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James and Al discuss Trump's military strategy and election interference while interviewing polling expert G. Elliot Morris about the importance of data in politics.

James and Al skewer Trump’s approach to warfare and military strategy, draw historical parallels to the current conduct of the war, and game out ways to preempt possible election interference by Trump and the SCOTUS. Then, they welcome polling wizard G. Elliot Morris to discuss the value of data-driven journalism and polling in informing the electorate and creating winning campaigns, before looking at the current numbers. While analyzing them, they explore the disappearing Trump vote, growing dissatisfaction with his administration, and the role corruption will play in upcoming elections. 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…

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Hosts: James Carville, Al Hunt, James, Al

Guest: G. Elliot Morris

Topics covered

• Trump
• warfare
• military strategy
• election interference
• data-driven journalism
• polling
• corruption

Keywords

• polling wizard
• Trump vote
• dissatisfaction
• upcoming elections

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