Another primary in the books -- why does Joe think the math in Michigan heavily favors Joe Biden? And why Trump nuking GOP early voting might turn out disastrously for him this year. Turns out that No Labels "isn't in it to win it" (their words) after all. Shocker! And what does a Republican Senate look like without Mitch McConnell? Hint: Trumpier and Trumpier.

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Turns out when most of your money is going to pay legal fees, people don't like to donate to your campaign. Joe gets into why Republicans have a huge hard money problem right now. Plus who's his pick in the Trump veepstakes? And why Alexei Navalny's final words are a lesson to everyone in the pro-democracy movement.

Read Reed's Substack and subscribe here: https://reedgalen.substack.com/p/youre-not-allowed-to-give-up

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In a special guest episode, author and screenwriter Bill Carter joins Joe and Alex to discuss his new movie "Kiss the future" - a powerful story about the siege of Sarajevo, U2, and Joe and Bill discuss their shared connection to Bosnia - including Joe's powerful experience there. Bill shares the inside story behind the film. What role does art play in a violent conflict - and what can all of us learn about it?

Watch at AMC: https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/kiss-the-future-76053

Pre-order Bill's book, "Fools Rush In": https://amzn.to/3UGUm95

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Another huge win for Democrats this week in NY-03... so why is the media saying, and this is an actual headline, "Democrats' Joe Biden Problem Got Worse With Special Election Win?" Joe and Alex get into why Democrats should feel very good after Tuesday's results... and why MAGA's digging themselves even deeper. Why does history suggest Joe Biden is in the driver's seat this fall? And yes, more of your neighbors than you realize probably believe in the Taylor Swift psyop. No, really.

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Our friend Simon Rosenberg joins Joe and Alex to discuss why he's still optimistic about 2024 - yes, even after the special counsel report last week. How can Joe Biden win even bigger in 2024 than he did in 2020? Simon has four ideas.

Plus - Why we can't be surprised by what's coming from Trump. Turns out, once you try to overturn an election with foreign help... anything is possible. And why Joe thinks that RFK Super Bowl ad shows some major cracks in the foundation of the Republican Party. Don't miss Joe and Simon discussing why we shouldn't treat Trump like he's ten feet tall - and a slogan Joe thinks could help President Biden this fall...

Read more from Simon at https://www.hopiumchronicles.com.

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MAGA Mike had one job! And he messed it up! Why his inability to count votes is big trouble for Trump in November. And why the impeachment failure will hurt MAGA in the House. And that's not even getting into that "popular commentator" killing the border bill. Hint: He's big and orange. Why Joe thinks the border failure means the worm has turned this year... and how Democrats can take advantage. And what numbers under the hood have us feeling even more confident?

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Authors of "Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election" Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman join Joe and Alex to discuss the inside story of what happened in Georgia in 2020. How do Michael and Daniel tie everything together - and how does so much of it all come back to a former KKK Grand Dragon showing up with an armed mob at the Georgia Secretary of State's office? The courage displayed by Raffensperger, Ruby Freeman, and others has to be heard to be believed. This is one you won't want to miss - as Douglas Brinkley says - "a narrative wake up call and a hell of a great read" Get the book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-isikoff/find-me-the-votes/9781538739990/?lens=twelve

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Author and journalist Tim Alberta joins the show for a special guest episode - talking everything from his new book, "The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." to the rise of the MAGA GOP and how the modern evangelical movement has evolved to grow hand in hand with it. How did Trump go from "flawed vessel" to the vanguard of the evangelical movement? And how do evangelical voters come to terms with the contradictions inherent to MAGA? Where do we go from here? Tim reflects on his personal experience and offers one solution to breaking the fever.

Buy both books and check out Tim's work at https://www.bytimalberta.com/.

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With New Hampshire in the books - Joe looks under the hood at some shocking numbers for Trump in both New Hampshire and Iowa. And why the numbers are even better for President Biden than people realize. Is there still a GOP primary? Why Trump lashing out at Nikki Haley means he knows the truth we've been saying for a while: He's weaker than everyone thinks. And Joe and Alex celebrate episode #200 with a special listener question: What's the worst campaign in modern American history? (Hint, it's Ron DeSantis) Want a pick-me-up? 

Read the inside story of how Ron DeSantis got destroyed: https://themessenger.com/politics/the-inside-story-of-how-ron-desantis-got-crushed-by-donald-trump-exclusive

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Joe and Alex break down Iowa - and what it means for the MAGA GOP primary moving forward. What's the big red flag for Trump we saw coming out of Iowa? What did Joe see that surprised him? The easiest way for Democrats to win in 2024 is simpler than most think. And why abortion rights are still the biggest thing headed into 2024, no matter what the media thinks.

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