About this episode

James and Al discuss Trump's foreign policy and the MAGA movement before interviewing former Governor Steve Bullock about winning strategies in Red areas.

James and Al game out the implications of Trump’s foreign policy following the ceasefire with Iran, analyze the growing schism in the MAGA movement, and examine the shift toward Democrats and Independents in recent off-year elections. Then they welcome former MT Governor Steve Bullock to discuss winning in the Mountain West, strategies for independents and Democrats in Red areas, how to connect with rural voters, the importance of values that resonate with everyday people, and how to address cultural issues head-on. 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: Governor Steve Bullock: Twitter | National Governors Association |…

People in this episode

Hosts: James, Al, James Carville, Al Hunt

Guest: Steve Bullock

Topics covered

• Trump's foreign policy
• MAGA movement
• off-year elections
• winning in the Mountain West
• strategies for independents and Democrats
• connecting with rural voters
• cultural issues

Keywords

• politics
• government
• elections
• values
• rural voters

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Places: Iran, MT, the Mountain West, Canada

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