Do Most Americans Today Support Basic Decency?
A final clip today from my face to face conversation with folks from Lancaster, PA. Today they discuss whether a political party that ran on a “decency” platform could win. And this group of Republicans, former Republicans, and Democrats isn’t convinced it would win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Touko 34min
A Respectful Disagreement On The Assault Weapons Ban
Nick Wilson at the Center for American Progress supports a ban on assault weapons. I don’t. We disagree. But we didn’t have a fight about the issue, we didn’t argue, we didn’t debate. We sat down and had a conversation. We listened to each other. We tried to gain understanding. We need to do more of this Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Touko 1h 12min
Is There Room In The Democratic Party For Center-Right Former Republicans?
Our conversation with Democrats, Republicans, & former Republicans in Lancaster, PA continues today, and the focus is on the best way forward for the opposition party, the Democratic Party. The good folks in Lancaster wrestle with the age old question of how big of a tent should the Democratic Party be. And they’re not quite sure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Touko 33min
We’re Better Than Trump Thinks We Are
I spent way too much of my day yesterday explaining to Trump voters that that image of Trump as the next pope wasn’t “fake news.” Time well spent. Stephen Miller thinks the American people are cruel. He’s wrong. Republicans are growing “antsy” with Trump and his tariffs. Cowards. And, American support for Ukraine and for free trade is growing. Good news. All on today’s show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Touko 34min
Why The Divide In America? A Conversation With Folks In Lancaster, PA
I sat down with a group of twenty Republicans, former Republicans, and Democrats in Lancaster, PA. We talked about the political divide in America. Why all the hate politically these days? Why won’t Republicans stand up against Trump? Why are people afraid to engage with those they disagree with politically. Fascinating conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Touko 34min
How Big Of A Tent Do Democrats Want To Be? Democrats Discuss
Final clip from my conversation with a group of Los Angeles progressives. Today, their party. Should they go left, go center, embrace them all, do they want to big a big tent? Do they want to win? Is the party big enough for AOC and Joe Walsh? A conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Touko 40min
We Disagree On What Gretchen Whitmer Did. So We Talked About It
For the second time in a month, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, found herself palling around with Donald Trump. I think this is wrong for her to do, writer/producer Andy Ostroy applauds her for doing what’s right by the people of her state. We disagree with each other. So we sat down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Touko 52min
The Whole Pronoun Thing. Did The Left Screw It Up? A Conversation
Continuing our conversation with a group of Los Angeles progressives. They know the whole fight over pronouns hurt Democrats in the election. But they’re all over the map as to why. The left still doesn’t seem to know how to navigate the culture war battles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Huhti 39min
