If it’s Tuesday, it’s time for “Super Tuesdays” — my weekly podcast with the one and only !
(Sidebar: This episode was slightly late today due to travel issues!)
In this week’s pod, Chuck and I break down how corruption is a rapidly-rising issue for many voters.
To be clear: This is still an economy/cost of living/inflation/prices election. But corruption is starting to look like the final kick in the (metaphorical) nuts for the GOP’s Congressional majorities.
Among the other subjects we covered:
🗳️ Will Trump’s rallies help—or hurt—Republicans?
🤠 The wild Texas Senate and governor’s races
📺 Why GOP campaign ads barely mention Trump
⚠️ How Trump might respond to election losses
🔮 The Republican Party’s post-Trump future
👋 Should Chuck Schumer step aside?
⚾ Rays–Brewers World Series predictions
You can find a full rundown of the show below!
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**00:00–01:53 **Opening; two weeks until the midterms; flu, shingles and other vaccines
**01:53–03:37 **Remembering Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday; discussion of glioblastoma
**03:37–07:28 **Trump’s midterm campaign schedule; whether his rallies help or hurt Republican candidates
**07:28–12:39 **“Trump-only” voters; corruption as a permission slip for conservatives to vote against Republicans; comparison with the 2006 midterms
**12:39–14:31 **Trump’s golf-course focus; sharp decline in Republican campaign ads mentioning him
**14:31–20:02 **Concerns about Trump rejecting unfavorable election results; rhetoric versus action; how he might assign blame after Republican losses
**20:02–20:26 **Adam Hamilton’s Kansas ad welcoming Trump voters
20:26–29:25 Texas deep dive: prediction markets; Abbott, Paxton, Talarico and Hinojosa; school vouchers and rural schools; Democratic spending decisions\
**29:25–35:45 **White House press secretary’s brief tenure; Trump’s staffing process; Susie Wiles; attempts by aides to keep Trump occupied
**35:45–44:18 **What Washington might look like after a Democratic House-and-Senate sweep; shutdown risks, investigations, impeachment pressure and divisions inside both parties
**44:18–48:59 **Possible Republican reckoning after major losses; the 2028 succession race; Brian Kemp and other potential candidates; Trump as a legislative wild card
**48:59–54:51 **Chuck Schumer’s future; whether he should step aside as leader; possible primary challengers and Democratic generational change
54:51–58:22 Sports!: Miami–Florida State thriller; Miami reaches No. 1; Chuck’s encounter with Luther Campbell
**58:22–1:02:28 **College football rankings and playoff expansion; Wake Forest; Miami–Notre Dame
**1:02:28–1:06:43 **Quarterback discussion: Darian Mensah, Arch Manning, Texas, Miami and possible transfer destinations
**1:06:43–1:08:34 **World Series discussion: Rays–Brewers matchup, attendance and traveling fans
**1:08:34–1:10:22 **Show plugs, upcoming election-preview episode and tease of an election-night announcement
