Heather Cox Richardson

It comes back to what you were saying earlier, and I don't remember if it was on or off the recording, about the whole idea of what's the matter with Kansas, you know? And not literally Kansas in this case, but the idea there is why do people vote for a fantasy that actually damages their economic security? And, you know, I live in that world.

And again, I have extremely little patience with let's talk about rural America and what's wrong with rural America, because my first reaction is always like, you know, we're not zoo animals.

And again, I have extremely little patience with let's talk about rural America and what's wrong with rural America, because my first reaction is always like, you know, we're not zoo animals.

And again, I have extremely little patience with let's talk about rural America and what's wrong with rural America, because my first reaction is always like, you know, we're not zoo animals.

But my second is the difference financially, socially, everything between the people who vote for the MAGA Republicans, who I maintain are not real Republicans, but the people who vote for the MAGA Republicans versus the people who vote against the MAGA Republicans. is whether or not they consume the Fox News channel and talk radio. That's it. That's the dividing line.

But my second is the difference financially, socially, everything between the people who vote for the MAGA Republicans, who I maintain are not real Republicans, but the people who vote for the MAGA Republicans versus the people who vote against the MAGA Republicans. is whether or not they consume the Fox News channel and talk radio. That's it. That's the dividing line.

But my second is the difference financially, socially, everything between the people who vote for the MAGA Republicans, who I maintain are not real Republicans, but the people who vote for the MAGA Republicans versus the people who vote against the MAGA Republicans. is whether or not they consume the Fox News channel and talk radio. That's it. That's the dividing line.

And that, you know, everyone's like, whoa, they're left behind. I'm like, no, they're not. They got a million dollar boat in the harbor, you know?

And that, you know, everyone's like, whoa, they're left behind. I'm like, no, they're not. They got a million dollar boat in the harbor, you know?

And that, you know, everyone's like, whoa, they're left behind. I'm like, no, they're not. They got a million dollar boat in the harbor, you know?

Well, I'm going to correct one thing there to make it really clear. Elon didn't scuttle this bill. The Republicans in Congress who did what he said scuttled the bill.

Well, I'm going to correct one thing there to make it really clear. Elon didn't scuttle this bill. The Republicans in Congress who did what he said scuttled the bill.

Well, I'm going to correct one thing there to make it really clear. Elon didn't scuttle this bill. The Republicans in Congress who did what he said scuttled the bill.

And the same thing happened with the immigration bill in the last Congress when everyone said, oh, Trump broke, you know, Trump scuttled this. And I'm like, no, no, no, no, no. It was the, you know, the Republicans who chose to follow Trump, who at the time was not in power. And that's actually a really important part of this dynamic.

And the same thing happened with the immigration bill in the last Congress when everyone said, oh, Trump broke, you know, Trump scuttled this. And I'm like, no, no, no, no, no. It was the, you know, the Republicans who chose to follow Trump, who at the time was not in power. And that's actually a really important part of this dynamic.

And the same thing happened with the immigration bill in the last Congress when everyone said, oh, Trump broke, you know, Trump scuttled this. And I'm like, no, no, no, no, no. It was the, you know, the Republicans who chose to follow Trump, who at the time was not in power. And that's actually a really important part of this dynamic.

What's happening on Capitol Hill right now is that Elon Musk, who is not eligible to be the president of the United States...

What's happening on Capitol Hill right now is that Elon Musk, who is not eligible to be the president of the United States...

What's happening on Capitol Hill right now is that Elon Musk, who is not eligible to be the president of the United States...

and who has never held an elected office, but who put more than $150 million into the Trump presidential campaign, and in addition to his work with X, that supported Trump, and really, I think we can say was behind Trump being elected to the office, is now apparently calling all the shots. And That has been disturbing for a number of us that I think maybe we should talk a little bit about.