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MAGA: The Cult of Trump—A Dangerous Merger of Violence and Religious Zeal
Brian Daitzman examines the dangerous cult-like MAGA movement, its links to violence, and messianic adulation of Trump drawing parallels to Jim Jones and his doomed following.
March 14, 2024
Media Takes The GOP Bait Again
David Pepper explains the media race to take the GOP misinformation bait - AGAIN - only to see today that Special Counsel Hur has more memory lapses under oath than he falsely claimed of Joe Biden.
March 13, 2024
Ken Buck Tells No Labels, "No Way"
Joe Trippi explains Buck's less than enthusiastic reaction to the possibility of be the No Labels "nominee."
March 13, 2024
Rick Wilson: The Media Missed The Big Headline
Special Counsel Robert Hur testified on Tuesday and what Rick heard was evidence that the media is still not doing their jobs - and continue to put democracy at risk.
March 13, 2024
Trump’s Evangelical America
It’s difficult to tell where white Evangelicalism ends and Trumpism begins, so we’re excited Rick is joined by Sarah McCammon, NPR's national political correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics podcast, about her book "The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church." McCammon shares her personal narrative of growing up within the evangelical movement in the Midwest, her gradual estrangement from its teachings, and her eventual departure.
March 13, 2024
Strategy Session: The State Of The States WSG David Pepper
The Hur debacle, Britt's bad night, Ken Buck's ducking out, the RNC as Trump piggy bank - What does it mean for GOP congressional races that Trump is going to gobble up all the cash? Rick, Joe, and special guest David Pepper covered all that and much more!
March 12, 2024
Fox News: Jacked-up Joe! MAGA Really is Deplorable!
Sean Hannity invents the term "Jacked up Joe" Fox includes a clip of an unhinged woman in a diner then completely lies about what she said. Lawrence Jones is awful. Kellyanne Conway clutches her pearls. Jesse Watters thinks Helium is combustible. It's a another wacky week on Fox News. Plus Juliet does a quick impression of Judge Jeanie and Katie Britt.
March 12, 2024
Why A Third-Party Candidate in 2024 Threatens American Democracy
Al From sets the stakes for why we cannot afford a third-party spoiler this year: "Former President Trump has called for terminating the constitution and retribution against his political opponents. He poses an existential threat to our democracy. President Biden has made the preservation of democracy the central cause of his campaign."
March 12, 2024
Asa Hutchinson & The GOP Before Times
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson stepped up to challenge Trump in the GOP primary and today he joins Rick to share his unique perspective on the state of the Republican Party, emphasizing the importance of returning to its traditional values of limited government, fiscal responsibility, and integrity. The discussion explores the challenges and strategies for reviving these core principles in today's insane political climate. The two also discuss the implications of Trump's potential re-election on the party's future, the importance of standing with allies, and the critical need for a Republican Party that actually solves problems.
March 11, 2024
The Hidden "Loud And Strong" Vote To Stop Trump Coming This November
With Super Tuesday in the books, why Joe and Alex agree... with Karl Rove? It turns out that calling your primary opponent's voters "communists" might not be a winning strategy. Why haven't the polls matched anywhere near the election results so far? Joe digs into it. And, yeah, you're going to see plenty of negative ads for the next eight months. "Those who have voted uncommitted will come out loud and strong to stop Trump"
March 8, 2024
The Russian Disinformation Attack and the Disappearing Rabbit Trick
What does Russia's disinformation attack on the U.S mean for our nation's future? Teri Kanefield examines the connections between the GOP & Putin's Russia, the strategies employed by the Internet Research Agency to spread societal division, and how successful hacking attempts by the GRU may continue to influence our elections.
March 7, 2024
Trump 2.0: Domestic Turmoil and Global Chaos
Brian Daitzman paints a vivid presidential portrait of America and the world in the unstable, dark grip of a second Trump term.
March 7, 2024
The State Of Our Union's Democracy…
David Pepper writes, "(President Biden) must emphasize….that the state of democracy in our union is only as strong as it is in the states where democracy is weakest. In this ongoing battle, there is where we must focus our fight.”
March 7, 2024
Is Alabama In the Hospitable Uterus Business?
Alabama's "Embryos are people, too" ruling has lead to complete chaos, uncertainty, and suffering in the state, but Lisa Senecal's biggest question has yet to be answered: What comes next?
March 7, 2024
Trump's Aiding the Axis of Evil
Trump doesn't hide his admiration for Putin and it's transformed the MAGA GOP's alliance with pro-democracy nations. Sarah Ashton-Cirillo and Lisa Senecal dive into the damage that realignment is doing in real time in the US and Ukraine - and the threat it poses for other European nations. They pull back the curtain on Putin's facade of military dominance and the many proof points of his weakness from silencing dissent to his strategist military ineptitude.
March 7, 2024
Nikki Haley Stares In The Abyss
Nikki Haley's withdrawal signals an end to the 2024 Republican resistance against Donald Trump - that was a pipe dream and money pit from the start. Rick Wilson writes: "Soon, Haley will prove it was all for nothing" by bending her knee to Trump.
March 6, 2024
Michael Cohen on Trump's Financial Meltdown
This week on The Enemies List, Rick is joined by Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for Donald Trump, to dive into the complex web of legal and financial troubles surrounding the former president.
March 6, 2024
Strategy Session with Guest: John Della Volpe
Concerned about where Gen Z voters are in 2024? We all should be and that's what Joe Trippi and special guest John Della Volpe got into last night. John is the head of polling at Harvard's Institute of Politics and wrote "Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America" and breaks down what he's seeing in focus groups and polls. Essential watching.
March 6, 2024
Fox News Is Fighting for the War Inside Donald J. Trump's Mind!
After subjecting herself to the torture that is Fox's border coverage, Juliet Jeske made it out with one major takeaway: Trump made up a war against invading mental patients and criminals, and Fox doubled down on it.
March 5, 2024
Betting On The Future
Stuart Stevens writes: "The Biden-Trump rematch can be about many things...If the race is about the past, Donald Trump wins. If it’s about the future, Joe Biden wins."
March 5, 2024