Recently the Bureau of Atomic Scientists have moved the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight due the increased risk of nuclear escalation, the climate crisis, the war in Ukraine and the breakdown of institutions across the globe. There certainly is a lot to be concerned about, and many are actively talking about the possibility…
During the past several years, Congress spent an enormous amount of time investigating Donald Trump. They do have the power to investigate, but to investigate in order to legislate. And now, with the new Republican Congress, a wave of investigations into the Biden administration has already begun. Do any of these investigations matter, or are…
Despite nagging fears of a recession, manufacturing execs are optimistic about the future, with a majority planning to increase hiring and spend on technology. IT’s been a tough year for manufacturers, with supply-chain snags, inflation and fears of a recession. Yet a shocking 95% of manufacturing executives said they were optimistic about the future, according…
What we’re seeing in the House of Representatives with the Republicans inability to confirm a speaker is a travesty. The bottom line is that we have a situation where a small fraction of members can grind the entire process to a halt. Even after McCarthy has given concessions that may turn the next session into…
It’s the last Friday of 2022 and we’re winding down now 3 years of weekly podcasts. Today, we’re going to to look back on this past year and give President Joe Biden a grade. Was it a salvaged year for Biden? We’ll look at and debate his successes and challenges from the midterm results, inflation,…
The week began with a monumental victory for the Democrats with Sen. Raphael Warnock’s win in Georgia. This race was through to give the Dems some them breathing room. But last night Sen. Sinema of Arizona announced she’s leaving the Democratic Party and has as an Independent. She will not not caucus w/ the Democrats.…
Today on the podcast we have a very special guest – legendary strategist Joe Trippi. Joe Trippi has worked for Democrats at every level over 4 decades – from Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale and managing Howard Dean’s groundbreaking presidential campaign in 2004. Trippi has been a media and campaign strategist for dozens of Senate and…
The midterms are officially over and already the campaign for 2024 has begun. Beginning with the Democrat’s showing in the midterms, Joe Biden is taking a victory lap and we’ve also seen the immediate announcement of a presidential run from Donald Trump. While all the pundits are already talking about the next election cycle we…
Among all the analysis and predictions of a red wave from so many pundits and pollsters, when we looked at our numbers we were not surprised by the outcome of this week’s election. And while all the races are not yet called, once again It’s looking like control of the Senate will depend on the…
Jeremy Zogby The exit polls are in and clearly show that Independent voters preferred Democratic candidates in key battleground states, hence why the red wave never came. While that narrative was tempting (also convincing left-leaning media), due to Republicans reporting better numbers on key issues like the economy, crime, and immigration as our polls…