Monthly Archives: January 2024

Losing While Winning: Chinks in Trump’s Armor Become More Visible



Donald Trump appears to have done what Jeff predicted on this podcast months ago: locked up the nomination for his third attempt to win the national popular vote. But in the process, some new, large chinks in his Mar-A-Lago armor are showing up as some Haley supporters join the never-Trump movement. Trump has already started … Continue reading Losing While Winning: Chinks in Trump’s Armor Become More Visible


Non-Liquid Gold (and other Iowa tall tales)



This week, on A Republic, If You Can Keep It:  17% of Republicans in the corn-rich state of Iowa have spoken. Their message: Trump really won in 2020, but half of them don’t want Trump in 2024. Trump doubles-down on his contention that a President has a license to kill Michigan Republicans prepare for their … Continue reading Non-Liquid Gold (and other Iowa tall tales)


License to Kill



A License to Kill? Donald Trump’s lawyer contends a President has the right to break the law without facing criminal prosecution, even if that means ordering a political assassination. That was just the beginning in an especially active week of lying and sedition by the Orange Menace as he: Resurrected an oldie-but-goodie lie. In 2015 … Continue reading License to Kill


Election Law 101 (Guest: John Bebow)



Election law … and the courts … dominate politics as we begin 2024: Michigan’s redistricting re-do – what, why, and how! The Supreme Court’s challenge from conflicting decisions on Trump’s ballot access A separate Supreme Court challenge on whether the President is above the law … or, as Nixon famously told David Frost decades ago … Continue reading Election Law 101 (Guest: John Bebow)