Debating a debate, 2028 messaging and the perplexing Panitch

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming Democratic gubernatorial debate, potential 2028 presidential candidates, and political strategies surrounding Trump and US-Israel relations.

PLUS: CBS News White correspondent Olivia Rinaldi on Trump's 'Strait talk' & Tucker says the obvious (for once) Wednesday night, WXIA-TV (11 Alive) will livestream online a Democratic gubernatorial debate (live on WATL-TV as well) with just three of the six candidates running, culling the field to three based on a six-week-old poll while ignoring a two-week old poll that shows it's at minimum a four-person race. I'm curious how that best serves the electorate, frankly. Meanwhile, former Biden administration heavyweights (VP Kamala Harris and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg) are now openly toying with 2028 presidential runs, and I'm okay with that; I'd just like Democrats to pivot from just focusing on Trump and undoing his damage and start pitching themselves and the party as more aspirational - giving Americans a future to hearken to. CBS News' White House correspondent Olivia Rinaldi hopped on a call early Monday morning to discuss the corner President Trump has painted himself into and the logistics and shortcomings in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a bullying tactic in the immediate aftermath of a mere 21 hours of negotiating yielding nothing…

People in this episode

Host: Ron Roberts

Guest: Olivia Rinaldi

Topics covered

• 2028 presidential runs
• Democratic gubernatorial debate
• Trump's political strategy
• US-Israel relations
• political messaging
• election dynamics

Keywords

• Democratic debate
• 2028 election
• Trump
• Kamala Harris
• Pete Buttigieg
• Esther Panitch
• political strategy
• CBS News

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS News, WXIA-TV, WATL-TV

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