In This Episode
The Florida race for governor will be a contest between the Republican mini-Trump and the Democrats’ future, Paul Ryan’s SuperPAC is blowing louder dog whistles, and Senate Democrats make a deal on judges that gets them nothing in return. Then EMILY’s List President Schriock joins Jon and Dan to talk about the record number of women candidates who are running and winning elections in 2018.
Show Notes:
Arizona results
- Politico: GOP exhales after McSally romp in Arizona
- Vox: Martha McSally is the rare Republican woman putting gender at the forefront of her campaign
- CNN: Flake swipes at Trump over McSally support
- CNN: A woman has never represented Arizona in the US Senate. That’s about to change.
- Washington Post: ‘A protester or a patriot’: Republicans spot a difference, and a midterms message
- Associated Press: Gov. Doug Ducey to Face off Against David Garcia in Race for Arizona Governor
- Huffington Post: Teacher Revolts Are Giving Democrats Hope In Red State Governor’s Races
- Arizona Republic: Congressional District 2: Kirkpatrick wins Democratic primary, Republican race still tight
- Roll Call: Ex-Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s Comeback Bid Continues in Arizona
- Roll Call: 4 Takeaways From the Florida and Arizona Primaries
Oklahoma
- Vox: 4 winners and 1 loser from primary elections in Florida, Arizona, and Oklahoma
- Tulsa World: Kevin Stitt wins Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor
- Associated Press: Kevin Stitt wins GOP nod for Oklahoma governor
- New York Magazine: Oklahoma Teachers Just Purged the Statehouse of Their Enemies
- Alternet: While No One Was Watching, Democrats Just Got a Massive Opening in Oklahoma
Florida
- Tampa Bay Times: 5 things to know about Ron DeSantis, the Republican nominee for Florida governor
- New York Times: A Black Progressive and Trump Acolyte Win Florida Governor Primaries
- Washington Post: Trump spars with Andrew Gillum, the surprise Democratic nominee in Florida’s governor race
- New York Times: Andrew Gillum Upends Expectations in Florida Primary Victory
- CNN: What Andrew Gillum vs Ron DeSantis in Florida will tell us about 2020
- The New Yorker: Andrew Gillum and The Extent of The Progressive Revolution
- The Nation: Andrew Gillum’s Win Is Great News for All Democrats — Despite What the Media May Tell You
- Bloomberg: Racially Charged ‘Monkey’ Remark Opens Florida Governor’s Race
- Wall Street Journal: Two Upstarts Triumph in Florida, Setting Up Stark Contrast in Governor’s Race
- The Atlantic: ‘One of the Most Brutal Races in the Country’ Has Just Begun in Florida
- Miami Herald: DeSantis says Florida shouldn’t ‘money this up’ by electing Andrew Gillum
- New York Times: DeSantis Warns Florida Not to ‘Monkey This Up,’ and Many Hear a Racist Dog Whistle
- NBC News: Gillum responds to ‘monkey this up’ comment: DeSantis is joining Trump ‘in the swamp’
- Politico: Race, socialism define first day of Florida campaign for governor
Paul Ryan
- Politico: Ryan says conservatives must ‘fight back’ against the alt-right
- New York Times: C.I.A. Officer-Turned-Candidate Says PAC Obtained Her Security Application
Dems and judges
- Bloomberg: McConnell’s Senate Continues to Rapidly Confirm Trump’s Judges
- Huffington Post: Democrats Just Confirmed Lots of Trump’s Judges So They Could Skip Town
- CNN: McConnell cuts deal with Democrats to confirm judge nominees
- Vox: Former Harry Reid staffer hits Schumer for deal fast-tracking judicial confirmations
- The Cut: With Mitch McConnell’s Help, Trump Now Has 60 Confirmed Federal Judges
- Washington Post: Democrats have themselves to blame for Trump’s judicial juggernaut
McGahn departs
- New York Times: Don McGahn to Leave White House Counsel Job This Fall, Trump Says
- Axios: Scoop: Don McGahn’s coming White House exit
- Vox: Trump: White House counsel Don McGahn will leave after Kavanaugh’s confirmation
- Politico: ‘They kind of just avoiuded each other’: How Trump and McGahn’s partnership collapsed
- Washington Post: Trump says White House counsel Don McGahn will leave his job in the fall
- Trump personally lobbying GOP senators to flip on Sessions
- The Atlantic:Don McGahn Was the Most Productive Person in Trump’s White House
- Louisville Courier Journal: McConnell’s key ally in judicial makeover is leaving the White House
- CNBC: Republican lawmakers are sad that Don McGahn is leaving Trump’s White House
- Talking Points Memo: McGahn’s bid to stack the courts
Trump unhinged
- NBC News: FBI rebuts Trump tweet about China hacking Hillary Clinton’s email
- The Verge: Trump’s latest misleading attack on Google, explained
- New York Times: Trump Accuses Google of Burying Conservative News in Search Results
- USA Today: Trump adviser Kevin Hassett defends possible regulation of Google
- Washington Post: 4 ways Trump could go after Google
- Washington Post: I wrote the article about media bias in Google searches. Regulation isn’t the answer. – Opinion
- New York Times: Trump’s Ludicrous Attack on Big Tech – Opinion
Stephanie Schriock
- Washington Post: This survey shows why there’s never been a better time for women to run for office
- New York Times: A Record Number of Women Have Won House Primaries
- Time: A Record Number of Women Are Running for Governor and Congress
- Florida Politics: EMILY’s List candidates: Here come women voters
- Huffington Post: Poll: Majority Of Americans Think More Female Candidates For Congress Is Good
- Washington Post: Despite year-of-the-woman buzz, female candidates lag behind men in drawing in campaign cash
- CNBC: With Congress up for grabs, Democratic women are banding together and building momentum for the midterms
- The Intercept: Emily’s List Backs Letita James, Andrew Cuomo’s Candidate for New York Attorney General
- NBC News: Here are Six Things to Watch in Today’s Elections
- Newsweek: Women Voters Could Win Democrats the House and Deliver Big Blow To Donald Trump, Poll Indicates
- CNBC: Are Democrats arrogant? Emily’s List President Stephanie Schriock doesn’t think so
- New York Times: For Female Candidates, Harassment and Threats Come Every Day
- New York Times: A Record Number of Women Have Won House Primaries
- Washington Post: Emily’s List founder Malcolm steps aside
