The Big Ben Show

As the dust settles from the ABC Presidential Debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Ben notes the pros and cons of the former President’s performance. Highlighting Trump’s stronger handling of key issues such as immigration, the economy, and national security, but also critiquing his inability to shy away from taking Harris' bait on crowd sizes and abortion.

Plus, Ben provides his analysis on the performance of debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.

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It’s official, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to face off in the ABC Presidential Debate, September 10th.

Ben reviews how President Trump performed at the first 2024 Presidential Debate, given that most of the analysis was on President Biden's lackluster performance.

Plus, Ben notes how he anticipates Vice President Harris will address 9 key major policy flip-flops and what President Trump needs to do to swiftly come out on top. 

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This morning, Jonathan Martin wrote a controversial article in POLITICO, saying that some GOP leaders are secretly hoping that former President Trump loses in November. Ben tears apart Martin's op-ed line-by-line, and notes that he hasn't been in conservative circles for years.

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As the election season enters its final push after Labor Day, the matchup between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris is a true toss up. Ben looks back on how much the race has changed since mid-July, in what was once of the most historic weeks in American political history.

Former President Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt, accepted a Presidential nomination, and selected a vice-presidential nominee all within the course of around 52 hours. Plus, the wagons circled around President Biden as key ally of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) publicly called for the President to step aside.

Later, Ben gives his unique perspective on these major political stories and shares where we will go as a nation in the coming days and years. 

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Ben critiques CNN's handling of the first sit down interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz since they became their party's nominees. He notes the lack of tough questions from Dana Bash, while sizing up where we are in the race for the White House heading into Labor Day. 

Besides the light questioning and shorter than advertised interview, he explains how Vice President Kamala Harris did not do enough to separate herself from President Biden or address her numerous policy flip flops.  

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Ben takes a break from the constant discussion of the 2024 Presidential Election to share his thoughts on the current state of the “cancel culture movement."

He notes how the unclear definitions of cancel culture can manifest in the ruining of everyday people's lives. Holding a more detrimental impact than legitimate bad behavior from prominent individuals. 

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Last night the Democratic National Convention concluded in

Chicago, with Vice President Harris’ nomination acceptance speech.

Ben is joined by Republican Campaign strategist and

co-founder of Purple Strategies, Alex Castellanos to recap the week’s

events and provide insight on whether Vice President Harris successfully

transitioned into her role at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket.

Plus, they discuss how the Trump-Vance campaign should

adjust their messaging now that they’re up against Vice President Harris and

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

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Ben delivers a monologue live from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, drawing on his years of experience at political conventions. He notes a difference between what he is hearing from delegates that initially had expected this to be a convention nominating President Biden, compared to the heavily produced product broadcasted on television.

Plus, Ben emphasizes how scarily radical the views of some DNC protestors have been and how this convention will affect the race for the White House.

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On the eve of the 2024 Democratic National

Convention and a month after Vice President Harris made her way to the top of

the national ticket, fractured opinions surrounding her candidacy have been

restored.

Ben is joined by Historian and Author,

Edward Luttwak to discuss how the Democratic party has managed to engineer

a seemingly smooth transition from the Biden-Harris to the Harris-Walz ticket,

despite infringing on centuries of campaign ethics.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has the momentum in the 2024 race for the White House, but Ben points out that the fundamentals of this election still heavily favor former President Trump. 

Ben looks at the changing strategy of the Trump-Vance campaign, and notes the two states that if he carries, the election would be settled.

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