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Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for the Social Policy & Politics Program at Third Way) and James Lynch (Senior Director at Purple Strategies) join guest host Lucy Caldwell to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:32) Pending legislation that could impact the midterms (22:00) Trump’s QAnon Rally and Glenn Youngin stumping fo...

To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Géraldine Blanche (Intellectual Property Lawyer and PhD candidate in Intellectual Property Law at the Sciences Po Law School in Paris) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the politics of fashion and intellectual property law (01:25) History of laws protecting creativity  (09:20) What IP lawyers do (12:50) What led Géraldine to fashio...

Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager), Eric Koch (Founder of Downfield Strategies) and Molly McKew (Lead author of GreatPower. US) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:26) Are we ready for a Ukrainian victory? (26:53) The midterms seem to be tightening. Why is it happening and what will it mean?  (...

To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus How does murder during a robbery-gone-wrong become an international conspiracy theory? What even is a true crime story in the post-truth era? Andy Kroll (Investigative Reporter at ProPublica, former DC Bureau Chief for Rolling Stone) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss his new book, A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich a...

Matt Bennett (Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way) and Scott Tranter (Investor and Advisor to Decision Desk HQ) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:17) President Biden’s speech at Independence Hall (20:40) The federal judge granting a special master to review documents seized from M...

To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Michael Masters (National Director and CEO of the Secure Community Network) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the rise in mass shootings, antisemitism, and hate crime reports—and what individuals and communities can do to prepare themselves. (08:14) What the Secure Community Network is and where it sits in the national securit...

Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) and Tharon Johnson (Founder/CEO of Paramount Consulting Group) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:12) Negative partisanship, escalating expectations of violence, and our “Us vs. Them” problem   (18:00) Will Biden’s student debt cancellation impact midterm voters? (34:54) The Republican fundraising gap and the...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for Social Policy, Education & Politics at Third Way) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss President Biden’s executive order canceling student loans  (02:07) Biden’s student loan cancellation plan  (12:29) How canceling student loans could impact inflation (17:20) What this could mean for future tu...

Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) and Liz Gilbert (President of the 2020 Democratic National Convention) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:21) New revelations in the Mar-a-Lago search saga (25:15) Are America’s best days behind us? Recent polling and what it could mean for the midterms (41:15) How Republica...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus What does it take for a mid-west mayor to become a viable presidential candidate? What’s it like to be a crisis communications expert in the eye of New York City Tabloids? What does it take to go from a field organizer to one of the most well respected communications strategists in American politics? Lis Smith (former senior advisor...

Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager) and Molly McKew (Lead author of GreatPower. US) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:46) The Mar-a-Lago search saga and the developing politics (24:09) Tuesday’s elections, Senate Republicans pulling down their ad buys, and Liz Cheney’s second act begins (41:09) The Big Lie candidates trying to run state ele...

In Part 1 of this wide-ranging conversation between Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow, co-founders of The Lincolns Project, the two political strategists discuss hidden Latino voting trends and how Democrats must better understand this part of the electorate in order to win pivotal electoral fights. To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus (02:05) How we’re getting hispanic voti...

In Part 2 of this wide-ranging conversation between Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow, co-founders of The Lincoln Project, the two political strategists discuss what Latino voter trends can tell us about future elections and the erosion of democracy around the globe To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus (01:49) Mike’s advice to Democrats and Republicans  (03:53) What the tren...

[Note: we recorded this episode before Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a statement about the warrant the FBI received to search Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago.  In the statement, Garland said the Department of Justice has filed a motion to unseal that warrant and the property receipt. As of right now, we don’t know if Trump will support or oppose that motion, but it will be up to a f...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Michele Gelfand (Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Professor of Psychology by Courtesy at Stanford University) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss culture, social norms, and her book Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World  (01:46) Why she decided to...

Al Cardenas (former advisor to Presidents Regan and George H.W. Bush) and Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:11) The Manchin-Schumer deal on the Inflation Reduction Act (18:00) The U.S. kills the leader of al-Qaeda and Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan (37:25) This week’s primar...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Anne Applebaum (Pulitzer-prize winning historian and staff writer for The Atlantic)joins host Ron Steslow to discuss her book Twilight of Democracy, why America isn’t immune to the lure of authoritarianism, and the warning signs that we’re in danger of losing our republic.  (02:12) Why she wrote Twilight of Democracy (06:30) The all...

Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) and Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:10) The likelihood that we’re in a recession and why the Biden administration won’t say so (29:27) The shift in Ted Cruz’s messaging on immigration and what the pivot could mean (42:47) The January 6th prime time hearing, right-...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Former presidential candidate and Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina joins Ron Steslow to discuss how short-term gains have gotten preferential treatment over long-term planning and success. (04:39) The differences between short-term vs. long-term (07:02) Expecting quick fixes to long-term problems (15:30) The shift in corporate responsibi...

Mike Murphy (Senior Strategist for John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:54) Biden’s approval rating continues to fall and the Democrat’s priority gap (18:40) The epidemic of Spanish-language misinformation (29:07) The Democrats keep playing with fire pushing anti-democr...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus John Sipher (Fmr. member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the changes in the war in Ukraine and the global impact of Russia’s six-month invasion.  (02:03) The shift in fighting to the Donbas Region (11:41) How the fighting now compares to the early days of the war (17:25) Accusations Europe...

Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager) and Scott Tranter (Investor and Advisor to Decision Desk HQ) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:42) The January 6th committee’s hearing recounting the West Wing meeting about stealing the 2020 election (27:33) The top 3 issues driving voters heading toward the midterms this fall (47:58) The Democrats’ gamb...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar (Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and why (as a liberal law professor) he agrees with the decision. (01:40) What’s going on in the concurring opinions in Dobbs? (06...

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar (Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision, including overturning Roe v. Wade, and why (as a liberal law professor) he agrees with that decision as well as their approach. (01:50) What is Originali...

Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) and Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for the Social Policy & Politics Program at Third Way) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:10) The recent reports of a White House in disarray, and the Democrats doubting if President Biden can meet the moment (23:42) The “New Right”...