Monthly Archives: April 2021

Ratf**cking, Voter Suppression & a “Sleazy” Petition Drive (Guest: David Daley)



Mark Brewer and Jeff Timmer open this week’s show with the inside view of efforts they are leading to disrupt statehouse Republicans: Timmer’s  promised recalls aimed at legislators voting for the GOP voter suppression package Brewer’s fight against the “sleazy” and sometimes downright illegal petition drive seeking to restrict the emergency powers of future Governors. … Continue reading Ratf**cking, Voter Suppression & a “Sleazy” Petition Drive (Guest: David Daley)


The Happy Warriors of “The Meidas Touch”



The three brothers who created the Meidas Touch PAC are the new happy warriors of politics. They gleefully donate their time and talents to skewering MAGA-preaching politicians. Their fast-response videos have generated millions of hits, and led to a burgeoning grassroots movement that supports a growing multimedia structure and an ever-increasing number of local Meidas … Continue reading The Happy Warriors of “The Meidas Touch”


1988 Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis



Mark and Jeff are joined by 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. Dukakis the longest-serving Governor in Massachusetts history, winning his first term in 1974. After losing his reelection bid in 1978, he regained the governorship in 1982, serving for two more terms. (He’s only the 2nd Greek-American Governor in American history.)  Since leaving office, … Continue reading 1988 Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis


Whither Goest the GOP (Guest: Gov. John Kasich)



Mark and Jeff are joined by former Ohio Governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich to discuss the future of the Republican Party, the nadir of traditional GOP fiscal conservativism and Joe Biden’s progressive populism. Kasich was one of the nation’s most popular Governors (reelected in 2014 by a two-to-one margin) but now is branded … Continue reading Whither Goest the GOP (Guest: Gov. John Kasich)