279: McConnell and Michigan with Michael Tackett & Melissa Burke

<div>Politics War Room ON TOUR  - live show in Boston on 11/2 at <a href="https://www.politicon.com/tour-category/politicon-at-92ny/">politicon.com/tour</a> <br /><br /><strong>Watch Politics War Room &amp; James Carville Explains on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsWarRoomOfficial"><strong>YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial</strong></a><br /><br />James and Al explain why Kamala will win the presidency, focusing on demographics, the campaign’s ground game, and excellent surrogates.  Then, they  welcome AP Deputy Bureau Chief Michael Tackett to discuss Mitch McConnell's rise and evolution, his role in the current SCOTUS make-up, and his place in the growing schism in the Republican Party following Trump’s rise. They also speak with Melissa Burke of the Detroit News to break down the election landscape in Michigan, focusing on the importance of the Arab-American and student vote. <br /><br />Email your questions to James and Al at <a href="mailto:POLITICSWARROOM@GMAIL.COM">politicswarroom@gmail.com</a> or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from!<br /><br /><strong>Get tickets for the Politics War Room live shows in Boston on 11/2 at </strong><a href="https://www.politicon.com/tour-category/politicon-at-92ny/"><strong><a href="http://politicon.com/tour">politicon.com/tour</a></strong></a><strong> </strong><br /><br /><strong>Get </strong><a href="https://politicon.attn.tv/p/z6Z/landing-page"><strong>text updates</strong></a><strong> from Politics War Room and Politicon.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Watch Politics War Room &amp; James Carville Explains on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsWarRoomOfficial"><strong>YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficial</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID hits theaters October 25th at the Laemmle Royal in Santa Monica.  James and Director Matt Tyrnauer will be there after the screenings for a Q&amp;A hosted by political consultant Mike Murphy on the 25th and 26th.  Get tickets now at </strong><a href="http://carvilledoc.com/tickets"><strong><a href="http://CarvilleDoc.com/tickets">CarvilleDoc.com/tickets</a></strong></a><strong>.  Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content by  following James on Twitter </strong><a href="https://x.com/JamesCarville?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"><strong>@jamescarville</strong></a><strong> and his new TikTok </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realjamescarville"><strong>@realjamescarville</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>James Carville &amp; Al Hunt have launched the </strong><a href="http://www.politicswarroom.com/"><strong>Politics War Room Substack</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Mentioned On The Show:</strong><br /><br />From James:  <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/ar-AA1sMiHi">Three Reasons I’m Certain Kamala Harris Will Win</a><br /><br /><strong>Get More From This Week’s Guests: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Michael Tackett:</strong><br /><a href="https://x.com/tackettdc">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://ds.svcs.associatedpress.com/announcements/michael-tackett-joins-ap-as-deputy-washington-bureau-chief">AP</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Price-Power-McConnell-Mastered-Changed/dp/1668005840">Author of “The Price Of Power”</a><br /><br /><strong>Melissa Burke:</strong><br /><a href="https://x.com/nannburke?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/staff/2684082001/melissa-nann-burke/">Detroit News</a><br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Sponsors:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Mint Mobile:</strong><br />Get their new customer offer on a new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month. Go to <a href="http://mintmobile.com/warroom">mintmobile.com/warroom</a><br /><br /><strong>Miracle Made:</strong><br />For 40% off high-quality self-cooling sheets, plus an extra 20% off with 3 free towels, use promo code <strong>WARROOM</strong> when you go to <a href="https://try.miraclebrand.co/sheets/ksp-v15?utm_source=Podcast_Warroom&amp;utm_medium=Podcasting&amp;utm_campaign=Warroom">TryMiracle.com/warroom</a><br /><br /><strong>Quince:</strong><br />Get 365-day returns and free shipping on high-quality, stylish, and affordable clothing you’ll wear for years to come when you go to <a href="http://quince.com/warroom">quince.com/warroom</a><br /><br /></div>