The McLaughlin Group

The McLaughlin Group -- March 6, 2020

guest panelist this week is the Federalist's Emily Jashinsky

Issue one: Super Tuesday

Joe Biden's momentum from South Carolina carries him to wins in 10 of 14 states on Super Tuesday. He now goes head to head with Bernie Sanders' political revolution. How will the campaign look going forward?

Issue one mid-segment: The Two Bs

Can the winner between Bernie and Biden unite the Democratic Party?

Issue two: Coronavirus Confusion

How is the Trump administration handling the epidemic? Are we making progress?

Issue three potpourri: Peace with the Taliban, Schumer and the Supreme Court

Plus: Predictions!

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The McLaughlin Group -- February 28, 2020

guest panelist this week is author and national security expert John Schindler

Issue one: The Markets React to Coronavirus

The market has a meltdown over Coronavirus. Is Trump doing all he can to consolidate consumer and economic confidence + handle Coronavirus?

Issue two: Super Tuesday

The panel discusses the recent Democratic debate and the run up to Super Tuesday.

Issue three: Bye Bye Money!

The Appeals Court rules that the Trump administration is allowed to withhold aid from sanctuary cities. Will authorities in those cities have to back down?

Predictions

Podcast extra: US-India Relations

The panel discusses Trump's visit to India in the context of a rising China. Are US aspirations of a strategic alliance with India credible?

Plus: Crisis in Syria

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The McLaughlin Group -- February 21, 2020

guest panelist, Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton

Issue one: Las Vegas Debate

How did Bloomberg fare in his first primary debate? Who were the winners and losers?

Issue two: Rescuing Rod

Trump commutes Rod Blagojevich's sentence. What's to come for Roger Stone? Is Trump embracing the swamp?

Issue three: The Twitter DNI

Trump appoints Rich Grenell Director of National Intelligence. While serving in an acting capacity, Grenell is despised by many Democrats over his partisan loyalty to Trump. Is this a justified appointment?

Predictions

Podcast extra: Venezuelan Misery -- Is the Trump administration correct in its new action to sanction Rosneft over energy export support to Nicolas Maduro? Is Venezuela the ultimate indictment of socialism?

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The McLaughlin Group -- February 14, 2020

guest panelist, Republican Strategist Ryan Girdusky

Issue one: New Hampshire Primary

Bernie Sanders' momentum and the Biden/Warren implosion: what does this mean for the nomination race?

Issue two: Coronavirus

How do you grade China's response to the outbreak? Do we need to increase US biodefense spending?

Issue three: Economy

Who deserves credit for the state of the economy? Trump or Obama?

Predictions

Podcast extra: Trump's defense budget proposal. Do we need this new spending?

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The McLaughlin Group -- February 7, 2020

sitting in for Clarence Page this week is SiriusXM's Nayyera Haq

guest panelist, Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak

Issue one: Acquittal

The panel discusses President Trump's acquittal on two articles of impeachment. What does this mean for Mitt Romney and the president? What for the election?

Issue two: Iowa

Next up is New Hampshire. But what does Biden's poor showing in Iowa mean for his future? And what on Earth went wrong with the Iowa caucuses?

Predictions

Podcast extra: State of the Union and more

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The McLaughlin Group -- January 31, 2020

guest panelist, Tiana Lowe of the Washington Examiner

Issue one: Bolton and Impeachment

The panel discusses the impeachment trial. What does Bolton's book mean for Trump?

Issue two: Brexit Day

What does this mean for the future of the EU? What does it mean for populist movements in other nations?

Predictions

Bonus content: Elizabeth Warren pledges to introduce criminal penalties for those who spread certain types of disinformation.

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The McLaughlin Group -- January 24, 2020

filling in for Pat Buchanin is Jim Antle, editor of The American Conservative

guest panelist, conservative commentator Shermichael Singleton

Issue one: The Senate Deliberates

The panel discusses the impeachment trial. What are the top takeaways?

Issue two: Davos Populism

The president delivers an address in Davos, Switzerland. Is Trump's national populist message one that has salience? Why do the globalist-minded disagree with him?

Predictions

Bonus content: Holocaust/75th anniversary of Auchwitz-Birkenau liberation. What are the lessons of the Holocaust and the allied campaign which ended it? Is antisemitism a rising global crisis?

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The McLaughlin Group -- January 17, 2020

with guest panelist Alexander Heffner, host of The Open Mind on PBS

Issue one: Trump on Trial

Will Schiff's managers be able to make their case on McConnell's turf? Should Trump be impeached on this evidence?

Issue two: Battle for the Left Flank

What does the Warren-Sanders feud mean for their candidacies and those of the rest of the Democratic field?

Issue three: Vladimir Putin's constitutional reforms

Do these reforms posit any challenges for us in the upcoming election? What about the long term?

Plus: new trade deal with China + predictions

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The McLaughlin Group -- January 10, 2020

Filling in for Tom Rogan this week is Seth Berenzweig

This week's guest panelist is A.B. Stoddard of RealClear Politics

Issue One: Conflict With Iran – How has the President handled the current crisis with Iran, and is there hope for a diplomatic solution?  

Issue Two: Senate Drama – Is this the ultimate game of chicken, and who will blink first, Nancy or Mitch? 

Issue Three: Approaching Iowa – Who is in the best position heading in Iowa, and is this Joe Biden’s race to lose?  

PLUS: Weinstein Faces Justice, and Predictions!

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with guest panelist, Washington correspondent Saagar Enjeti 

1. Sorry to see you go

2. Most honest

3. Greatest domestic challenge in 2020

4. Greatest foreign challenge in 2020

5. Democratic Nominee in 2020

6. Biggest story in 2020

7. Most overrated story in 2020

8. Destined for Political Stardom in 2020

9. Destined for Political Oblivion in 2020

10. Macro-prediction

Plus: Hong Kong protests, NATO, and Russia

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