The End of the Obama Coalition
The Democratic Party has been hemorrhaging nonwhite and working-class voters. There are a lot of theories about why that has been happening, blaming it on the party’s ideas or messaging or campaign ta...
13 Marras 20241h 4min
The Book That Predicted the 2024 Election
To understand the 2024 election results, it helps to go back to 2020. Donald Trump lost the election that year, but he made significant gains with nonwhite voters. At the time, a lot of Democrats saw ...
9 Marras 20241h 1min
Where Does This Leave Democrats?
The coalition the Democratic Party built in the Obama years has crumbled. But Democrats can choose how to respond.Mentioned:“Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden”Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Emai...
7 Marras 202437min
America Has Changed. So Has Jon Stewart.
In 2010, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held a satirical rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., called the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. This was amid the Tea Party movement. Politica...
4 Marras 20241h 4min
Are We on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
Our politics are increasingly divided on fundamental issues like the legitimacy of elections and the nature and integrity of the basic systems of American government. That’s the most important fact of...
1 Marras 20241h 28min
Vivek Ramaswamy Has a Different Vision for Trumpism From JD Vance
Vivek Ramaswamy burst onto the national scene last year as a wild card candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Here was a relatively unknown biotech executive with no political experienc...
29 Loka 20241h 23min
Maggie Haberman on How Trump Has Changed
This week I published an audio essay about what I think is unique about Donald Trump as a personality and political figure and the dangers he poses if he gets a second term in the White House. But I w...
25 Loka 202459min
What’s Wrong With Donald Trump?
I think there’s an answer. But it’s not age — or, at least, it’s not just age.Mentioned:“White House aides lean on delays and distraction to manage Trump” by Josh Dawsey“I Am Part of the Resistance In...
22 Loka 202444min
