This election will decide the character of the United States for the next 100 years. More horrendous fallout from red state abortion bans. Christopher Bouzy's new map. The voter enthusiasm gap. The New York Times article about the gaming of the polls by Republicans. Fortune report on the Polymarket scam. The new Harris-Walz ad narrated by Julia Rob…

Tom Ortenberg is the founder of Briarcliff Entertainment, which is distributing the new movie about Donald Trump and Roy Cohn called "The Apprentice." It premieres this Friday November 1 wherever you rent your streaming movies – Prime, Apple, etc. As I've discussed on the show, it's not necessarily a political indictment of Donald, but it gives us …

One week to go! Donald's fascist rally at Madison Square Garden. Imagine if Donald Trump loses this election because of one racist hack comic. Jon Stewart praises Hinchcliffe. Marc Maron's response to anti-woke comics and Joe Rogan. Donald's secret plan with Mike Johnson. The polls are completely unreliable. How to navigate the numbers in the final…

Why voting today made Bob verklempt. The bogus polls leave us with a sense of uncertainty. The CNN town hall with Kamala Harris and the self-satirical CNN panel after the fact. Jake Tapper's monologue about the false equivalence between coverage of Harris and coverage of Donald. Donald's former top generals all agree: he's a fascist and the most da…

It's less than two weeks from the election, so it's time for some professional analysis from political scientist Rachel Bitecofer. You might know her from her Substack called The Cycle, and from such podcasts as this one. We talked about the stakes and the odds of the election, plus we geeked out over some numbers – and Rachel even gave us a bit of…

Donald Trump is using the McDonald's stunt and the 60 Minute attacks to make sure the news media isn't focused on his enemy within threat and his refusal to show up on 60 Minutes. MAGA is so proud of the McDonald's photo op. Former Trump official Dan Coats says Putin is blackmailing Donald. Jim Mattis agrees with Mark Milley. Where are Donald's med…

Kamala Harris Godzilla-stomped Monchhichi Bret Baier on Fox News. Donald on the enemy from within. Donald bungled his way through his Univision town hall. Bob Woodward reports that Joe Biden stopped Putin from using tactical nukes in Ukraine. Donald tried to silence Stormy Daniels again. Anand Giridharadas on the threat of another Donald Trump pres…

Cliff Schecter returns to the show today while tanked up on cold medications, but that didn't stop him from relentlessly destroying Republicans, the news media, the pollsters, and Donald Trump himself. Our original guest had to drop out, also due to a cold. We've rescheduled Tom Ortenberg, the distributor of The Apprentice movie about Donald Trump,…

Buzz survived Milton. Good news from Judge Merchan and Judge Chutkan. Kamala going on Fox News and possibly Joe Rogan's podcast. Odds versus Stakes. Competence and stability. Donald pledges to use the military against his political opponents. New revelations from Bob Woodward's book. The competence of the Biden administration. How Biden talked Puti…

Update on Hurricane Milton. Buzz is safe and sound. Elon is gouging hurricane victims with Starlink. Elon and Tucker laughing about how no one's tried to assassinate the president or the vice president. Early voting numbers continue to roll in. This election is looking more and more like 2022. Donald is losing Nikki Haley Republican voters. Suburba…

Aaron Bos-Lun is the deputy executive director of Men4Choice, an activist group that works to activate, educate, and mobilize male-identifying allies into the fight for reproductive freedom. No matter where you live – red state, blue state, or purple state – you can volunteer to help get the word out about the stakes of this election, which couldn'…

Buzz is preparing for Hurricane Milton. The climate crisis will make monster hurricanes more frequent and deadly. For the thousandth time, it was Donald Trump who raided FEMA funds to spend on building cages for children. Donald went full fascist, accusing immigrants of having bad genes. Revelations from Bob Woodward's new book. Donald donated scar…

David and the BioLab chemical fire in Georgia. David and Jody react to the VP debate. JD Vance is Clint Webb. The bombshell Jack Smith immunity filing. The timing and existence of this filing is entirely Donald's fault -- blowback for his obvious attempts to obstruct and delay the prosecution. Donald Trump is the most unpatriotic American leader in…

The vice presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance is in the can, so Buzz and Bob reconvened to discuss what happened -- the latest post-debate polling, all the lies, what qualifies as “style” in these things, and so much more. And of course, we talked about the historic moment when Vance refused to say whether Donald Trump lost t…

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene and how Donald Trump will make the worst parts of the climate crisis happen. Jessica Tarlov on President Biden's response. CNN's Kristen Holmes sanewashed Donald's disruptive visit to NC. Taking the temperature of the election, the polls, and swing voters. Rasmussen caught colluding with the Trump campaign. Tonight…

David prepares for Hurricane Helene. Check your sump pump! NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on massive bribery scheme involving straw donors and the Turkish government. Bret Stephens, Nate Silver, and the WSJ thought Eric Adams was a rising star in Democratic politics. Haitian activist group in Springfield, Ohio file criminal charges against Donald Tr…

My partner on Trek Politics has a new book out titled Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir. And in case you're just joining us, Mary L. Trump is Donald Trump's niece, she's also a psychologist, an accomplished author, a Mom, and I'm so proud to call her my friend. In her latest book Mary wrote about how Fred Trump Sr. and his son Donald impacte…

Hurricane Helene is heading for Florida...slowly. How is Buzz preparing? Mark Robinson's campaign staff quit after CNN reported he identified as a Nazi, supported slavery, peeped in women's locker rooms, and more. Donald and his campaign hasn't disavowed Robinson. Donald is in trouble in NC. What's wrong with the New York Times poll? A word about B…

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson accused of locker room peeping and supporting slavery. Everything is a thing. The Springfield City school district continues to receive MAGA threats. Donald lied on GUTFELD! about his call with Gov. Walz. Donald also thinks there was an audience at the debate. The latest polling shows …

The last time JoJo was on the show, my Dad had died an hour before we recorded, but JoJo was so supportive and empathetic -- I can't imagine talking to anyone else in that moment. Fortunately, no one died before today's talk! We covered everything from JoJo's encounter with President Biden to Donald Trump's lies and rank dumbness, and a whole lot m…

Big announcement about Trek Politics! Donald said "I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT" on his failing social media app. The alleged shooter near Donald's West Palm Beach golf course. Republican eliminationist rhetoric did this. Donald revoked background checks for the mentally ill. Local sheriff encourages violence against Democrats. Donald calls ABC News moderat…

It's one of those chaotic Thursday shows again! More reactions from this week's historic presidential debate. Red Hats blame the moderators and Donald calls for ABC News to be criminally charged. Taylor Swift's endorsement. Alberto Gonzales's endorsement. Karl Rove's criticism of Donald. Missouri will vote whether to legalize abortion. Inflation fa…

Bob and Buzz react to last night's ABC News presidential debate. It was an historic night for democracy. Not only did Donald Trump completely crap his cage, but Vice President Kamala Harris became the first candidate to know exactly how to handle Donald on a debate stage. Make sure to follow Buzz on Twitter. Okay! Let's go! Meantime, make sure to s…

Our preview of tonight's ABC News debate! Low expectations for the moderators. Getting Donald to act up early in the debate. The post-debate panels. The New York Times and other news media "sanewashing" Donald. The mysterious origins of the term. Donald's authentic frontier gibberish on child care normalized by the NYT. His pledge for bloody mass d…

We reflect on the school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia and why we can't seem to do anything about the gun culture. The Biden administration issues new sanctions and indictments in Russian disinformation plot. The MAGA influencers involved in the scheme. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Goldman Sachs warns about the Trump economy,…