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Dave Weigel

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
556 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

You can turn out Allegheny in Philadelphia, et cetera.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

But yeah, flipping Bucks County, they kept the county council, Luzerne, which is one of the if you remember Hazleton and the mayor of Hazleton going to Congress and the popularity of his anti-immigrant measures there.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

There was a reversal there.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

Democrats picked that up.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

Yeah.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

And so how much of that?

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

Erie County, which is a swing county that used to be super democratic.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

And then Trump won it again in twenty twenty four.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

Democrats got rid of โ€“ they had a pretty big margin because I think they're done counting.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

They flipped back the county executive office.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

They just won a lot down the ballot in addition to winning those state Supreme Court races.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

I think those did get attention, the fact that Democrats wanted to retain these justices.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

But โ€“

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

It was harder to cover because, you know, the justices, they did one TV ad, but they're not they're not out there at diners answering questions about Zoram Omdani.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

The theme is talk to Democrats.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

They were not BSing me.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

They were not nervous, but they thought they'd win.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

And then they won by 20 points.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

And Republicans were just were not able anywhere in Pennsylvania to say, hey, guy who voted for Donald Trump, it's very important for you to come out for this more obscure election to support Donald Trump.

The Bulwark Podcast
Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

How much of that is people who might come back to vote against Shapiro, might come back for J.D.