About this episode

The episode previews President Trump's televised address and discusses various political topics including the 2020 elections and Pennsylvania's political landscape.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon look forward to tonight’s televised address by President Donald Trump where he reportedly will reveal new information about the 2020 elections, and discuss Todd Blanche’s two-day confirmation hearings for Attorney General before the U.S. Senate. Then, Charles McElwee, editor of RealClear Pennsylvania, joins the guys to discuss the future of Senator John Fetterman and Governor Josh Shapiro, as well as the politics of data centers, energy and land use in the 2026 Pennsylvania midterms. Next, they talk about yesterday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearings on fraud and abuse. And finally, they discuss the release of the Democratic Socialists of America’s platform, which includes abolishing the U.S. Senate, open borders, full voting rights for non-U.S. citizens, and public ownership of major industries. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon

Guest: Andrew Walworth

Topics covered

• televised address
• 2020 elections
• Attorney General confirmation hearings
• Pennsylvania politics
• Senate hearings
• Democratic Socialists of America platform

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• 2020 elections
• Todd Blanche
• John Fetterman
• Josh Shapiro
• Pennsylvania midterms
• Senate hearings
• Democratic Socialists of America

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RealClear Pennsylvania, Democratic Socialists of America

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