Ron Brownstein

And the Trump-Biden kind of sequence has a lot of similarity. Now, of course, the big difference is that objectively, the country is not nearly in as bad shape now as it was when Carter left office. So for Trump to argue that Biden has left him this big steaming pile of crap is a lot less credible than it was for Reagan.

But when you're talking about a guy in Biden whose approval rating fell under 50 percent in summer of 2021, never got back over 50%, is leaving with his lowest ratings ever. See how we're transitioning into your... Leaving with his lowest ratings ever, you've got to say, I think in scouronic-ish terms, and it's a great book, people should read it.

But when you're talking about a guy in Biden whose approval rating fell under 50 percent in summer of 2021, never got back over 50%, is leaving with his lowest ratings ever. See how we're transitioning into your... Leaving with his lowest ratings ever, you've got to say, I think in scouronic-ish terms, and it's a great book, people should read it.

But when you're talking about a guy in Biden whose approval rating fell under 50 percent in summer of 2021, never got back over 50%, is leaving with his lowest ratings ever. See how we're transitioning into your... Leaving with his lowest ratings ever, you've got to say, I think in scouronic-ish terms, and it's a great book, people should read it.

It's called The Politics Presidents Make, that Biden has left Trump a lot of room to consolidate a bigger coalition than he's ever had The difference is I don't think Trump's political instincts and his agenda are as congenial to doing that as Reagan's was.

It's called The Politics Presidents Make, that Biden has left Trump a lot of room to consolidate a bigger coalition than he's ever had The difference is I don't think Trump's political instincts and his agenda are as congenial to doing that as Reagan's was.

It's called The Politics Presidents Make, that Biden has left Trump a lot of room to consolidate a bigger coalition than he's ever had The difference is I don't think Trump's political instincts and his agenda are as congenial to doing that as Reagan's was.

Yeah. I mean, I think the politics for Bass, the mayor, is pretty unequivocally bad. I think Newsom has looked better and, you know, has been more dynamic in responding to this. You know, one of the things I said about Trump won, I said repeatedly, was that Trump governed as a wartime president with blue America rather than any foreign nation as the adversary.

Yeah. I mean, I think the politics for Bass, the mayor, is pretty unequivocally bad. I think Newsom has looked better and, you know, has been more dynamic in responding to this. You know, one of the things I said about Trump won, I said repeatedly, was that Trump governed as a wartime president with blue America rather than any foreign nation as the adversary.

Yeah. I mean, I think the politics for Bass, the mayor, is pretty unequivocally bad. I think Newsom has looked better and, you know, has been more dynamic in responding to this. You know, one of the things I said about Trump won, I said repeatedly, was that Trump governed as a wartime president with blue America rather than any foreign nation as the adversary.

And we were just talking about whether Trump has the vision and the emotional bandwidth to take advantage of the opportunity that Biden has left him, where you have voters way outside the traditional Democratic coalition who feel that Democratic governance did not give them what they want.

And we were just talking about whether Trump has the vision and the emotional bandwidth to take advantage of the opportunity that Biden has left him, where you have voters way outside the traditional Democratic coalition who feel that Democratic governance did not give them what they want.

And we were just talking about whether Trump has the vision and the emotional bandwidth to take advantage of the opportunity that Biden has left him, where you have voters way outside the traditional Democratic coalition who feel that Democratic governance did not give them what they want.

Right. Way outside the traditional Republican coalition. Sorry. But what do you see from his instincts? I'm, you know, the water argument that, you know, somehow the, the, the North South issues. Yeah. The smell. I mean, you know, that is not a serious argument.

Right. Way outside the traditional Republican coalition. Sorry. But what do you see from his instincts? I'm, you know, the water argument that, you know, somehow the, the, the North South issues. Yeah. The smell. I mean, you know, that is not a serious argument.

Right. Way outside the traditional Republican coalition. Sorry. But what do you see from his instincts? I'm, you know, the water argument that, you know, somehow the, the, the North South issues. Yeah. The smell. I mean, you know, that is not a serious argument.

I mean, there's no urban water system in the country or fire department in the country that has a record of success trying to fight a fire of this magnitude. And as I've read, you probably interviewed people. I mean, you know, basically every time we've had a fire of this magnitude in an urban setting, the water has increased. you know, largely run out.

I mean, there's no urban water system in the country or fire department in the country that has a record of success trying to fight a fire of this magnitude. And as I've read, you probably interviewed people. I mean, you know, basically every time we've had a fire of this magnitude in an urban setting, the water has increased. you know, largely run out.

I mean, there's no urban water system in the country or fire department in the country that has a record of success trying to fight a fire of this magnitude. And as I've read, you probably interviewed people. I mean, you know, basically every time we've had a fire of this magnitude in an urban setting, the water has increased. you know, largely run out.

You know, the question of forest management, you know, Trump kind of had a point. He did have a point. The state is investing a lot. The Biden administration and the infrastructure bill invested a lot, but he and Johnson and Republicans are A, really want to talk about anything but climate change, given that, you know, where we're headed on that.