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Hey folks,
Jack Cocchiarella and I get into what feels like a genuinely different moment for MAGA. Trump is fighting Republicans, young men are moving away from him, and even Texas suddenly looks a whole lot more interesting.
We also spend an irresponsible amount of time debating Democratic merch. It’s called balance.
[00:07:13] We break down what Marjorie Taylor Greene calls “late stage MAGA,” the infighting, departures, Senate rebellion, and growing sense that Trump’s coalition is starting to crack.
[00:14:49] New polling shows Trump losing serious ground with young men, and Jack and I dig into why Democrats can’t write these voters off,and what an economic message built around their actual lives could look like.
[00:27:49] We get brutally practical about political messaging: stop lecturing people about why they should care and start showing them how Democratic policies materially improve their own lives.
[00:33:38] We turn to Texas, where James Talarico has a real shot, Ken Paxton is vulnerable, and Elon Musk is pouring money into a race that could become one of the biggest shocks of the midterms.
[00:49:32] The conversation gets deeper as we talk faith, patriotism, service, and why Republicans wrapping themselves in Christianity and the flag means very little when their actions tell a completely different story.
This one covers a lot; from MAGA’s internal collapse and Trump’s problems with young men to Texas, Elon Musk, Ted Cruz, faith, patriotism, and what Democrats need to stand for next. But the thread running through all of it is simple: politics has to materially improve people’s lives. If you value independent conversations that can be funny, messy, serious, and still get to the heart of what matters, help me keep building this.
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With urgency,
—Mike
