Michael talks with Nicolle Wallace about the dangerous insanity of Donald Trump during the coronavirus. Nicolle Wallace is the anchor of Deadline: White House on MSNBC. Wallace served as the White House Communications Director during the presidency of George W. Bush, and also served as a senior advisor for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. She is the author of the books Eighteen Acres, It's Classified, and Madam President.

In this quick take, Michael and political analyst Rachel Bitecofer discuss how coronavirus will change the 2020 election. Rachel Bitecofer is a Senior Fellow with the Niskanen Center where she focuses on political behavior, campaigns, elections, and political analysis, campaigns, elections, and political analysis.

Michael talks with Elias Zerhouni about the best ways of slowing the spread of coronavirus and whether we can trust the new information about the disease coming out of China about its toll. Dr. Elias Zerhouni is a scientist, radiologist and biomedical engineer who spent much of his career on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, serving as its executive vice-dean, and was the Director of the National Institutes of Health from 2002 to 2008, in the George W. Bush administration.

In this week's Quick Take, Michael discuses the insanity of Trump's daily #CoronaviusPressRally and talks about how we can give complete access to voting during the coronavirus. Go to usvotefoundation.org for more information.

Michael and Congressman Eric Swalwell marvel at the insanity of crowds of young people on Florida beaches in the midst of the coronavirus crisis and talk about how voting by mail can save our elections. Eric Swalwell represents California’s Fifteenth Congressional District, which includes a large part of the East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Three key factors in the 2020 presidential election - the Republican candidate, the Democratic candidate, and the Coronavius. Michael and NBC Contributor Kurt Bardella discuss how they interplay.

Is coronavirus a political leveler, finally dealing a fatal political blow to the the Trump Administration? Michael and Rachel Bitecofer delve into how this changes the political landscape for 2020. Rachel Bitecofer is a Senior Fellow with the Niskanen Center where she focuses on political behavior, campaigns, elections, and political analysis, campaigns, elections, and political analysis.

What the hell happened this week? Michael and Kurt Bardella break down the news from Biden, Bernie Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Warren, South Carolina, and Super Tuesday. Kurt Bardella is a Morning Joe & NBC NEWS THINK contributor as well as a member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors. Kurt worked as the spokesperson and senior advisor for Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee under the leadership of Rep. Darrell Issa. Prior to working at the Committee, Kurt served as the spokesperson for Senator Olympia Snowe and before that for Rep. Brian Bilbray. Following the 2016 election, Kurt left the Republican Party to join the Democratic Party.

Biden Bounces Back! In our first Quick Take episode, Michael and Rick Ungar break down what jolted Joe to the front of the race and what happens now. Rick Ungar is the host of the nationally syndicated Rick Ungar Show, appears frequently on cable news oulets including FoxNews and NewsmaxTV, and is the former co-host of Steele and Ungar on SiriusXM.

What's funny about our current political situation? What ISN'T? Michael and Alonzo Bodden discuss the comedy of Donald Trump, the Space Force, the Democratic field, and imaginary black Republicans. Alonzo Bodden won Season 3 on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, is a regular on NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and “Comedy Congress,” and was a panelist on the Game Show Network’s “Mind of a Man”. In August 2019, Alonzo starred in his fourth stand-up special, Heavy Lightweight.