In a special edition of the show, Ty, Jay and Meredith are joined by Geoff Gerling, a Missouri Democratic party officer and former SOTW co-host. Geoff returns to the show to discuss where Democrats went wrong heading into Election Day and how the party can bounce back. The gang gets deep into the weeds, including political messaging, who will lead the Democratic party and why the show "The West Wing" led to second term for Donald Trump.

 

0:00:00 - Short intro and straight into what happened with the Dems

0:27:58 - Role of communications/messaging in politics and the Democratic party

0:55:38 - Democrats' path forward

 

Songs:

"Loser" by Beck

"Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears

"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who

 

Notes:

• Vance Sticks By Pet-Eating Claims and Says He’s Willing to ‘Create Stories’ (0:15:00) 
• Election 2024 exit poll results (0:18:40)
• President Trump Holds Press Briefing on Aviation Disaster (0:21:45)
• Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters (0:29:40) 
• Why the Heritage Foundation Keeps Popping Up in Russian Media (0:29:40)
• Heritage Foundation Staffers Flood Federal Agencies With Thousands of Information Requests (0:29:40)
• How a Few Secret Donors Are Fueling the New Right-Wing Infrastructure (0:29:40)
• The Contentious History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker (0:37:58)
• "Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality" by Renée DiResta (0:42:37) 
• The West Wing is 20 years old. Too many Democrats still think it’s a great model for politics. (0:45:20)
• What Did ‘The West Wing’ Do to Us? (0:45:20)
• Another 2016 poll revealed that Republicans love "The Walking Dead" WAY more than Democrats (0:45:53)
• Fall TV Ratings Update (0:46:30)
• Total number of viewers of the most watched television shows in the United States in the 2023/2024 season (0:46:30)
• The quote Ty was referring to was "Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil" by Eric Hoffer, philosopher and social critic (0:47:30)
• Why did Missourians vote for liberal ballot items — but conservative candidates? (0:55:55)
• Arkansas legalized medical marijuana in 2016. Recreational marijuana is still illegal in the state. (0:59:37)
• Arkansas and Missouri just approved big minimum wage increases, a liberal victory in red states (0:59:39)
• Crystal Quade lost to Mike Kehoe by 20 points in the 2024 Missouri governor race (1:00:25)
• Marjorie Taylor Greene, AOC, Jasmine Crockett clash at House hearing (1:10:50)