Election Day 2018 Was an Entirely Predictable National Mess as Voters Fight to Vote (Again): ‘BradCast’ 11/6/2018
On today’s BradCast: Who could have foreseen it? Oh, yeah, we did. For months. Years, actually. At this point, even decades. [Audio link to show follows below.] American voters finally had their chance on Tuesday to respond to the ongoing, two-year national emergency precipitated by the 2016 election of Donald Trump and full Republican control […]
Why 2018’s Secretary of State Races Are Key to 2020’s Presidential Election: ‘BradCast’ 11/2/2018
Nearing the final stretch, voters fight to overcome suppression; a few potential nightmare scenarios for Election Day voting preview themselves as Early Voting wraps up; and we look at a number of Secretary of State contests on Tuesday that could have big (and good!) consequences for voting rights before the 2020 Presidential election. Among the […]
Governor Races in 2018 Are Key to U.S. House Majorities in 2022, Beyond: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2018
On today’s BradCast: Nobody said it was going to be easy. But the fight to vote in next Tuesday’s crucial midterms continues, and beyond the House and Senate, there may be some very good news for Democrats in dozens of currently GOP-controlled states. [Audio link to show follows below.] But first up: More trouble at […]
GOPers Rethink Climate Change, Elections in NC, FL After Florence, Michael: ‘BradCast’ 10/18/2018
It’s remarkable how one’s thinking about global warming can change when a tree falls into your house, or your house is blown away entirely. Among the stories covered on today’s BradCast [audio link to show is posted below]… Some GOPers in North Carolina are rethinking their climate change denial in the wake of Hurricane Florence; […]
The Small, Disqualifying Lies of Brett Kavanaugh and His FBI Investigation: ‘BradCast’ 10/1/2018
On today’s BradCast, the Brett Kavanaugh circus continued over the weekend and into Monday, as the U.S. Supreme Court nominee now faces an expanded investigation by the FBI into multiple sexual assault allegations and — depending on the breadth of that probe, which is up to the White House and/or Senate Republicans — into his […]
The GOP Panic to Confirm Kavanaugh ‘ASAP’: ‘BradCast’ 9/19/2018
On today’s BradCast: Except for our Florence coverage, it’s all about November 6th, including the GOP’s rush to seat another alleged sexual predator on the U.S. Supreme Court. [Audio link to show follows below.] First up today, a quick update on the still-ongoing disaster of Hurricane Florence, with the human death toll rising to 37 […]
Former Top Senate Judiciary Attorney Calls for Kavanaugh’s Impeachment: ‘BradCast’ 9/11/2018
On today’s BradCast, we’re closely watching a number of things: Major storms, major elections, and major lies (under oath) revealed as coming from the nominee for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. [Audio link to full show is posted below.] First up, we’re watching the “monster” Category 4 Hurricane Florence closely this week, […]
The Unsettling Truth About ‘Settled Law’, Brett Kavanaugh and Roe v. Wade: ‘BradCast’ 9/7/2018
On today’s BradCast: Some encouraging election news. More disturbing news about the Republican’s “sham” rush rob to ram through another GOP activist onto the U.S. Supreme Court before they could lose their slim majority in the U.S. Senate. And the re-emergence of Barack Obama before the November midterms. [Audio link to show follows below.] First […]
MANAFORT CONVICTED, COHEN PLEADS GUILTY; Also: What’s the Matter With Kansas Elections (And Everyone Else’s)?: ‘BradCast’ 8/21/2018
Well, it was one of those days again on today’s BradCast, with an avalanche of huge, incoming breaking news which we do our best to cover — even as we keep our eyes on the November prize on what may officially have been the worst day of Donald Trump’s Presidency, to date. [Audio link to […]
Landmark Victories, Battles Ahead for Dems in CT, VT, MN, WI Primaries: ‘BradCast’ 8/15/2018
There was a little something for everyone, it seems, in Tuesday’s primary elections in Vermont, Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We cover as much of it as we can on today’s BradCast, as voters in all but 10 states have now selected their candidates for the crucial 2018 midterms. [Audio link to show follows below.] There […]
Why GOP Sees Trump/Russia as Whitewater More Than Watergate: ‘BradCast’ 8/14/2018
On today’s BradCast: Our long ‘Digby’ drought is finally over! [Audio link to show follows below.] But, first up today, an update on the ongoing counting from (and fights over) last week’s incredibly close GOP gubernatorial primary in Kansas between Sec. of State Kris Kobach and Gov. Jeff Colyer, who is accusing Kobach’s deputy of […]
The Insidious Real Story Behind Trump’s Bizarre Tweets on CA’s Wildfires: ‘BradCast’ 8/10/2018
It’s yet another wild ride on today’s BradCast! Climb aboard and buckle up! [Audio link to show is posted below.] First up, the saga of Kansas’ wildly close primary election for the GOP gubernatorial nomination between current Gov. Jeff Colyer and the oft-disgraced Sec. of State Kris Kobach grows more acrimonious by the hour. The […]
Federal Judge Orders New Light on ‘Dark Money’: ‘BradCast’ 8/9/2018
On today’s BradCast: Understanding two new, seemingly conflicting directives on “dark money” in campaigns — one of them very encouraging — and a new complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission charging several GOP Senators unlawfully colluded with the NRA during the 2014 and 2016 elections. [Audio link to show follows below.] But, first up […]
Election System Failures and Reported Results in KS, MO, MI, WA, OH-12: ‘BradCast’ 8/8/2018
On today’s BradCast: The Election Administrator’s (and Election Integrity journalist’s) Prayer was decidedly not answered on Tuesday, based on reported results in at least two key races, and problems in the four states (Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Washington) which held midterm primaries and the one (Ohio) which held the final major U.S. House Special Election […]
Kobach, Kemp and Other GOP ‘Voter Fraud’ Frauds: ‘BradCast’ 8/7/2018
On today’s BradCast: While voters head to the polls today in Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Kansas and Washington state (results and problem reports from those states on tomorrow’s show), we look at some of the problems still emerging from primary races earlier this year, and new documentation on Donald Trump’s now-disbanded hoax “voter fraud” commission, headed […]