On this episode, Ben sits down with Axios Senior Political Correspondent, Josh Kraushaar, to share the latest on the midterm election landscape. Ben and Josh discuss key gubernatorial, House, and Senate races that could shape the levels of power across the country in January 2023 and what key Democrats could help the party pick up the pieces if Republican momentum becomes a red wave.
Later, Ben weighs in on why Congress has been rendered defunct over the past few decades after power has been given to state officials rather than elected representatives.
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Josh Kraushaar & The State Of Democracy 2022

Each week Ben Domenech offers his perspective on the latest news of the day. With a new episode available twice weekly, the program welcomes politicians, authors, musicians and journalists for engaging interviews that go beyond the day’s headlines.

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As the time for closing arguments approaches in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, Ben explains some of the baffling politics that we are seeing in this unique election year. Ben then pontificates on how the rest of the election may play out once the trial is in the rearview mirror. 

Plus, he shares why Judge Merchan has trampled upon normal legal norms to create an unlevel playing field for the former president.

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It's Time To Move On From The Politicized Trial

This morning, President Biden released a video on 'X' challenging former President Trump to two debates this year. Bypassing the Commission on Presidential Debates, President Trump subsequently agreed to the debates, and details were quickly released by the respective networks hosting them. Ben breaks down why it was time for the outdated Commission to go and what future debates should look like to best serve the American public.
 
Plus, Ben weighs in on Independent candidate RFK Jr.'s effect on the race and his potential non-presence at the debates.

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President Biden & President Trump Agree On This One Thing

Ben analyzes South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's career after she admitted to killing her 14-month-old dog in her new book, and notes that when it comes to politics, Americans aren't sending their best. 

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The Bizarre Rise & Fall Of Governor Kristi Noem

As anti-Semitic protests take over college campuses across the nation, most Democratic leaders have remained silent and not offered staunch reports to the state of Israel.  

Ben offers a sharp takedown of the lack of intellectual capacity of the protestors and puts harsh blame on academic and political institutions for allowing nonsensical behavior to continue.

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Why The Democrats Won't Denounce Anti-Semitism

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces a motion to vacate from Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and is currently attempting to pass Ukraine funding with a razor-thin Republican majority. Opposing forces within his own party believe he has sacrificed any potential deal on border security that could have given Republicans momentum heading into the election. 

Ben ponders what lessons can be learned from the GOP's governing majority failures and how it could eventually lead to a 'Trump-Reagan' fusion on foreign policy.

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Josh Kraushaar & The State Of Democracy 2022

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