Today we need to talk about the State of the Union message. What is important, a game-changer, or meaningful? We’ll also talk about Florida – why has Biden made the trip there, where Democrats have been getting crushed? What is the strategy? What about the number of Americans who tuned in? The stakes were high…
If we look at the polls this week, Biden’s approval rating is hovering around 45% and disapproval is around 52% – these are actually better numbers than he’s posted in a while, even with the revelation of classified documents being discovered at his residences. Are these the numbers of someone who can be re-elected in…
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…
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,…
We know that cryptocurrency and social media are areas of business and technology that have already transformed the world and both are plagued with very issues and crisis. From the scandals and collapse around FTX and policy shifts around Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter we need to ask – are these existential moments for both…
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…
Today we’re going to look at the latest data including our own that suggests that especially in the key races around the country things continue to be fluid. Specifically, we’ll look at races in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania Arizona and more. What’s going on here is that not matter how good the science is in polling…
Today we’re obviously going to focus on the election. But it’s irresponsible for us to make any concrete projections or predictions. Polls are still swinging back and forth and while things are still in the Republican’s favor, anything can happen between now and Election Day. First, let’s look at the latest happenings in the most…