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The Bulwark Daily
Tim Miller and guests discuss the latest political news for the flagship podcast of the Never Trump movement and the reality-based community. Every weekday we provide insightful analysis, political hot-takes, an unabashed defense of liberal democracy and long-form interviews that cut through the "both-sides" BS. Plus a few laughs to help you wash down the crazy.
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Episodes
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Bill Kristol: Fanning the Flames
MAGA is trying to take political advantage of what was apparently a second assassination attempt on Trump, but it's not the Democrats who routinely encourage…
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Jeffrey Goldberg: Trump Doesn't Believe in America
The former president doesn't think our country is exceptional, and the political press won't hold him to any standard because it has zero expectations of him…
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Mark McKinnon: Taking Back the Freedom Agenda
While Republicans paint a vision of America as a dystopian hellscape, Kamala is helping herself to the sunny optimism of Reagan and the Bushes. Plus, Taylor is…
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S.E. Cupp: A Sucker and a Loser
Kamala laid trap after trap during the debate, and because he's so impulsive, Trump walked into every single one. And while he seethed, she was the normal and…
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Symone Sanders Townsend and Olivia Nuzzi: Kamala v the Weirdo
Trump and Kamala are meeting for the first time at tonight's debate, because in 2021, he took his ball, went home, and skipped the inauguration. Seven weeks…
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Bill Kristol and Colin Allred: What's So Hard about This, Pres. Bush?
This is not a close call, Bush 43: Follow your vice president's lead and say you're voting for Kamala. Meanwhile, stay alarmed that this is a close race, and…
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Live from Dallas
Before a packed house in D-Town, Tim Miller and Adam Kinzinger covered it all, from Trump's incoherent muttering about childcare to his graveside…
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David Frum: Villains and Monsters
After the decade we've been living through, we will remember the people like Liz Cheney, who have made the choices that really matter. Meanwhile, will the MAGA…
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Neera Tanden and Heidi Heitkamp: Trump Playing the Media, Again
The media still haven't figured out how to cover Trump, so they don't scrutinize even his most shocking statements—like when he claimed he had the right to…
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Brian Schatz and Mona Charen: Democrats Don't Trust Happiness
Kamala is showing that she's good at politics by uniting the party's coalition and making appeals to the center. But many Democrats can't help themselves and…
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Bill Kristol: Stay on Offense
Kamala looks to have a very narrow lead in the polls, but she needs to do more to drive Trump down—a good target would be his announcement that he's voting…
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Margaret Hoover: Kamala, the Real Apprentice
Harris has been watching and learning about the ways of Washington, and she keeps sticking the landing like a gymnast. Meanwhile, Trump is desperately trying…
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Adam Kinzinger: Trump Is Q
Policy differences pale in comparison to maintaining self-governance and restoring sanity in the country—high time for the anti-Trumpers to endorse the…
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D.L. Hughley: Kamala Is the Main Character
The pundit class keeps talking about how Trump hasn't figured out how to respond to Kamala—but she already knows how to deal with him. And the man who's used…
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Mark Leibovich: The Democrats' Rumor Mill
Rumors have surfaced about Joe feeling sad and resentful about the re-energized party. At the same time, Kamala seems happy to share the limelight with party…
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Bill Kristol: Do Something
Some of the people best suited to make the case against Trump are the jilted Cabinet members and others who worked with him—doing the right thing is never the…
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A.B. Stoddard: Only in America
Kamala delivered a real work of art—a perfect American story filled with love of country, democracy, family, and the pursuit of big dreams. She also spoke to…
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Al Franken: Mind Your Own Damn Business
The former senator from Minnesota recounts his early fandom for Tim Walz and how he won an unlikely congressional race in 2006. Plus, Kamala finding her…
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Jon Favreau: Understanding the Assignment
Michelle Obama killed it last night, and did the job that every speaker at the Democratic convention should be doing: persuading the undecided to vote for…
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Beto O'Rourke: Air of Authenticity
Kamala's genuine smile and Walz's empathetic version of manhood is coming through loud and clear—and may explain the joy that is coursing through the…
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Bill Kristol and Michael Weiss: It's Showtime
Kamala's first month as a presidential candidate before the Democratic convention has gone exceedingly well—she's been controlling the narrative, infuriating…
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Brian Beutler: Vibe Shift
Swapping out Biden for Kamala has been such a big mood boost that consumer confidence among Dems and independents is suddenly surging. Meanwhile, Trump keeps…
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Dean Phillips and Mikie Sherrill: The Right Call
Two Democratic members of Congress who called on Biden to pass the torch join Tim Miller today. Both Rep. Dean Phillips and Rep. Mikie Sherrill said it was…
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Brian Tyler Cohen and Carol Leonnig: Go Inside the Bubble
The anti-MAGA world should keep going on right-wing media platforms, and maybe embarrass their hosts in the process—like Buttigieg on Fox, and Tim on Tomi…
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Amanda Carpenter: Trump's Traumatic Month
Trump may be holed up at Mar-a-Lago because he's afraid of another attempt on his life. Meanwhile, he keeps trying to take away Kamala's identity. Plus, the…
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Bill Kristol and Christopher Cadelago: Increasingly Unhinged
Biden's departure from the race has put Trump in a real funk. He's in denial about Kamala's crowds, he's publicly pining the loss of his preferred rival, and…
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Nate Silver: Underdog Story
Kamala is now the star of a story involving a woman called into duty at a moment of crisis with a sitcom dad as a running mate—and Trump can see the danger…
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Adam Kinzinger: MAGA Hates America
Trump and his supporters don't like America as it currently exists, and their veep pick JD Vance is like the U.S.-hating Code Pink, but in a suit. Meanwhile…
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Peter Callaghan and Isaac Stanley-Becker: Veep Peeks
Tim talks to a local Minnesota reporter to get the low-down on Tim Walz's recent political history, including where he falls on the progressive-to-moderate…
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Adam Schiff and Michael Steele: A Stabilizing Force
Tim Walz is a great foil for Kamala's West Coast vibe: He looks like he'll fix your car, then grab an Arby's sandwich before he goes duck hunting. And he's a…
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Bill Kristol: Kama-Momentum
Recent polls are showing some pretty significant movement to Harris, and she hasn't even had to play defense yet—though at some point she's going to…
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George Conway: Crazy in a Bad Way
Donald Trump checks all the boxes of a person with narcissistic personality disorder, but the mainstream press goes out of its way not to cover his apparent…
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Dan Pfeiffer: A Scared and Seething Trump
We are witnessing a man who thought he was cruising to a landslide who's now afraid he doesn't know how to talk about Kamala—or how to beat her. Plus, he's…
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Fred Trump and Will Saletan: An Alpha Emerges
Sure sounds like kind words and affection were in short supply in the Trump household in Queens. Perhaps if Donald had been hugged a little more, America would…
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Tom Nichols: Drama Queens About Everything
Republican men used to be stoic and quiet technocrats, but now they're screechy and freaky. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has a whole crop of strong, silent types…
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Bill Kristol: Weird and Extreme
Democrats are leaning into the 'Republicans are weird and creepy' talking point—a strategy Tim has long advocated for. JD Vance is Exhibit A for this kind of…
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Jennifer Palmieri: The Making of the First Woman President
Women candidates get asked different questions than male candidates—that's just a fact. Kamala has a whole team around her ready to handle queries about her…
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A.B. Stoddard: Focus Only on Winning
Nancy Pelosi has amassed power through persuasion, and she had the nerve to push a sitting president off the ticket because she prioritized victory. Meanwhile…
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Rick Perlstein: The Alternative Is Apocalyptic
The modern conservative movement has a built-in ratcheting-up mechanism, so that even when Republicans win, they act like they're losing and the country is on…