Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) and Tharon Johnson (Georgia political strategist) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape:

(02:40) The Georgia Senate Runoff

(21:02)Donald Trump’s bad week and his call to terminate the constitution

(41:41) Mark Leibovich’s piece in the Atlantic about whether Ron DeSantis can overcome his “robotic quality”

[Politicology+ Subscribers Only] Time Magazine names Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the 2022 person of the year. 

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Read “Just Wait Until You Get to Know Ron DeSantis” in The Atlantic: http://bit.ly/3VQeKm0

Listen to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Reith Lecture on Freedom Of Speech: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-freedom-of-speech/id318705261?i=1000588114737

Read “Prominent Gay Republicans Helped Smooth the Way for Marriage Bill” in The New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/politics/marriage-bill-gay-republicans.html

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