Trump’s WARS Return! Dems Have To NOT Get Dragged In! (w/ Ron Brownstein) | Bulwark Podcast

Trump governed as a wartime president against blue America, so expect him to keep stirring up culture battles—but the Dems have to avoid getting drawn into them. Kamala and the party were undone in '24 by looking like they cared more about niche issues than putting food on the table. Meanwhile, Biden has left Trump a lot of room to consolidate a bigger coalition than he's ever had. Plus, for Republicans shrugging off climate change and threatening to withhold fire aid to California, here's a news flash: extreme weather is coming to a neighborhood near you. Ron Brownstein joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. SHOW NORES Ron's piece on 'late regime' presidencies https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/coalition-collapse-biden-carter/681254/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfB8ys_Mbsskfpb27g56sOc3E&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Ron's interviews with Kamala's advisers https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/12/harris-team-election/680844/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfB2BjLXrYRtvdirkR2FQWvqw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Tim's interview with Rep. Jim Himes https://youtu.be/-L3T5dKf6oI?si=29dTefu8bdHARuhY The book Ron referenced, "The Politics Presidents Make" https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674689374 Tim's playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dApY6YT48kTh6j9xFDQch 0:00 Election views 18:25 Economy vs cultural issues 26:00 Turnout vs views shifting 32:40 Catholic Charities 34:00 Inauguration moves indoors 35:30 Biden’s legacy 42:20 Fire aid threat 47:30 Ode to LA 🔥 Get 30 days of Bulwark+ absolutely free: https://thebulwark.com/freetrial