In This Episode
Trump is off-script and unhinged at CPAC, the 2020 race starts as a toss-up, Bernie Sanders kicks off his campaign in Brooklyn, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper join the Democratic field. Then Daily Beast reporter Asawin Suebsaeng talks to Tommy about the right-wing craziness that is CPAC. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
Show Notes:
Trump at C-PAC
- Washington Post: Trump derides Mueller probe, mocks Democrats and his former attorney general
- New York Times: Trump Says He Will Sign Free Speech Order for College Campuses
- The Guardian: Democratic oversight is ‘bullshit’: Trump goes off-script at CPAC
- The Atlantic: The 7 Most Bewildering Moments From Trump’s CPAC Speech
- Vox: The 7 most bizarre moments from Trump’s long-winded CPAC rant
- Politico: Trump’s 10 wildest CPAC quotes
- Think Progress: At CPAC, Trump serves up red meat to his base
- Washington Post: ‘We’re not going to turn on our own’: Republicans rally around Trump as threats mount
- NPR: At CPAC, Conservatives Paint Trump Re-Election Argument In Bold Colors
- ABC News: In Trump era, CPAC embraces establishment, paves way for campaign
- New Yorker: This Week Was a Preview of the Partisan Fight for the 2020 Presidential Election
- Washington Post: The Trailer: What Bernie Sanders brings into his second bid
- Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Job-Approval Rating Ticks Up, Along With Warning Signs
- NBC: NBC News/WSJ poll: 2020 race will be uphill for Trump, but he has strong party loyalty
- Vox: Four in 10 voters say they’d reelect Donald Trump
- Washington Post: Republican Sen. Rand Paul says he will vote for measure blocking Trump’s emergency declaration, paving way for passage
- New York Times: Rand Paul, a Key Vote, Appears to Support Blocking Trump’s Emergency Declaration
- Vox: Senate Democrats have enough Republican support to terminate Trump’s national emergency
2020
- NBC News: NBC News/WSJ poll: 2020 race will be uphill for Trump, but he has strong party loyalty
- NBC News: Democratic voters weigh in on ideal 2020 candidate traits
- New York Magazine: As 2020 Grows Near, Democrats Could Experience Trump Reelection Panic
- New York Times: Pennsylvania Democrats Wonder How Far Is Too Far Left in 2020
- Washington Post: Centrist Democrats push back against party’s liberal surge
- Washington Post: Democrats are having an awful week — and Howard Schultz is having a good one – Op-Ed
- New York Magazine: Pelosi, AOC Warn Moderate Democrats to Stop Voting With the GOP
- New York Times: Justice Democrats Helped Make Ocasio-Cortez. They’re Already Eyeing Their Next Targets.
- The Atlantic: Democrats’ Two Roads to Beating Trump
- NBC News: Democrats have big plans for every age group. Republicans call that socialism
- New York Times: White House Ambitions Cloud Democratic Hopes to Win the Senate
- Washington Post: Over a quarter of Americans are represented by a Democrat who’s running for president
- New York Times: Bernie Sanders Begins 2020 Race With Some Familiar Themes and a New One: Himself
- Washington Post: At his presidential campaign kickoff, Sanders gets personal
- New Yorker: Bernie Sanders Makes It Personal This Time
- NBC News: Bernie Sanders returns to New York roots, says he can defeat Trump
- NBC News: The Bernie you don’t know: Sanders gets personal on the campaign trail
- The Guardian: Bernie Sanders’ Chicago 2020 speech to focus on fight against racism
- Washington Post: The Trailer: What Bernie Sanders brings into his second bid
- New York Times: Bernie Sanders Is Making Changes for 2020, but His Desire for Control Remains
- Vox: Bernie Sanders declines to back reparations
- The Intercept: MSNBC Yet Again Broadcasts Blatant Lies, This Time About Bernie Sanders’ Opening Speech, and Refuses to Correct Them
- New York Times: Architects of Bernie Sanders’s 2016 Race Part Ways With 2020 Campaign
- New York Times: Bernie Sanders Stumbled With Black Voters in 2016. Can He Do Better in 2020?
- FiveThirtyEight: How Bernie’s 2020 Map Might Change Without The #NeverHillary Vote
- Vanity Fair: “I THINK BERNIE HAS A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THAT”: SANDERS MAY HAVE RAISED $6 MILLION, BUT HE’S ALREADY REPEATING SOME CRUCIAL 2016 MISTAKES
- New York Times: Jay Inslee, Washington Governor and Environmentalist, Enters 2020 Race
- Washington Post: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins 2020 Democratic presidential field
- Politico: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launches presidential campaign
- Seattle Times: Gov. Jay Inslee launches presidential campaign with optimism about halting climate change
- The Atlantic: Jay Inslee’s Risky Bet for 2020
- New York Times: Jay Inslee on the Issues
- Vox: Meet the first Democrat running for president on climate change
- FiveThirtyEight: How Jay Inslee Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
- CNN: Jay Inslee wants to win the White House on climate change. He has his work cut out for him
- Washington Post: The Daily 202: Jay Inslee is building his 2020 campaign around a more pragmatic approach to tackling climate change
- Washington Post: Jay Inslee hopes a singular focus on climate will get him to the White House
- New Yorker: Jay Inslee Wants to Be a Presidential Candidate for the Climate-Change Era
Asawin Suebsaeng
- Daily Beast: Is Trump Super-Fan Matt Gaetz the Future of the Grand Old Party?
- Daily Beast: Trump Rails Against “Bullshit!” During CPAC After Week of Failure and Humiliation
- Daily Beast: Did Cohen Lie to Congress Again? Republicans Ask DOJ to Open Perjury Probe.
- Daily Beast: Here’s How Michael Cohen’s Testimony Exposes Donald Trump
- Politico: Trump delivers scorched-earth speech as he tries to regain footing
- Axios: Trump calls Russia probe “bullshit” at CPAC 2019
- Bloomberg: Trump Stokes 2020 Battle With Democrats in Longest Speech Yet
