Episodes

  • James Carville on where he thinks the Democrats went wrong

    James Carville on where he thinks the Democrats went wrong
    Nov 22 2024
    Everyone in US politics has an opinion on why the Democrats lost the election, and finger-pointing within the party is rife. As the debate rages, Jonathan Freedland will be speaking to various experts about what the party got wrong – and how it can bounce back. This week, he meets James Carville, the veteran political strategist who helped get Bill Clinton elected twice
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    23 mins
  • Matt Gaetz: who is Trump’s controversial nominee for attorney general?

    Matt Gaetz: who is Trump’s controversial nominee for attorney general?
    Nov 14 2024
    Donald Trump has shocked Democrats and Republicans by announcing far–right congressman Matt Gaetz as his pick for the role of attorney general. As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, he would direct the government’s legal positions on critical issues, including abortion, civil rights and first amendment cases. Gaetz has himself been investigated for sex-trafficking and sexual misconduct, although never charged. What else do we know about congressman Matt Gaetz and has his nomination got any chance of being voted through the Senate? Jonathan Freedland is joined this week by Chris Michael, the Guardian US live news editor
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    28 mins
  • Can the Democrats salvage the House of Representatives?

    Can the Democrats salvage the House of Representatives?
    Nov 8 2024
    Donald Trump has won the presidency more comprehensively than expected. Republicans have flipped the Senate. However, the Democrats are still holding out hope that they can take control of the House of Representatives and prevent the president-elect from having legislative carte blanche. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor about what happens if Democrats are not victorious in the lower chamber
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    22 mins
  • Donald Trump is victorious. What happens now?

    Donald Trump is victorious. What happens now?
    Nov 6 2024
    In the end it was not even that close. Jonathan Freedland is joined by Susan Glasser and Nikki McCann Ramirez to discuss what went wrong for Kamala Harris as Donald Trump wins a second presidential term – and for the first time a convicted felon is elected to the White House
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    25 mins
  • The final countdown of a historic US election campaign

    The final countdown of a historic US election campaign
    Nov 4 2024
    Jonathan Freedland crosses several state lines ahead of 5 November, following the candidates and their surrogates, as they try everything to pick up the votes to swing the election in their favour
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    34 mins
  • Will young voters in swing states decide this election?

    Will young voters in swing states decide this election?
    Oct 31 2024
    The Harris campaign is making a special effort to reach out to young voters. So how important will they be? The Guardian democracy reporter Alice Herman travels to rallies, campuses and college bars in Wisconsin to get a sense of whether young voters can swing this election
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    32 mins
  • Why Elon Musk needs Donald Trump to win

    Why Elon Musk needs Donald Trump to win
    Oct 25 2024
    Why is the tech billionaire owner of X spending millions on helping the Trump campaign? What does he get out of it? What’s at stake for him if Kamala Harris wins on 5 November? Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian US democracy reporter focused on misinformation, Rachel Leingang
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    27 mins
  • Do Democrats have a ‘men’ problem?

    Do Democrats have a ‘men’ problem?
    Oct 18 2024
    The Harris campaign, which has been praised for how it has managed to reach out to women, is now having to balance their attention and pitch some policies that would appeal to men. But is it too little too late? Jonathan Freedland speaks to Richard Reeves, the president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, and Gloria Oladipo, a breaking news reporter for Guardian US, about why men could decide this year’s election and why both campaigns might be taking them for granted
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    30 mins