in this week’s this Cause RoundtableEditors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie and Peter Suderman on the new media’s adulation of Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascension to the Democratic presidential nomination Cringe.
01:35—Cringe Media’s Honeymoon Period with Kamala Harris
21:23—Republican buyer’s remorse for JD Vance
39:14 – Listener question of the week
47:58 – President Joe Biden proposes Supreme Court reform
51:46——This week’s cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
“Kamala’s Fabricated Gen-Z Attraction” by Liz Wolfe
“Media coverage of ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris is cringe-worthy” by Robbie Soave
“America Deserves a Boring Vice President” by Bekah Congdon
“‘Karens for Kamala?’ White Women Inside Zoom Calls for Harris,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“Border Czar Illusion” by Liz Wolfe
“Even after the Harris-Biden switch, the presidential race still sucks,” JD Tuccille
“It’s easy to forget how bad Kamala Harris is” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“J.D. Vance is the bridge to Trumpism beyond Trump,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“J.D. Vance, Taxing the Childless, and the Power of Frames,” by Ilya Somin
“The ‘pro-worker’ Republican Party is anti-worker” by Veronique de Rugy
“Does Running Mate Matter?”
“Assessing the Impact of the Vice-Presidential Election on Voter Choice” by John Wihbey
“and Deadpool and Wolverine“Marvel Lost its Plot,” by Peter Suderman
“bad news bear becomes more disturbing—and Astonishing—Every Year” by Matt Welch
As short-lived as it may seem, this is going to be a very long election cycle. pic.twitter.com/1hn8VvhAAH
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) July 29, 2024
from @Associated Press: “When she speaks, she speaks on my behalf,” Biden said, noting that her past work as California’s attorney general makes her particularly well-equipped to lead the government’s response. Den’s decision also echoes Trump’s appointment of deputy… https://t.co/BjDNTr1KnN pic.twitter.com/1nnkYC6C5V
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) July 25, 2024
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Audio production is by Ian Keyser; AHunt Beaty serves as assistant producer.
Music: “Angeline” by Brother Steve
- Video editor: Ian Keyser
- Producer: Hunter Beatty
