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Trump Voters Feel Betrayed: Why GOP Senators Are Spooked Sep 25, 2026

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On today's podcast, The Washington Monthly's Bill Scher swings by to break down why 2026 is lining up as a Democratic midterm year: collapsing Trump energy in MAGA country, a sense of betrayal over prices and the Iran war, real disposable income going the wrong way, and GOP incumbents starting to inch away from the president — too late and too timid.Then, Matt talks with Rory Riley Topping, about her new book 'Draw the Line in Ohio: How One State's Fight for Fair Maps Explains Gerrymandering in America.' Get 'DRAW THE LINE IN OHO' https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Draw-the-Line-in-Ohio/Rory-Riley-Topping/9781493098033Subscribe to Matt Lewis on Substack: https://mattklewis.substack.com/Support Matt Lewis at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattlewisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattLewisDCTwitter: https://twitter.com/mattklewisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattlewisreels/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhSMpjOzydlnxm5TDcYn0A– Who is Matt Lewis? –Matt K. Lewis is a political commentator and the author of Filthy Rich Politicians.Buy Matt's books: FILTHY RICH POLITICIANS: https://www.amazon.com/Filthy-Rich-Politicians-Creatures-Ruling-Class/dp/1546004416TOO DUMB TO FAIL: https://www.amazon.com/Too-Dumb-Fail-Revolution-Conservative/dp/0316383937Copyright © 2026, BBL & BWL, LLC

GOP Candidates Are Distancing From Trump — This Tells You More Than Polls Sep 24, 2026

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During this week's podcast, Chris Cillizza and Matt discuss:

— Multiple Republicans in competitive midterm races are publicly distancing from Trump for the first time in years.

— Why candidate behavior and ad strategy are more revealing than polls.

— Trump assembled an unusually broad 2024 coalition (Hispanics, young men, farmers, MAGA, some America First doves, podcast audiences) and then chose fights that fractured it.

— The “Roadhouse”/Patrick Swayze Rule” of immigration: enforce the border, but “be nice.”

— Trump as a gifted outsider candidate who is a poor governing president: the same instincts that built a non-traditional coalition and broke opponents fail when he has to deliver prices, end a war, and hold a fragile majority together.

— Mary Peltola / “mean boss” story vs. Democratic “woke” staff culture.— The GOP’s MONEY advantage. But can they make the voters eat the dog food??— It looks like AOC is gonna run. But is that bad news in a world where female candidates keep losing to Trump?

— And MUCH more!

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– Who is Matt Lewis? –Matt K. Lewis is a political commentator and the author of Filthy Rich Politicians.

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Baltimore Orioles Owner David Rubenstein on Sports Ownership Sep 23, 2026

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David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group and owner of the Baltimore Orioles, talks with Matt about his new book, 'INSIDE THE OWNERS BOX.'

During this podcast conversation, Rubenstein and Lewis discuss the following:

— Why Rubenstein wrote 'Inside the Owner’s Box' after finding almost no books from the owner’s perspective

— Buying the Orioles as a philanthropic bet on Baltimore, not just a business deal

— The emotional gap between private equity and owning a team fans live and die with

— Why the textbook rebuild (Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Jackson Holliday) hasn’t delivered

— Process vs. results when judging a General Manager after last-place finishes

— How player prices and free agency have exploded since he bought the team

— Where owners actually sit: suite, bunker, dugout, or the bleachers

— The childhood house that wouldn’t let him in — and the baseball cards that were thrown away

— Sports betting, prop bets, and whether Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame

— Cal Ripken, Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, and the Orioles pantheon

— Should baseball have a salary cap?

— What makes a good owner: passion, city, and trusting the baseball people

— Camden Yards, instant replay misses, and “Thank God I’m a Country Boy”

— Philanthropy, the Giving Pledge, and lessons from Bob Kraft, Ted Leonsis, and other owners

— And MUCH more!

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Trump Bans CNN From the White House — Then Lectures America on 'Dignity' Sep 22, 2026

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On this week's podcast, Charlie Sykes and Matt discuss:

— Trump’s Truth Social rant justifying the media ban and calling outlets “third-rate clowns”

— Appeasement at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — and why it failed

— Approval ratings near the “Hoover line” and Republicans distancing themselves

— How the 2024 coalition is fracturing: farmers, Hispanics, Gen Z, and the podcast bros

— Another ICE shooting in Austin, Texas.

— Kash Patel’s FBI policy change on bestiality and what it signals about recruitment

— Pete Hegseth, lame-duck risks, and the 2026 Senate map (Texas, Iowa, Alaska, and more)

— Data centers as a sleeper issue and why Trump’s daily distractions aren’t helping Republicans

— And MUCH more!

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A Putin Ally Paid for Don Jr.’s Wedding. Plus, Trump Just Picked the Wrong Side of The AI Debate Sep 15, 2026

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On this week's podcast conversation, Charlie Sykes and Matt discuss:

— A Putin-linked Russian oligarch spent hundreds of thousands on Don Jr. Bahamas wedding weekend. Why this would have been a career-ending scandal in any other era, and how it lines up with Trump’s posture toward Putin and Ukraine.

— Trump goes all-in as cheerleader for AI data centers while polls show almost nobody wants them next door.

— Midterm weather report: Mary Peltola’s good debate in Alaska, Roger Marshall’s Kansas mess, and Ted Cruz getting booed by college football fans. — The Senate is the real prize: blocking Trump’s Supreme Court and appellate appointments, and Cabinet-style MAGA appointments.

— SCOTUS slaps down Trump’s Postal Service scheme on mail-in ballots, 7–2 — and why Alito and Thomas dissenting is the tell.

— Mitch McConnell finally gets wheeled out for votes, and why we have to fix geriatric Washington.— And MUCH more!

– Who is Matt Lewis? –Matt K. Lewis is a political commentator and the author of Filthy Rich Politicians.

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David Drucker on Trump’s $5K “Dividend” & “Pretend I’m On the Ballot” Midterm Strategy Sep 10, 2026

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On today's podcast, David Drucker, Senior Writer for The Dispatch and MSNOW contributor, talks with Matt about:

— Trump tells Republicans at the Dallas midterm convention: pretend he’s on the ballot. Smart strategy or crazy?

— The $5,000 “dividend” promise if GOP keeps the House and Senate — incentive or bribe?

— Why the strategy may fire up MAGA voters but alienate regular Republicans

— Sen. John Fetterman’s convention video and whether he has a future in the Democratic Party

— What to expect from JD Vance’s speech and the 2028 Vance vs. Rubio picture

— Texas Senate: Can James Talarico beat scandal-plagued Ken Paxton?

— David Drucker on covering politics daily on Morning Joe

— And MUCH more!

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Trump’s MAGA Convention, Elon’s Nazi Problem & JD Vance's 'End Times' Sep 08, 2026

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On today’s podcast, Charlie Sykes and I discuss:

— After Labor Day is when the campaign dynamics are “baked in”

— Trump MAGA PAC finally spending hundreds of millions — why late money is weaker than early money

— "Trumpalooza” midterm convention in Texas: turnout play vs. highlighting an unpopular president

— Susan Collins on Liz Cheney and the “doom loop of relevance”

— Trump AI slop and imperialism memes (U.S. swallowing North/Central America, Canada “governor,” hockey-stick clip) and blowback from allies

— JD Vance’s says he’s fine if his work “leads to the end times” (and if the world goes on, that’s OK, too)

— John Fetterman WSJ/aide reports, possible party switch scenario

— Ivanka sunset horse-ride video

— And MUCH more!

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– Who is Matt Lewis? –Matt K. Lewis is a political commentator and the author of Filthy Rich Politicians.

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61 Days Out: The Midterms Look Like a Democratic Wave — Until You Look Race by Race Sep 03, 2026

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On today's podcast, Chris Cillizza and Matt discuss:

— Every traditional midterm indicator points to a Democratic year, so why do the individual races look dicey?

— Why toss-up Senate races (Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Texas) almost never split 50-50 — they move together

— Michigan: Tucker Carlson says he wouldn’t vote for Mike Rogers “at gunpoint.” Serious question: Is Rogers actually a good candidate?

— 2028 Democratic calendar: South Carolina going first, what it does to Gavin Newsom, Andy Beshear, AOC, and everyone else

— Ted Cruz’s 2028 theory: the last mainstream-ish Reagan Republican standing if Vance and the rest crash

— Texas: James Talarico leading or tied with Ken Paxton for months; Karl Rove, John Cornyn, and John Kennedy all sounding alarms

— Trump’s midterm strategy: “Pretend I’m on the ballot” — but is this strategy smart or dumb?

— Milo Yiannopoulos goes on on Piers Morgan after being deported: hypocrisy, the veil of ignorance, and why “there but for the grace of God go I” matters more than ever.

— And a LOT more!

Elon Musk Is the GOP’s Hasan Piker — Make Him the GOP Face of the Midterms Aug 31, 2026

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On today’s podcast conversation, Charlie Sykes and Matt discuss:

— Why Elon Musk’s midterm cash is both a Republican windfall and a political liability

— Hasan Piker vs. Elon Musk: the huge asymmetry Democrats keep ignoring

— How Musk’s Wisconsin Supreme Court spend spectacularly backfired

— “The richest bigot in the world” — documented racism, antisemitism, and why GOP candidates should have to own it

— Tech oligarchs, DOGE, data centers, and the populist backlash to billionaire politics

— Milo Yiannopoulos deported: when the MAGA revolution eats its own— Pete Hegseth 2028 rumors, Pentagon purges, Stars and Stripes firings, and wartime secrecy

— Trump threatens the FCC over Kristen Welker and “Meet the Press”— Mail-in voting rules, chaos as strategy, and laying the groundwork to reject 2026 results

— Washington Post ordered to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah after Charlie Kirk posts — plus the larger problem of celebrating political violence

— And MUCH more!

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– Who is Matt Lewis? –Matt K. Lewis is a political commentator and the author of Filthy Rich Politicians.

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David Frum: Trump’s Canada Trade War Is America Hitting Itself in the Head Aug 26, 2026

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During today's podcast, The Atlantic's David Frum and I discuss:

— Why Trump’s tariffs on Canadian aluminum are raising costs for everything from airplanes to toilet paper

— Why this trade war is “picking up a hammer and hitting yourself in the head."

— How America is pushing Canada and others toward “equidistance” from the U.S., China, and India instead of closer partnership

— David's conversation with Michigan AG Dana Nessel: What are Jewish voters supposed to do when progressive Democrats treat concern for Israel as a threat to their safety?

— Data centers, AI risks, and why the tangible nuisances distract from the real governance problem

— Frum’s warning to Democrats about misreading a 2026 “mandate” on borders, cultural issues, and the ability to say “no”

— Climate reality vs. political disappearance

— And MUCH more!

Subscribe to Matt Lewis on Substack: https://mattklewis.substack.com/Support Matt Lewis at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattlewisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattLewisDCTwitter: https://twitter.com/mattklewisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattlewisreels/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhSMpjOzydlnxm5TDcYn0A– Who is Matt Lewis? –Matt K. Lewis is a political commentator and the author of Filthy Rich Politicians.Buy Matt's books: FILTHY RICH POLITICIANS: https://www.amazon.com/Filthy-Rich-Politicians-Creatures-Ruling-Class/dp/1546004416TOO DUMB TO FAIL: https://www.amazon.com/Too-Dumb-Fail-Revolution-Conservative/dp/0316383937

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