About this episode

James and Al discuss the implications of the war in Iran with Max Boot while celebrating a Texas election win and looking ahead to the 2026 midterms.

James and Al celebrate Talarico’s win in Texas and share their excitement about the 2026 midterm elections, given the Democratic field's growing strength and Trump’s weakening support among Republicans. Then, they welcome Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, Max Boot, to discuss the war in Iran. Together, they investigate the true reasons for the attack, the dangers posed by military intervention, the stability of the wider Middle East, and the effect on the MAGA movement and public opinion. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon . Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube. James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville Get More From This Week’s Guest: Max Boot: Twitter | Threads | Website | WaPo | CFR…

People in this episode

Hosts: James Carville, Al Hunt, James, Al

Guest: Max Boot

Topics covered

• Texas elections
• midterm elections
• war in Iran
• military intervention
• Middle East stability
• MAGA movement
• public opinion

Keywords

• Democratic field
• Trump support
• national security
• Council on Foreign Relations

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