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On this year's final episode, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills celebrate the tidings of the season - including Twitter's continued descent into madness, Trump's "big announcement," and why Aliza can't find 5 ounce Dixie cups (it's Greg Abbott's fault!). They also talk about the many positive things that happened in 2022 (it was a better year than many of us remember). MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

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The MOMocrats wanted to title this episode with a different Sinema-related thought, but they preferred to focus this week on the political act that gave them joy: Senator Warnock's win in the Georgia runoff. Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills also talk about the great Twitter-Mastodon Migration of 2022. Part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

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It’s officially the holiday season and the MOMocrats would rather talk about ANYTHING but Nazis, but Ye told Alex Jones he loves Hitler and then he got suspended from Twitter (again) for posting a swastika inside a Star of David and suddenly Nazis are all EVERYONE is talking about.

MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the musky mess that is Twitter, as well as the changing of the guard in the House, the Right’s attacks on public education and takeover of school boards, Donald Trump’s latest court losses and more.

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The day before the holiday, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk turkey (yes, we're looking at you, Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans) and what they're thankful for (Nancy Pelosi's badass leadership, Marc Elias, new special prosecutor Jack Smith and more). Part of the DemCast family of podcasts.

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Since the beginning of the year, the pundits have been telling us that the 2022 midterm election would result in a Democratic loss of Congress. By October, there was a drumbeat of a "red tsunami" that would equal or surpass the famous "shellacking" President Obama suffered in 2010.

That didn't happen. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills welcome political writer "Red Painter" to discuss what the pundits got wrong. Part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

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The negative framing is designed to depress enthusiasm, and sometimes you need to take a break. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about coping mechanisms and the need to keep the eyes on the prize: The only poll that counts is the one that counts the actual ballots.

The MOMocrats also talked about the horrendous attack on Paul Pelosi and the assailant's intention to assassinate the Speaker of the House. It seems related to an entire web of political violence, like the vigilantes stalking voting dropboxes, the plot to kidnap MI Governor Gretchen Witmer, and the January 6 insurrection.

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It's a couple of weeks before Election Day, do you know where your emotions are? 

MOMocrat Donna Schwartz Mills is in a state of existential dread after a week of pundits proclaiming doom and gloom for the Democrats. And once again, it's up to Aliza Worthington and Karoli to talk her down. After all, any week when TFG gets subpoenaed, the Oath Keepers get skewered in court, and Steve Bannon gets sentenced can't be all bad.

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With the November 8 election is less than one month away and the polls narrowing, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills are feeling their usual biannual pre-election jitters. At least, this week there was some distraction: the J6 Hearings "series finale," the Alex Jones verdict, and a leaked tape that has rocked politics in Los Angeles. Part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

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As we get closer to Election Day, we can usually count on an October Surprise. It's only 10/7, and so far, this year is a doozy. MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the revelations rocking campaigns in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and nationally, too. 

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The November 8 midterm elections may determine the very survival of our democracy. So might the new session of the Supreme Court, dominated by the likes of Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas (whose wife told the January 6 Committee that she still believes the 2020 election was stolen). Climate change is still showing us a bleak future as Hurricane Ian touches down again to wreak destruction on South Carolina. And the right wing is freaking out over Lizzo's virtuoso performance with James Madison's flute. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about these issues and more in this week's show - part of the DemCast family of podcasts. 

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