Delegate anxieties, curriculum realities & a shady meeting
What must it have been like for a Democratic Party delegate to keep a brave face outwardly while stressing the "known unknowns" internally? I spoke with Seth Taylor, a Georgia DNC delegate - proudly, ...
24 Jul 202444min
Joe taps out; Kammie's tapping in
With Sunday afternoon's jaw-dropping announcement by President Joe Biden that he'd be bowing out of the presidential race, reporters, cable news shows and pundits (along with us podcast hosts) were sc...
23 Jul 202444min
'Remarkably long and remarkably dishonest' acceptance speech caps RNC
When the fact-checkers use the words "remarkably long and remarkably dishonest" to describe a speech, it's not hard to figure out who gave the speech these days. We spent a week bemoaning "inflammator...
20 Jul 202444min
Vance and his misplaced grievances get fact-checked
The GOP has its vice presidential nominee in JD Vance, he of the "Hillbilly Elegy" memoir and Netflix movie. It is really quizzical to note his grievances borne out in that book and film when coupled ...
19 Jul 202444min
Cringey hip-hop & 5-6 black mayors = the RNC appeal to black voters
Tuesday's RNC highlights included a small (I mean SMALL) gathering of a handful of black GOP mayors comprising the near-entirety of the Black Republican Mayors Association and an ultra-cringey hip-hop...
18 Jul 202444min
Vance & Cannon stake their claim to Trump-endorsed futures
The selection of JD Vance to be Donald Trump's second running mate (why won't the first one do?) is a curious one. First, the obvious: Vance didn't care much for Trump before the insurrection and mult...
17 Jul 202444min
Not rhetorical: Trump is an existential threat to democracy
In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there's a push to "dial down" the rhetoric, with many on the right (falsely) pointing to the labeling of Trump as an "...
15 Jul 202444min
Grading the "big boy" presser: Biden passes
So if Joe Biden's going to stay in the race, everything he does and says is going to be huper-scrutinized (not unusual, I suppose) on a level no President or presidential candidate has. The unfair par...
13 Jul 202444min
