326: The Ides of September with Ron Brownstein

<div>James and Al lay out the state of the country as we get further away from the 2024 election, weigh the impact of the potential government shutdown, and investigate the implications of the ongoing Epstein scandal.  Then, they welcome esteemed journalist Ron Brownstein to game out how the Democrats can revitalize the party, explain the need for centrism, and how to stop the progress of authoritarianism under Trump.  They also discuss how Democrats can move beyond the hot topics on social media to win voters by focusing on the issues that impact voters in their everyday lives.<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 /><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 />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>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 Guest: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Ron Brownstein: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/RonBrownstein">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ronald-brownstein/">The Atlantic</a> | <a href="https://www.nationaljournal.com/staff/#ronald-brownstein/">National Journal</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Water-1974-Transformed-Television/dp/006289921X">Author of “Rock Me On The Water”</a><br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Sponsors:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Green Chef:</strong><br />Get 50% off your 1st month, then 20% off for 2 months with free shipping when you use code <strong>50WARROOM</strong> at <a href="http://greenchef.com/50warroom">greenchef.com/50warroom</a><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 /></div>