The perspective you're looking for: Democrats still in good shape but gear up for hardball
5/9/202641 min
The Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act followed closely by Virginia's supreme court rejecting their new redistricting has taken the wind out of Democratic sails, but the actual math and other political factors still favor Democrats re-taking the House in this year's elections. Dan Pfieffer, co-host of "Pod Save America," and Quentin Fulks, former Harris principal deputy campaign manager talk with Jen Psaki about why Democrats are in good shape to take the House and why the party's focus needs to shift to state legislatures.
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins to discuss Democratic election strategy with Jen.
You may have thought Kash Patel autographing personalized bourbon bottles as FBI director was peak ridiculousness, even for the Trump administration. But Pete Hegseth using U.S. military resources to flatter Kid Rock may have surpassed that standard. And then there is Donald Trump's transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, who has apparently decided that his job is easy enough that he can do it and also star in his own relaity show. Jen Psaki explains it all.
And Scott MacFarlane, chief Washington correspondent for MeidasTouch, discusses ABC's pushbach against Trump's effort to intimidate the news media into giving him the coverage he wants.
To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
[cat meows] For moi?
Speaker 10:01
[gasps] Claude, you can talk?
Speaker 00:04
I've always had the gift of gab, Nancy, but now you can understand. With PrettyLitter, the odor-neutralizing, long-lasting, health-indicating kitty litter that's simply the most luxurious way to bury my poopies and my pee-pees.
Speaker 10:18
PrettyLitter was developed with veterinarians. It helps me monitor potential health problems just by changing color.
Speaker 00:24
Go to PrettyLitter.com today. PrettyLitter, not just a pretty litter.
Speaker 20:29
Substance use disorder and addiction is so isolating. And so as a Black woman in recovery, hope must be loud. It grows louder when you ask for help and you're vulnerable. It is the thread that lets you know that no matter what happens, you will be okay.
Speaker 30:50
When we learn the power of hope, recovery is possible. Find out how at StartWithHope.com. Brought to you by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Shatterproof, and the Ad Council.
Jen Psaki· Host1:01
I wanna start tonight with a serious question. If you are a Republican running for re-election this year, what exactly are you running on? If you are sitting in your strategy meeting with your whole team, all your strategists, your consultants, whatever it may be, figuring out your stump speech, what you're gonna say to voters, or where you're gonna spend money on air or online, what policy platform or list of accomplishments are you pitching to American voters? To the people that you are trying to get to