Graham Platner now has the makings of every major campaign-killing scandal of the last decade — simultaneously. Todd Akin lost a Senate race over one comment about rape. Roy Moore lost Alabama over accusations involving underage women. Mark Robinson lost a governor's race after praising Nazis. Platner has said women should "take some responsibility" for their sexual assault, was sending illicit texts to 6-12 women, was on an app tied to exploitation of minors, AND has a Nazi tattoo — with more stories reportedly coming. We play Campaign Liability Bingo and ask: how desperate are Democrats to beat Susan Collins that they're defending all of this?
Election night preview: California, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Montana all have primaries this week. The California governor's race and the Los Angeles mayor's race are the ones to watch — Karen Bass is in serious trouble, and Spencer Pratt has gained eight points since March. Yes, that Spencer Pratt. If no candidate hits 50%, the top two advance to a runoff, and the makeup of that runoff could be genuinely surprising.
Democrats are openly promising to destroy the Supreme Court. Hakeem Jeffries, Jamie Raskin, and Sheldon Whitehouse have all made the threat explicit. The Wall Street Journal editorial board calls it what it is. We break down the plan, what it would actually mean, and why this is one of the most underreported stories of the week.
Iran update: U.S. forces struck Iranian air defenses and a drone site in a new Hormuz skirmish — but there are reports the shooting between Hezbollah and Israel may soon stop. We break down where the ceasefire talk stands and what it means for the broader negotiation.
Democratic candidate Talarico used the exact same scripted answer nine separate times in different interviews. Nine. We play the supercut.
And Jill Biden is on a media tour. She reportedly thought President Biden was having a stroke — and still called for four more years. The tour is going about as well as Kamala Harris's.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Iran and Reconciliation
2:34 - CA Primary Preview
5:34 - Platner Liability Bingo: Every Scandal at Once
9:01 - Democrats Threaten the Supreme Court
11:39 - James Talarico’s Robot Performance
13:13 – Jill Biden's Media Tour Disaster
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