296: The Cavalry Isn’t Coming With Senator Slotkin

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<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 break down the latest actions and outrages of Trump, DOGE, and his cabinet appointees before welcoming junior U.S. Senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin.  They discuss the electoral risks of identity politics, the importance of focusing on the middle class, and how to strengthen our democracy.  Then, Senator Slotkin draws on her combat experience to deconstruct the dangers of Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and how he’s throwing Ukraine under the bus to stand with Putin and explains why she was able to outperform Kamala in her state.<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>More from James and Al:</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 />James Carville and Matt Tyrnauer are taking <strong>CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID</strong> on the road!  The first stop is at the University of Georgia on February 19th in Athens, GA!  Join James for an exclusive meet and greet, a screening of the new documentary, and an intimate Q&amp;A session– including a signed copy of his book.  Visit <a href="http://meetcarvilleathens.eventbrite.com/">meetcarvilleathens.eventbrite.com</a> to sign up.  You can also get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content by following James on Twitter <a href="https://x.com/JamesCarville?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@jamescarville</a> and his new TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realjamescarville">@realjamescarville</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>Get More From This Week’s Guest: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Get More From Senator Elissa Slotkin:</strong><br /><a href="https://x.com/ElissaSlotkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://elissaslotkin.org/">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.congress.gov/member/elissa-slotkin/S001208">Congress.gov</a> | <a href="https://www.slotkin.senate.gov/">Senate.gov</a><br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Sponsors:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Zbiotics:</strong><br />Get back into action after a night out with 15% off your first order of Zbiotics when you go to <a href="http://zbiotics.com/pwr">zbiotics.com/pwr</a> and use code: <strong>PWR</strong><br /><br /><strong>Beam:</strong><br />Sleep better with Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to <a href="https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=sponsorship&amp;utm_campaign=warroom&amp;variant=39994089898039&amp;selling_plan=787415095">shopbeam.com/warroom</a> and use code: <strong>WARROOM</strong><br /><br /><strong>Miracle Made:</strong><br />Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! 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> and use the code <strong>WARROOM</strong> to claim your FREE 3-PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.</div>