Trump’s Allies Sink Ever Lower (w/ Sarah Longwell, Chris Cillizza & Will Saletan) | Beg To Differ

Sarah Longwell, Chris Cillizza, Will Saletan join Mona and Bill to discuss the upcoming debates, the polls (and Biden's response to them) and how to spend a record $61 million on a Senate primary and still get trounced.
0:00 - Intro
1:49 - Joe Biden Challenges Donald Trump to Debate
15:04 - Biden Claims Polls are Wrong
28:55 - Zombie Votes for Nikki Haley
39:20 - Babbel
41:27 - Larry Hogan vs Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland
55:02 - Highlights and Lowlights of the Week
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[@jeanbergeron6451]

I don’t understand that Trump can say thousands of false facts and it’s ok, but if Biden says one or two bad things, he’s done. Really?

[@alexisarouge]

The media holds them to different standards

[@DennisMoore664]

It's a crazy double standard. And sad that Trump's base is so willing to make excuses for his lies and BS. But that's Trump voters for - their hypocrisy and craven need to win knows no depths.

[@michaelholtzman1463]

No shit! Drives me crazy!

[@NotShowingOff]

@@alexisarougeif the media actually was neutral, Biden would be ahead. The media needs to keep this close. The problem the Fox News doesn’t want this close and is basically going to promote only one candidate at all times unapologetically

[@alanburke1893]

Biden is judged as a conscientious infallible parent, Trump is judged as a feckless, roguish, irascible uncle....who do the kids want to spend Christmas with? The guy who might make you clean the gutters on Christmas Eve or the guy who might try and sneak you into the Striptease Club?

[@stephanieunderland5999]

Mona, trump is by far the one showing his age. Biden looks damn good for his 81 years. It's about time all media acknowledged that.

[@ecstanton]

Right??!! So sick and tired of hearing about Biden's age...when trump's dementia is so evident at his cult rallies

[@carolbulmer8253]

Exactly!!

[@judithlopez3038]

Which one can ride a bicycle

[@user-ci1cz7pp5q]

Wish the media would stop overlooking trump's verbal glitches. They ought to be on TV 24/7

[@Tasarran]

@user-ci1cz7pp5q Biden has been a stutterer his entire life, verbal glitches are a non issue

[@user-jz9rj3hk1d]

Sarah Longwell should be a strategic message writer for Biden!

[@audreywellham2413]

I believe they are in touch with the current strategists, it’s seems a small community of those professionals. 🙏🏻🇺🇸⚖️💙🗽

[@tonisodano5472]

Sarah is incredible

[@geneb53]

👍👍

[@gracelloyd3758]

Yea I love Sarah

[@temporarystranger95]

1,000%. Her response to how Biden should answer the economic question is a home run. She knocked it out of the park and touched all the bases. Biden’s campaign team is incompetent and should all resign. Hire Sarah, Tim Miller, and the rest of the Bukwark crew.

[@user-oz6kv8ix7o]

Clearly, none of you have watched a recent Trump rally. Trump is completely unhinged in his ratings since 2021. Trump has gotten so much worse.

[@ecstanton]

100%

[@vinista256]

Did you mean “rantings”? (If so, you probably got autocorrected 😕.)

[@chrishintz1077]

@@vinista256chalk up another one for autocorrect. ;). It’s about as sentient and dependable as Alexa. And she bats about 500.

[@peterrobinson1041]

its disgusting that trump is even competitive with biden anyone in my opinion who votes for trump is a traitor to the usa. i would not say that of any other possible candidate

[@francesmeyer8478]

I saw the audience leave in droves last weekend.🌊🌊🇺🇸

[@patrickpierce1635]

Mona said she thought Daniels' testimony was awful. She said it was too explicit (have you LIVED in America over the last 10 years???), claims she wasn't a good witness. I think Stormy did a terrific job giving it back to Necheles, she was sharp, and witty, the perfect amount of smart-ass and had an excellent answer to all questions. Mona was a REPUBLICAN, she helped shepherd us along to where we are now.

[@audreywellham2413]

I believed Stormy / Stephanie was strong in her responses. 🙏🏻🇺🇸⚖️💙🗽

[@pcoleman1971]

Trump having an affair with Daniels was tawdry. And Trump and his lawyers could have solved this from being aired. Admit to the affair. That wasn't illegal. It's not what he is charged with. Yet, since he denied it, Daniels has to testify to the the truth. Ohhh... Trump is sleazy, and we have to hear about it.

[@user-ci1cz7pp5q]

Mona's also a product of her age.

[@patrickpierce1635]

@@user-ci1cz7pp5q She also had the nerve to dissect a comment Biden made about inflation, meanwhile his opponent is talking about Hannibal Lecter and Whales getting killed by windmills. I'm unsubscribed from this channel now.

[@dustinstoker]

The top two priorities in the US are money and sex. Not exactly appealing to truly spiritual folk. We are an embarrassment to the entire world

[@kathivy]

It’s annoying that the talk is about Biden’s age and stamina while Trump is the one showing impairment and is falling asleep in court. You should be ashamed for spreading right wing messaging. You’re in this political business and should know better.

[@brianrichardcohn2159]

That's how it is. Biden's age is not completely unimportant, but its importance is significantly weakened when the alternative is Trump and the U.S.'s democracy.

[@agny369]

@@brianrichardcohn2159 the punditry class goes way overboard on their assertions against Biden , we’re not picking a mascot though we’re hiring someone to do the job of protecting , enforcing , and executing the constitution - trumps qualifiably failed at all of those . White curly haired guy came the closest to assessing why these debates are - the more people are reminded of Trump the more People will be repulsed , even the nominal Republicans

[@ryukoli4707]

The COURT case SHOULD BE DISQUALIFYING FOR DUMP. I, as a lifelong USA resident, am appalled by the ORANGE ONE'S EVEN WALKING AROUND.

[@zebrazagadore4827]

And can you even believe there are people who are still supporting him?

[@garybryson1900]

Trump is not guilty.

[@MikeLikesChannel]

@@garybryson1900And you crap double chocolate brownies.

[@garybryson1900]

@@MikeLikesChannel And YOU like to eat them.

[@user-ci1cz7pp5q]

@@garybryson1900 not guilty of thoughtfulness or kindness, yeah, you're right

[@dianethulin1700]

With no audience that’s a victory for the American People

[@nitraM321]

thats a paradox

[@nullverba856]

*Regarding Mona's debate query about Biden:* _When was the last time _*_anyone_*_ saw Trump stand for two hours at a time?_

[@user-zb9lv3gh8s]

Or even stay awake...

[@victorzarenin9286]

Biden must clarify that the real economic pain people are feeling is due to 40 years of trickle down Reaganomics B.S. people have been squeezed for so long that whenever there's a shock to the system, people simply have nothing left. They have no buffer, no savings, so this inflation eats into that. However Biden has to clarify that what HE personally has done is to make things better for us in the last 4 years. Inflation has gone down faster than any other advanced economy. Unemployment is at 60 year lows, GDP growth is still good though it's slowing down because the fed is trying to reign in the inflation. We need to keep going, we need to do MORE, and that's what Biden needs to get across.

[@BlackDoveNYC]

I 100% agree with you. Part of the problem is that at a certain point Democrats succumbed to Reaganism and then seemed to buy into aspects of it that were extremely harmful to middle and lower class Americans. When you have a Democratic president like Bill Clinton buying into the Republican narrative about poverty without actually addressing the underlying issues that people were actually facing so that he could try to get a few more white suburban voters then you have lost. That’s just one example. The worst part is that the white people who believe those types of messages still voted Republican. So he, like Democrats for way too long, participated in harming constituents who were far more likely to vote for them than trying to make their lives better while reinforcing views of those would never consider voting for them. I don’t know at this point it is possible to change the way the wider public thinks about Republicans and Democrats on topics like the economy. The media has been pushing the message that Republicans are better at handling the economy since the ‘80s even though macroeconomic analysis shows the opposite. People don’t know what any of this means and that’s a sizable part of the problem.

[@KatySueWho]

*BINGO.* He needs to adopt some of Bernie Sanders’ & Elizabeth Warren’s ideas & talking points. Talking about things like the severe imbalance of wealth & how it’s turning us into an oligarchy. And addressing issues where successful businesses are keeping their employees reliant on government assistance instead of paying them a living wage. Like how Jeff Bezos is now worth $203 billion & Amazon stock broke it’s all time record in April, while a third of their own employees have had to rely on at least one government assistance program.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Reagan omits got us out of double our inflation rates and broke the ussr in the process, we were a hell of a lot better off after 8 years of Reagan than when he took office!!!

[@DennisMoore664]

To be fair, US citizens in the middle and the bottom have been getting hit from both sides for the past 40 years. It definitely started with the trickle-down Reaganomics BS, but the fall out from neo-liberal Clintonomics from the 90's have caused their fair share of problems too.

[@sailorr4287]

It’s the tax cuts.

[@carolinemaybe]

We need more Will S please. He doesn’t get as much airtime as the others. His is a much needed voice.

[@dianethulin1700]

I second this! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@peterkobayashi6755]

L😅l😊😮😅😊😅😊😊p 3:25 😮😊😊 3:29

[@Tasarran]

The GOP keeps setting new lows every day.

[@user-zb9lv3gh8s]

And the media keeps normalizing it. Last weekend Trump held a rallye in New Jersey with about 8000 attendees. Trump claimed there were over 100,000 people there... AND THE NEWS MEDIA REPEATS THE 100K NUMBER!

[@JJNow-gg9so]

WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL, AMERICA IS DOOMED. 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙

[@sailorr4287]

I don’t know everybody on this podcast, but the ones I do know spent half of my life bringing us the situation we’re in now. Presumably everybody here would’ve been very satisfied with the Scott Walker presidency. To my knowledge, nobody here actually worked on a winning campaign. Republicans can go right to hell as far with telling the Democratic President how he should be running his campaign.

[@MicheleHell]

I’m very conflicted about the Bulwark and its ilk. I’m glad these people have seen the light and are never-Trumpers, but what happens when the conservatives coalesce again after MAGA is out of the picture? Do we go back to working against the wishes of the majority of the American people because it doesn’t fit the conservative worldview?

[@DennisMoore664]

@@MicheleHell Very well said. Retro-Reagan and Neo-Conservative ideas are still bad ideas by and large.

[@mosheedy9862]

Great points and my sentiments.

[@dfuher968]

Will Saletan is Dem, Sarah was a squishy Republican centrist, now independent. Bill Galston is Dem too. No idea about Chris. Mona, like Bill Krystal, are old school Republicans, who are Never Trumpers, yet sadly still refuse to admit, that their hero Reagan started the US down the path to the awful division and inequality present now and refuse to admit, that there was anything wrong with the GOP pre-Trump. They also both live in the world of the 1980s/1990s. So often they come off as out-of-touch, and their analysis is just insane as a result. Ive watched a couple of these Beg To Differ podcast, and they are hard to get through. Often boring, often inside-the-beltway and living in the past disconnected. Last weeks podcast was so bad, I gave up halfway through and swore to never watch another. Im only here, coz Sarah Longwell and Will Saletan are here, and they usually have something worthwhile to listen to, since they live in reality. Then I'll go back to ignoring this podcast again.

[@MOEMMOH]

@@MicheleHellthis is the “Liz Cheney is a hero” dilema. She is against just about every liberal principle i believe, but she’s also a very outspoken voice against a lunatic authoritarian…we’re in challenging times and no one likes it.

[@Tony-dk1bp]

Anyone that has done cocaine couldn't help but laugh. Trump must have been projecting again about his son this time.

[@sailorr4287]

Every accusation is a confession. That was my first thought when i heard he had said that.

[@SgtTibbsTX]

How the hell isn’t this jury tampering or witness intimidation with Trump’s Congressional Minions becoming his henchmen. If I were a juror or witness - that would intimidate me.

[@audreywellham2413]

It is. It’s also listed in the gag order. I’m not sure the DA will present any more to judge. I think they want to close the case and get to jury. 🙏🏻🇺🇸⚖️💙🗽

[@garybryson1900]

But you don't mind the courtroom packed with Democrats.

[@agny369]

@@garybryson1900the courtroom is packed with reporters. Can you name the democrats who took the day off from work to go to trumps trial ?

[@sallyhu5028]

Mona: If you're going to mention the NYT poll that has Trump 12 points ahead of Biden in NEVADA, you should at least mention that polling experts - especially the one in Nevada - decried and mocked the outlier. Never mind the fact that the NYT milked at least 15 articles out of that poll.

[@audreywellham2413]

Thank you. 🙏🏻🇺🇸⚖️💙🗽

[@dfuher968]

She also never mentions, that Biden has lost 15-20% support among blacks and latinos (for the moment), but hes still even with Trump. Meaning that Biden has gained a lot of support among whites, which poll after poll shows. So Biden doesnt have to win back all those blacks and latinos. If he wins back just 5% of them, hes in pretty good shape.

[@temporarystranger95]

STOP BLAMING THE POLLS. That thinking will end up with a Trump 2.0 presidency. Biden’s response to Erin Burnette was PATHETIC. He needs to respond the way Sarah Longwell responded to that question. It’s not hard, but blaming the polls will lead to a DEFEAT. Listen to Sarah. She is in touch with voters. She is 100% spot on.

[@Tony-dk1bp]

They are all great but Sara has emerged as a true American hero. Just seeing her beings me to tears with admiration.

[@glennhanna244]

The GOP open border policy needs addressed

[@soulkitty11]

Very true!

[@hollandanish5557]

We had a great bill to deal with the border. Bipartisan had a lot of what Republicans wanted and Trump killed it because he didnt want Joe Biden to get a win. Trump doesn't care about the Southern states he just wants to get back into power so he can continue to grift off the presidency.

[@joecity9]

We've 🇨🇦 got real problems at our Southern border.

[@stephanieunderland5999]

Yes, mostly caused by the republican party's unwillingness to pass any legislation to help solve those problems

[@ecstanton]

Ha...we hear ya, Canada! Imagine our disgust that this orange criminal is still menacing our democracy.

[@pcoleman1971]

We know who is responsible for the craziness, and who has provided real leadership. Biden received a warm welcome when he visited Canada last year.

[@expfcwintergreenv2.02]

I fear Canada becoming Trump’s Sudetenland

[@pcoleman1971]

@expfcwintergreenv2.02 Obviously, Canada has no ability to resist a US military invasion, so I see your point. However, I don't think the historical analogy quite works. Unlike the Sundeten Germans, the Americans in Canada left the US to get away from US policies and right-wing governments. For example, there are many Vietnam draft dodgers who never went back. Plus, much of Canada's identity is Not-American. Much of that is petty bs, resenting our larger neighbour, but it still means we're not going to welcome becoming part of the US. Perhaps a closer historic analogy would be France, which didn't put up much of a fight against Nazi Germany 's invasion.

[@kayecastleman6353]

Thank you, Bill, for speaking our passionate sentiments about how the House has handled its obligations to Ukraine. It is beyond unconscionable.

[@robynnordstrom7799]

Happy to see Sarah Longwell and Will Saletan on this episode!

[@ryukoli4707]

Biden was dealing with A LOT the last time they debated. THE ORANGUTAN WAS, AS USUAL, OF IS ROCKER!

[@JR-pr8jb]

The question is not partisan but medical: Is Trump's dementia as bad as it seems (e.g., the Nikki Haley/Hannibal Lecter ravings), or is it just a crowd-pleasing act that he can turn on and off? If it's as bad as it looks, he cannot possibly go on national TV.

[@lisashapiro9165]

Actually fat donnie's dementia is speeding up

[@arlenewipfler5475]

There is a new podcast by2 psychiatrists who say Trump is suffering from dementia big time. I think it’s called Shrinking Trump podcast.

[@dfuher968]

@@arlenewipfler5475 Yeah, thats the name, Shrinking Trump. I started noticing his beginning dementia back in 2018, and Im just an accountant, who had a greataunt, who had dementia. And he got worse over the years, especially after he lost in 2020. And its exploded in the last year with all the indictments and, u know, actually being held to account for the first time in his life. What ppl need to understand is, that dementia is not like flicking a switch, and thats it. Its intermittent. We often talk about sundowning, coz it often shows late in the day, when the person is getting tried, under stress etc. But Trumps episodes have gotten worse, more often, and also on other times of the day. All of which shows the progression of the dementia. Maybe they get lucky, and he has a good day on debate day. But judging from the few public appearances and rallies thats not a good bet for his campaign. Theyve kept him away from the vast majority of usual campaign events, and hes only sat down for an interview with a real journalist (if u can still call Bret Baier that) once since leaving the WH, and it was a disaster, so much so hes now calling Fox a hostile network. I'll believe, he shows up to the debate, when I see him waddle onto the stage. I still fully expect his campaign to come up with some lame excuse to back out. Theyre already backpeddling and whining about the rules. In my laymans opinion, Trumps dementia has gotten bad enough to A. impair him and B. make him lose, what little impulse control he had, and let us all see his full awfulness. Coz thats part of dementia too, whatever the persons personality was comes out on steroids. But whats more important, psychologists and psychiatrist, including dementia experts, are saying, that its bad and getting worse every day. Trumps campaign already has him on a minimum schedule, its important to get him out there for all to see. Normally, some1 in Trumps state wouldve had a family intervention long ago, and they would move to protect him. His family doesnt care about him, any more than he cares about them. Its all transactional. They see advantage for them in him running for president, so theyre egging it on. And since hes insisted on putting himself out there, hes fair game. And it is imperative not to have this demented person elected to the WH, who was a clear and present danger even b4 the dementia. We've learned later, that Reagan in his last couple of years was pretty impaired, but at least he had ppl around to hold it together. Trump wont have that. We've all seen the ppl around, using him for their own purposes.

[@burntorangehorn]

Mona and Chris, your poll punditry leaves a fair bit to be desired. Poll methodologies and models have been adjusted to death to account for 2016 underestimation of Trump support, and the last few elections have shown us that the pendulum may have swung too far in the other direction. Further, the NYT polls were replete with foolish assumptions, such as the extremely high percentage of currently unregistered people included in the model.

[@temporarystranger95]

You keep whistling past the graveyard regarding the accuracy of the polling and you will wake up in November with a Trump presidency.

[@burntorangehorn]

@@temporarystranger95 I'm not whistling past the graveyard. There are plenty of less flawed polls that show that there's reason for concern. The question is what to do with it. Almost all the gripes about Biden seem to be detached from reality, and we keep hearing that you can't tell people reality if they believe something else, such as with the state of the economy. At some point we might have to dispense with such conventional wisdom.

[@temporarystranger95]

@@burntorangehorn Look, the cost of living IS inordinately high when compared to 2019. That’s NOT Biden’s fault. He shouldn’t feel defensive when asked about it. It’s the PANDEMIC that gripped the world in 2020. We (both Trump and Biden) poured a shit load of money into the economy to help Americans and small businesses stay afloat while things were shut down. Then we had the supply chain issues as we were coming out of the pandemic. Inflation exploded and it was a worldwide phenomena. While it’s down now in our country (due to the Fed’s tightening of the money supply), the cost of living IS extremely high, particularly when compared to 2019. When asked about that, you simply cannot say the polls are wrong or that the people are wrong for understanding how good the economy is actually doing. Sarah Longwell’s response IS THE CORRECT RESPONSE when asked to compare prices now and then. You should NOT blame polling methodology or the American people for not understanding.

[@ryukoli4707]

Dump 45's old AND out of shape! Don't see where Dump is a strong speaker, AT ALL!

[@judithlopez3038]

He is a horrible speaker, especially if he is adlibbing. Hannibal Lector for example

[@michaelvigil478]

Exactly. Mona, in what universe is 45 a good speaker?

[@nitraM321]

the Turkish grocer on the corner of my street speaks better english, and i live in Belgium !

[@nitraM321]

@@judithlopez3038 Lecter

[@user-ci1cz7pp5q]

@@michaelvigil478 Will Saletan gave trump credit for being a good speaker - he kind of qualified his statement, but implied trump was better than Biden at communication.

[@SuzanneWho]

Funny, everyone complaining about the economy but expensive car sales, houses, vacations etc seem to be happening. And yes, I feel the pinch but I think it’s more corporate gouging than anything else.

[@kevinwasserburger3119]

Boat sales were at an all time high last year.

[@ryukoli4707]

Sarah, you are making a ton of sense.

[@JustARanter6703]

Yeah, I've watched a fair amount of Bulwurk stuff now, and Sarah always gives really good takes.

[@TheProsaicCult]

How on earth can any of these hosts speculate how long Biden can endure the debate. She's not Tim Miller by any means and her guests have the effrontery to imagine themselves expert enough to assess cognitive functionating of a presidential nominee at a presidential debate. (Biden will win by 8 points and help carry all of Congress, while he's at it.

[@edwardmille8879]

There is no bottom for what remains of the Republican party

[@superclaymaster]

Two people that still have landlines telling us about reality.

[@RayKosby]

The panel repsonded to Biden's interview only focused on rejecting the polls. Why didn't they also respond to his claim that people are feeling they are doing better but are responding to how they believe others are doing. Didnt Sarah do a few focus groups that demonstrated that type of voter?

[@aliceanneacts6164]

Even with Sarah, Will, and Chris, my least favorite Bullwark product. I guess it’s good for me to hear some of the downer right wing stuff. But ugh.

[@Rocketta35]

Yeah this nursing home clique hasn’t looked at a new resource for their info in 30years.😴

[@judithlopez3038]

One of the worst

[@jessicacooper2705]

Right. I rarely can get thru this podcast. It's so boring and nonstop Biden bashing. Reagan was 🗑🗑🗑 and is the cause of everything so these people who host this show and think Reagan was saint Reagan🤮🤮🤮🤬🤬🤬

[@LMM7880]

I hadn't realized until recently that Chris Cillizza wrote at least 50 times about Hillary Clinton's emails in the Washington Post. Why he felt the need to do that over and over and over again has me shaking my head and suspecting it helped contribute to Hillary losing in 2016. Thanks Chris. I hope Donald sent you a thank you note.

[@user-up8db5nr2u]

I’m with Sarah!!! Get off the Struggle bus and Cheer President Biden ON!!!

[@RayKosby]

Mona's point about not wanting the Republicans to run the Senate makes me wonder how Larry would respond to the question "If you are aware of how dangerous the Republican party is currently, why would you risk giving Republicans power in the Senate?" If he answers with his worries about progressive policies, I would question if he clearly understands the country's situation.

[@peterrobinson1041]

whose to say that hogan wont say i am my own man-if the r's push for something i dont like i wont vite for it. now control of the senste may change but i promise that anyone who saw me axt as governor will be aware I ALWAY'S VOTE My CONSCIENCE . party lleadership be damned

[@RayKosby]

@@peterrobinson1041If Larry answered that way, it would would be self centered or show a poor understanding of the senate. If Rs control the Senate, they decide what to vote on. Unless Larry becomes Majority leader, his conscious won't matter.

[@Thelightballer1]

The bottom of these people's barrels has built in trap doors that lead to other barrels with trap doors, so when they start scraping the bottom, they just open the trap door and slither to their next new low! There is no level that they won't sink to.

[@SuzanneWho]

I despise all this talk about polls. Who are they calling, people who still have a landline? Most people with cellphones don’t answer calls from people whose number they don’t recognize. I don’t know if anyone has tried to “poll” me since I don’t answer unrecognized numbers. So how are they getting their poll numbers?

[@marnavanloo7302]

Trump quote, “The Late Great Hannibal Lector, going to have a friend for dinner.” I don’t know how the bar can get lower. NO I won’t hold your beer.

[@joquartobeans398]

So the uber demented guy who’s rapidly deteriorating is this …ridiculous panel’s choice?

[@chrissscottt]

Re the polls, perhaps the average Trump voter is more willing to express their enthusiasm for their chosen candidate than the average Biden voter. In the clip shown, Biden makes a reasonable point that a lot of calls have to be made to elicit a single positive response in poll surveys.

[@PaulTopping1]

Biden said the polls were wrong because they reflected voters' estimate of the US economy while, at the same time, they felt their own financial situation was good. Biden just presented that argument poorly. On the other hand, the voters are wrong. The US economy is good while the poor and lower middle class are hurting. Biden needs to explain all this without stepping on the obvious mines. Never tell voters they are wrong. Instead, tell them what you think. Explain your point of view and hope that they adopt it.

[@dfuher968]

Problem is, hes been trying, and the media wont bring his speeches or arguments, they would rather spend hours following Trumps insanely large motorcade go through town to his latest court appearance. But yeah, Biden is correct, if they would just let him explain it instead of interrupting and then misrepresenting it in their "reporting". He is absolutely correct, that there is a huge disconnect between ppl thinking, their own economy is great, while the countrys economy is awful. And the media isnt helping by constantly harping on bad news, never the good news. And we all know, that half the media are deliberately lying in very bad faith about it, while the rest are doing toxic bothsides-ism and being rating whores.

[@ryukoli4707]

Shocking how the Senate race went in to the Alosobrook. Bill, you hit something!

[@mistiecantey1]

I am not worried about Biden. I am worried about how the press portrays him.

[@lovinglight1720]

It is all a play that people keep up to make money. President Biden is a decent man

[@denisehall4818]

At the hush money trial the courtroom is small and the attendance of all those republican politicians is quite evident to the jury.I wonder if that will intimidate or annoy the jury.

[@robincosta8973]

Polling that's carried out the way it has been for decades is WORTHLESS. This fact was proven in 2020 and 2022! With all the problems we are facing now, why aren't these people discussing solutions rather than stupid polls.

[@nanad4755]

I can't understand how Trump is ahead in the poles when he hasn't told America any of his plans, how he actually plans to help Americans. Instead all he does is complain about his opponents. Meanwhile, Biden isn't really saying much either. I'm hoping the debates will make them stick to the issues and exactly what they plan to do about it.

[@Tasarran]

Because they don't care. All they've been spoonfed for thirty years is "Democrats BAD!"

[@ecstanton]

Oh, trump has lots of plans. Have you read project 2025...it's vile and disturbing.

[@susanwahome1360]

I think that Trump‘s continued high in the polls is more of a reflection of the people who support him than himself besides, he has played with numbers his whole business life. What makes you think that makes anyone think that he can’t find somebody to manipulate the pole numbers in his favor.

[@peterrobinson1041]

in 2020 trump had no real platform

[@jessicacooper2705]

He's not ahead. These polls are going to be used to say the election was stolen and the stupid fing media is buying into it.

[@rmszucs1]

22:54 Hey Mona, can you provide proof of your claim?

[@ralphdecoste474]

Ignore Trump, focus on the congressional accomplices, and the Bill Barrs

[@dianethulin1700]

Why can’t we do both?

[@maryannlorette-rust5352]

if polls were accurate we would never have had trump in the first place!

[@moyergirl4886]

Trump is loud and incoherent - not a good speaker.

[@brianstone69]

Cillizza is and always has been infuriating. He's the guy who 4 years ago would say, "the Democrats are ridiculous to think they have traction in Georgia." He thinks he knows how things will be, based on how they have been, wayyyy too confidently. It's a dynamic world Chris. Get over it.

[@VirginiaBronson]

This show was tons better than usual with Sarah and Will on. Good one!

[@chucktaylor4958]

They are already on the bottom of Trump’s shoes. How much lower can they get until Trump walks across that sty he calls Mar a Lago.

[@AlvaSudden]

I cannot trust Chris Cillizza, who will say whatever gets him the most attention in the moment. He's the kind of guy who, if you were on a sinking ship & he said the life boats are this way, you'd go the other way.

[@meanpersonable]

Mona, I am voter and I am not concerned about the economy. Don’t speak for me.

[@TimEngbergSongs]

No one ever talks about Trumps dementia…..speech patterns decreasing, sleeping during the day…..he may soon be eating his socks!

[@blueberry-ri7eb]

I see massive amounts of people vacationing, going to expensive concerts going to concerts sold out, ball games ticket min 400$ packed. Where are all these hard up people? Maybe two economies? Some of the blame is corporate profiteering.

[@shelleyjoubert6223]

I never take polling calls and dont believe they are helpful.

[@ssshar2176]

Why doesn’t the prosecutors go to the judge and say Trump is still breaking the gag order with these clowns?!

[@tonisodano5472]

No more Ms. Mona it’s ENOUGH of your opinion

[@KatySueWho]

29:45 So if 20% against trump is actually low for “zombie voters,” then what do we say about Biden’s numbers of 2%, 4%, etc? Can that be a sign of hope maybe?

[@downtownxmastree6074]

Rachel Bitecofer is swinging hard pertaining to Sarah’s point. I can credit her for that easily.

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

Since 2015, I have not seen any normalcy in our politics.

[@annecampbell7671]

Debate hahahahaha , DJT can't put two coherent sentences together. Debate.....a liar, an individual who hates America and we want to listen to him? Alternate reality, and we think there's going to be a debate???

[@johnnewton8039]

I thought the biggest thing was that the mics will be turned off when it's not your turn to speak, so Drumpf won't be able to CONSTANTLY interrupt and refuse to let Biden answer Q's

[@reddottx]

Used to be a misspelled word would disqualify you for the office. Wearing a helmet in a tank? Or perhaps a misplaced dog? They WERE disqualifying! How far we have fallen as a country.

[@jackg.3187]

Bill Galston is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT right. I have to make choices like what food to buy or not, whether to pay bills on time, etc because so many things have risen in price in the last few years. It's been relatively slow but all at once and it's a real struggle despite working full time. I don't think these struggles get a lot of REAL coverage in the media. They're usually covered from the perspective of presenters, pundits, forecast makers, etc., not from real working poor and working class people. If your household earns $44,000 a year, the daily choices you're making barely leave any resources to make sure you feed your kids, much less pay close attention to politics.

[@burntorangehorn]

Unfortunately a lot of people don't do causation analysis for their financial circumstances; they just assume that their tough financial circumstances are the fault of the current president.

[@sarahince8231]

In my experience those making a low income haven't felt much different because they always feel poor, but they also know how to buy groceries cheaply. The people complaining are making 90k and higher. They bought a $1/2 million or more house in the last few years which left them with no wiggle room in their budget... They are still shopping exactly the same as before and are bleeding money. The reality is we have now a generation of people who actually can't afford their mortgages because they got caught up in the real estate boom and decided to gamble but not realize that's what they've done. I don't know how to get to these people other than clobber Trump over the crazy low mortgage rates when it was obvious it was fueling inflation, how terrible Trump handled covid and specifically remind them what a shit show 2020 was. That we couldn't buy chicken, hamburger or freaking toilet paper. They've allllllll rationalized that 2020 either was Biden's fault or Trump handed it great... Not grasping that every President is going to be handed disasters, and Trump was epic in how terrible he handled them... And if he can't handle a disaster he has no business being President.

[@beckyweisfeld6977]

​@@sarahince8231Interesting what you say about middle class versus poor in their approach to inflation. I thought the opposite but maybe you're on to something.

[@beckyweisfeld6977]

​@@burntorangehornPREACH!

[@MAbed]

bulwark means nothing when y'all add cilliza unironically to this specific topic 😊

[@clarkebustard8672]

Since this was recorded, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw's management said it has arranged for "tightened security measures" and reinstated one of the two planned Jerusalem Quartet concerts, on May 18. The protest petition ultimately got more than 13,000 signatures.

[@philgillies7699]

Had no clue who Chris Cillizza is, just got thru listening to Olbermann tear him apart this morning. Now you got him! Can’t wait to hear if he really is a super douche.

[@MicheleHell]

I can’t watch this show normally - having Cillizza on canceled out having Sarah Longwell on the show, so I didn’t watch. Will Saletan is great, though.

[@felipearbustopotd]

Just having the 45th announce he wants to be re-elected should in itself, make you vote blue. No need to fund raise. No need to campaign. No need to debate. No need for any Rallies. No need for Town Hall meetings. No need for Stadium gatherings. No need for ANYTHING but voting blue. So just do it.... Just vote Blue.

[@missshroom5512]

I trust Biden and the American people❤️🤍💙 Our economy is made to inflate because of capitalism. I don’t see prices dropping that much. We need to continue to work on wages. Wages are finally starting to outpace pricing but we have work to do😁

[@DrKim503]

Sarah Longwell has always been a pundit extraordinaire.

[@lucyg8188]

Id like to know where are they polling Hispanic vote/ Latino

[@richardbierman9856]

Trump couldn't debate himself out of a paper bag!

[@dianethulin1700]

I rarely watch this show but this is a good lineup. Thanks for the upgrade!

[@James-hd4ms]

“responsible conservatives “ are so cute.

[@JonathanLoganPDX]

They will do whatever it takes.

[@PFat1]

wondering if Cilliza will adress what Keith Olberman said about him in his podcast of today.

[@MicheleHell]

It was quite a takedown!

[@corgigirluser]

Dana Bash is a terrible choice to be one of the moderators for the CNN debate

[@peterrobinson1041]

why is she biased?. we all are but is it signifigant😅

[@terasesnyder1626]

Thank you Will

[@jamesNKYI3806]

This election reminds me of 1992 Presidential election. President Bush didn't capitalize from the Persian Gulf War victory when he had 91% approval rating. He had a political mandate but he failed to properly utilize the capital. He didn't take Clinton and Perot seriously. President Bush didn't have any surrogates advocating for him. President Bush didnt campaign until Labor Day and it was too little to late. But this is totally different times with greater access to information with the internet and smart phones. Majority of Americans don't consume their news from traditional outlets. Late night talk shows play a big influence with people who don't normally watch or read the news. I believe in the goodness of the American people and President Biden will be reelected. This idea that Trump doesn't over poll is not correct. The polls gave Trump the lead in Arizona and Wisconsin but President Biden won those states in 2020.

[@macsmith2013]

30:07 I'm sure said "political expert" has put a lot of work into this, but I'm not sure this election is comparable to others, so looking for or trying to apply "patterns" is pretty useless.

[@Tasarran]

They're going to cut off the non-speaking person's mic, so Don the Con won't be able to screw the whole thing up by interrupting the whole time. Wonder if he'll go back to trying to walk behind his opponent while they are speaking, because he can't stand to not be the one the camera is on?

[@peterrobinson1041]

finally they should have done that im 16. voters should realize if a candidate doesnt follow rules- what makes u think they will follow law and norms as president governor or senator

[@terasesnyder1626]

Yes! Ukraine needs our support

[@-Gramps]

Great! Good to have so much young blood on the Bulwark Geriatric KZbin show! I’m 69, so I can tease them about age! Pass the Geritol! If you know what Geritol is…you might be led, too!

[@MsJoaniesgarden]

I will agree with Chris about a live audience. It is too much like a popularity contest instead of real substance. I don't want to be entertained, I want to be informed. Another good addage is the mic mute so the ramblings of a mad man doesn't bully over the air time. Questions asked is also going to make a difference and they won't be softballs. The first question I would ask is who won the 2020 election.

[@LuckyBoyNelson]

Trump would benefit from RFK's presence in the debates, as it would make him appear less insane. Although it's a moot point since there's no chance that Trump will actually participate. He's already prepped his excuses.

[@user-jk4pf2ie3t]

Am I the only one who immediately thought of Oopa Loopas when they saw the blue suit crew? Just saying…..

[@francesmeyer8478]

No matter how low they go, they then meet the challenge and go even lower. It is a bottomless pit.🇺🇸🌊

[@ryukoli4707]

Did other places you mentioned, Mona, have the ability to cross over party lines in their Primaries? In my State, we only vote within our registered party AND no Independents, at all.

[@DennisMoore664]

One of the best surrogates for Biden I've heard from is the comedian Christopher Titus. The Democrats needs to step up their game and start singing Joe's praises a helluva lot more!

[@damiannunez416]

Go Sarah!

[@onlykarlhenning]

Great show! Great to see Will & Chris, too.

[@TaborTalk]

Wait, did he say Trump is a relatively good speaker?? 😂😂

[@terasesnyder1626]

Yes! Ukraine needs our support Love this program

[@susanwoosnam1697]

Keith Olbermann commented this week about Chris C.

[@jessicafalstein]

Sarah is just incredible!!!

[@user-br1qr9li2q]

Sarah, please can you write down what you said should have been Biden's response on CNN and send it to Biden's team? It was fantastic!