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Are Dems Prepared to Counter ‘REDMAP 2.0’?: ‘BradCast’ 5/27/2020

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Trump pretends to be 'furious' at Twitter. He isn't. But he is hoping to distract you (and the media)...

‘It’s 100,000. But We’re Still at the Beginning’: ‘BradCast’ 5/26/2020

Also: Ernest A. Canning on GOP's CA Vote-by-Mail ballot lawsuit; Federal judge guts FL Republicans' newest voter suppression law...

Republicans File Dubious Legal Challenge to California’s Emergency Vote-By-Mail Order

Rightwing organization and GOP candidate Darrell Issa charge mailing ballots to every registered voter violates the U.S. Constitution...

UPDATE: Case likely to be dismissed as moot...

The Race To Stupid: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2020

Trump fires another IG, this one investigating Pompeo; Amash declines to run for Prez; MO allows absentee voting for all (sort of); CA relaxes reopen rules; Anti-lockdown protester threatens journo; Callers ring in...

Virtual (Still Stolen) SCOTUS and ‘Freedom To’ vs. ‘Freedom From’: ‘BradCast’ 5/8/2020

Guest: Slate's legal and justice reporter Dahlia Lithwick; Also: Pence Press Sec., Stephen Miller's wife, tests positive for coronavirus...

Court Reinstates NY Dem Presidential Primary

Judge rules 'all qualified candidates' must remain on the ballot in case filed by former hopeful Andrew Yang with the support of Bernie Sanders

UPDATE: 2d Circuit summarily rejects NY appeal...

Texas (And Six Other States) Said Violating 26th Amendment With Absentee Ballot Restrictions: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2020

Guest: Slate's legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: U.S. economy plummeting at staggering rate; One Fox 'News' host pushes back (a bit)...

NY Dems Nix Presidential Primary – And Other News Both Bad and Good: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2020

NY State Dems under fire for removing Sanders/Biden contest from ballot; Native American Tribes settle ND Photo ID voting lawsuit; Drano Don still swirling after dangerous disinfectant remark; Plus Callers and more!...

Why Voting For Sanders in Remaining Primaries Will Help Biden Win in November

...And ensure the former Veep keeps his promise for 'one of the most progressive administrations since Roosevelt'...

NAACP Sues NC Over Unverifiable Touchscreen Vote Systems; Trump’s Magical Mystery Cure Fails; ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2020

Guest: Attorney Courtney Hostetler; Also: Studies find COVID deaths twice as high as thought, infections 25 to 80 times higher; And 'final dagger in heart of U.S. shale oil industry'?...

Stay-At-Home Protests, Absentee Voting Reforms – Careful What You Wish For: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2020

Guest: Lulu Friesdat of SmartElections.us; Also: GA to open for businesses this week as infections increase; Callers ring in...

Death Cult GOP: ‘BradCast’ 4/17/2020

The so-called 'pro-life' party is now anything but...

Yup, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is to Blame for Some of This Mess Too: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2020

Guest: Financial journalist David Dayen; Also: COVID economic numbers getting worse; TX judge allows absentee voting during pandemic...

Millions of Tons of Fresh Food, Milk Destroyed by Producers as Many Americans Form Breadlines: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2020

Guest: Alexander Sammon of The American Prospect; Also: Some much brighter news about voting in Virginia...and even Pennsylvania!

‘For the Virus, It’s Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel’: Don Siegelman on the Prison COVID-19 Explosion: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2020

An exclusive conversation with AL's former Dem Governor and former federal (political) prisoner; Also: Sanders suspends Presidential run...

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