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Democratic turnout in this year’s primaries continues to surge. So Democratic strategist Joe Trippi says the change election he’s been predicting is right on track. Case in point: Josh Turek winning the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Iowa this week, giving the party a big opening in a red state. But longtime political columnist Joe Klein isn’t so sure that Democrats’ strategy is working. He...

Joe Klein was off this week, so Trippi invited yet another Joe to join. Joe Costello has spent over four decades at the crossroads of politics, communications, economics, and energy. He served as Communications Director for Jerry Brown’s 1992 presidential campaign and advised Trippi on Howard Dean’s groundbreaking 2004 campaign that brought digital tools to American politics. He’s the author of Th...

Veteran Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein take stock of the latest midterm numbers, turnout surges, and primary takedowns. Should Democrats continue to feel confident, or is Trump successfully reshaping the electorate for an upset? The Joes talk it out.

Is the primary sapping resources Shannon needs to compete in November, or just the experience her team needs to be battle-tested? Tune into Two Joes Podcast to find out! Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein are joined by Shannon Bird, a Colorado state House member who’s running for Congress in the 8th Congressional District. Before Shannon even gets to think a...

How does a moderate make do in deep blue Massachusetts? Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein are joined by another Massachusetts Marine, Jake Auchincloss. Only 38, Jake is an Afghanistan veteran who took over his district from the Kennedy dynasty in 2020. The Joes ask him about Iran, the midterms, gerrymandering, and what comes next. “If they’re going to go af...

Thanks to Nebraska splitting its electoral college votes by congressional district, Omaha’s blue dot has become an iconic feature of electoral college maps. But right now, the blue dot is represented by a Republican. Denise Powell is running to take it back, if she can win a crowded primary first.

Thanks to Nebraska splitting its electoral college votes by congressional district, Omaha's blue dot has become an iconic feature of electoral college maps. But right now, the blue dot is represented by a red Republican. Denise Powell is running to take it back, if she can win a crowded primary first. Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein ask Denise what it wil...

Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein are in Montana today talking with congressional candidate, union organizer, and smoke jumper Sam Forstag. We might see Montana as a classic example of red ruralism, but Sam and the Joes know that's only a recent development. The Joes ask Sam whether he can be the one to reignite the Democratic Party in Montana.

Sen. Jon Ossoff is up for reelection, but he isn't the only Democrat making waves in the Peach State. Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein check in on the Georgia midterms with gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves. Georgia just might be the Democrats’ favorite purple state, which is exactly why it’s the target of Trump’s attempts to relitigate 2020 and underm...

The state of international relations and global security was fundamentally altered last month with Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Is it even possible to make things like they used to be at this point? Security analyst David Dunn joins Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein to take stock of what we've lost, and what happens next.

A new phase of the war may be starting with the U.S. putting boots on the ground. Joe Trippi and Joe Klein talk about mistakes we've made in past wars — and how to avoid them.

Joe Trippi and Joe Klein break down the rapidly escalating war with Iran — and why the political consequences could be far worse than the military ones. From rising gas prices and global instability to fractures inside MAGA and growing backlash among independents, this conflict is shaping up to be a defining moment for Trump and the 2026 election. They also dig into the role of Netanyahu, the coll...

Congressman and Senate candidate Seth Moulton joins Joe Klein and Joe Trippi to dissect the escalating conflict in Iran, drawing chilling parallels to the Iraq War. Moulton challenges the administration's shifting justifications, discusses the lack of a "day after" plan, and explains why he is running for Senate to bring next-generation leadership to the Democratic Party.

Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political author Joe Klein have seen a lot of State of the Union speeches over the years. Some have shaped American policy for decades, others have redefined presidential legacies in real time. Usually, though, they’re just a laundry list of great-sounding promises that may or may not be revisited in the following year. The Joes rank Trump’s 2026 spe...

Late last week, the Department of Justice released nearly 3.5 million documents related to the Epstein files, putting the spotlight on a number of influential figures associated with the notorious financier. And for Joe Trippi and Joe Klein, “morality” is the word they kept coming back to on The Two Joes.

Trump’s attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell is only the latest opportunity a flailing Trump administration has given Democrats to capitalize on. But now that midterm season is upon us, Democrats are running out of time to present the American people a cohesive vision for what comes after Trump. Celebrated political writer Joe Klein and veteran Democratic Strategist Joe Trippi discuss whether Democra...

A Republican President targeting an oil-rich country despite fervent campaign promises of no more nation-building — where have we heard that before? Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political writer Joe Klein analyze the political fallout from this weekend’s capture of Nicolas Maduro and wonder whether there’s any chance Trump succeeds where George W. Bush failed.

Political strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political journalist Joe Klein have had court-side seats to the rise and fall of American presidents for 40 years. But 2025’s gotta take the cake, right? Between the domestic deployments, Epstein, the affordability delusion, and so, so much more, no wonder MAGA is finally collapsing under its own weight. But if 2026 is going to be any better, we have...

On the eve of the (alleged) Epstein file release, President Trump is desperate to keep everybody focused on his Venezuelan pressure campaign. It’s not working. Veteran political strategist Joe Trippi and celebrated political writer Joe Klein discuss White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ Vanity Fair interview, Trump’s terrible response to Rob Reiner’s tragic passing, and whether Trump will ever s...

Celebrated journalist Joe Klein has a bone to pick with Democrats' past performance on immigration and race, but political strategist Joe Trippi is focused on Trump's affordability foibles and alleged war crimes in the here and now. The Two Joes discuss: Can Democrats capitalize on Trump's failures, or are they destined to repeat their mistakes over and over again?

Less than a year since Trump's reelection, Ro Khanna's bipartisan push to release the Epstein files has finally inspired MAGA to hold Trump accountable. Congress just might have its mojo back. But the Silicon Valley Congressman is already tilting at his next target: AI. Political Strategist Joe Trippi and author Joe Klein ask Ro whether Congress can turn this bipartisan moment into a movement.

Longtime friends, political strategist Joe Trippi and author Joe Klein, take stock of the Trump administration's apparent descent into lame duck status. Between the feud with Mark Kelly about illegal orders, embarrassing poor law enforcement statistics thanks to the immigration crackdown, and looming congressional resignations that could threaten Mike Johnson's speakership, the Joes are starting t...

Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff, Miles Taylor, joins the Two Joes this week with a unfiltered look at the Trump White House from someone who's seen it from the inside. Miles published A Warning anonymously while working in Trump's first administration, not unlike Joe Klein's anonymous novel Primary Colors, inspired by Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign. Joe Trippi has...