Will the Blue Wave Be Bigger Than 2018?
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What is the current political environment and why could the 2024 “blue wave” be bigger than the 2018 one?
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Welcome to Pod Save America. I'm Jon Favreau.
I'm Alex Wagner.
I'm Dan Pfeiffer. Alex and Dan in studio.
What? We're finally fulfilling our contractual obligations
to be in person for this. I know. We were supposed to do this more often. Dan, I'm not going to ask you why you're in town.
You're in town because Alex is in town. So why is Alex in town? Alex, why are you in town?
Look at that cover. And the raid on
America's courts. It's actually, the cover is not the best thing about the book, but it's one of the great.
It's really good.
It's Barry Blitt, the New Yorker cartoonist, did this. And
it is a
shout out to the January Sixers who used a flagpole to beat down the doors of the Capitol. But this time, it's the four main characters in my book, plus Ronald Reagan using a pillar to break down the doors of the Supreme Court, which they figuratively did in 1980. Why
did you want to write this book?
I am incensed by the injustice of the judicial branch, and I
feel
like this group of—they're not bewigged. Berobed, six conservatives are the full expression of partisan corruption, and I wanted to know the origin story of it, and that is what this is.
I'm sure we'll talk about it later. Yes, we will. You can buy
a copy now.
You should buy a copy, and if you're listening to this and you haven't bought a copy— What are you doing? Come on.
You need it because it's going to be turned into a movie. And we do think Jesse Eisenberg would make a great second character. I won't go into who I want in which role. I don't actually, by the way, I don't know that it's going to be turned into a movie. This is just shameless.
Manifest it.
I am manifesting it. But it's movie worthy.
It's a heist novel. Can I help you with the pitch? Yeah, please. It's not going to be turned into a movie. And if you ever want to know the story, you have to buy the book now.
Right.
In this day and age with visual culture, some people wait for the
movie.
You're totally right.
And the movie
could be 2079.
We have been told by many authors before that the Pod Save America audience is very helpful in moving books and buying books.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the current political environment and why could the 2024 “blue wave” be bigger than the 2018 one?
0:01–10:02
2
How does JD Vance’s warning to AI companies about “building Frankenstein” shape the conversation on AI regulation?
10:02–19:50
3
What does the new Florida Republican ad that breaks with Trump on immigration reveal about shifting GOP tactics?
19:50–29:20
4
Why are the unexpectedly close Senate races in Minnesota and New Hampshire a warning sign for Democrats?
29:20–40:05
5
How does Alex Wagner’s book *The Steal* explain the conservative takeover of America’s courts?
40:05–54:13
6
What strategies does independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborne use to challenge Pete Ricketts?
54:13–1:04:31
7
How are rising gas prices, Fed rate hikes and the war in Iran influencing voter sentiment ahead of the midterms?
1:04:31–1:15:31
8
What are the implications of a Democratic Senate win for Supreme Court reform and future elections?
1:15:31–1:28:39