The Dispatch Podcast

Sarah, Steve, and Jonah react to Trump being removed from Colorado ballots. Plus:

—The William Baude argument

—The end of Nikki-mentum

—Measuring the vibes on Biden’s youth support

—Claudine Gay’s “duplicative language”

—Steve’s tap dance rant

—Small interactions, large impact.

Show notes:

—Advisory Opinions on the Colorado Supreme Court decision

—Justin Amash’s tweet

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Nikki didn’t pull an upset Tuesday night but what’s next for her campaign? Mike Warren joins Declan Garvey and Steve Hayes from Haley HQ to discuss her remarks through primary night. John McCormack reports from South Carolina on what voters are saying in the former governor’s home state while Andrew Egger gives an update from a Biden/Harris campaign event. David Drucker joins us from Trump HQ with the expected celebratory fanfare from that event, and Chris Stirewalt joins in the end to give his analysis on how Nikki can stay in the race as the GOP pick.

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Many polls are telling the same story: Americans don’t want either Joe Biden or Donald Trump for president. And yet a rematch seems all but inevitable. Mike Warren is joined by Steve, Jonah, and Chris Stirewalt to commune in despair. Plus:

-Pence’s overdue attack on populism

-Great white sharks with Hitler’s brain

-Eric Adams: migrant issue ‘will destroy New York City’

-9/11 anniversary and easy explanations

Show notes:

–CNN Polling on a Biden vs. Trump rematch

–You need to calm down, Democratic pollsters argue – Semafor

–Most Americans say Biden is too old – The Washington Post

–TMD: The Election Nobody Wants

–Kevin Williamson’s piece on Mike Pence

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Sarah, Steve, and Jonah take a break from the typical roundtable punditry to get a little more big picture. How do we fix Congress? What does the Israel-Hamas hostage swap mean for the future of the war? Should you lie to your kids for the sake of certain holiday traditions? Has feminism cost us Thanksgiving? All that and:

—Congressional term limits

—Expanding the House of Representatives

—Repealing Citizens United

—Easy answers to the Israel-Hamas War

—Biden’s endorsement of a ceasefire

—Elf on the shelf: literally 1984?

Show notes:

-Thursday's Morning Dispatch

-George Will: Restoration: Congress, Term Limits and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy

-Jonah: George Will Called Me An Idiot

-Restoring the Guardrails of Democracy

-Jay Cost on The Remnant

-Jonathan Martin: To Departing House Members

-Guido Sarducci - Pay For Your Sins

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It’s officially an election year, and Donald Trump seems to be running away with the Republican nomination. Morose and resigned, Sarah, Steve, and Jonah discuss:

—Steve and Sarah’s ‘high steaks’ 2024 election bet;

—Jonah’s campaign advice to GOP candidates;

—Claudine Gay’s plagiarism; and

—What a certain former Trump administration official thinks isn’t worth your time.

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