Corruption in the “Greatest City in the World.” And who are these "undecided" voters?  Links we discussed: <ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/25/eric-adams-indicted/">Eric Adams Indicted</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/26/the-undecided-voters-who-could-decide-the-election/">The Undecided Voters Who Could Decide the Election</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/25/harris-casts-herself-as-a-pro-business-pragmatist/">Kamala Harris Casts Herself as Pro-Business Pragmatist</a></li></ul>Some more links: <ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/">Taegan Goddard's Political Wire</a></li><li><a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/">Chris Riback's Newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Trial-Balloon">Trial Balloon Live</a></li></ul>

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 &lt;p&gt;Corruption in the “Greatest City in the World.” And who are these "undecided" voters? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links we discussed: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/25/eric-adams-indicted/"&gt;Eric Adams Indicted&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/26/the-undecided-voters-who-could-decide-the-election/"&gt;The Undecided Voters Who Could Decide the Election&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/09/25/harris-casts-herself-as-a-pro-business-pragmatist/"&gt;Kamala Harris Casts Herself as Pro-Business Pragmatist&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some more links: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/"&gt;Taegan Goddard's Political Wire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/"&gt;Chris Riback's Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Trial-Balloon"&gt;Trial Balloon Live&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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The Candidate or the Couch

Trump threatens to prosecute his political rivals... Why even a felony conviction won't upend this race... And does the bully pulpit still exist?Links we discussed:<ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/06/trump-says-he-has-every-right-to-prosecute-his-rivals/">Trump Says He Has ‘Every Right’ to Prosecute His Rivals</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/06/even-a-felony-conviction-likely-wont-upend-this-race/">Even a Felony Conviction Likely Won’t Upend This Race</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/05/trumps-vows-put-rule-of-law-on-the-ballot/">Trump’s Vows Put Rule of Law on the Ballot</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/05/how-much-more-warning-do-voters-need/">How Much More Warning Do Voters Need?</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/06/democrats-must-make-trumps-guilty-verdict-known/">Democrats Must Make Trump’s Guilty Verdict Known</a></li></ul>Some more links: <ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/">Taegan Goddard's Political Wire</a></li><li><a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/">Chris Riback's Newsletter</a></li></ul>

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 &lt;p&gt;Trump threatens to prosecute his political rivals... Why even a felony conviction won't upend this race... And does the bully pulpit still exist?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links we discussed:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/06/trump-says-he-has-every-right-to-prosecute-his-rivals/"&gt;Trump Says He Has ‘Every Right’ to Prosecute His Rivals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/06/even-a-felony-conviction-likely-wont-upend-this-race/"&gt;Even a Felony Conviction Likely Won’t Upend This Race&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/05/trumps-vows-put-rule-of-law-on-the-ballot/"&gt;Trump’s Vows Put Rule of Law on the Ballot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/05/how-much-more-warning-do-voters-need/"&gt;How Much More Warning Do Voters Need?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/06/democrats-must-make-trumps-guilty-verdict-known/"&gt;Democrats Must Make Trump’s Guilty Verdict Known&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some more links: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/"&gt;Taegan Goddard's Political Wire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/"&gt;Chris Riback's Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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The Bully Pulpit

The Trump trial and the split screen campaign. And Mike Johnson's power is backed by Democrats. Links we discussed:<ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/20/the-split-screen-for-the-next-6-weeks-is-bad-for-trump/">The Split Screen for the Next 6 Weeks</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/22/trump-is-already-testifying/">Trump Is Already Testifying</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/24/trump-is-a-pretty-weak-strongman/">Trump Is a Pretty Weak Strongman</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/opinion/donald-trump-trial.html">Being Stuck in a Courtroom Is Just What Trump Needed</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/briefing/college-protests.html">Chaos and Oppression</a></li></ul>Some more links: <ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/">Taegan Goddard's Political Wire</a></li><li><a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/">Chris Riback's Newsletter</a></li></ul>

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 &lt;p&gt;The Trump trial and the split screen campaign. And Mike Johnson's power is backed by Democrats. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links we discussed:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/20/the-split-screen-for-the-next-6-weeks-is-bad-for-trump/"&gt;The Split Screen for the Next 6 Weeks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/22/trump-is-already-testifying/"&gt;Trump Is Already Testifying&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/24/trump-is-a-pretty-weak-strongman/"&gt;Trump Is a Pretty Weak Strongman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/opinion/donald-trump-trial.html"&gt;Being Stuck in a Courtroom Is Just What Trump Needed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/briefing/college-protests.html"&gt;Chaos and Oppression&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some more links: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/"&gt;Taegan Goddard's Political Wire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/"&gt;Chris Riback's Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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Catch and Kill

Arizona's abortion ruling is a disaster for Trump and Republicans. Stubborn inflation is a problem for Biden and Democrats. Can red states knock Biden off the ballot?Links we discussed<ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/trump-flails-on-abortion/">Trump Flails on Abortion</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/fed-may-not-cut-interest-rates-this-year/">Fed May Not Cut Interest Rates This Year</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/10/red-states-threaten-to-keep-biden-off-the-ballot/">Red States Threaten to Keep Biden Off the Ballot</a></li></ul>Some more links: <ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/">Taegan Goddard's Political Wire</a></li><li><a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/">Chris Riback's Newsletter</a></li></ul>

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 &lt;p&gt;Arizona's abortion ruling is a disaster for Trump and Republicans. Stubborn inflation is a problem for Biden and Democrats. Can red states knock Biden off the ballot?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links we discussed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/trump-flails-on-abortion/"&gt;Trump Flails on Abortion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/fed-may-not-cut-interest-rates-this-year/"&gt;Fed May Not Cut Interest Rates This Year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/10/red-states-threaten-to-keep-biden-off-the-ballot/"&gt;Red States Threaten to Keep Biden Off the Ballot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some more links: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/"&gt;Taegan Goddard's Political Wire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/"&gt;Chris Riback's Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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Boxed In On Abortion

Does watching Fox News make you less informed? Could the House flip to Democratic control? Does RFK Jr. hurt Biden or Trump more?Links we discussed<ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/23/republicans-who-dont-watch-fox-less-likely-to-vote-for-trump/">Those Who Don’t Watch Fox Less Likely to Vote for Trump</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/27/democrats-need-to-be-ready-if-gop-loses-control-of-house/">Democrats Need to Be Ready If GOP Loses Control</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/27/biden-holds-small-lead-nationally-2/">Biden Holds Small Lead Nationally</a></li><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/28/rfk-jr-the-spoiler/">RFK Jr. the Spoiler</a></li></ul>Some more links: <ul><li><a href="https://politicalwire.com/">Taegan Goddard's Political Wire</a></li><li><a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/">Chris Riback's Newsletter</a></li></ul>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Does watching Fox News make you less informed? Could the House flip to Democratic control? Does RFK Jr. hurt Biden or Trump more?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links we discussed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/23/republicans-who-dont-watch-fox-less-likely-to-vote-for-trump/"&gt;Those Who Don’t Watch Fox Less Likely to Vote for Trump&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/27/democrats-need-to-be-ready-if-gop-loses-control-of-house/"&gt;Democrats Need to Be Ready If GOP Loses Control&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/27/biden-holds-small-lead-nationally-2/"&gt;Biden Holds Small Lead Nationally&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/28/rfk-jr-the-spoiler/"&gt;RFK Jr. the Spoiler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some more links: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://politicalwire.com/"&gt;Taegan Goddard's Political Wire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://chrisriback.substack.com/"&gt;Chris Riback's Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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