KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Heather Digby Parton, Salon and Hullabaloo

Encore: original air-date 11/16/2022. Disgraced former President Donald Trump announced his third run for President in a long, soporific speech on Tuesday. Congressional Republicans are embroiled in a circular firing squad over the GOP's dismal performance in the midterm elections. Opinion columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and Hulaballoo analyzes the election, the splintered Republican Party, what to expect from the far-right GOP House majority, and Trump's bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Plus: debunking Trump's false statements about election security. MS voters, election officials delighted with voting on hand-marked paper ballots for the first time.

Guest: Randall Eliason, GW Univ. Law; John Bonifaz, Free Speech for People

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed an independent Special Counsel to oversee two Justice Department criminal probes of Donald Trump after Trump announced his run for the 2024 Presidential Election. Former federal prosecutor RANDALL ELIASON and Constitutional law expert JOHN BONIFAZ discuss their differing opinions on the efficacy of appointing a Special Counsel at this time. Bonifaz also explains his organization's new initiative seeking to bar Trump from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment's Insurrection Disqualification Clause. Also today: UN climate summit reaches major agreement on 'loss and damage' fund for poor nations.

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Encore: original air-date 11/14/2022. The latest reported results in the critical 2022 midterm elections. Control of the US House and several key state and local races remain undecided. Democrats retained the US Senate majority, and will try to expand it in the GA Senate runoff election in December that will determine whether Congress will remain mired in gridlock. Voters rejected election deniers for top offices in key battleground states. Callers weigh in on all of the above and more...

Guest: Dr. Allison Gill, 'Mueller, She Wrote' host

Republicans projected to regain the US House majority next year. In a moving speech, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will not seek a leadership role in the next session, passing the torch to a new generation. Progressive Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) will be Los Angeles' first female mayor. Trump accountability tracker Dr. Allison Gill of the 'Mueller, She Wrote' media outlet delivers a status update on the many criminal/civil probes, indictments and lawsuits against Donald Trump, and explains the latest court developments and timelines for potential indictments of the disgraced former president. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Heather Digby Parton, Salon and Hullabaloo

Disgraced former President Donald Trump announced his third run for President in a long, soporific speech on Tuesday. Congressional Republicans are embroiled in a circular firing squad over the GOP's dismal performance in the midterm elections. Opinion columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and Hulaballoo analyzes the election, the splintered Republican Party, what to expect from the far-right GOP House majority, and Trump's bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Plus: debunking Trump's false statements about election security. MS voters, election officials delighted with voting on hand-marked paper ballots for the first time.

Guest: John Nichols, The Nation

Please donate to KPFK! In Arizona, Democratic Sec. of State Katie Hobbs reportedly won the governor's race over the very Trumpy GOP nominee Kari Lake (triggering a surprising response from Rep. Liz Cheney) and Democrats have swept all statewide offices so far. JOHN NICHOLS of The Nation offers deep analysis of the 'remarkable' midterm elections that defied historical patterns, how sketchy polls and corporate media groupthink appear to have altered both parties' strategies, the surge in young voter turnout, and how Americans saw a clear choice between Republican extremism and Democratic progressivism. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

The latest reported results in the critical 2022 midterm elections. Control of the US House and several key state and local races remain undecided. Democrats retained the US Senate majority, and will try to expand it in the GA Senate runoff election in December that will determine whether Congress will remain mired in gridlock. Voters rejected election deniers for top offices in key battleground states. Callers weigh in on all of the above and more...

Guest: Tom Bonier, Data Expert, TargetSmart

The projected 'red wave' did not materialize for Republicans in the critical 2022 midterm elections, so why did rightwing and corporate media outlets get it so wrong? Data expert Tom Bonier, who got the 2022 election results right, explains the data they 'overlooked,' the flood of sketchy GOP polls over the last month that warped the corporate media's narrative and misled the public, the affect on voter turnout, and the structural bias issues at work. Also today: the latest reported results in AZ and NV, and a look into the ultimately false narratives hyped by Fox 'News' and corporate media. Donate now to non-corporate KPFK!

Guest: David Daley, FairVote

Redistricting expert and author DAVID DALEY, Senior Fellow at FairVote, explains how if Republicans gain the U.S. House majority, it will be thanks to gaming the electorate through aggressive, unlawful and unconstitutional racial and partisan gerrymandering, hijacking of independent redistricting commissions, and the help of corrupt courts. New data indicates inflation may be easing, but that's bad news according to Fox 'News.' The latest reported results in several key races, some with razor-thin margins. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

In the critical 2022 midterm elections, the hyped GOP 'red wave' did not materialize, and control of Congress remains undecided. We cover notable critical victories and losses at both the state and federal level. But the 'conventional wisdom' of pollsters and corporate media pundits was wildly off base in their foregone conclusion that Republicans would win big across the country. Many Trump-endorsed far-right election deniers failed. Young voters turned out in record numbers to hold the line and defend democracy and reproductive rights.