Ron Brownstein: Don't Take the Bait

<div>Trump governed as a wartime president against blue America, so expect him to keep stirring up culture battles—but the Dems have to avoid getting drawn into them. Kamala and the party were undone in '24 by looking like they cared more about niche issues than putting food on the table. Meanwhile, Biden has left Trump a lot of room to consolidate a bigger coalition than he's ever had. Plus, for Republicans shrugging off climate change and threatening to withhold fire aid to California, here's a news flash: extreme weather is coming to a neighborhood near you.<br /><br /><strong> Ron Brownstein</strong> joins Tim Miller for the weekend <br /><em>show notes<br /></em><br /></div><ul>

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<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/coalition-collapse-biden-carter/681254/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfB8ys_Mbsskfpb27g56sOc3E&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share">Ron's piece on 'late regime' presidencies<br /></a><br /></li>

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<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/12/harris-team-election/680844/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfB5C95WgkaKlF3iXf3MC9nVE&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share">Ron's interviews with Kamala's advisers<br /></a><br /></li>

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<a href="https://youtu.be/-L3T5dKf6oI?si=vWdo5awzsaI-4PqS">Tim's interview with Rep. Jim Himes<br /></a><br /></li>

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<a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674689374">The book Ron referenced, "The Politics Presidents Make"<br /></a><br /></li>

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<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dApY6YT48kTh6j9xFDQch">Tim's playlist<br /></a><br /></li>

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