Latest / Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
294. Michael Steele. Weird vs Cool. Fake Tough vs Real Tough. Energy is Contagious. Walz Responds to Vance and Swiftboating 2024 Style. Is Michael Still a Republican? Ukraine Turns the Tables on Russia. Judge Rules RFK Jr. Is Not A Real New Yorker.
Democrats are feeling hopeful right now. And hope is contagious. Americans love hope. We saw that in massive ways in and around the Olympics. We see it at the start of the new school year. The beginning of the new football season. Fall is actually a time of hope. And the hope is contagious right now. But hope is not a course of action. Hope is not a plan. But it is cool. And a lot cooler than weird.
Meanwhile, the war between the warrior candidates over their time in uniform continues. This week, with Walz defending himself from the Swift Boat 2.0 attack from Trump, Vance and the MAGA right…
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