Trump's Threat to Fire Federal Workers
Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the White House threat to fire federal workers if Congress allows the government to shut down on October 1st. They also talk about Wegmann’s in-depth profile of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who says it is her intent to the be “the last Secretary of Education". Plus, they discuss the emerging rivalry between Kamala Harris and California governor Gavin Newsom in the run-up to the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, and Harris’ complaint in her new book that Newsom didn’t return a text when she reached out to him to discuss the announcement of her 2024 presidential run. Then winding it up, Emerson College Polling director Spencer Kimball joins Andrew Walworth and Carl Cannon to discuss new polling from Emerson that shows the New Jersey governor’s race a dead heat, considerably closer than the RCP average, which shows Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill up 6.5 points over Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
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Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the White House threat to fire federal workers if Congress allows the government to shut down on October 1st. They also talk about Wegmann’s in-depth profile of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who says it is her intent to the be “the last Secretary of Education". Plus, they discuss the emerging rivalry between Kamala Harris and California governor Gavin Newsom in the run-up to the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, and Harris’ complaint in her new book that Newsom didn’t return a text when she reached out to him to discuss the announcement of her 2024 presidential run.
Then winding it up, Emerson College Polling director Spencer Kimball joins Andrew Walworth and Carl Cannon to discuss new polling from Emerson that shows the New Jersey governor’s race a dead heat, considerably closer than the RCP average, which shows Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill up 6.5 points over Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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