RealClearPolitics Podcast

RealClearPolitics, Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan
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  1. 3d ago

    Karoline Leavitt Resigns

    Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Emily Jashinsky and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta discuss the resignation of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and the Administration’s request that the Supreme Court intervene to implement President Trump’s executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms. Next, Andrew, Tom and Emily discuss New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s response to questions about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) who recently remarked that “Woke 1” was “crazy.” Also, A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside white supremacist groups, including one with whom she allegedly had a romantic relationship with at the time. And finally, they discuss the possibility of Paramount/Skydance leaving California to avoid the state’s anti-trust challenge to its merger with Warner Bros./Discovery. Also, incoming freshmen at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will not receive grades for the first semester in order to “curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-aged individuals.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Karoline Leavitt Resigns

  2. 4d ago

    Reviewing the Results of Yesterday’s Primary Elections

    Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Josh Kraushaar, editor in chief of Jewish Insider and a political analyst for Fox News Radio discuss the results of yesterday’s primary elections including South Carolina’s special election for the GOP senate nomination and the primaries for the governor’s race in Wisconsin. Next, they discuss New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani who is facing pushback over the rollout of the city’s new "pied-a-terre tax" and whether the NYPD would provide security for his wife’s upcoming trip to Lebanon and Syria. And finally, they discuss Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette’s recent podcast appearance where they discuss MAHA and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s diet, and new vaccine guidelines from the White House. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Reviewing the Results of Yesterday’s Primary Elections

  3. 5d ago

    Today’s Primary Elections

    Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss today’s primary elections including new polling from South Carolina’s special election for the GOP senate nomination. Also, the Wall Street Journal reports states are making efforts to clean up their voting rolls in anticipation of attacks by the Trump Administration this fall. Then, Peter Berkowitz, author Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and America, joins Andrew and Tom to talk about the state of U.S./Israel relations in the wake of Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the Trump Administration’s latest peace plan for Gaza. Also, Israel’s reaction to the new defense pact signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Then finally, Andrew, Tom and Sean discuss Hunter Biden’s recent appearance on Tucker Carlson’s podcast and the politics of the declining crime rate in America, as both Democrats and Republicans take credit for long-term downward trends in criminality. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  4. 6d ago

    Previewing Key Primary Races in Wisconsin and Minnesota

    Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and RCP contributor and attorney Richard Porter preview tomorrow’s key primary races in Wisconsin and Minnesota and look at tomorrow’s special election to name a Republican candidate to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina on this fall’s ballot. Next, they discuss Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's (D-NY) remarks on the excesses of what she calls “Woke 1” and her Instagram stories that started this weekend describing the experience of freezing her eggs. Also, they talk about Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself from streamer Hassan Piker’s remarks on America “deserving” 9-11. And finally, they discuss Todd Blanche’s confirmation as U.S. Attorney General and the WNBA forming a task force to determine who can play in the league following two former NBA players announcing that they want to join the 2027 WNBA draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Previewing Key Primary Races in Wisconsin and Minnesota

  5. Aug 7

    Will There Be a Third Political Party?

    Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP national correspondent Susan Crabtree discuss Tucker Carlson and the possible formation of a third political party, and how Democrats are closing ranks behind Abdul Al-Sayed since his victory in Tuesday’s Democratic senatorial primary. Then, J. Peder Zane of RealClear Investigations joins the crew to discuss Anthony Fauci’s presidential pardon and the origins of the COVID virus. Next, they discuss the introduction of the Right to Worship Act yesterday by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). And lastly, they all deliver their “You Cannot Be Serious” stories for the week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  6. Aug 6

    The Senate Stalls Vacation Time

    Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta discuss what is happening in the U.S. Senate, which is staying in session to deal with issues including the SAVE America Act and confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Then, Washington Post columnist and author of the Margin of Victory newsletter Henry Olsen joins the show to discuss lessons from Tuesday’s Democratic primary results and today’s primaries in Tennessee. And finally, Air Force Brigadier General John Teichert (Ret.) joins the team to discuss a possible agreement between Oman and Iran to open the Straits of Hormuz, whether American forces are running low on munitions, and whether a strategy of “strategic interdiction” - which would include striking high-value economic targets like Kharg Island - should be adopted by the U.S. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    The Senate Stalls Vacation Time

  7. Aug 5

    Reviewing the Results of Yesterday's Primaries

    Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss the results of key primaries held yesterday in Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia and Washington State. Then, they talk about “candidate quality” problems facing the GOP in the midterms, including Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) who dropped out last night after House censure over “persistent and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) who plans to remain in the race despite facing allegations of domestic abuse, and Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) who disappeared for four months while being treated for depression, but signed off on four stock transaction reports as required by Congress. Next, they discuss the politics of abortion in Kansas, where voters rejected an initiative that would have changed the way state supreme court justices are chosen. And finally, they talk about Maryland state lawmakers advancing a plan to put redistricting on the ballot this fall, in a move designed to eliminate the one reliably red district in the state, prompting one Eastern Shore representative to call for secession and a new state that he calls “Mardelva” that would combine parts of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Reviewing the Results of Yesterday's Primaries

  8. Aug 4

    Today's Primaries in Five States

    Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss today’s key primaries in Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia and Washington State. Then, former Secretary of Education and senior advisor with Bellwether Education Partners Jim Peyser joins the guys to discuss what is behind the “Mississippi Miracle,” the remarkable improvement in reading and math by Mississippi students, as evidenced in the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress report. Next, they talk about the “billionaires’ tax” in California, which was endorsed this weekend by the California Democratic Party over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra. And finally, they discuss a new Gallup poll that shows Americans approval of the Supreme Court is at record lows, while Kamala Harris this weekend endorsed the idea of expanding the court from nine to 13 members. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Today's Primaries in Five States
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    RealClearPolitics, Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    600
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