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In Part 2 of this wide-ranging conversation between Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow, co-founders of The Lincoln Project, the two political strategists discuss what Latino voter trends can tell us about future elections and the erosion of democracy around the globe

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(01:49) Mike’s advice to Democrats and Republicans 

(03:53) What the trend lines of Latino voters can tell us about 2024

(07:12) The new Reagan Democrats 

(21:17) The erosion of institutions

(42:43) The tension between technology and democracy

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Political strategists Mike Madrid and Jon Boughtin join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:52) Joe Manchin tanks Biden’s policy agenda

(19:44) The January 6th Committee’s investigation into Donald Trump  

(43:14) The newly reinstated “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy

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In Part 1 of this wide-ranging conversation between Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow, co-founders of The Lincolns Project, the two political strategists discuss hidden Latino voting trends and how Democrats must better understand this part of the electorate in order to win pivotal electoral fights. Part 2 will be published on Wednesday, Dec 29, 2021

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(02:05) How we’re getting hispanic voting patterns wrong

(06:13) How Latino voter trends in California are different from the rest of the country

(19:35) How the California Latino population influences national polls

(30:13) Some lessons Democrats can learn to win more Latino votes

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Political strategists Liz Gilbert and Eric Koch join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:34) The Lawmakers who texted Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows

(16:15) The Fox News hosts who pleaded for Trump to stop the insurrection 

(44:51) The newly reinstated “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy

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Poler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College Dr. Catherine Sanderson joins Ron Steslow to talk about how giving can make you happier. 

(02:08) What is happiness and how can we measure it?

(08:31) Does giving make you happy or do happy people give more?

(10:20) Types of giving and the impact on happiness

(14:50) The effect of giving on bad moods

(28:58) Gratitude letters

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Political strategist Lucy Caldwell and national security writer and Georgetown University adjunct professor Molly McKew join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:34) President Biden’s call with Putin about the Russian military buildup at the Ukrainian border 

(16:15) Trump’s next coup that’s already underway

(44:51) The challenges of vaccine mandates

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Award-winning investigative reporter Scott MacFarlane talks with Ron Steslow about the most critical filings and pivotal moments in the Feds’ ever-growing case against the January 6 insurrectionists.

(02:57) Where the insurrection investigation stands at this moment

(04:46) The differences between high-level and high-profile prosecutions 

(00:00) The relationship between the DOJ investigation and the January 6th Committee investigation 

(06:07) The January 6th committee’s subpoenas held up in court

(14:00) The conspiracy cases we’re watching play out

(15:03) The makeshift weapons of the insurrectionists 

(17:13) The problem of too much evidence 

(22:16) What sentences we should expect to see 

(29:17) The defendants who are flying under the radar

(36:43) The threat of repeat attacks at statehouses 

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Crisis communications specialist Susan Del Percio and social policy expert Lanae Erickson join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:

(01:35) CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo 

(21:17) The Omicron variant 

(31:19) The “Big Lie”supporters running for key election official posts

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Congressman Adam Schiff joins Ron Steslow to discuss his rise in prominence during the Trump presidency, the work of the January 6th committee, and his new book Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

(01:45) Serving as the Ranking Member on the House Intelligence Committee and being the lead impeachment manager 

(05:36) What he was thinking on January 6th

(09:55)The work the January 6th Committee is doing

(18:03) The pernicious idea of American Exceptionalism 

(22:20) Why he wrote his book, Midnight in Washington

(27:38) What we can do to protect against authoritarianism in the U.S. 

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National security writer and Georgetown University adjunct professor Molly McKew and political strategist Mike Madrid join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important (international) stories of the week:

(01:35) China and their hypersonic missile 

(21:17) Anne Applebaum’s Atlantic article “The Bad Guys are Winning”

(31:19) The civil war in Ethiopia 

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