Bill Press
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What drove the Blue Wave and how it wounds Donald Trump and more with Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, @linda-feldmann.bsky.social, White House Correspondent and DC Bureau Chief @csmonitor.bsky.social and @pbump.com, former Columnist for The Washington Post.
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What drove the Blue Wave and how it wounds Donald Trump and more with Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, @linda-feldmann.bsky.social, White House Correspondent and DC Bureau Chief @csmonitor.bsky.social and @pbump.com, former Columnist for The Washington Post.
"Americans are tired of today's sclerotic political leadership. Experience is not such a big deal anymore because politicians with years of experience got us into today's mess. Young leaders are the future of the Party. Old fossils like Schumer are not."
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November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Americans are tired of today's sclerotic political leadership. Experience is not such a big deal anymore because politicians with years of experience got us into today's mess. Young leaders are the future of the Party. Old fossils like Schumer are not."
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"Mamdani’s remarkable success contains several important lessons which Democrats would be foolish to ignore. The first is that the age issue is real.
Second lesson: Bread and butter. That’s all Mamdani talked about. His one key issue was “affordability.”
Second lesson: Bread and butter. That’s all Mamdani talked about. His one key issue was “affordability.”
What Democrats should learn from Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani’s remarkable success in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City contains several important lessons for Democrats, including the need for new blood, focus on bread and…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Mamdani’s remarkable success contains several important lessons which Democrats would be foolish to ignore. The first is that the age issue is real.
Second lesson: Bread and butter. That’s all Mamdani talked about. His one key issue was “affordability.”
Second lesson: Bread and butter. That’s all Mamdani talked about. His one key issue was “affordability.”
For those of you who might think the Butler PA assassination attempt on lDonald Trump was staged, @jonathankarl.bsky.social says absolutely not. But what happened just after was vintage Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For those of you who might think the Butler PA assassination attempt on lDonald Trump was staged, @jonathankarl.bsky.social says absolutely not. But what happened just after was vintage Trump.
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Remember Hunter Biden? While the GOP was spending time vilifying him, he was much more involved in President Biden's campaign than we knew. @jonathankarl.bsky.social had a unique window in to the political and family dynamics.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Remember Hunter Biden? While the GOP was spending time vilifying him, he was much more involved in President Biden's campaign than we knew. @jonathankarl.bsky.social had a unique window in to the political and family dynamics.
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Ever wonder why Biden decided to debate Donald Trump so early in the campaign? @JonathanKarl.bsky.social on what went into that disastrous decision.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ever wonder why Biden decided to debate Donald Trump so early in the campaign? @JonathanKarl.bsky.social on what went into that disastrous decision.
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We get a great insight into Donald Trump's love affair with his phone (and himself) when @jonathankarl.bsky.social tells the story of his call to Trump the morning after the 2024 election.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We get a great insight into Donald Trump's love affair with his phone (and himself) when @jonathankarl.bsky.social tells the story of his call to Trump the morning after the 2024 election.
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ABC News' Chief Washington Correspondent @JonathanKarl.bsky.social has a great new book on the 2024 Campaign. The title of the book explains a lot about Donald Trump. Then and now.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ABC News' Chief Washington Correspondent @JonathanKarl.bsky.social has a great new book on the 2024 Campaign. The title of the book explains a lot about Donald Trump. Then and now.
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The Panel was on fire today! It would be great if Congress was as engaged. With @amandabecker.bsky.social, Washington Correspondent @19thnews.org, @igorbobic.bsky.social, Senior Politics Reporter @huffpost.com, @evanmcs.bsky.social, Reporter @notus.com
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October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Panel was on fire today! It would be great if Congress was as engaged. With @amandabecker.bsky.social, Washington Correspondent @19thnews.org, @igorbobic.bsky.social, Senior Politics Reporter @huffpost.com, @evanmcs.bsky.social, Reporter @notus.com
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"Trump is not on the ballot in any of those states. But he might as well be. Those three contests have become a referendum on the Orange Man: the first chance for voters to say thumbs down on Trump's second term. And it looks like he will lose all three."
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October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Trump is not on the ballot in any of those states. But he might as well be. Those three contests have become a referendum on the Orange Man: the first chance for voters to say thumbs down on Trump's second term. And it looks like he will lose all three."
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"In many ways, Trump’s destruction of the East Wing is a metaphor for his entire administration: forget applicable law, tradition, precedent, or protocol, act as if you have absolute power, do whatever you want, and crush anything that gets in the way."
It’s not his house, it’s our house. And he’s destroyed it.
President Trump has demolished the historic East Wing of the White House to make room for a $300 million ballroom, funded by private donors, which is a metaphor for his administration’s disre…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"In many ways, Trump’s destruction of the East Wing is a metaphor for his entire administration: forget applicable law, tradition, precedent, or protocol, act as if you have absolute power, do whatever you want, and crush anything that gets in the way."
Check out this exchange with @anatosaurus.bsky.social on why the Democrats need to get real and strengthen their language when describing the regime the GOP is imposing on America. The word "pedophile" comes up. As it should.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Check out this exchange with @anatosaurus.bsky.social on why the Democrats need to get real and strengthen their language when describing the regime the GOP is imposing on America. The word "pedophile" comes up. As it should.
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Along with setting the agenda to be favorable to Democratic candidates, we need to blunt the GOP's "issues" by literally PERFORMING our own narrative. Spoiler alert: @anatosaurus.bsky.social cites The Portland Frog and the other inflatables.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Along with setting the agenda to be favorable to Democratic candidates, we need to blunt the GOP's "issues" by literally PERFORMING our own narrative. Spoiler alert: @anatosaurus.bsky.social cites The Portland Frog and the other inflatables.
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I asked Democratic Strategist, and messaging guru @anatosaurus.bsky.social what we can learn from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and his so far successful campaign for NYC Mayor. A lot.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I asked Democratic Strategist, and messaging guru @anatosaurus.bsky.social what we can learn from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and his so far successful campaign for NYC Mayor. A lot.
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According to @anatosaurus.bsky.social , Democrats spend too much time polling and not enough time setting the agenda. Not the GOP. Setting the agenda means the political battle is fought on the terms of the Party setting the agenda.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
According to @anatosaurus.bsky.social , Democrats spend too much time polling and not enough time setting the agenda. Not the GOP. Setting the agenda means the political battle is fought on the terms of the Party setting the agenda.
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Very smart Democratic Strategist, and brilliant messaging guru @anatosaurus.bsky.social says Democrats have to start using strong language to get people's' attention. You can't persuade anyone if they are not listening. Some examples.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Very smart Democratic Strategist, and brilliant messaging guru @anatosaurus.bsky.social says Democrats have to start using strong language to get people's' attention. You can't persuade anyone if they are not listening. Some examples.
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A lively and insightful group today makes sense of the week’s news: Emily Goodin, White House Correspondent for McClatchy Media, @allansmith.bsky.social, Political Reporter @NBCNews.com and @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor, @NationalJournal.com Hotline.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A lively and insightful group today makes sense of the week’s news: Emily Goodin, White House Correspondent for McClatchy Media, @allansmith.bsky.social, Political Reporter @NBCNews.com and @kirk-bado.bsky.social, Editor, @NationalJournal.com Hotline.
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"Trump's destruction of the East Wing is the perfect metaphor for his 2nd term. In 10 months, he has bulldozed everything we once thought untouchable: the Constitution, the DOJ, the FBI, the DOD, the NIH, and USAID. To that list now add: the White House."
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October 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"Trump's destruction of the East Wing is the perfect metaphor for his 2nd term. In 10 months, he has bulldozed everything we once thought untouchable: the Constitution, the DOJ, the FBI, the DOD, the NIH, and USAID. To that list now add: the White House."
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"We love our country, but we oppose a president who acts like a king and hints he may violate the Constitution by seeking a third term. We oppose a House Speaker who refuses to call members of the House back to try ending the government shutdown."
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October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"We love our country, but we oppose a president who acts like a king and hints he may violate the Constitution by seeking a third term. We oppose a House Speaker who refuses to call members of the House back to try ending the government shutdown."
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Chief Justice John Roberts is no moderate. At his confirmation hearing he said he was just going to call "balls and strikes" on the Court. I asked @elienyc.bsky.social if that now (in)famous statement was ever true.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts is no moderate. At his confirmation hearing he said he was just going to call "balls and strikes" on the Court. I asked @elienyc.bsky.social if that now (in)famous statement was ever true.
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It looks like SCOTUS is going to allow gay "conversion therapy." @elienyc.bsky.social says that dead gay kids will be the result. Oh, and he has a few choice words for the conservative majority.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It looks like SCOTUS is going to allow gay "conversion therapy." @elienyc.bsky.social says that dead gay kids will be the result. Oh, and he has a few choice words for the conservative majority.
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On today's pod, @elienyc.bsky.social torches Justice Kavanaugh for his specious argument in the Louisiana Voting Rights Act Case.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
On today's pod, @elienyc.bsky.social torches Justice Kavanaugh for his specious argument in the Louisiana Voting Rights Act Case.
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@ElieNYC.bsky.social breaks down the SCOTUS Louisiana Gerrymander case that could wipe out 11-19 Black seats in the House. White people are suing to overturn the State's 4-2(majority minority) Congressional District split.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
@ElieNYC.bsky.social breaks down the SCOTUS Louisiana Gerrymander case that could wipe out 11-19 Black seats in the House. White people are suing to overturn the State's 4-2(majority minority) Congressional District split.
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In the past, when SCOTUS ruled on a law/case on the "Shadow" or Emergency Docket, the strong preference was to leave the law or status quo in place until they considered the matter in regular term. Not this court. @elienyc.bsky.social drops the facts.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In the past, when SCOTUS ruled on a law/case on the "Shadow" or Emergency Docket, the strong preference was to leave the law or status quo in place until they considered the matter in regular term. Not this court. @elienyc.bsky.social drops the facts.
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Another wild week really got the going panel today: Jason Dick, Editor-in-chief of CQ-Roll Call, @svdate.bsky.social, Sr. White House Correspondent @huffpost.com and @cameronjoseph.bsky.social, Senior Washington Reporter for the Christian Science Monitor.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Another wild week really got the going panel today: Jason Dick, Editor-in-chief of CQ-Roll Call, @svdate.bsky.social, Sr. White House Correspondent @huffpost.com and @cameronjoseph.bsky.social, Senior Washington Reporter for the Christian Science Monitor.
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