317: How Democrats Lost America with Josh Dawsey

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<strong>VOTE FOR </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyLCnT3_l1aXwrk-fGE4eZ1pVFUMCe9xPCXpxQoTdhecxxgA/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=108893997546224288615"><strong>THE WORST OF THE TRUMP ADMIN</strong></a><br />James and Al exciorate the Republican controlled government for passing Trump’s insane budget, tear into the lackeys supporting the regime, and call upon you to vote in the attached survey to decide who is truly the worst of the worst in the Trump era.  Then, they welcome Josh Dawsey from the WSJ and author of “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America” for a deep dive into the inner machinations of a Democratic party that seemed to be willing to keep Biden in power at all costs.  What will it take to protect the party from its worst impulses as it picks a candidate going into 2028?<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>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>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 />Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary <strong>CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID</strong> by following James on X <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>Check Out Andrew Zucker’s New Politicon Podcast: </strong><a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/the-golden-age/"><strong>The Golden Age</strong></a><br /><strong>Check Out Kimberly Atkins Stohr’s New Politicon Podcast: </strong><a href="https://www.politicon.com/podcast-title/justice-by-design/"><strong>Justice By Design</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Get More From This Week’s Guests: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Josh Dawsey: </strong><a href="https://x.com/jdawsey1?lang=en">X</a> | <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/josh-dawsey?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAhrwFVsDyBckUYNY2PhBl6t9AZIUl_3Oe_QG95RZhkiDBikBAbraiN8DiBBlUU%3D&amp;gaa_ts=686f2e9b&amp;gaa_sig=Xp4a5WhbZp25pF-D1MVoQfooAzm6BRuUDjupWfd5XqAjxDdfa73f2ILre0KEcPFF89aoyUfF8V96qdBUwAWMhw%3D%3D">WSJ</a> | <a href="https://x.com/aji_fellowships">AJI Fellowships</a> | <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/josh-dawsey/">WaPo</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Josh-Dawsey/author/B0F78YXGYR?ref=ap_rdr&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true">Author</a><br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Sponsors:</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>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>Royo:</strong><br />Go to <a href="http://eatroyo.com/">eatroyo.com</a> and use our promo code <strong>PWR</strong> for 20% OFF!<br /><br /><br /></div>