Left Turn Ahead

We discuss the Des Moines Register's newest Iowa poll for the presidential race (2:58), the battle between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren (11:36), the whistleblower complaint over Trump asking Ukraine to help him attack Joe Biden (33:46), and other big headlines (51:10).

We discuss the Joe Biden and Julian Castro presidential debate aftermath (3:20), a new sexual misconduct accusation against Justice Kavanaugh (25:43), Trump firing John Bolton (30:46), and other headlines (31:44).

We recap the third Democratic presidential debate, which finally saw all of the qualifying candidates on one stage. Biden played defense, Castro got aggressive, Yang announced a bold initiative, and there were plenty of corny moments to fill three long hours of debate.

We discuss Donald Trump's newest primary challenger (4:02), the recent Democratic climate change town hall and climate change as a 2020 issue (16:45), and other big headlines relating to Tom Steyer, Trump & the Taliban, and Andrew Yang (35:20).

We discuss the next Democratic presidential debate lineup and the candidates who have dropped out (5:15), Biden's war story mix-up (15:41), Trump's tension with Fox News (28:47), August Power Rankings (41:08), and other major headlines (46:56).

The DNC makes some questionable decisions (1:32), election analyst Rachel Bitecofer questions the Party's electoral strategy (10:30), Trump embarrasses himself and the U.S. at the G7 (19:40), and we chat with Lori Coleman, Director of Digital Strategy of DemCast (43:56).

Trump convinced Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel to block two sitting Congresswomen from entering the country (1:22). We discuss Democratic voters' excitement over multiple candidates (12:46), fears of another economic recession (35:08), and other headlines (52:17).

We discuss how some in Congress are turning up the heat on impeachment (2:44), the Democratic presidential candidates at Iowa's Wing Ding Dinner (13:20), whether Beto O'Rourke should run for Texas Senate (20:54), and talk with international policy consultant Daniel Noroña about U.S.-Latin American relations and how the Trump administration has set us back (41:01).

We discuss the horrible mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio and the state of gun violence in this country (0:41), reveal our July Power Rankings (26:59), and talk with Jolt interim executive director and activist Antonio Arellano about engaging young Latinx voters and the issues important to them (38:29).

We break down the two nights of Democratic presidential debates. Sanders and Warren fended off battles with more moderate candidates on Night One, and Biden and Harris took some heat from Booker, Castro, Gabbard, and others on Night Two. We discuss who had good and bad nights, what the policy debates mean for the Democratic Party, and what the September debates might look like.