom, and Spencer Kimball on what polls are telling us with just days until Election Day.Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

It's our last podcast before Election Day 2024! Vice President Kamala Harris makes her first Reno stop plus a quick update on the latest early voting numbers. The Nevada Independent CEO Jon Ralston joins to chat about whether Democrats can still close the turnout gap in the Silver State and what's driving this unprecedented trend. Emerson College's polling director Spencer Kimball chats about their latest survey plus the outside shot at former President Donald Trump winning the national popular vote. Then, we interview both the Harris campaign's battleground states director Dan Kanninen and top RNC spokeswoman Elizabeth Pipko on the campaigns' closing messages and reaction to the 'garbage' comments. Early voting is underway. Here's where you can cast your ballot in Washoe County Nevada 2024 election cycle - early voting sites and polling locations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Megyn Kelly is joined by Spencer Kimball, director of Emerson Polling, to discuss the where the polls show Donald Trump currently in key swing states, which Sun Belt states are best for Trump, how Kamala Harris is looking in the states Biden won in 2020, how Trump is performing in Wisconsin and Michigan, the crucial state of Pennsylvania, whether the polls can be trusted after misses in past cycles, and more. Then BlazeTV's Stu Burguiere, host of "Stu Does America," and Stephen L. Miller, host of the "Versus Media" podcast, join to discuss the current mood among Trump supporters as we approach Election Day, the reasons they should feel encouraged and why they would be feeling anxiety, Trump's garbage truck moment after Biden's "garbage" comment, his hilarious riff about it during his recent rally, Trump's overall authenticity over his career even before he got into politics, the media spinning Biden's "garbage" comment as about an apostrophe or Biden's stutter, their hypocritical double standard, Kamala's latest word salad moment, the media trying to pretend Trump also called Americans garbage, Biden biting babies at the White House during the Halloween party, his history of creepy behavior, and more.Kimball-www.emersoncollegepolling.comBurguiere- https://www.youtube.com/StuDoesAmericaMiller- https://millerversusmedia.substack.com/Done with Debt: https://www.DoneWithDebt.com/Cozy Earth: https://www.CozyEarth/MEGYN.com | code MEGYNGrand Canyon University: https://GCU.eduFollow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

According to a new Emerson College national survey of U.S. likely voters, both former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have 49% support with voters in the 2024 presidential election. They are evenly divided, making this what appears to be a very close election in one week! Spencer Kimball, the Executive Director of Emerson College Polling joined us to discuss the poll results and the most pressing issues for voters this November!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

According to a new Emerson College national survey of U.S. likely voters, both former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have 49% support with voters in the 2024 presidential election. They are evenly divided, making this what appears to be a very close election in one week! Spencer Kimball, the Executive Director of Emerson College Polling joined us to discuss the poll results and the most pressing issues for voters this November!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

The recent CrowdStrike and Microsoft outages have raised several red flags at companies about their preparedness for when disaster strikes. Could adopting a Chief Risk Officer or Chief Resilience Officer helped with either predicting such vulnerabilities, or at least helped with recovery efforts? Spencer Kimball, CEO and co-founder at Cockroach Labs, chats with Keith about the benefits and challenges for companies around the idea of a Chief Risk Officer, and what companies need to be thinking about in a post-outage world.

Megyn Kelly is joined by Spencer Kimball, director of Emerson College Polling, to discuss Emerson's new poll in swing states looking at Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump, how Trump still outperforms Harris in most states, whether Harris is able to perform better than Biden did, the key constituencies of minority voters and young voters, the potential polling impact of Harris being anointed by top Dems rather than the American voters, which party has the momentum now and will in the next few weeks, whether Trump or Harris have the upperhand in 2024, and more.More from Kimball and Emerson: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/Magic Spoon: https://Magicspoon.com/MK or use promo code MK Done with Debt: https://www.donewithdebt.com/

Megyn Kelly is joined by Michael Knowles, host of The Daily Wire's "Michael Knowles Show,” to talk about Biden's “big boy” press conference last night, his confusion about Zelensky and Putin and Trump and Harris, how the elites and establishment want him out but he won't listen, why Biden won't leave the race, how the press conference wasn't bad enough to force him to leave, what the establishment media is focused on now, prominent left-wing elites leaking to the media instead of publicly making a statement urging Biden to step aside, Biden's odd habit of whispering suddenly, and more. Then Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, joins to discuss the impact the debate had on the polling in certain states like Georgia and Arizona, the dire polling averages for the Biden campaign right now, why Biden's depressed support in New York and California matter, what states Biden and Trump need to prioritize, if a new Democratic candidate replacing Biden could beat Trump, the importance of name recognition in polling, and more.  Knowles- https://www.dailywire.com/Kimball- www.emersoncollegepolling.com Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow 

U.S. Supreme Court issues major gun case ruling | Missouri Democratic primary draws major questions | Montana progressive with interesting family ties running for office | 2024 Election Era Rolls On Now with a Pro Biden Fox News Poll!SCOTUS issues major gun case rulinghttps://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/1252764853/supreme-court-gunsMajor Missouri Race Poll: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/missouri-2024-poll-ashcroft-23-kehoe-20-lead-republican-primary-for-governor-46-undecided/True or False: Missourians might hit a soft reset in 2024Major Missouri Race Poll: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/missouri-2024-poll-ashcroft-23-kehoe-20-lead-republican-primary-for-governor-46-undecided/“Kehoe's strength is older voters: 26% of voters over 60 support Kehoe while 18% support Ashcroft. Ashcroft performs best with voters in their 30s, 40s, and 50s: 31% of whom support Ashcroft while 15% support Kehoe,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. In the November presidential election, 53% of Missouri voters support former president Donald Trump, 40% support President Joe Biden, and 7% are undecided. With third-party candidates on the ballot, Trump's support decreases to 50%, and Biden's to 35%, while 7% support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and 1% support Cornel West and Jill Stein respectively. Yeah.. NO: Missouri Democratic primary draws major questions https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wesley-bell-republican-campaign-manag_n_66747f65e4b069d92e24ad5eAs of May, Bell has raised more than $65,000 in contributions from donors who normally give to Republicans. They include a former GOP speaker of the Missouri House, the billionaire hedge fund founder Daniel Loeb, and the former finance chair for Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) presidential super PAC.“I am pro-life and I will support a constitutional amendment to protect the rights of the unborn,” Byrne told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “I will protect our Second Amendment right to bear arms. … I will increase funding for the border patrol and crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.”“It is a little strange to me that this is where you'd be putting your efforts in 2006, when there were a good number of Democrats running for office that needed help and support,” she said. “Friendship is one thing. But empowering friends who have problematic viewpoints to get into positions of power, that's concerning.”Yeah… YEAH: Montana progressive with interesting family ties running for officehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/19/dakota-adams-oath-keeper-son-montana-electionsHe ain't no senator's son, that's for sure2024 Election Era Rolls OnTrump camp might have asked for help from Missouri senator… or not?https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article289363355.htmlTurning Point USA is going to handle the ground game? aiming to ultimately spend $108 million on a get-out-the-vote effort in key battleground states, according to two sources familiar with the plans. The “Chase the Vote” program has built out infrastructures in Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan, all states that Trump won in 2016 but lost to President Joe Biden in 2020. While Trump speaks to the crowd this weekend, the group is planning to sign up more local volunteers as well as pass out job applications to beef up their program, particularly in the Wolverine State.Democratic operatives have mocked Trump's campaign for their limited hired staff on the ground, as Biden's team has continued to build out its own massive ground game operation.“You need boots on the ground to win an election,” said one veteran Democratic strategist, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak candidly. “(The Biden campaign) is far outpacing Trump's operation on this front.”https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/15/politics/trump-campaign-turning-point-charlie-kirkBig Money: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/billionaire-tim-mellon-trump-donationBuy or Sell: Farmers for… Biden? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/trump-biden-agriculture-policiesThen, not long after, Trump began trade tariffs against many of the US's international allies.“Our allies retaliated by going after our soft underbelly: our agriculture,” Gibbs says. “When China retaliated by no longer taking our soybeans, I lost 20% of the value of my crop overnight.”Gibbs is among a small but perhaps growing group of US farmers who fear that Trump's threats of renewed trade wars and immigrant deportations could ruin their businesses should he prevail in the November presidential election Polling From Fox “not toooo good” but again, just one pollWe talked last week about IF the economic indicators would have time to catch voters attentions going into the fallhttps://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-three-point-shift-biden-trump-matchup-since-mayBiden got improved marks on: Economy and ImmigrationThere was also a 4-point shift in the expanded ballot. When other potential candidates are included, Biden tops Trump by 1 point (43%-42%), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. receives 10% and Cornel West and Jill Stein get 2% each. Last month, Trump was ahead of Biden by 3 points (43%-40%).  https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-devastating-poll-fox-news-joe-biden-election-economy-1915063In a previous Fox News poll from May, Trump was leading Biden by one point (49 percent to 48 percent). The former president was also enjoying a five-point lead over Biden in March (50 percent to 45 percent), meaning there has been a significant swing in favor of the Democrat incumbent in the past three monthsFrom the Fox Summary: Three-quarters of voters say it matters "a great deal" to them who wins the presidential election, and they favor Biden over Trump by 5 points. More women than men (by 7 points) feel like the outcome matters a great deal, as do more voters ages 65+ than young voters (+24) — that could be a big help to Biden if it holds. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

U.S. Supreme Court issues major gun case ruling | Missouri Democratic primary draws major questions | Montana progressive with interesting family ties running for office | 2024 Election Era Rolls On Now with a Pro Biden Fox News Poll!SCOTUS issues major gun case rulinghttps://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/1252764853/supreme-court-gunsMajor Missouri Race Poll: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/missouri-2024-poll-ashcroft-23-kehoe-20-lead-republican-primary-for-governor-46-undecided/True or False: Missourians might hit a soft reset in 2024Major Missouri Race Poll: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/missouri-2024-poll-ashcroft-23-kehoe-20-lead-republican-primary-for-governor-46-undecided/“Kehoe's strength is older voters: 26% of voters over 60 support Kehoe while 18% support Ashcroft. Ashcroft performs best with voters in their 30s, 40s, and 50s: 31% of whom support Ashcroft while 15% support Kehoe,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. In the November presidential election, 53% of Missouri voters support former president Donald Trump, 40% support President Joe Biden, and 7% are undecided. With third-party candidates on the ballot, Trump's support decreases to 50%, and Biden's to 35%, while 7% support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and 1% support Cornel West and Jill Stein respectively. Yeah.. NO: Missouri Democratic primary draws major questions https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wesley-bell-republican-campaign-manag_n_66747f65e4b069d92e24ad5eAs of May, Bell has raised more than $65,000 in contributions from donors who normally give to Republicans. They include a former GOP speaker of the Missouri House, the billionaire hedge fund founder Daniel Loeb, and the former finance chair for Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) presidential super PAC.“I am pro-life and I will support a constitutional amendment to protect the rights of the unborn,” Byrne told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “I will protect our Second Amendment right to bear arms. … I will increase funding for the border patrol and crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.”“It is a little strange to me that this is where you'd be putting your efforts in 2006, when there were a good number of Democrats running for office that needed help and support,” she said. “Friendship is one thing. But empowering friends who have problematic viewpoints to get into positions of power, that's concerning.”Yeah… YEAH: Montana progressive with interesting family ties running for officehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/19/dakota-adams-oath-keeper-son-montana-electionsHe ain't no senator's son, that's for sure2024 Election Era Rolls OnTrump camp might have asked for help from Missouri senator… or not?https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article289363355.htmlTurning Point USA is going to handle the ground game? aiming to ultimately spend $108 million on a get-out-the-vote effort in key battleground states, according to two sources familiar with the plans. The “Chase the Vote” program has built out infrastructures in Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan, all states that Trump won in 2016 but lost to President Joe Biden in 2020. While Trump speaks to the crowd this weekend, the group is planning to sign up more local volunteers as well as pass out job applications to beef up their program, particularly in the Wolverine State.Democratic operatives have mocked Trump's campaign for their limited hired staff on the ground, as Biden's team has continued to build out its own massive ground game operation.“You need boots on the ground to win an election,” said one veteran Democratic strategist, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak candidly. “(The Biden campaign) is far outpacing Trump's operation on this front.”https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/15/politics/trump-campaign-turning-point-charlie-kirkBig Money: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/billionaire-tim-mellon-trump-donationBuy or Sell: Farmers for… Biden? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/21/trump-biden-agriculture-policiesThen, not long after, Trump began trade tariffs against many of the US's international allies.“Our allies retaliated by going after our soft underbelly: our agriculture,” Gibbs says. “When China retaliated by no longer taking our soybeans, I lost 20% of the value of my crop overnight.”Gibbs is among a small but perhaps growing group of US farmers who fear that Trump's threats of renewed trade wars and immigrant deportations could ruin their businesses should he prevail in the November presidential election Polling From Fox “not toooo good” but again, just one pollWe talked last week about IF the economic indicators would have time to catch voters attentions going into the fallhttps://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-three-point-shift-biden-trump-matchup-since-mayBiden got improved marks on: Economy and ImmigrationThere was also a 4-point shift in the expanded ballot. When other potential candidates are included, Biden tops Trump by 1 point (43%-42%), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. receives 10% and Cornel West and Jill Stein get 2% each. Last month, Trump was ahead of Biden by 3 points (43%-40%).  https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-devastating-poll-fox-news-joe-biden-election-economy-1915063In a previous Fox News poll from May, Trump was leading Biden by one point (49 percent to 48 percent). The former president was also enjoying a five-point lead over Biden in March (50 percent to 45 percent), meaning there has been a significant swing in favor of the Democrat incumbent in the past three monthsFrom the Fox Summary: Three-quarters of voters say it matters "a great deal" to them who wins the presidential election, and they favor Biden over Trump by 5 points. More women than men (by 7 points) feel like the outcome matters a great deal, as do more voters ages 65+ than young voters (+24) — that could be a big help to Biden if it holds. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Andrew, Carl, and Tom discuss preparations for next Thursday's CNN presidential debate and new polls from Fox News that show Joe Biden's numbers improving over former president Trump. Then, they talk about a New York Times survey that shows Biden's advantage among women declining and a new ranking of American cities based on how well they are run. Next, Tom Bevan talks to Spencer Kimball of the Emerson College Polling Center on new poll results from the swing states. And finally, Carl Cannon talks with Lindsay Chervinsky, new head of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.

Andrew, Carl, and Tom discuss new swing state polls from New York Times/Sienna and this Saturday's Trump's rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. Then, they talk about the student walk-out on Jerry Seinfeld's commencement address at Duke University and Jen Psaki's decision to remove her account of Biden's “Watch Check” from her new book. Next, Tom Bevan talks with Emerson College pollster Spencer Kimball about tomorrow's Maryland primaries. And lastly, Andrew Walworth talks to Professor Michael Glennon of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University about his new book "Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom: The Dangerous Allure of Censorship in the Digital Era".

Tune in here to this Monday edition of the Brett Winterble Show!   Brett kicks off the program by talking with Charlotte City Council district 1 representative and Mayor pro tem Dante Anderson, about how the community is doing following yesterday's deadly shooting in Charlotte and the pathway forward in addressing the issues that led to this crisis. Charlotte City Councilwoman Anderson also shares tonight's candle light vigil that will be held tonight and other opportunity's for community members to come together to mourn the tragic events that took place yesterday in our beautiful city.   We're also joined by Representative Dan Bishop from North Carolina's 8th Congressional district to talk about yesterday's shooting and what we need to do about the lawlessness we are seeing in America today. Rep. Bishop also discusses the anti-Israel protests we are seeing on college campuses around the country.   Beth Troutman from Good Morning BT is also here for this Tuesday's episode of Crossing the Streams. Brett and Beth talk about yesterday's shooting in East Charlotte and they both pay their respects to the fallen officers. Beth also shares what she and Bo have coming up tomorrow on Good Morning BT!  We're also joined by Spencer Kimball from Emerson College to talk about poll numbers and how the anti-Israel protests are effecting the elections in November.  Listen here for all of this and more on The Brett Winterble Show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent polling data unveils a notable shift in public sentiment, with former President Donald Trump inching ahead of current President Joe Biden. As observed by Spencer Kimball, who steers the helm at Emerson College Polling, those voters who are feeling the pinch of an escalating cost of living lean towards Trump rather than Biden, at a considerable ratio of 56% to 32%. Moreover, the collective perception of personal income closely mirrors citizens' preference for presidential candidates. Trump is the choice of those who consider their income significantly under par, with 50% favoring him over 32% for Biden. However, among individuals who perceive their income as vastly superior to the average, 55% opt for Biden, with only 29% for Trump. In the polemical arena of this political survey, Trump clenches 46% of the proposed vote, edging out Biden's 43%. This poll data, collected by none other than Emerson College, signifies a minor dip for Biden, falling two points from his previous standing earlier in the month, whereas Trump maintains his resolute grip on his 46% share of the potential vote. A fascinating portion of Emerson's research analyzed the potential voting preferences of individuals based on their weekly work shifts. Here, the data drew a stark contrast between Trump and Biden. The overwhelming majority of those tirelessly working for their livelihood presented a clear preference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you curious how businesses can thrive in the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud computing and multi-cloud environments? In the upcoming episode of Tech Talks Daily, we're diving into the world of resilient databases with Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs. Spencer will share insights on CockroachDB, a pioneering technology designed to ensure business continuity even during outages that would cripple traditional databases. In our discussion, we'll explore how CockroachDB's ability to replicate data across regions and cloud providers maximizes uptime and facilitates massive scaling. We'll discuss the strategic importance of data locality in improving performance and complying with regulatory demands. We'll also discuss how CockroachDB's flexible architecture helps businesses avoid vendor lock-in and seamlessly manage data across multiple clouds. Originally founded by three former Googlers, Cockroach Labs has become a key player in the database market, challenging giants like Oracle and cloud provider databases. With high-profile users like Netflix, Bose, and Comcast, CockroachDB stands out for its robust data replication capabilities and distributed architecture, which were once confined to single data centers. Join me as Spencer elucidates on the evolution of Cockroach Labs in the competitive database market, the growing trend towards multi-cloud strategies among large enterprises, and the future of cloud portability. How is CockroachDB enabling companies to build above the cloud and avoid restrictive vendor lock-ins? As businesses continue to navigate the complexities of digital transformation, understanding the tools and technologies that facilitate this shift is more important than ever. What challenges and opportunities do you think lie ahead in the journey toward multi-cloud adoption? Please share your thoughts with us after the episode.

Pete Kaliner joins for the hangover to discuss what is going on in Israel. Spencer Kimball, of Emerson Polling joins in the second hour to talk about recent presidential polls. Additional topics were the earthquake in the Northeast today, the effect of immigrants on our cities and comments by Vice President Harris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Kimball, from Emerson Polling, joins to discuss the presidential polls and what is expected going forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here to this Wednesday edition of the Brett Winterble Show!   Brett kicks off the program by talking about Hunter Biden's testimony today, the ties between the Biden family and Chinese fentanyl drug dealers. Hunter Biden's defense attorney has questionable ties to Chinese businesses and criminal organizations.  We're joined by Former White House Deputy Press Secretary, Hogan Gidley, from the Trump administration to talk about how Trump's campaign is going and the long term effects of Biden's presidency.  "The Coach," Matt Doherty joins today's show to talk about a number of different things from questions from callers to hot button topics.  We're joined by Spencer Kimball from Emerson College to talk about polling numbers and emerging voter trends. Kimball also weighs in on Nikki Haley's campaign and why she is refusing to drop out of the race.  Bo Thompson from Good Morning BT is also here for this Wednesday's episode of Crossing the Streams. Brett, Matt, and Bo talk about the Supreme Court, Trump, Hunter Biden testimony, and what he and Beth have coming up on Good Morning BT.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's RealClearPolitics Poll Position podcast, RCP president and co-founder Tom Bevan discusses the latest polling on Tuesday's special election in New York's third congressional district with pollsters Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Center and Spencer Kimball, Director at the Emerson College Polling Center.

Tune in here to this Tuesday edition of the Brett Winterble Show!   Brett kicks off the program by talking about the Supreme Court's ruling about razor wire at the southern border in Texas and takes your calls on the decision before we're joined one again by a couple familiar voices!  In the first hour Spencer Kimball of Emerson College Polling drops by to talk about what he expects from the "Boston Primary," tonight in New Hampshire -- which could have a record turnout despite possible dwindling enthusiasm following DeSantis dropping out of the GOP race + what potential write-in votes for Biden could lead to.   In the second hour our resident expert on Chinese relations Gordon G. Chang joins us to talk about the crash of Chinese stocks and how Beijing is trying to respond to the crisis. Brett and Gordon also explain why they think the economic issues could drive China to military action.   Brett also shares his thoughts on Vince Coakley's take about Christianity and politicians today + Nikki Haley's chippy interview on Fox & Friends.   Beth Troutman from Good Morning BT is also here for this Tuesday episode of Crossing the Streams. Brett and Beth talk about how closely they'll be following the New Hampshire primary + Beth explains what she thinks Nikki Haley's chances of winning are in New Hampshire and why South Carolina will be tough for her to win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in here as we have a conversation with friend of the Brett Winterble Show Spencer Kimball from Emerson College Polling! Brett picks Spencer's brain about what he expects from the New Hampshire primary tonight -- which could have a record turnout despite Ron DeSantis dropping out as a candidate for the Republican Party over the weekend.  They also talk about what might happen with potential write-in votes for President Joe Biden before taking a look a bit farther into the future and talk about the upcoming South Carolina primary, and what South Carolina native and GOP candidate Nikki Haley's chances as the lone remaining challenger to former President Donald Trump for the top spot on the Republican ticket. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us for a brand new podcast from RealClearPolitics. "RCP Poll Position" looks at the state of American political polling and features in-depth discussions with some of America's top pollsters and public opinion experts. On this inaugural program, RCP president and co-founder Tom Bevan talks with Spencer Kimball, founding Director of the Emerson College Polling Center.

What do Taylor Swift concerts and Black Friday have in common? Both events can overwhelm systems when those platforms are built on legacy technology. Join David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of SD Times, as he talks with guest Spencer Kimball, CTO at Cockroach Labs, about using cloud technology and planning to make sure massive spikes in traffic don't swamp your systems. 

We’re hearing that voters prefer a “generic candidate.” Today Henry and his polling buddies consider this ideal alongside the less popular incarnate candidates before us. Kristen Soltis Anderson covers interesting shifts in Trump voter demographics and the weak challenges by his primary opponents; Spencer Kimball joins to discuss Biden’s waning support with key Democratic blocs […]

Spencer Kimball is the founder and CEO of Cockroach Labs, a $5 billion company that makes the CockroachDB database used by Netflix, Nubank, Shipt, and many other leading tech companies. Spencer was building and contributing to major open source projects before he graduated from college. In this episode of World of DaaS, Spencer and Auren do a deep dive on open source companies: How they make money, what the ecosystem looks like in 2023, and competing with the giants like AWS and Oracle. Auren and Spencer open with an in-depth history lesson on the software industry and open source's role in it. Spencer explains how open source and open core companies evolved and how the rise of cloud giants like AWS has changed the industry. They also discuss how belief and optimism affects founders, Spencer's “hierarchy of success,” and essential advice for first time founders.  World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph & Flex Capital. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts.You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Spencer on LinkedIn. 

Utah musician Peter Breinholt and Paul Cardall, raised in the umbrella of Mormonism, and host Paul Cardall explore the history of commercial Mormon music, Latter-Day Saint culture and theology. LDS music is a multi-million dollar industry. ABOUT CO-HOST PETER BREINHOLTWebsite: https://peterbreinholt.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter.breinholt.3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterbreinholt LISTEN TO PETER'S MUSICSPOTIFY https://rb.gy/c6evxAPPLE MUSIC https://rb.gy/5s7g0 ABOUT THE HOST PAUL CARDALLOfficial Website - http://www.paulcardall.comFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/paulcardallmusicYoutube - http://www.youtube.com/cardallInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/paulcardall LISTEN TO PAUL'S MUSICAPPLE MUSIC - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/paul-cardall/4312819SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FQRbf8gbKw8KZQZAJWxH2  PART ONEPaul introduces Utah musician Peter Breinholt. Growing up under the umbrella of Mormonism, they discuss the differences in how they were raised. Paul comes from an orthodox home in Salt Lake City where his family was active in all the cultural and theological teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS). Whereas, Peter grew up outside of Utah and didn't have an active family. He moved to Utah, started a band, and evolved into an active Latter-Day Saint.Peter explains that there are Mormons making Mormon-themed music for Mormons sold at LDS bookstores, and then there are popular bands or singers who happen to be LDS. Paul summarizes how popular LDS-themed music has become; it's a multi-million dollar industry. Peter clarifies that in Utah, where LDS headquarters are, because of the social network that the Church provides, when things catch on, it's like a wildfire. There are mega trends in Mormonism.Paul talks about pioneer immigrants who wrote hymns using the contemporary style of their time. They mention that even though there is a commercial music culture, the church itself is rather strict on what they present in worship services called Sacrament Meetings, and full-time missionaries are allowed to listen to. Electric guitars and drums aren't allowed in services. Missionaries were allowed to listen to the Tabernacle Choir and some piano music, like Paul. Today, missionaries can listen to whatever helps them feel the spirit of God, though leaders are still cautious.As the church evolved in the 80s, there was Michael McLean, a songwriter who produced a series of videos promoting church doctrine. Missionaries would take those to those who saw the ad on TV. They talk about Mormon ad campaigns in the 70s and 80s. The songs in the ads were a huge part in persuading people emotionally and had a significant influence on the direction commercial Mormon music proceeded.Peter and Paul talk about the Osmonds, the most popular LDS musicians in the 20th century. Their fifth studio album that was on the Billboard charts is called “The Plan.” Their concept album was an opportunity for The Osmonds to share Mormon theology. There have been people who have joined the church as a result of their love for Donny Osmond. They skip ahead a few decades to talk about another famous band, The Killers, whose lead singer Brandon Flowers is a devout Mormon.In the late 1970s, early 80s, Afterglow was a blockbuster duo whose songs were rich with harmonies. They were one of the first to have a record deal with the church-owned bookstore, called Deseret Book. Their music was overly religious with strict LDS themes. Deseret Book at the time had hundreds of stores along with hundreds of independent stores by people who sold LDS related products. Record labels began to pop up.Peter brings up Kenneth Cope, whose voice was featured in some of those Mormon ads. Kenneth wrote and recorded some of the most successful commercial Mormon music. All of this is happening while Amy Grant in the Christian market or Gospel Music Association was becoming successful, and her Christian-themed music crossed over into the adult contemporary top 40. Greater Than Us All was Kenneth's successful debut with His Hands and Never A Better Hero. My Servant Joseph was another hit album about with songs about LDS founder Joseph Smith. Kenneth takes his responsibilities in the church seriously and when he was called to be a Bishop, in a church with no paid ministry, we didn't hear much from Kenneth Cope until recently. He'd spent 15 years producing a new musical called "Son of Man."Along with Kenneth, Michael Webb recorded similar LDS themed songs and has since left the church. Paul says one of his favorite songs is a new Christian song by Michael Webb. Peter and Paul explore artists Julie De Azevedo, Felicia Sorensen, and other successful female artists who started to emerge in the 90s. Julie is the daughter of Lex de Azevedo, who was successful at writing LDS musicals like "Saturday's Warrior," and "My Turn on Earth." He started a record label that signed Kenneth Cope, Michael Webb, Julie, and others. Julie became a popular therapist and podcast host helping countless LDS women understand their value. They mention Hillary Weeks and move into a conversation about Jeff Simpson, a former Disney producer. Jeff was ambitious in helping take LDS music forward into a more contemporary and overall style. He had a vision to make LDS music part of the broader Christian market under the Gospel Music Association. But Jeff's label Excel was never successful because of the differences. He was successful at creating a film production and distribution entity with the breakout hit "God's Army" by Richard Dutcher. Excel would later sell to Deseret Book. He also created an award show called "The Pearls" honoring LDS music.Before talking about cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, Peter mentions Nashville Producer Jason Deere who created the Nashville Tribute Band, which was country music with LDS themes. Cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, who is now a member of YouTube sensation The Piano Guys, worked on hundreds of albums by members of the LDS faith. Peter shares how he met Steve and began using him in his band. Later, Paul used Steve to orchestrate his music with another brilliant LDS artist, Marshall McDonald. Both Marshall and Steven worked as a team to help dozens of artists. Paul invited Steve to let him produce "Sacred Cello" for Paul's label Stone Angel Music. Steve didn't believe it would be successful, but the album debuted No. 18 on the Billboard Classical Charts. Steve is an artist who shared the burden with artists that occurs in the studio and on the stage. Paul shares with Peter the countless LDS artists who created LDS-themed albums that debuted on the Billboard charts. Deseret Book began reporting sales to Soundscan."Especially For Youth" is the next topic. The weeklong camp on Brigham Young University's campus and dozen other colleges across the United States gathered LDS Youth from all over. EFY gave these LDS teenagers a 12-song compilation that featured a cassette, CD of LDS artists who wrote songs about the camp theme. Every kid received one. EFY music began in 1986 and continued until 2019 before the LDS Church changed the youth program. In the 80s not only did you have Michael McLean, Kenneth Cope, and Julie De Azevdeo, but over the decades, artists evolved out of these produced EFY albums. Why? They were approved by the church since the program was under BYU, a church-owned private university. Not everyone appreciated the songs, but the production was top quality. However, producers and artists were not given the standard music industry fees. Peter wanted to get involved and was at a point in his career where the LDS church listened to him. He recruited Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson's partner in The Piano Guys, to produce an authentic album of songs. However, they were restricted by several policies. Peter produced one more several years ago with songwriter Russ Dixon from the Utah group Colors. Concerts were also performed, and youth looked forward to it. Overtime EFY did away with the concerts because leaders felt there was too much attention drawn to the artists. There was one theme song that was the EFY “We Are The World” that brought the popular artists who were LDS together called, “Especially For Youth.” Mormons who go to the Temple make covenants that they'll donate all their time and talents to building up the Church. As a result, artists felt an obligation to do things for free or for very little pay. They discuss firesides, which are special events inside a church building. In the beginnings, Churches wanted firesides, but overtime fewer and fewer musicians were invited to perform their music about God. Peter shares his experience being asked to perform for LDS leaders and bring his band, only they wouldn't pay for anything. Peter would have to pay his band out of his pocket.Peter and Paul share their frustration as an artist who doesn't do LDS themed music. Because he lent his voice to a few LDS themed songs, the music platform's algorithm made him an LDS artist and recommends other LDS artists instead of the Americana Folk artists. Paul also shares his frustration that new material still references artists that the metadata feels is comparable to when Paul started in 1995. Paul talks about doing an album with Steele Croswhite, who was not LDS, and slowly the culture started working with people of other Christian denominations.Paul talks about his experience speaking and performing at a Missionary Fall social attended by Apostles Russell M. Nelson and Elder David A. Bednar. A previous 70s prophecy by President Spencer Kimball invited LDS members to create the very finest artist, particularly because he believed they have all the truth. He showed the apostles the classical Billboard charts that had 5 out of 10 people who were LDS. He showed that his prophecy was being fulfilled. Afterward, Elder Bednar invited Paul to write a song with him. Paul worked with Steven Sharp Nelson and Marshall McDonald to produce Paul and David Bednar's office song "One by One." Paul would later present Elder Bednar with a plaque showing he was part of a No. 1 Billboard charting album. Paul would perform this piece with LDS tenor Nathan Pacheco. Paul discusses the positive experience of doing business with Elder Bednar and the corporate church concerning owning the master rights to their song. Paul learned that Apostles do not take a royalty. If so, it goes directly to the church missionary department.Peter talks about Trina Harmon, a Nashville songwriter who isn't LDS, has helped several Mormons evolve as writers and artists. She complimented LDS members but said she's not yet met an LDS artist who is truly aligned with the mission of the Church. The LDS Church demands a lot of service and rules, leaving artists at odds in creating music. Paul agrees and says that anyone, LDS or not, who creates music that points people to Jesus Christ is important. They briefly discuss Paul Simon who is getting older and producing an album about his relationship with God. Maturing popular artists lean into producing faith-based recordings. Artists need to speak to the struggles. Peter talks about his daughter choosing to go on a mission and his concern that it could go one or two ways. Missionaries lean in or when they return, get out of the church.Paul shares Christian artist Andrew Peterson, who like Peter Breinholt, built a community of artists within a cultural context. In Mormon culture, there's a little bit of reluctance towards charismatic musicians. When Peter was connecting with the youth in a fireside, the leader stood up to make sure the audience understood that Peter is not someone who they need to look up to, but to look up to God. Leaders tend to put down artists. A leader cornered Peter to ask him if he's a kingdom builder or a Peter builder. They discuss Mormon theology about being ordained Kings and Queens, so there's a sense of looking down on those who aren't anointed joint heirs with God. Paul shares that he needed to strip away all the idols and ideology that stood in the way of having a full relationship with Christ. Paul believes in the Four Gospels over any new revelation from those who claim to be God's prophets. The Four Gospels are 4 eye witnesses of the Resurrected Lord who disagree on the details, but they all tell the same story. He goes into talking about the Codex Vaticanus and the other codexes that were used by St. Jerome to give the world the Latin Vulgate. Paul gets into why he doesn't believe in a Church that he loves with all his heart. They talk about Joseph Smith's first vision narrative that the Church has been teaching for hundreds of years, that even LDS scholars say that narrative can't be sustained. It's simply not true. Peter says that artists deconstruct. It's why artists write songs, to say something they can't say with words. They compose how they feel.They discuss challenges in Mormon doctrine. Paul talks about one of the Christian churches he attends called Immanuel Nashville with Pastor TJ Tims. Artists analyze everything.Paul and Peter end by setting up part two. ABOUT PETER BREINHOLTPeter Breinholt is well-known performer in the Salt Lake region and became so largely through word-of-mouth. His debut record became the best-selling independently released CD ever in the state of Utah, and was described a decade after it's release as "an underground classic" by Salt Lake Magazine. Peter has performed for countless sold out crowds in every major concert hall in the state, including Kingsbury Hall, Tuacahn and Sundance. Utah Governor Gary Herbert recently honored Peter with the Governor's Mansion Award for Achievement in the Performing Arts for his influence as a songwriter and performing artist.

Florida Gov and GOP 2024 also-ran Ron DeSantis looks to lead in wake of violence and major hurricane | Former SC Gov and UN Ambassador under President Trump, Nikki Haley is having a moment, kind of | President Biden names first 10 drugs subject to negotations with Medicare | 60th anniversary of the March on WashingtonSong playsIntro by hostWelcome to Heartland Pod Wednesday!Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.Alright! Let's get into it: Hurricane in Florida / Shooting in FloridaPOLITICO: DeSantis knows how to handle a hurricane. The racist shooting poses a bigger dilemma.A racially-motivated Jacksonville tragedy, couple with a looming storm, pose big tests for the governor.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center and his wife Casey, right, bow their heads during a prayer.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (center) and his wife Casey bow their heads during a prayer at a vigil for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville. | John Raoux/AP PhotoBy KIMBERLY LEONARD08/28/2023 04:14 PM EDTUpdated: 08/28/2023 05:12 PM EDTMIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' handling of back-to-back crises — a racist mass shooting and a potentially catastrophic hurricane — could help burnish his image as a can-do, effective governor or further damage his standing with Black Americans who have grown livid over his policies.Already, DeSantis' attempts to show leadership in the immediate aftermath of the Saturday shooting were poorly received by some Black lawmakers, Democrats and residents in Florida. In the hours after a 21-year-old white man killed three Black Floridians near a historically Black college in Jacksonville, several state Democrats blamed DeSantis, who is running for president, for creating an environment, through policies such as loosening gun laws and ending diversity programs, that helped hate fester.DeSantis has condemned the shooting and said “targeting people due to their race has no place in this state of Florida.” But attending a Sunday night vigil in Jacksonville, he was jeered and booed by people who had come out to remember the victims. At one point, a Jacksonville Democratic councilmember stepped in to calm the crowd, urging people to “put parties aside.” Later during the event, a pastor took issue with DeSantis describing the gunman as a “scumbag,” and said he should have used the word “racist” instead.The vigil stood in contrast to press conferences in Tallahassee on Sunday and Monday, when DeSantis appeared visibly tired but spoke authoritatively about preparations overseeing Tropical Storm Idalia, which is forecast to become a major hurricane. He canceled campaign appearances and fundraisers, and told Floridians Sunday they could “rest assured” because “I am here” and would “get the job done.”DeSantis says politics won't interfere with storm response“He needs to be in Florida for as long as it takes,” said Adam Hollingsworth, the former chief of staff to Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who served as governor before DeSantis. “His presidential ambitions could be a distraction, but first Gov. DeSantis has to dance with the one who brought him. Right now, that's the people of Florida.”Though the shooting and looming storm are taking DeSantis away from campaigning for president following a high-profile debate, they'll also allow voters and donors to see the governor at work leading the hurricane response, letting the public assess how he balances multiple priorities, displays empathy and projects leadership in moments of tragedy. At the same time, the shooting has shined a spotlight on DeSantis' record and vulnerabilities on race, one of the areas for which he has faced the most criticism and controversy as governor.In times of tragedy, opponents are “looking for a misstep,” acknowledged Craig Fugate, who led Florida's emergency division under Gov. Jeb Bush and oversaw FEMA during the Obama administration.“They're looking for something to go wrong — particularly for the opponents; they're looking for something to capitalize on,” Fugate said.DeSantis began his Monday morning hurricane preparedness press conference by first addressing the mass shooting. He pledged $1 million in security funding to Edward Waters University, a historically Black university that the gunman is believed to have initially targeted, as well as $100,000 toward a charity for the families of the victims. He also deployed state law enforcement officials to evaluate the campus' security and make additional recommendations, pledging to continue to assist in the “days and weeks ahead.”But many Democrats in the state panned his response. They pointed to laws he enacted in Florida to carve up representation in a Black-majority district that eventually led a Black Democratic congressman, Rep. Al Lawson, to lose his seat. They also pointed to his policies, approved by the GOP-led Legislature, banning what he calls “critical race theory” in schools, as well as his defense of a public school curriculum on Black history that required middle-school teachers to instruct that enslaved people “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”Florida Minority House Leader Fentrice Driskell, a Black Democrat of Tampa, said it was “absolutely” the right decision for DeSantis to attend the vigil but added that she didn't want to give him a pass.“The reality is, a number of wrongheaded decisions about the state of Florida, and who we are as a people, I think contributed to this charged political climate that resulted in the violence that we saw,” Driskell said in an interview.The accused gunman, identified as Ryan Palmeter, had a racist manifesto and drew swastikas on his weapons. He also had a history of mental illness, having been involuntarily institutionalized for emergency mental health services as a teenager, police said.During DeSantis' vigil remarks Sunday, Democratic state Rep. Angela Nixon, who represents the district where the shooting took place, could be seen glaring at the governor in videos and photos widely shared on social media.“We feel the same,” the NAACP wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.AXIOS: Biden set to name first 10 drugs subject to Medicare negotiations.The blood-thinners Eliquis and Xarelto are among the 10 prescription medicines the Biden administration will seek lower Medicare prices for as part of a new program allowing the government to negotiate drug prices for America's seniors.Why it matters: The administration's landmark announcement Tuesday detailed the first-ever set of drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations, a longtime Democratic priority included in last year's Inflation Reduction Act over drug companies' fervent objections.Other drugs up for negotiation include:Jardiance, a diabetes drug.Januvia, also for diabetes.Farxiga, another diabetes drug.Entresto, for heart failure.Enbrel, for arthritis and psoriasis.Imbruvica, a blood cancer drug.Stelara, used on psoriasis, Crohn's disease and other illnesses.Fiasp, also used for diabetes.Of note: Insulin is already subject to a $35 monthly co-pay cap for Medicare prescription drug plan enrollees under a different provision of the IRA.State of play: The drugs' manufacturers will have just over a month to decide whether to participate in negotiations — which the industry is battling in court — or sit out the process, at the risk of significant financial penalty.Drugmakers who refuse to negotiate with Medicare face an excise tax of up to 95% of their U.S. sales, or they can withdraw their drugs from Medicare and Medicaid coverage, shutting them out of huge markets.What they're saying: "The cancer moonshot will not succeed if this administration continues to dismantle the innovation rocket we need to get there," Stephen Ubl, CEO of industry trade group PhRMA, said in a statement following the release of the list.Zoom out: The medicines up for negotiation were chosen from a list of the 50 products with the highest spending in Medicare's prescription drug program, Part D.The selected drugs accounted for 20% of Part D prescription costs between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023, according to the Health and Human Services Department.Some of the highest-cost Medicare drugs were not eligible for this round of negotiations, either because they still have market exclusivity, they're the only option for a rare disease or another factor.The prices won't take effect before the 2024 elections, but Democrats are expected to tout the negotiations, along with other drug cost reforms in the IRA, as part of their campaign messaging.What's next: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will submit price offers to the drug companies by Feb. 1, with negotiations continuing until next August.CMS will publish the drugs' final maximum fair prices by Sept. 1, 2024, and prices will go into effect in 2026.What we're watching: Ongoing legal challenges could draw out or halt the negotiation process.Drugmakers and allied groups have already filed eight lawsuits against the Medicare drug negotiation process, and more lawsuits could follow Tuesday's announcement.President Biden and his health officials committed this morning to fighting industry lawsuits."Let me be clear: I am not backing down. There is no reason why Americans should be forced to pay more than any developed nation for life-saving prescriptions just to pad Big Pharma's pockets," Biden said in a statement.Nikki HaleyDAILY BEAST: Is it time for Republicans to take Nikki Haley seriously?According to a new Emerson College Polling survey, “Haley saw the largest increase in support among Republican candidates, jumping 5 points from 2 percent to 7 percent” following last week's debate.“Nikki Haley's support increased from about 2 percent to 9 percent among voters over 50 [years of age],” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, “while Trump's support dropped within this age group from about 56 percent to 49 percent after the debate.”Republican Debaters Agreed on One Thing: They Hate Vivek RamaswamyThis jump is modest, inasmuch as it still leaves Haley in the single digits. But it's also no outlier. According to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, and Ipsos released last Thursday, voters were persuaded to at least give her a second look. “Pre-debate, 29 percent of GOP primary voters who watched the debate said they were considering voting for her,” according to the survey, “and that increased to 46 percent after the debate.”So how did she do it? Haley caught our attention by being first to hit Trump (from the right), when she criticized him for “adding eight trillion to our debt.” This surprised everyone, demonstrated courage, and put to rest the notion that she is merely running to be Trump's vice president.Haley also staked out a strong position on abortion. While stressing her pro-life beliefs, she made the pragmatic case that a federal abortion ban would require 60 votes. Instead, Haley urged Republicans to focus on consensus issues, like banning late-term abortions, making sure contraception is widely available, and supporting adoption as an alternative.Trump's former veep, Mike Pence, who supports a 15-week federal ban on abortion, took umbrage with this. “Nikki, you're my friend, but consensus is the opposite of leadership,” Pence scolded. (As the Never Trump conservative writer Jonah Goldberg has pointed out on his podcast, building consensus is often a key attribute of leadership.)The Republican Debate Was a Futile Pudding Wrestling MatchThis exchange, like others during that same debate, made it clear that in a general election Nikki Haley would likely be Joe Biden's most challenging opponent.Having served as governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations, she has the experience needed for the office. She also has sharp elbows. (“You have no foreign policy experience and it shows,” she told Vivek Ramaswamy.)At 51, Haley would present a stark contrast in terms of generational change, assuming that Joe Biden was still the Democratic nominee. And (unlike others) she is not staking out an abortion position that might render her effectively unelectable, should she become the Republican nominee.Haley (who frequently cites Margaret Thatcher's line, “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman”) was the only woman on that stage. Her identity, temperament, and policy positions could help chip away at the gender gap that has only grown in recent years.The obvious caveat here is that all of these things would make Haley a great candidate to beat Joe Biden if she somehow wins the Republican nomination. But that's an awfully big “if.”Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: GOP Debate Showed How Not to Pick a PresidentHaley's answer to this is to make the electability argument: “We have to face the fact that Trump is the most disliked politician in America,” she—and she, alone—averred during last week's debate.But will that dog hunt?Right now, the electability argument isn't persuading Republicans to jump off the Trump bandwagon, even though that argument is likely the only one that could ever work. At some point (perhaps after Donald Trump goes on trial and it's too late), Republicans might be convinced that, as entertaining as Trump is, he simply can't win.Based on all of this, you might expect me to suggest that it's time to clear the field—to rally every freedom conservative, Reagan Republican, and Never Trump conservative to coalesce around Haley as the GOP's last, best hope.Some of my colleagues are already there. The New York Times columnist David Brooks, for example, declared last week that “Wednesday's debate persuaded me that the best Trump alternative is not [Tim] Scott, it's Nikki Haley.”But here's my problem. Haley has been all over the map for years now. One day she's courageous and impressive, and the next day she's a pathetic Trump toady.Haley is a political chameleon, which makes me reluctant to ever trust her again.Trump and Ramaswamy Show Us How the Worst Get to the TopOn the other hand, anyone looking for purity (as it pertains to Trump) can also dismiss Pence and Chris Christie—both of whom supported Trump until Jan. 6—and a vast swath of today's leading Never Trumpers. As the Good Book says, “Who then can be saved?”Nikki Haley's got a long way to go before she clears the not-Trump lane of candidates, much less taking on the final boss himself. And though nothing has yet made a dent in Trump's domination of the GOP voter base, he's never run as a candidate on trial before. But the whole 91-felony indictment thing might just do the trick.If Haley can prove herself by stringing together two or three of these kinds of courageous performances—in which she not only characterizes Trump as the guy who already lost to Biden, but also that she's as real a conservative as any of the other contenders—there is a path to success.It's hardly guaranteed, and as I've noted, courage comes and goes with Haley. But in the “Matt Lewis primary,” you can count me among the 46 percent who are now considering voting for her.Read more at The Daily Beast.SEMAFOR: Nikki Haley's abortion message could catch on in the GOPMorgan Chalfant and Kadia GobaRepublicans worried about Democrats leveraging abortion (again) to make gains in 2024 want GOP candidates to take a page out of Nikki Haley's debate prep playbook.Haley dismissed the idea that a 15-week national abortion ban could pass through Congress. Instead, she argued the focus should be on finding “consensus” around banning “late-term abortions,” sustaining access to contraception, allowing doctors who don't support abortion refuse to perform them, and preventing women who get abortions from being penalized.Defeated Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon bluntly said on Fox News that Republicans would lose the messaging war in 2024 unless they followed Haley's “perfect response” in the debate.“No one really understood how important abortion would be in 2022 because no one had run in a post-Roe world, so we suddenly got attacked, viciously attacked, by the Democrats, and it is a winning message for them,” she said. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer highlighted Dixon's opposition to rape exceptions in abortion bans in their contest, which took place alongide a ballot initiative guaranteeing abortion rights that passed by a wide margin.“The only candidate on the stage that talked about how we should protect women and not demonize them was Nikki Haley,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. said Sunday on CBS of the first GOP presidential debate. “And that is a message that we have to carry through. We have to be pro-woman and pro-life. You cannot go after women and attack them because they make a choice that you don't like or don't agree with.”And Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who represents a district President Biden won in 2020, told Semafor at a watch party last week: “She had probably the best-packaged message on abortion that I've heard, I want to say, in my entire adult life.”Haley might have won herself some fans, but her position wasn't a favorite within the anti-abortion movement, which has rallied around a 15-week federal ban as a minimum ask for candidates.

Florida Gov and GOP 2024 also-ran Ron DeSantis looks to lead in wake of violence and major hurricane | Former SC Gov and UN Ambassador under President Trump, Nikki Haley is having a moment, kind of | President Biden names first 10 drugs subject to negotations with Medicare | 60th anniversary of the March on WashingtonSong playsIntro by hostWelcome to Heartland Pod Wednesday!Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, your membership helps us create these independent shows as we work together to change the conversation.Alright! Let's get into it: Hurricane in Florida / Shooting in FloridaPOLITICO: DeSantis knows how to handle a hurricane. The racist shooting poses a bigger dilemma.A racially-motivated Jacksonville tragedy, couple with a looming storm, pose big tests for the governor.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center and his wife Casey, right, bow their heads during a prayer.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (center) and his wife Casey bow their heads during a prayer at a vigil for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville. | John Raoux/AP PhotoBy KIMBERLY LEONARD08/28/2023 04:14 PM EDTUpdated: 08/28/2023 05:12 PM EDTMIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' handling of back-to-back crises — a racist mass shooting and a potentially catastrophic hurricane — could help burnish his image as a can-do, effective governor or further damage his standing with Black Americans who have grown livid over his policies.Already, DeSantis' attempts to show leadership in the immediate aftermath of the Saturday shooting were poorly received by some Black lawmakers, Democrats and residents in Florida. In the hours after a 21-year-old white man killed three Black Floridians near a historically Black college in Jacksonville, several state Democrats blamed DeSantis, who is running for president, for creating an environment, through policies such as loosening gun laws and ending diversity programs, that helped hate fester.DeSantis has condemned the shooting and said “targeting people due to their race has no place in this state of Florida.” But attending a Sunday night vigil in Jacksonville, he was jeered and booed by people who had come out to remember the victims. At one point, a Jacksonville Democratic councilmember stepped in to calm the crowd, urging people to “put parties aside.” Later during the event, a pastor took issue with DeSantis describing the gunman as a “scumbag,” and said he should have used the word “racist” instead.The vigil stood in contrast to press conferences in Tallahassee on Sunday and Monday, when DeSantis appeared visibly tired but spoke authoritatively about preparations overseeing Tropical Storm Idalia, which is forecast to become a major hurricane. He canceled campaign appearances and fundraisers, and told Floridians Sunday they could “rest assured” because “I am here” and would “get the job done.”DeSantis says politics won't interfere with storm response“He needs to be in Florida for as long as it takes,” said Adam Hollingsworth, the former chief of staff to Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who served as governor before DeSantis. “His presidential ambitions could be a distraction, but first Gov. DeSantis has to dance with the one who brought him. Right now, that's the people of Florida.”Though the shooting and looming storm are taking DeSantis away from campaigning for president following a high-profile debate, they'll also allow voters and donors to see the governor at work leading the hurricane response, letting the public assess how he balances multiple priorities, displays empathy and projects leadership in moments of tragedy. At the same time, the shooting has shined a spotlight on DeSantis' record and vulnerabilities on race, one of the areas for which he has faced the most criticism and controversy as governor.In times of tragedy, opponents are “looking for a misstep,” acknowledged Craig Fugate, who led Florida's emergency division under Gov. Jeb Bush and oversaw FEMA during the Obama administration.“They're looking for something to go wrong — particularly for the opponents; they're looking for something to capitalize on,” Fugate said.DeSantis began his Monday morning hurricane preparedness press conference by first addressing the mass shooting. He pledged $1 million in security funding to Edward Waters University, a historically Black university that the gunman is believed to have initially targeted, as well as $100,000 toward a charity for the families of the victims. He also deployed state law enforcement officials to evaluate the campus' security and make additional recommendations, pledging to continue to assist in the “days and weeks ahead.”But many Democrats in the state panned his response. They pointed to laws he enacted in Florida to carve up representation in a Black-majority district that eventually led a Black Democratic congressman, Rep. Al Lawson, to lose his seat. They also pointed to his policies, approved by the GOP-led Legislature, banning what he calls “critical race theory” in schools, as well as his defense of a public school curriculum on Black history that required middle-school teachers to instruct that enslaved people “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”Florida Minority House Leader Fentrice Driskell, a Black Democrat of Tampa, said it was “absolutely” the right decision for DeSantis to attend the vigil but added that she didn't want to give him a pass.“The reality is, a number of wrongheaded decisions about the state of Florida, and who we are as a people, I think contributed to this charged political climate that resulted in the violence that we saw,” Driskell said in an interview.The accused gunman, identified as Ryan Palmeter, had a racist manifesto and drew swastikas on his weapons. He also had a history of mental illness, having been involuntarily institutionalized for emergency mental health services as a teenager, police said.During DeSantis' vigil remarks Sunday, Democratic state Rep. Angela Nixon, who represents the district where the shooting took place, could be seen glaring at the governor in videos and photos widely shared on social media.“We feel the same,” the NAACP wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.AXIOS: Biden set to name first 10 drugs subject to Medicare negotiations.The blood-thinners Eliquis and Xarelto are among the 10 prescription medicines the Biden administration will seek lower Medicare prices for as part of a new program allowing the government to negotiate drug prices for America's seniors.Why it matters: The administration's landmark announcement Tuesday detailed the first-ever set of drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations, a longtime Democratic priority included in last year's Inflation Reduction Act over drug companies' fervent objections.Other drugs up for negotiation include:Jardiance, a diabetes drug.Januvia, also for diabetes.Farxiga, another diabetes drug.Entresto, for heart failure.Enbrel, for arthritis and psoriasis.Imbruvica, a blood cancer drug.Stelara, used on psoriasis, Crohn's disease and other illnesses.Fiasp, also used for diabetes.Of note: Insulin is already subject to a $35 monthly co-pay cap for Medicare prescription drug plan enrollees under a different provision of the IRA.State of play: The drugs' manufacturers will have just over a month to decide whether to participate in negotiations — which the industry is battling in court — or sit out the process, at the risk of significant financial penalty.Drugmakers who refuse to negotiate with Medicare face an excise tax of up to 95% of their U.S. sales, or they can withdraw their drugs from Medicare and Medicaid coverage, shutting them out of huge markets.What they're saying: "The cancer moonshot will not succeed if this administration continues to dismantle the innovation rocket we need to get there," Stephen Ubl, CEO of industry trade group PhRMA, said in a statement following the release of the list.Zoom out: The medicines up for negotiation were chosen from a list of the 50 products with the highest spending in Medicare's prescription drug program, Part D.The selected drugs accounted for 20% of Part D prescription costs between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023, according to the Health and Human Services Department.Some of the highest-cost Medicare drugs were not eligible for this round of negotiations, either because they still have market exclusivity, they're the only option for a rare disease or another factor.The prices won't take effect before the 2024 elections, but Democrats are expected to tout the negotiations, along with other drug cost reforms in the IRA, as part of their campaign messaging.What's next: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will submit price offers to the drug companies by Feb. 1, with negotiations continuing until next August.CMS will publish the drugs' final maximum fair prices by Sept. 1, 2024, and prices will go into effect in 2026.What we're watching: Ongoing legal challenges could draw out or halt the negotiation process.Drugmakers and allied groups have already filed eight lawsuits against the Medicare drug negotiation process, and more lawsuits could follow Tuesday's announcement.President Biden and his health officials committed this morning to fighting industry lawsuits."Let me be clear: I am not backing down. There is no reason why Americans should be forced to pay more than any developed nation for life-saving prescriptions just to pad Big Pharma's pockets," Biden said in a statement.Nikki HaleyDAILY BEAST: Is it time for Republicans to take Nikki Haley seriously?According to a new Emerson College Polling survey, “Haley saw the largest increase in support among Republican candidates, jumping 5 points from 2 percent to 7 percent” following last week's debate.“Nikki Haley's support increased from about 2 percent to 9 percent among voters over 50 [years of age],” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, “while Trump's support dropped within this age group from about 56 percent to 49 percent after the debate.”Republican Debaters Agreed on One Thing: They Hate Vivek RamaswamyThis jump is modest, inasmuch as it still leaves Haley in the single digits. But it's also no outlier. According to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, and Ipsos released last Thursday, voters were persuaded to at least give her a second look. “Pre-debate, 29 percent of GOP primary voters who watched the debate said they were considering voting for her,” according to the survey, “and that increased to 46 percent after the debate.”So how did she do it? Haley caught our attention by being first to hit Trump (from the right), when she criticized him for “adding eight trillion to our debt.” This surprised everyone, demonstrated courage, and put to rest the notion that she is merely running to be Trump's vice president.Haley also staked out a strong position on abortion. While stressing her pro-life beliefs, she made the pragmatic case that a federal abortion ban would require 60 votes. Instead, Haley urged Republicans to focus on consensus issues, like banning late-term abortions, making sure contraception is widely available, and supporting adoption as an alternative.Trump's former veep, Mike Pence, who supports a 15-week federal ban on abortion, took umbrage with this. “Nikki, you're my friend, but consensus is the opposite of leadership,” Pence scolded. (As the Never Trump conservative writer Jonah Goldberg has pointed out on his podcast, building consensus is often a key attribute of leadership.)The Republican Debate Was a Futile Pudding Wrestling MatchThis exchange, like others during that same debate, made it clear that in a general election Nikki Haley would likely be Joe Biden's most challenging opponent.Having served as governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations, she has the experience needed for the office. She also has sharp elbows. (“You have no foreign policy experience and it shows,” she told Vivek Ramaswamy.)At 51, Haley would present a stark contrast in terms of generational change, assuming that Joe Biden was still the Democratic nominee. And (unlike others) she is not staking out an abortion position that might render her effectively unelectable, should she become the Republican nominee.Haley (who frequently cites Margaret Thatcher's line, “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman”) was the only woman on that stage. Her identity, temperament, and policy positions could help chip away at the gender gap that has only grown in recent years.The obvious caveat here is that all of these things would make Haley a great candidate to beat Joe Biden if she somehow wins the Republican nomination. But that's an awfully big “if.”Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: GOP Debate Showed How Not to Pick a PresidentHaley's answer to this is to make the electability argument: “We have to face the fact that Trump is the most disliked politician in America,” she—and she, alone—averred during last week's debate.But will that dog hunt?Right now, the electability argument isn't persuading Republicans to jump off the Trump bandwagon, even though that argument is likely the only one that could ever work. At some point (perhaps after Donald Trump goes on trial and it's too late), Republicans might be convinced that, as entertaining as Trump is, he simply can't win.Based on all of this, you might expect me to suggest that it's time to clear the field—to rally every freedom conservative, Reagan Republican, and Never Trump conservative to coalesce around Haley as the GOP's last, best hope.Some of my colleagues are already there. The New York Times columnist David Brooks, for example, declared last week that “Wednesday's debate persuaded me that the best Trump alternative is not [Tim] Scott, it's Nikki Haley.”But here's my problem. Haley has been all over the map for years now. One day she's courageous and impressive, and the next day she's a pathetic Trump toady.Haley is a political chameleon, which makes me reluctant to ever trust her again.Trump and Ramaswamy Show Us How the Worst Get to the TopOn the other hand, anyone looking for purity (as it pertains to Trump) can also dismiss Pence and Chris Christie—both of whom supported Trump until Jan. 6—and a vast swath of today's leading Never Trumpers. As the Good Book says, “Who then can be saved?”Nikki Haley's got a long way to go before she clears the not-Trump lane of candidates, much less taking on the final boss himself. And though nothing has yet made a dent in Trump's domination of the GOP voter base, he's never run as a candidate on trial before. But the whole 91-felony indictment thing might just do the trick.If Haley can prove herself by stringing together two or three of these kinds of courageous performances—in which she not only characterizes Trump as the guy who already lost to Biden, but also that she's as real a conservative as any of the other contenders—there is a path to success.It's hardly guaranteed, and as I've noted, courage comes and goes with Haley. But in the “Matt Lewis primary,” you can count me among the 46 percent who are now considering voting for her.Read more at The Daily Beast.SEMAFOR: Nikki Haley's abortion message could catch on in the GOPMorgan Chalfant and Kadia GobaRepublicans worried about Democrats leveraging abortion (again) to make gains in 2024 want GOP candidates to take a page out of Nikki Haley's debate prep playbook.Haley dismissed the idea that a 15-week national abortion ban could pass through Congress. Instead, she argued the focus should be on finding “consensus” around banning “late-term abortions,” sustaining access to contraception, allowing doctors who don't support abortion refuse to perform them, and preventing women who get abortions from being penalized.Defeated Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon bluntly said on Fox News that Republicans would lose the messaging war in 2024 unless they followed Haley's “perfect response” in the debate.“No one really understood how important abortion would be in 2022 because no one had run in a post-Roe world, so we suddenly got attacked, viciously attacked, by the Democrats, and it is a winning message for them,” she said. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer highlighted Dixon's opposition to rape exceptions in abortion bans in their contest, which took place alongide a ballot initiative guaranteeing abortion rights that passed by a wide margin.“The only candidate on the stage that talked about how we should protect women and not demonize them was Nikki Haley,” Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. said Sunday on CBS of the first GOP presidential debate. “And that is a message that we have to carry through. We have to be pro-woman and pro-life. You cannot go after women and attack them because they make a choice that you don't like or don't agree with.”And Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who represents a district President Biden won in 2020, told Semafor at a watch party last week: “She had probably the best-packaged message on abortion that I've heard, I want to say, in my entire adult life.”Haley might have won herself some fans, but her position wasn't a favorite within the anti-abortion movement, which has rallied around a 15-week federal ban as a minimum ask for candidates.

Tune in here as we're joined once again by Emerson College Polling's Spencer Kimball to talk about Presidential candidate poll numbers ahead of Wednesday night's GOP debate.  Brett and Spencer talk about the results of a recent study from Emerson College indicating voter satisfaction with the Joe Biden administration + what has surprised Kimball about the polls so far and the positions of GOP candidates trying to catch former President Donald Trump.  Kimball and Brett also talk about the movement of Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy lately and who Chris Christie is appealing to in his campaign so far + where everyone is compared to Trump.  They also talk about who they think stands to benefit the most from the upcoming debate with Trump absent and who they think will being to fade away + the impact of the growing "No Labels," movement and who will be negatively affected the most if it continues to gain momentum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to another week of The Brett Winterble Show! Brett starts the show by talking previewing the first debate for the GOP Presidential nominees coming up this week and asking about how they plan to deal with the elephant in the room of no Donald Trump + explains why both parties are serving "gruel" to the public. He then shares what he really wants to hear from the candidates.  Brett also talks about a US Naval destroyer getting fitted for new weaponry and Publix putting signs in stores trying to enforce their no pets in the store policy.  Spencer Kimball of Emerson College Polling and friend of the program is back to talk about Presidential candidate poll numbers ahead of Wednesday night's GOP debate.  Bo Thompson also drops by for the week's first Crossing The Streams to talk with Brett about Donald Trump's pre-taped interview with Tucker Carlson airing in lieu of a debate appearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether you're going from nothing to something or already scaling and thriving beyond $10-100M, healthy, sustainable growth in SaaS is on every founder's mind.  Cockroach Labs' CEO Spencer Kimball shares hard-won lessons from scaling from $0 to $5B and his time as an angel investor for more than 80 different startups.  He'll walk you through the three stages of growth:  0-$1M — From nothing to something $1M-$10M — Building, innovation, and customers $10M-$100M+ — Scaling and thriving And what sustainable growth strategies you can implement (and pitfalls to avoid) wherever you're at in your SaaS journey.   This edition of the SaaStr podcast is brought to you by: Prescient Security & Assurance. Your trusted partner in cybersecurity and compliance. Automated solutions, expert protection, regulatory compliance. Secure your future at prescientsecurity.com   Can't afford an engineer in Silicon Valley? Tap the talent pool in Eastern Europe. Working with a global expansion partner, like Atlas, is a quick, cost-effective, and compliant solution. Visit www.atlashxm.com for a strategy call.    

Relational databases, data cloud's effect on infrastructure, serverless databases, and GTM strategies: Matt Turck and CockroachDB's Spencer Kimball cover it all in today's episode.

This week's Takeaway news roundup looks at Trump's potential indictment in the false electors case, Sen Tommy Tuberville's hold on choosing a new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and a new poll from RealClearOpinion Research and Emerson College Polling revealing public attitudes toward NATO, China, Russia, and funding for the military. Host John Sorensen is joined by Tom Bevan, co-founder and president of RCP, Carl Cannon, Washington Bureau Chief, and Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Polling at Emerson College Polling. Read a summary of the new RCOR survey here.Subscribe to Carl Cannon's Morning NoteFind podcasts and more on RealClearPolitics.comGet the latest polling averages on today's racesSubscribe on iTunes to catch every episode

Today on The Brett Winterble Show we have an amazing slate of interviews, including Gordon Chang, Mark Walker and Spencer Kimball.  Brett gets things started by sharing his thoughts about the "Sound of Freedom," movie and deals with a caller who wants to discuss climate change.  Friend of the program Gordon Chang is back to talk about the situation in China involving a stimulus as well as what it means for our economy + Next we're visited by GOP candidate for Governor in North Carolina Mark Walker to discuss the chaos of Washington D.C. and what he's heard from voters along the campaign trail. Beth Troutman from Good Morning BT stops by for Crossing The Streams where Brett and Beth talk about the perks of travelling with Beth sharing one of her recent Amtrak experience.  Finally Spencer Kimball of Emerson College polling is back to talk about the upcoming Republican Presidential debate scheduled for August. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Monday edition of The Brett Winterble Show we talk with Spencer Kimball of Emerson College Polling to talk about how Tim Scott running for President changes the landscape of the election and Mark Walker joins Brett to talk about his decision to run for Governor of North Carolina + callers share their thoughts on new IRS agents and missing explosive chemicals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, WorkOS CEO Michael Grinich and Cockroach Labs Co-Founder and CEO Spencer Kimball discuss the importance of execution over ideas, the need for exploratory sales in early GTM teams, and leveraging technical content to target developers. 

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan, Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon and director of polling at Emerson College, Spencer Kimball join Andrew Walworth on today's RCP Takeaway podcast. President Biden announced on Tuesday that he was in fact a candidate for reelection in 2024. The announcement came in the form of a short video released on social media. The GOP responded with a video of its own that included images the party says were created with the assistance of artificial intelligence. Also this week, new polls reveal that voters are not excited about a Biden/Trump rematch in 2024. And a new survey conducted by RealClear Opinion Research and Emerson College shows some of the ways the Democrats may be vulnerable on economic issues.

Cockroach Labs is disrupting the legacy model of databases by embracing distributing computing in the cloud, providing scale to modern applications, co-founder and CEO Spencer Kimball explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Tech Disruptors podcast episode, Kimball sits down with BI analyst Anurag Rana for an in-depth conversation about the driving forces behind migration to the cloud and operational database workloads, as well as how CockroachDB's technology differentiates it from other Database-as-a-Service companies and hyperscale providers.

As we conclude our conversation with Dr Paul Reeve, he tells how the 1978 revelation affected Black Women as well. We'll briefly review Jane Manning James attempt to get temple blessings, as well as find other women seeking sealing blessings. We'll also talk about how Joseph F Smith closed opportunities for blacks, and both David O McKay & Spencer Kimball's reopening opportunities. Check out our conversation... https://youtu.be/iQeFR6aTVJQ transcript to follow Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission 1:02:04 How Deep Into the Ban? 1:07:13 Rapid Fire Questions About Book 1:10:08 Orson Pratt Rejects Curse of Cain 1:12:35 Death of Elijah Abel 1:16:03 Jane James' Attempt at Temple Blessings 1:17:18 Joseph F Smith Solidifies Restrictions 1:18:27 Pres McKay Period 1:21:25 How 1978 Revelation Affected Black Women 1:22:29 Addressing Lingering Justifications of Ban transcript to follow Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission

Spencer talks with us about building a next generation database with Cockroach Labs. He discusses the importance of distributed databases to use effectively and efficiently the commodity hardware found in the cloud, that can't be specialized and can scale rapidly. Spencer explains about the new realities of doing business across multiple regions with diverse databases, and what is being done to protect information and maintain continuity. He also sheds light on how CockroachDB on what they can do to help them push the envelope.3 Takeaways:In the modern era, certainly since the advent of the web, the scale that many applications have to grapple with rapidly exceeds what used to be considered enterprise scale. The use cases that demand distributed database capabilities are the norm today, as opposed to a newly ascendant luxury kind of capability.Consistent replication is something that you really need, and the ultimate differentiator comes in if you care about multi-region operation.Key Quotes: “What really defines the sort of flavor of distributed database, which Cockroach is, is a need to really use effectively and efficiently the sort of commodity hardware that you find in the cloud. That's the critical thing, so it can't be specialized hardware. The distributed database is just sort of the natural evolution of any of these architectures when you realize that you can only scale vertically so far. And, as you scale vertically, you're really limited to a single location where that hardware sits, and it might be a big, supercomputer, very expensive, but it's still only one location.” “Ultimately you do have to distribute, if you want to have the kind of business continuity that's required in most mission critical applications, because a data center can go down. So, that means you have to be re replicating your data to another location. So, you immediately have redundancy if you've got a failover or a distributed, you know, just a de facto distributed database.”“When you're talking about just scale, and data intensivity scale, and how much data is under management, and how quickly is it growing? It's big tech. I mean, some of these use cases are mind blowing with the total amount of data that they're starting to write every day. And, it's accelerating in many cases.”“What we've seen is that you can pretty much do anything, but you're going have to make some trade off. And, those trade-offs often are quite reasonable. So, that's sort of the art really, of composing these systems.”Best Career Advice:Start off at a company where there's a lot for you to learn at the best company that you can find.-------Bio:Spencer KimballCo-Founder and CEO of Cockroach LabsSpencer Kimball is the co-founder and CEO of Cockroach Labs, where he maintains a delicate balance between a love for programming, distributed systems, and the excitement of helping the company grow smoothly. While attending the University of California at Berkeley, he was one of the original authors of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). He worked on databases during the heyday of the dot com era, and worked for Google during much of their biggest growth and impact.After college he co-founded WeGo, a company providing tools for building web communities and served as the company's co-CTO. In 2000, he created a web-based version of GIMP, OnlinePhotoLab.com, with the technology subsequently folded into Ofoto's online image manipulation tools. Kimball started work with Google in 2002 where he helped spearhead Colossus, a new version of the Google File System. He also worked on the Google Servlet Engine. In January 2012, Kimball launched the company Viewfinder which developed an app that allowed social media users to share photos, chat privately, and search photo history without leaving the app. The company was acquired by Square, Inc. in December 2013. He then formed CockroachDB, an open source project he started on GitHub in February 2014.-------For more information:https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerwkimball/-------About the HostsMatthew O'Neill describes himself as husband, dad, geek and IT Exec.  He an Industry Managing Director within VMware's Strategic Ecosystem & Industry Solutions (SEIS) team.You can find Matthew on LinkedIn and Twitter.Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveler and Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on LinkedIn.

On this episode, Spencer Kimball, CEO at Cockroach Labs shares his tips for innovating and evolving your business and discusses how to develop a growth mindset to come out the other side of a downturn as an even stronger contender.   During turbulent times, all companies focus on survival.   But many make the mistake of pulling most (if not all) resources out of innovation, growth and research, to hunker down on the bottom line and wait out the troubles.   However, that approach is not helping your long-term survival, it's hurting it.   Specifically, Spencer discusses:   - Why the company is named Cockroach. - Why too many customers too soon can be a problem for startups. - How to create an information advantage. - The biggest challenge in going from a small to a large pool of customers. - The stress and angst entrepreneurs have and how to manage it.   This episode is moderated by John Koetsier at Forbes.   Learn more at https://tractionconf.io   Learn more about Cockroach Labs at https://www.cockroachlabs.com/   #product #innovation #startup   This episode is brought to you by:   Each year the U.S. and Canadian governments provide more than $20 billion in R&D tax credits and innovation incentives to fund businesses. But the application process is cumbersome, prone to costly audits, and receiving the money can take as long as 16 months. Boast automates this process, enabling companies to get more money faster without the paperwork and audit risk. We don't get paid until you do! Find out if you qualify today at https://Boast.AI.   Launch Academy is one of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa, visit https://LaunchAcademy.ca    Content Allies helps B2B companies build revenue-generating podcasts. We recommend them to any B2B company that is looking to launch or streamline its podcast production. Learn more at https://contentallies.com

As we inch closer to the midterms, David Rothkopf takes a step back from the fray to speak with three thought leaders about the economy and how divided Americans actually are. In the first segment David talks with Michael Tomasky about his recent book "The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity". Following that conversation, David turns to Patricia Duff of The Common Good and Spencer Kimball of Emerson College about their new poll and report called The Common Good Index of National Division. Don't miss these vital conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, we're back again with an updated mormon soaking Utah video! This time we've added in the armpit crabs outbreak at BYU and some extra context by way of Spencer Kimball's magnum opus -- The Miracle of Forgiveness. Takes BYU horror stories to a whole new level!Rolling Stone article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/crabs-outbreack-brigham-young-armpit-sex-mormon-1234618175/Support the show