Liberal Lagniappe

After being off last week, we catch up on what has changed as the votes trickled in, how polls performed in 2022, and of course what it all means for the future! FiveThirtyEight Article we discuss: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/republicans-house-election-margin/ House Popular Vote: https://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house-charts/national-house-vote-tracker/2022 Music used with permission...

Joshua and Scott review the 2022 Midterm Elections (so far) to discuss what happened, why, and what it means going forward. Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds.

Tigers won! Astros won! What's next? Oh, yeah... We're taking our last look at the midterms race by race. Plus, a little discussion of what it all means. Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/04/trumpism-gop-democrats-midterms/ (We didn't actually get to this second one) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/06/how-close-is-the-us-to-civil-war-barbara-f-wal...

We're back! Hopefully for good this time. This week we tackle the global mood and trend in elections, the resolution to the UK political crisis, and our expectations for the midterms and what that will mean going forward. Tune in next week for our Midterm Race-by-Race Special episode! Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds.

Recorded 16 Jan 2022 Discussions about Biden's horrible very bad no good day, the conspiracy element of the GOP, and the midterms. Alex Jones story: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/infowars-store-alex-jones_n_61d71d8fe4b0bcd2195c6562?v7 Poll discussed: https://civiqs.com/reports/2020/9/2/report-americans-pessimistic-on-time-frame-for-coronavirus-recovery Spreadsheet of US House districts: http...

This week (recorded Jan 12) we discuss the turmoil in British politics, the push for voting rights, the midterm elections, and more! Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-biden-manchin-spoke-social-130942258.html https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/26/cardin-senate-build-back-better-526154 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/02/trump-capitol-riot-aftermath-526277 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/01/1-3-americans-say-violence-against-government-can-be-justified-citing-fears-political-schism-pandemic/ https://docs.g...

There is only one thing reverberating around the political world right now, the Manchin decision. No sources this week, just our wild speculation. Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds.

Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds. China's Australian coal ban: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-turns-stranded-australian-coal-combat-power-crunch-trade-2021-10-05/ Some stuff on the Moderate Middle Myth and the peculiar common wisdom disease that infects the Beltway: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-moderate-middle-is-a-myth/ https://www.washingtonpost...

Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds. Compromise account reporting tax-avoidance plan: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-treasurys-yellen-says-democrats-propose-10000-irs-bank-reporting-threshold-2021-10-19/ Glenn Youngkin's toxic surrogate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/15/amanda-chase-glenn-youngkin-toxic-surrogate-donald-trump/ Watch out for Patreon info com...

Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds. No sources today, but stay tuned for Patreon info!

Music used with permission from Sun Hotel Sounds. No sources today, but stay tuned for Patreon info!