The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
We found 10 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast with the tag “republicans”.
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Tim Miller: This Is Madness
December 10th, 2021 | 53 mins 37 secs
2020, all i want for christmas, bibi, bible, black lives matter, christ christie, covid, debate, delaware, democracy, dopesick, dr. oz, dupont, elliot page, jussie smollett, kissinger, lafayette square, mark meadows, netanyahu, new york city, noncitizens, pennsylvania, photo-op, power point, protesters, racial justice, republicans, sackler, schultz, senate, theranos, trump, voting rights
Republicans are siding with Putin over NATO, top candidates are flocking to Bannon's podcast, and New Yorkers are handing the GOP a Christmas gift by giving noncitizens the right to vote. Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Ben Wittes: You Have to Speak Up, Merrick Garland
December 8th, 2021 | 49 mins 22 secs
2010, abortion, attorney general, biden, candidates, china, christine o'donnell, department of justice, dr. oz, editorials, edward levi, eric greitens, focus groups, fred hiatt, gerald ford, herschel walker, house, human rights, josh mandel, justice department, merrick garland, midterms, president ford, pro-choice voters, putin, republicans, roe v wade, russia, senate, supreme court, the washington post, todd aiken, ukraine
If the attorney general wants to restore norms at the Justice Department, he's got to talk about it. He's got to give speeches on democracy, voting rights, and accountability. He has to sell the message. Ben Wittes joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Amy Walter: Our Political Known Unknowns
December 1st, 2021 | 44 mins 44 secs
abortion, abortion rights, afghanistan, august, biden, congress, congressional districts, covid, democrats, governors, lockdown, mandates, midterms, poll numbers, pro-choice, pro-life, redistricting, republicans, roe v wade, school children, school kids, senate candidates, supreme court, travel bans, trump, vaccinated
Just as we thought we were turning the corner on Covid, a new variant is bringing travel restrictions and heightening anxiety about the future. Is Biden in a no-win situation? The Cook Political Report's Amy Walter joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Thanksgiving Special: The Bulwark Takes Time Out for Gratitude
November 25th, 2021 | 44 mins 9 secs
abigail spanberger, adam kinzinger, addams family values, biden, bread pudding, chariots of fire, democrats, glenn youngkin, kamala harris, liz cheney, manhood, masculinity, mitch landrieu, pete buttigieg, planes, potus, president, republicans, trains and automobiles, trump, turkey, vaccines, white house
Sarah Longwell, Charlie Sykes, Amanda Carpenter, and Mona Charen stop by to talk food, the dearth of Thanksgiving movies, and to highlight something in the political world they are most grateful for. Let's just say Liz Cheney got some love.
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David Jolly: Funding Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
November 8th, 2021 | 48 mins 22 secs
american history, biden presidency, critical race theory, democratic messaging, democratic party, infrastructure bill, liz cheney, national review, polls, progressives, republicans, schools, the squad, voters
Democrats have to go all in on owning their victory on infrastructure. And Biden's "Yeah, he's not Donald Trump!" honeymoon is over. Former Congressman David Jolly joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Adam Kinzinger: What Comes Next?
November 4th, 2021 | 39 mins 35 secs
blue states, culture war, democracy, democrats, house of representatives, illinois, midterms, red states, redistricting, republicans, trump, trumpism, weekend at bernie's
The fight for the soul of the GOP may be over, but Rep. Adam Kinzinger sees a political future — maybe even a challenge against TFG. "I'm willing to lose to get the message out." The retiring congressman joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Jack Goldsmith & Bob Bauer: Restoring the Presidency
October 27th, 2021 | 44 mins 47 secs
biden, bipartisan, clinton, constitutional, democrats, house, inspectors general, jan 6, metaxas, presidential pardons, presidential power, republicans, riot, senate, separation of powers, subpoena power, trump
Presidents of both parties have been exploiting loopholes for years. Trump showed just how urgent the problem of presidential overreach is. Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith join Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Bill Kristol: Democrats, Please Don't Let a Political Meteor Hit Us Again
October 21st, 2021 | 48 mins 47 secs
2020, biden, colin powell, community college, democrats, irs, manchin, mcauliffe, pre-k, progressives, republicans, sinema, virginia, voting rights, white house, youngkin
Republicans have no agenda beyond denying the truth about 2020, and changing election rules. But if the Democrats can't get it together, there could be a Trumpian restoration. Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Bill Kristol: Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right
October 15th, 2021 | 48 mins 40 secs
abbott, biden, classrooms, democrats, desantis, hb 3979, holocaust, independents, jan. 6, josh mandel, kevin mccarthy, maga, mask mandates, mcauliffe, pledge of allegiance, republicans, schools, southlake, texas, virginia governor's race, youngkin
When you can't align with the people who equate mask mandates to Nazi Germany — or with people who get triggered by the Federalist Society — where does the Rational Center belong? BIll Kristol joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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David Priess: Getting the Truth on January 6
October 12th, 2021 | 45 mins 28 secs
ashli babbitt, bannon, biden, china, cia, claremont, fake furs, insurrection, jan 6, jon gruden, nfl, pompeo, republicans, saudis, subpoenas, trump, veep, white house
Not only is Trump doubling down in support of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, he's turning Ashli Babbitt into a martyr. Plus, when will Biden build back better bumper sticker-style messaging from the White House? Lawfare's David Priess joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.