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Liberal Bill Scher and conservative Matt Lewis meet in the rancor-free DMZ to hash out the week's political events.
What have Matt and Bill been up to? ... A Complete Unknown vs. Netflix ... Should we listen to more Joe Rogan? ... What does Mike Johnson's victory say about the GOP? ... Can Democrats recover? ...
What have Matt and Bill been up to? ... A Complete Unknown vs. Netflix ... Should we listen to more Joe Rogan? ... What does Mike Johnson's victory say about the GOP? ... Can Democrats recover? ...
Harris's interviews? ... Focus on "fascism"? ... Positions from 2019? ... Sexism? ... Too much of a politician? ... Biden? ... Inflation? ...
The Selzer poll and the weighting debate ... Will Bill and Matt change their predictions? ...
Who would get more accomplished: Harris or Trump? ... Does Trump know more about wielding power than during his first term? ... Trump's past failed record on mass deportations ... How will "garbage" impact the race? ... Predictions! ... Who will Matt vote for? ...
How did Harris do at the CNN Town Hall? ... Is sexism hurting Harris? ... Should Harris go after Trump as a fascist? ... Is Harris' campaign better run than past Democratic campaigns? ... What is up with Tucker Carlson's creepy spanking speech? ... Trump's ahistorical argument for ending the income tax ...
Should we brace for a Trump victory? ... Or does Harris have the edge? ... Trump is now the candidate who sees voters as deplorable ... Why aren't conservative smear attempts working? ...
Did Kamala's media blitz help or hurt? ... Has Kamala lost momentum, or are pollsters using a flawed methodology? ... Why are conservatives sticking with Trump? ... Trump's bizarre answer to Ben Shapiro's ground game question ... Have YouTube and podcasters supplanted the mainstream media? ...
Are Democrats smart to spend in Texas and Florida? ... Is Trump smart to tell women he will protect them? ... Does Trump have a ground game? ...
Would Kamala Harris have been worse off if Biden resigned? ... Why is Matt losing conservative friends? ... Should politicians fact check constituent stories? ...
What Kamala got right ... What Trump got wrong ... Why undecided voters are the worst ... Why probabilistic forecasts are stupid ... Do the Swift and Cheney endorsements matter? ...
Is Biden-Harris foreign policy neoconservative or Reagan conservative? ... How much are Trump and Biden alike on foreign policy? ... Matt warns up to Walz ... How should Harris approach next week's debate? ...
What's wrong with Walz joining Harris for her first interview? ... Should Harris have gone local for her first interview? ... Why is Trump embracing RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard? ...
Are too many former Democratic presidents speaking at the convention? ... Does Kamala Harris need to win the national popular vote by a lot to win the Electoral College? ... Does Tim Walz need a better response to attacks on his military service? ... Does Donald Trump need a campaign shake up? ...
Matt argues Harris should have picked Shapiro ... Bill argues Walz has swing appeal ... Is the "couch" joke below the belt? ... How is Trump going after Walz? ... Will there be debates? ...
How did Kamala Harris consolidate the Democratic Party so quickly? ... Is Harris authentic or a phony? ... Who will (and should) be Harris' VP? ... What is Trump thinking by attacking Harris' racial identity? ... What did Trump mean by saying "you won't have to vote anymore"? ...
Is Biden OK? ... Should it be Kamala? ... Who are the Kamala alternatives? ... Who could be Kamala's VP? ... Who will be Trump's VP? ...
Matt's big announcement ... What's the import of "cheapfakes"? ... Has Trump set debate expectations too low? ... Does it matter that Trump insulted Milwaukee? ... Will attacking Trump as a criminal work? ... Why is Trump outsourcing GOTV to Charlie Kirk? ...
Nikki Haley's not-surprising support of Trump ... Why can't Biden get credit for the economy? ... Sam Alito flies his freak flags ...
Is the Biden campaign panicking? ... Are the polls wrong? ... Is it wrong to debate Trump? ... Why did Biden take Trump's idea for 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs? ... What happened in this week's primaries? ...
Why is Kristi Noem doubling down? ... Why are evangelicals sticking with Trump despite his adultery? ... Why is Trump going to the Libertarian Party convention? ... Are Dems poised to take back the House? ...
Did Trump say too much to Time magazine? ... Will the Gaza protests impact the November election? ... What's Biden's clearest Electoral College path? ... Who will Trump pick for VP? ...
Why is Kevin McCarthy more hated than Mike Johnson? ... Why doesn't Biden get more credit for securing Ukraine aid and reducing Israel-Iran tensions? ... Why the divestment encampments are not effective ... Is the Trump trial hurting Trump's re-election chances? ...
Did Trump blow it on abortion? ... Does the hush money trial jury have a secret Trump partisan? ... Is Mike Johnson Choosing Reagan over Trump? ... Should Sotomayor retire? ...
Are Republican Trump critics returning to the GOP fold? ... Has Trump threaded the needle on abortion? ... Can Biden shift the nation's attention to abortion? ...
Matt's X spat with Ric Grenell ... The importance of narrative framing ... Should NBC have hired/fired Ronna McDaniel? ... How awful is RFK Jr.'s VP pick? ...
What did Trump mean by "bloodbath"? ... Trump doesn't want you to remember 2020 ... Does Bernie Moreno have the edge over Sherrod Brown? ...
Should TikTok be banned? ... Why did Ken Buck quit? ... Will the Hur report hurt Biden? ... Is Biden's new ad any good? ...
Did Super Tuesday tell us anything? ... What should Biden do in the SOTU? ... Is Trump losing it? ... Did Sinema's retirement mean bipartisanship is dead? ...
Can Trump win back Haley voters? ... Does it matter how many Democrats vote "Uncommitted" in Michigan? ... Is there any logic to Trump's messaging to African-American voters? ... Do people vote for president like it's a TV show? ...
The import of Chapman-Combs ... "An embarrassing day for Republicans" ... How immigration wrecked the GOP ... What's Nikki Haley doing? ... The 3rd party X factor ...
Why do conservatives think the NFL is working with the Deep State? ... Can the border-Ukraine deal pass Congress? ... Who will Trump pick as VP? ...
Why there was so much wishcasting analysis about Nikki Haley ... Was Trump always going to be the nominee? ... Why the electability argument failed ... Why the ageist argument failed ...
Did the media rig Iowa for Trump? ... Is Trump's lead insurmountable? ... Should Haley want a two-person race? ...
Matt feels good about Haley in NH ... Would a Haley win in NH give her momentum? ... How bad was the DeSantis-Haley debate? ... Can Trump have it both ways on abortion? ... Can Trump have it both ways on abortion? ... Does Biden need a second-term agenda? ...
Did Nikki Haley blow it? ... Will Lauren Boebert's move help Republicans? ... Matt and Bill's winners and losers of 2023 ...
FaSoGPCVqZw?si=oWpnqIGmMRRBod1J ... FaSoGPCVqZw?si=oWpnqIGmMRRBod1J ... Can the Constitution survive a second Trump term? ... Is Trump getting worse? ...
Matt's and Bill's best Christmas movies ... Can Chris Sununu save Nikki Haley? ... How bad for DC is the loss of the Capitals & Wizards? ... Can impeachment save Joe Biden? ... Can a Ukraine-border deal actually happen? ...
Is Christie running interference for Haley? ... Can Trump lose Iowa or New Hampshire? ... Why are some conservatives against Section 702? ... Will it help Biden to get impeached? ...
Matt sees a path for Nikki Haley, Bill does not ... Can big endorsements help DeSantis in Iowa? ... Matt's Iowa/New Hampshire prediction ... Should Democrats stop freaking out? ...
How to watch WKRP's "Turkeys Away" ... How the Mideast crisis is roiling the left and the right ... How serious is the rise of anti-Semitism ... The history of Democratic bedwetting ... How Israel impacted the 1948 election ...
Why can't Republicans sell a 15-week abortion ban? ... What did the GOP presidential debate tell us about GOP foreign policy? ... Where did Joe Manchin go wrong? ...
Matt and Bill talk Halloween ... Reflections on Richard Moll and Matthew Perry ... How's Speaker Mike Johnson doin'? ... Will Biden's approach to the Israel-Hamas war hurt him in 2024? ... Is Nikki Haley for real? ...
Should Democrats support what's good for institutions or what's good for Democrats? ... Did Pelosi want Democrats to vote "present"? ... Why were Democrats so unified? ... Are all House Republicans equally bad? ... Who's going to be the next Speaker? ...
The debate was bad ... The debate moderators were bad ... The debate that actually mattered was in Michigan ... Shutdowns are also bad ...
Is America suffering moral decay... ... ...or is America evolving? ... Can Trump get away with a leftward pivot on abortion? ...
What's there to write about these days? ... Do Democrats want to dump Biden? ... How did ageist attacks fare in the past? ... Remembering Reagan's '84 debates ... Can Pence reframe the race around Conservatism vs. Populism? ... Is Nikki Haley having a moment? ...
Did Nikki Haley's debate performance change the race? ... Should Mitch McConnell step down as Minority Leader or resign his seat? ... Should we have age limits or term limits? ... Is AOC becoming an insider? ...
Most of the GOP field is conflicted over Trump ... Is the Republican Party an America First party or a Reaganite party? ... Why DeSantis became an afterthought ... Is Vivek angling for VP? ...
Will Trump debate? ... Will Republicans ever get indictment fatigue? ... Why Dean Phillips's case for primarying Biden doesn't add up ...
Matt returns to the DMZ from the "Filthy Rich Politicians" book tour ... Is the DeSantis campaign over? ... X or Threads? ... Does Barbie mean "woke" sells? ... Is No Labels going to elect Trump? ...
Is Obama Boomer or Gen X? ... What are the odds the next president is Biden or Trump? ... Why are DeSantis or Haley misrepresenting Gen X childhoods? ... Will we see a Trump-Kennedy ticket? ... What's the impact of the SCOTUS ban on higher ed affirmative action? ...
Why would Trump debate? ... How have Republican longshots exploited debates in the past? ... Does the Hunter Biden plea bargain change the race? ...
After the indictment, Trump is still ahead—by a lot ... What does it take for a longshot candidate to break out? ... What incentive does Trump have to debate? ... Inflation, crime, immigration metrics are actually improving ...
How should climate activists respond to the Canadian wildfires? ... Is there any hope for Chris Christie? ... Will there be any Republican primary debates? ... Where is the GOP electorate on abortion? ... What is the Republican "wine track"? ...
Will Kevin McCarthy get his due? ... What did Joe Biden get out of the deal? ... Is DeSantis a "wine track" candidate? ... Can Christie make it to the debate stage? ...
Maybe DeSantis should have skipped 2024 ... Is DeSantis all that competent? ... Should DeSantis be embracing Musk? ... Was Tim Scott's announcement any better? ...
How the Biden administration is fixing the immigration system ... Will Biden take the 14th? ... What's up with that Glenn Youngkin ad? ... Has Ron DeSantis gotten his groove back? ...
"Seltzer Talk" with Bill n Matt ... Why are Republicans still afraid of Trump? ... Don't overhype the ABC/Washington Post poll ... Why did Biden change tack on the debt limit? ... Should we take the Hunter Biden investigation seriously? ...
Matt reviews Dave Barry's new novel ... Bill argues against giving RFK Jr. serious media coverage ... Did Timothy McVeigh shape the modern Republican Party? ... Is Clarence Thomas eroding trust in the Supreme Court? ... Should you panic about the debt limit? ...
Will Tucker Carlson's firing change Fox News, or the Republican Party? ... Does Kevin McCarthy deserve a victory lap in the media? ... Why some pro-lifers are mad at Matt ...
Matt and Bill await the loss of their Twitter blue checks ... How much trouble is Ron DeSantis in? ... Matt grapples with the gun issue ... Bill urges Biden to start debt limit talks ...
How should you commemorate the 100th anniversary of Calvin Coolidge's swearing in? ... Is Tim Scott really running for VP? ... Why Ron DeSantis should not run in 2024 ... Should you leave Twitter for Substack? ...
Why won't Republicans go after Trump ... How strong is the Manhattan DA's case against Trump? ... Why progressives had good election days in Wisconsin & Chicago ... Will Tennessee pass a red flag law? ...
Matt Lewis discusses his upcoming book "Filthy Rich Politicians" ... Joe Biden's innovative immigration plan: Welcome Corps ... Can Chris Christie take down Trump? ...
Has DeSantis figured out how to take on Trump? ... Are people really moving to Florida because it's anti-woke? ... Will an indictment hurt or help Trump? ... Did the 1980 "October Surprise" change the course of history? ...
Why are Republicans making the Silicon Valley Bank crisis about wokeness? ... Why did DeSantis adopt Tucker Carlson's line on Ukraine? ... Will we miss Mitch McConnell when he's gone? ...
What was Scott Adams' ridiculous excuse? ... What happened to Tucker Carlson? ... Is Fox News at risk of losing its pro-Trump audience? ... Has Trump retaken control of the GOP primary? ... Did Biden do the right thing on the DC crime bill? ...
Has the East Palestine train derailment derailed Biden ... and Buttigieg? ... Is Trump winning and DeSantis losing? ... Has CPAC lost its cachet? ... Is there room for a Republican candidate who isn't Trump and DeSantis? ...
How was the Nikki Haley rollout? ... What was Don Lemon thinking? ... Will Fox News lose Trump supporters? ... Did Fetterman hamper his stroke recovery by staying in the race? ...
Did Joe Biden nail the SOTU? ... Is Kevin McCarthy playing his debt limit hand well? ... Are Trump's attacks on DeSantis working? ...
Is Nikki Haley running for VP? ... Will the Paul Pelosi conspiracy theorists apologize? ... The GOP divide over Ukraine ... Why Kevin McCarthy is lowering the temperature in the debt limit showdown ...
Is White Lotus conservative? ... What is the legacy of Pat Buchanan? ... Will Republicans heed Trump's warning on Social Security & Medicare? ... Will anyone blink in the debt limit showdown? ... Is Nikki Haley ready to be the first to contest Trump? ...
Is the Biden doc scandal a political turning point? ... Are Democrats losing their reputation for competency? ... Why are Republicans hesitating to run for president? ...
Why did the "Never Kevins" cave? ... Can the House raise the debt limit? ... Will immigration tear Democrats apart? ... Is Trump fading? ...
Is the far right criticism of Zelensky anti-Semitic? ... Why is Cenk Uygur upset with Bill? ... Why did no one catch the lies from George Santos before the election? ...
DeSantis rises in the polls as he embraces vaccine skeptics ... Will the House Speaker fight make the GOP more beholden to the fringe right? ... Is abortion still a litmus test for Republican voters (and for Matt?) ...
Did Democrats really need to reshuffle their presidential primary schedule? ... Will Republicans turn away from Trump after the Walker defeat? ... How the House Speaker fight will define the GOP ... Why the voter suppression dog didn't bark ...
Matt compares Nick Fuentes to Islamist terrorists ... Why is DeSantis silent on the Trump-Fuentes dinner? ... Is there room for a Republican presidential candidate who is not Trump nor DeSantis? ... Can Kevin McCarthy become Speaker of the House? ... Should we ban crypto? ...
Why Katie Hobbs won ... Can Herschel Walker win? ... Where does Kari Lake go from here? ... Does Mike Pence have a shot? ... Is DeSantis better for democracy than Trump? ... Are Dems in array? ...
Who got it right? ... What happened to the "red wave"? ... What issues drove the election results? ... Is Trump dragging down the GOP, and would DeSantis help? ... What does the election mean for Biden '24? ...
Senate predictions ... House predictions... and how do we know if it's a "wave"? ... Matt and Bill diverge on AZ-GOV ... Why did the Paul Pelosi conspiracy theory take off? ... Should Matt and Bill stay on Twitter? ...
What was the Fetterman campaign thinking? ... Did Oz blow it on abortion? ... Is the Red Wave coming? ... Is Kari Lake running for president? ... Why did Rep. Jayapal release that Ukraine letter? ...
Is Katie Hobbs smart to avoid debating Kari Lake? ... Are Democrats taking extreme positions on abortion? ... Why Oklahoma and Oregon may surprise us on Election Day ... How Trump decimated a generation of promising conservative leaders ... What's going on in Iowa? ... Why is Tulsi Gabbard campaigning with Kari Lake? ...
Did Fetterman pass the health test? ... Can Walker survive the abortion scandal? ... Does Hobbs need to debate? ... Who won the Ryan-Vance debate? ...
Why Matt can't stand with Herschel Walker ... Does the Walker revelation matter politically? ... Will we see more split ticket voting this year? ... Why Mandela Barnes is the Senate Democratic candidate in the most trouble ...
How bad was the "Where's Jackie?" moment? ... Have Republicans found their midterm footing? ... Why Mandela Barnes is slipping ... Why Manchin whfifed on permitting reform ...
How bad was the "Where's Jackie?" moment? ... Have Republicans found their midterm footing? ... Why Mandela Barnes is slipping ... Why Manchin whfifed on permitting reform ...
Matt attends his high school reunion ... Herschel Walker lowers expectations about a debate with Sen. Raphael Warnock. Meanwhile, Dr. Oz is lowering expectations about John Fetterman's abilities ... Matt raises concerns about the polls. Then, based on Bill's math, Matt predicts Republicans will narrowly take the Senate ... Bill thinks Mandela Barnes' "Defund the Police" rhetoric might have blown his chances of defeating Ron Johnson in Wisconsin ... Matt wonders if Trump reordered politics to the point where states like Nevada—states that seemed to be trending blue—are now competitive ... Matt worries that "Team Normal" in the GOP is normalizing election denying ... Matt laments Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's decision to campaign for Kari Lake. Bill argues this is what Youngkin has to do to be relevant and have a shot at the presidency. Meanwhile, Bill says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's decision to campaign outside Florida is the weirder story ...
Matt attends his high school reunion ... Herschel Walker lowers expectations about a debate with Sen. Raphael Warnock. Meanwhile, Dr. Oz is lowering expectations about John Fetterman's abilities ... Matt raises concerns about the polls. Then, based on Bill's math, Matt predicts Republicans will narrowly take the Senate ... Bill thinks Mandela Barnes' "Defund the Police" rhetoric might have blown his chances of defeating Ron Johnson in Wisconsin ... Matt wonders if Trump reordered politics to the point where states like Nevada—states that seemed to be trending blue—are now competitive ... Matt worries that "Team Normal" in the GOP is normalizing election denying ... Matt laments Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's decision to campaign for Kari Lake. Bill argues this is what Youngkin has to do to be relevant and have a shot at the presidency. Meanwhile, Bill says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's decision to campaign outside Florida is the weirder story ...
What was Lindsey Graham thinking with his 15-week abortion ban bill? ... Is the GOP going to follow Trump with "younger, smarter" authoritarians? ... How do you know when an incumbent governor is in trouble? ... What does DeSantis get out of sending undocumented immigrants to Martha's Vineyard? ... Can Katie Hobbs get away with not debating Kari Lake? ...
What was Lindsey Graham thinking with his 15-week abortion ban bill? ... Is the GOP going to follow Trump with "younger, smarter" authoritarians? ... How do you know when an incumbent governor is in trouble? ... What does DeSantis get out of sending undocumented immigrants to Martha's Vineyard? ... Can Katie Hobbs get away with not debating Kari Lake? ...
Is John Fetterman's health fair game? ... Are Blake Masters' college emails fair game? ... Are Democrats conflating Trump's threat to democracy with the broader conservative agenda? ...
Is John Fetterman's health fair game? ... Are Blake Masters' college emails fair game? ... Are Democrats conflating Trump's threat to democracy with the broader conservative agenda? ...
Is GOP infighting complicating their quest for the Senate? ... How did Democrats snatch Alaska? ... What is Gorbachev’s (and Reagan’s) legacy? ...
Why are Dems overperforming in special elections? ... Why is Dr. Oz so bad? ... Might Dems actually keep the House? ... Does Crist have a prayer? ...
What's happening to the AZ GOP? ... Do Democrats have the edge in the race for the Senate? ... Could DeSantis be in trouble in November? ... Should Republicans be skeptical of the FBI? ... What can we learn from the Kansas abortion referendum? ... Can the IRA save the Democrats? ...
Why did Manchin finally do the reconciliation deal? ... Will reconciliation help Democrats in November? ... Why Biden shouldn't run again ... August 2nd primary preview ...
Why did Maryland Republicans turn Trumpy? ... Are Democrats wrong to help Trumpy candidates win Republican primaries? ... Should Democrats use gerrymandering to box out decent Republicans? ... Is David Frum right that abortion will matter in November? ... Is Joe Manchin helping or hurting Democrats? ...
Is DeSantis eroding Trump's standing in the GOP? ... Why are progressives accusing Biden of not fighting hard enough? ... How the conservative revolt over Harriet Miers doomed Roe ...
Movie night at the Scher and Lewis households ... Democrats fighting Democrats instead of Republicans ... Which Republicans are banning abortions in the states, and are they on the ballot in November? ... Does Biden look impotent? ... The Senate looks better for Democrats than the House ...
Is Cassidy Hutchinson credible? ... Is Hutchinson's testimony good for DeSantis? ... Will voters care about abortion in November? ... Will Republican candidates have to support total abortion bans? ... Will Democrats overreach? ...
Tuesday's primaries in South Carolina and Nevada ... Do voters care more about inflation than saving liberal democracy? ... And will flawed Republican candidates help Democrats survive what otherwise looks to be a very bad midterm election? ... Should America raise the age to own a firearm? ... Might innocent kids get penalized by liberal red flag laws? ... And what's the "boyfriend loophole" anyway? ...
Is Biden sleepwalking through the presidency? ... What message did San Francisco send on crime? ... Do voters care more about inflation or threats to democracy? ... Did Biden blow it with Joe Manchin? ... Are Republicans nominating unelectable candidates? ...
What does it mean that Trump was humiliated in Georgia? ... But what about Herschel Walker? ... Is Lauren Boebert in trouble? ... What does TX-28 and OR-05 mean for the Democrats? ... Is the Bush dynasty truly over? ... What's left to say about mass shootings? ...
What does Pennsylvania say about Trump's hold on the GOP? ... What does Fetterman's victory say about the direction of the Democratic Party? ... Should Democrats in PA have tried to help Doug Mastriano win the GOP gubernatorial primary? ... Why did the GOP Establishment turn on Madison Cawthorn? ... "Big Lie" Republicans haven't won a Secretary of State primary yet ... What's up with Matt and Steve Schmidt? ...
David Gergen disses Gen X ... Trump goes 1-1 in the May 10 primaries ... Are Dems ignoring rural voters? ... Can Kathy Barnette pull off a PA upset? ... Is Mitch McConnell on the level? ...
The politics of the Roe leak ... The politics of overturning Roe ... The rise of J.D. Vance ... The Manchin-Trump showdown in West Virginia ...
At long last, Bob enters the DMZ ... The big changes afoot at the DMZ and Bloggingheads ... Staying alive in a hyper-competitive media environment ... Are we going to see a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024? ... Can DeSantis mount a successful challenge to Trump? ... Is Biden sharp enough to make it through another campaign? ... Is Kamala the Democrats’ best alternative to Biden? ...
The wild life and times of George Jones ... Bill and Matt introduce their kids to America’s pastime ... Did Republicans miss their chance to get rid of Trump and Trumpism? ... DeSantis bets on the culture war ... Will Trump forgive Kevin McCarthy? ... Did Taylor Lorenz “doxx” Libs of TikTok or simply report out a story? ... Bill: Democrats should not abandon the rights of LGBT kids ...
Matt's hair transitions from “'80s hair metal” to “'90s skate punk” ... Matt: The right’s “groomer” slur is over the line ... Is there a QAnon element behind Florida's controversial education law? ... Bill: Culture war conflicts in public schools are inevitable ... Have Supreme Court confirmation hearings permanently devolved into tit-for-tat recrimination? ... What’s worse: summarily blocking judicial appointments or smearing judicial nominees? ... The fault lines revealed by a 6-3 Supreme Court ...
Lindsay Graham's puzzling Supreme Court confirmation hearing strategy ... Josh Hawley's paper-thin case against Judge Jackson ... Are contentious Supreme Court confirmations the new normal? ... The delicate optics of contesting judicial appointments ... How many Republicans will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson? ...
Matt’s luscious locks celebrate their second anniversary ... Will the Daylight Savings issue finally tear Matt and Bill apart? ... Scared Straight: Childcare Edition ... How wars have provoked domestic political realignments in the US ... Matt: Biden is following the Reagan Doctrine in Ukraine ... How far should the US go if Putin escalates the conflict? ... American isolationists are on their heels, but will that last? ... Does Romney deserve credit for his comments about Putin during the 2012 campaign? ... Bill: We can’t lay Putin’s empowerment solely at Obama’s feet ...
Which reports on Ukraine can we believe? ... How Biden is winning the communications war against Putin ... The difficulties of explaining the reasons and limitations of support for Ukraine ... If the war in Ukraine affects life in America, will the US continue to support it? ... Will people influenced by anti-Soviet Cold War entertainment ever trust Russia? ... Matt: Putin perceives the US as a weak, divided nation ... Would we be willing to defend Poland if Putin invades them next? ...
Bill's struggles with the new puppy ... Assessing Mike Pence's primary prospects ... Mitch McConnell's shift away from obstructionist tactics ... The bipartisan road-not-taken for congressional Democrats ... Matt: The Ottawa trucker protests may spread to the US ... What are the long-term effects on children of masks and lockdowns? ...
A teenage Bill overestimates his basketball skills and pays the price ... Can’t the writers just let Ted Lasso be a nice guy? ... Remembering Howard Hesseman ... How serious a transgression was Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust comment? ... Should Ilya Shapiro have been suspended from Georgetown Law? ... Managing identity politics on the Supreme Court ... Diversifying the Supreme Court ... Debating the problem of free speech and at-will employment ... Are progressives trying to censor Joe Rogan or control Covid misinformation? ...
Bill and Matt disagree about Don’t Look Up [Spoilers] ... Does Don’t Look Up reflect our political reality? ... Can entertainment move the political needle? ... Bill: Democrats could employ the talking filibuster right now ... What’s the voting rights exit strategy for Dems? ... Does tepid media coverage of Trump’s Arizona rally suggest his hold on Republicans is fading? ...
Matt, a simple country boy, sojourns to the big city ... Will Republicans "fall in line" for Ted Cruz in 2024? ... Ron DeSantis's shaky 2024 positioning ... Do Christie, Rubio, or Pence have a shot? ... Bill: There was no reason to assume Manchin was ever going to vote for BBB ... Why haven't recent presidents pursued more politically advantageous bipartisan strategies? ... Matt recites his poem "'Twas the Night before Trump's Mess" ...
Are ponytails conservative or is Matt a crypto-progressive? ... Matt: Trump’s ability to influence elections seems to be waning ... Does Liz Cheney offer a path to a Trump-less Republican Party ... Will the Mark Meadows texts change Republicans’ minds about Trump? ... Bill: Manchin needs to say what he wants from BBB ...
The DMZ Christmas playlist ... What (Matt’s) kids these days don’t get about early Simpsons episodes ... Matt decodes a (possible, very weird) veiled threat from Nancy Mace to MTG ... The looming Trump Factor in the Georgia governor’s race ... Bill: Trump is making big bets on risky candidates ... What is Joe Manchin thinking? ... Matt’s Christmas tree emasculation ...
The Marjorie Taylor Greene-Nancy Mace blow-up ... Does trash talk define our politics? ... The depressing task of covering politics in 2021 ... Can Dr. Oz cure our political ills? ... The new breed of celebrity Republican politician ... Are Republicans losing their grip on New England governorships? ...
To man bun or not to man bun? ... The 50th anniversary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking ... Bill and Matt talk turkey ... Should Bill Maher be more judicious in his criticisms of the Democratic Party? ... Are we judging Kamala too harshly? ...
Bill: Kyrsten Sinema can claim victory ... The tricky politics of fixing inflation ... How are all these people who quit their jobs able to afford it? ... Bill: Dems should gird themselves for bruising midterms ... What are Kamala's prospects for 2024? ... Matt: America is in desperate need of leadership ...
The military history of the DMZ ... Is the judge in the Rittenhouse trial putting his thumb on the scale? ... Matt: Rittenhouse seems like he has delusions of grandeur ... Does the infrastructure vote bode well for bipartisanship? ... Bill: Inflation could become an issue for Dems in 2022 ... Matt: It’s not fair to conflate “the left” with the Democrats ...
Charlie Daniels chat ... Glenn Youngkin rides the education issue to victory in Virginia ... Matt: Donald Trump is to Republicans what MSNBC pundits are to Dems ... How should Youngkin govern? ... Would expanded voting rights benefit Republicans more than Democrats? ... What lesson should Dem legislators draw from the Virgina results? ...
Bill: Glenn Youngkin is running a more moderate campaign that many think ... The transgender issue in the Virginia governor's race ... Matt: If Trump does a rally in Virginia, it could screw Youngkin ... Biden and Pelosi pressure progressive Dems over infrastructure ... Biden's high stakes game ...
Matt's recent conversation with Ross Douthat ... Can Democrats get BBB done by the end of October? ... Are progressives onboard with the bipartisan infrastructure bill? ... Matt: The Virginia governor's race point the way for national Republicans ...
Matt: We've become overly sensitive to potentially offensive comedy ... Is Dave Chappelle making jokes or a serious political argument? ... Is Chappelle an "equal opportunity offender"? ... Bill: The Democrats' approach to reconciliation is incoherent ...
Matt is crazy about Kyrsten SInema's freewheelin' attitude ... Are hardball tactics working out for progressives? ... How bad are Biden's poll numbers? ...
A birthday week recap ... Will BIB and BBB go bust? ... What are Manchin and Sinema up to? ... What happened to Glenn Greenwald? ...
Are we headed for a shutdown? ... The annual Bill birthday digression ... What's Al Franken up to? ... Will progressives sink the bipartisan infrastructure bill? ...
Should AOC have worn that dress? ... Should celebrities make our healthcare decisions? ... The legacy of Norm MacDonald ...
Are Democrats trying to do too much? ... Should we have more than two parties? ... What have we learned 20 years after 9/11? ...
The Texas abortion law and the future of Roe v. Wade ... Do any conservatives oppose the Texas abortion law? ... Bill: The Texas law risks alienating the political center ... Matt: Biden has botched all aspects of the Afghanistan withdrawal ... Is Biden abandoning the coalition that elected him? ... Are Democrats held to higher standards than Republicans? ...
Bill: Moderates got the better of the House budget resolution standoff ... Can the Democrats avoid a debt limit debacle? ... Matt: Biden failed to lead on Afghanistan ...
Has Afghanistan shown Biden to be incompetent and callous? ... Will Afghanistan impact Biden politically? ... Do the Moderate Nine hold better cards than Nancy Pelosi in the budget resolution showdown? ...
Bill's murky definition of "on vacation" ... Mourning the loss of another Night Court alum ... Can moderate Dems get the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed? ... Matt makes the conservative case for allowing local mask mandates ... Bill: Cuomo’s resignation shows Dems can police their own ...
Matt: Worry about electoral subversion, not voting access ... Bill's indirect solution to electoral subversion ... Is the left responsible for the culture war's escalation? ... The populist realignment over the rights of business owners ... Will CRT in the schools provide significant political wins for Republicans? ...