They Won't Say The 'R' Word? (Republican)

Episode 1026 marks the 18th anniversary of the 2008 financial crash by pointing out MAGA voters' selective amnesia about who was president when, then pivots to a Springfield civic meeting on election security that carefully documented every safeguard in Illinois elections while never once naming why the "controversy" exists in the first place. Driftglass and Blue Gal unpack Midwestern code phrases like "this isn't about Republicans and Democrats," showing how the same words mean belligerent deflection from a Republican and nervous conflict-avoidance from a Democrat, both serving to protect MAGA feelings from plain facts. The episode also covers Senator Eric Schmitt's spectacular self-own trying to nail Jack Smith with a mixed-up basketball game, and John Fetterman fundraising off Republican donor email lists that compare a Democratic Senate candidate to a terrorist. It's about the exhausting art of coaxing a skittish, dangerous animal into a pen without ever naming what it actually is.

Links for this episode: 

Illinois Times Article: https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/officials-tackle-election-misinformation/

Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/eric-schmitt-botches-bid-corner-jack-smith-basketball-game-1235633725/

Editorial Board: How the rightwing media can turn humiliation into victory https://www.editorialboard.com/how-the-rightwing-media-can-turn-humiliation-into-victory/

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