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How do you win Iowa and New Hampshire? What candidates can learn from Gary Hart? Plus - does foreign policy really matter at this stage? And a few more questions answered in Joe's "lightning round."

Reed Galen: "A third-party ticket can’t win the Presidency. It has never before happened in American history. Despite their protestations that they don’t need to get to 50% + 1 of voters, just to say, 35%, there is no chance of this happening."

"On nearly every issue that young people say they care about, President Biden has delivered in some way," writes Victor Shi. So, how does Biden reach Gen Z in time for 2024?

Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Mark Meadows: "The former GOP Congressman entered Trump's inner circle already mildly corrupt, refused his leader nothing, and exited as an accomplice to the greatest political crimes of modern American history."

Mark Meadows testified in court to have his criminal case moved to federal court, arguing that his actions as Chief of Staff were official duties. Prosecutors argue otherwise. A critical analysis from Amee Vanderpool.

With a cast of GOP primary characters like Pence, DeSantis, Christie, Haley, and Ramaswamy, can anyone derail the Trump Train on its way to the general election? Rick Wilson and Niall Stanage, associate editor of The Hill, analyze the challengers’ strategies and just how slim to none their chances of beating Trump are.

Trump just keeps losing...in court. With a trial date in March '24, two YEARS sooner than he wanted, his fears of premature incarceration (before he can pardon himself) are growing. And boundaries are forming on the map of '24, and it's shaping up to be one hell of a weird / bad / consequential / violent / impossibly important year for our democracy. Join Rick, Stuart, and Joe with special guest Jeff Timmer for your weekly forecast.

Delve into the impact of politics and democracy on the individual's life and witness the erosion of rights that threatens to erase an entire generation from history. An insightful examination of the past and its resonance with the present.

Who won the first GOP debate? You wouldn't know based on watching the coverage. Joe thinks he knows - but why won't he tell us who it is? What could change in Iowa? Plus, why we saw so many hopefuls tanking with general election voters in real time.

The Republican debate was a chaotic mess with candidates who lacked competence and courage to confront Trump. The real winner? Joe Biden.

Journalist, National Book Award finalist, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman joins former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dr. Dan Barkhuff along with Iraq veteran and historian Jason Belcher to talk about making sense of the wartime experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Donald Trump doesn’t need to attend the debate to be the center of attention; more proof the Republican presidential nomination is his to lose," write Reed Galen and Andrew Wilson.

Rick Wilson and guest, former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh, imagine a post-Trump Republican Party – one that Walsh says can’t emerge until the GOP's MAGA cult dies. And while there will be a first GOP primary debate without Trump, Walsh explains why Trump will still loom large and has no reason to attend.

Stuart Stevens calls out the GOP and primary candidates.

The first GOP debate is on and the star is sure to be the elephant not in the room, Donald Trump. Reed, Rick, and Stuart took the lid off the good, bad, ridiculous, and traumatic of decades of debate prep, including for multiple POTUS candidates.

Trump had to be on the stage in 2016, but things have changed. "Demagogues like Trump, Putin, and Orban evade debates, weakening democracy in favor of authoritarianism," writes Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

Contributor Gary Hart reflects on the moral and ethical dilemmas arising from AI's rapid development and its impact on society, democracy, and international diplomacy.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr, senior opinion columnist for the Boston Globe and co-host of the SisterInLaw podcast, joins Rick Wilson on The Enemies List. Rick and Kimberly dissect the media's (mis)handling of the Trump indictments and the looming national political crisis.