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Filling in for an absentee Jonah, Chris Stirewalt is joined by A.B. Stoddard to provide ...

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Filling in for an absentee Jonah, Chris Stirewalt is joined by A.B. Stoddard to provide some overpoweringly rank punditry on the state of the midterms. They begin by analyzing how current trends may affect the election results, before turning to the prospect of a political realignment in 2024 and the fear that the Inflation Reduction Act might fail to reduce inflation. Could a third party candidate win the next presidential election? Is Nancy Pelosi ready to step down? And is August an appropriate time to eat roast pork?

Show Notes:

– A.B.’s page at RealClearPolitics

– Chris’ page at The Dispatch

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    Daniel Standage

    No you won’t, this is a podcast.

    OK, now I feel complete.

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    Ben Connelly

    I was so hoping Chris and AB would do the “No you won’t” bit to mess with Jonah

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    Bill Dyer (aka Beldar)

    Good show, except that the discussion of third parties as anything but spoilers -- like all discussions of third parties as anything but spoilers -- was a waste of time and a distraction from more useful rank punditry.

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  4. Sean Massey

    Great conversation with A.B. always enjoy listening to her thoughts.

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    Linda Beggs

    A.B. nailed it around 17:39 when she described this Georgia voter:

    Voting for Kemp for governor and skipping (more likely writing in) for the Senate seat.

    I feel seen.

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    Jaime Marie

    It’s not that I don’t like AB, I just don’t get the immense amount of fawning Chris and Jonah do over her. When she’s been on in the past she’s said some things that definitely needed some push back and there was none. This podcast got a little too “ackshewally the dems & Biden are doing a good job” for me. Chris & Jonah are my favs in all of wonkdom, so I don’t want them to stop what they’re doing, I just prefer a little pushback when it’s warranted.

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    pedro Carmona

    With all concern/analysis about will he or won’t he run is it plausible Biden just pulls a Pope Benedict and resigns in January? Claims a stunning list of accomplishments for a 2 year term (COVID vaccine delivery, economic recovery, bipartisan COVID stimulus, CHIPS bill, gun bill, mini Manchin BBB, veterans health expansion, first female of color on SCOTUS, Europe unified and NATO expansion, Russia neutered, Taiwan still not invaded, Israeli airlines landing in Saudi Arabia, el-Zawahiri stored at room temperature.. plus avoiding impeachment, 2 torturous years of public displays of diminishing capacities, endless Hunter hearings, and Harris endorsement drama leaving her as a place holder AND first female POTUS. This would open up the 2024 Democratic Party presidential selection process and deny the GOP many straw men to posture over.

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  8. Payette

    This was an outstanding discussion. Chris should consider a series of podcasts on the end of an era and the start of a new one, similar to The Hangover.

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    J. Eric

    Nice conversation. Chris, come on man😎 The 92’ election was dreadful. It was my only Republican presidential vote ever. My first being vote being in 1976. Anyway, I believe you were excited and found 92’ interesting for the sole reason you were finally old enough to participate

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  10. Ohio Reader

    I think the SECURE 2.0 Act is going to be a bipartisan win also. It gets no attention, but the House has already passed the bill and the Senate is working on two different bills, but I think they are trying to get it through before the end of the calendar year.

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