Articles in Category: Kris Kobach

House GOP’s ‘One-Two Punch to Shut Down Office of Congressional Ethics’: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2023

Guest: Public Citizen's Government Affairs lobbyist Craig Holman; Also: VA's Youngkin kills new Ford EV battery plant, 2,500 new jobs; Kobach fined by FEC as he takes seat as top law enforcement official in KS...

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Brad Friedman,
1/18/2023 -
5:38 pm PT

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ELECTION 2022: Worst Red Wave Ever! (or, BEST Red Wave Ever?): ‘BradCast’ 11/9/2022

Conventional wisdom and corporate media proven wrong. Again.; Also: Big midterm wins, losses, surprises as voters hold the line for democracy, Congressional majorities remain up in the air...

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Brad Friedman,
11/9/2022 -
6:17 pm PT

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UNconventional Times: Power of Abortion Rights (and Danger of Election Deniers) on the Ballot: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2022

Critical lessons (and warnings) from primary results in AZ, KS, MI, MO, WA, OH; Also: IN Rep. Walorski killed in crash; A farewell to Vin Scully...

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Brad Friedman,
8/3/2022 -
6:07 pm PT

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H.R.1: Ambitious Democratic Measure Tackles Vote Suppression, Enhances Election Security

Landmark bill would enact long-overdue voting reforms, but needs at least one key rewrite to close a loophole regarding hand-marked paper ballots...

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Ernest A. Canning,
2/5/2021 -
10:35 am PT

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The Stolen, Packed, Rightwing U.S. Supreme Court Not Terrible for Several Days in a Row: ‘BradCast’ 12/15/2020

Guest: Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on recent cases, Bill Barr, Kris Kobach and accountability for TX' attempt to overturn the election; Also: GOP now eating its own with GA's U.S. Senate runoffs underway...

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Brad Friedman,
12/15/2020 -
7:54 pm PT

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‘Do Not Let Them Take Away Your Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 8/20/2020

Obama's DNC Day 3 speech for the ages; Also: All the President's Accountability - Bannon arrested for fraud, Trump loses again on taxes...

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Brad Friedman,
8/20/2020 -
6:10 pm PT

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Progressive Victories (and Some Losses) in MO, MI, AZ, WA, KS State Primaries: ‘BradCast’ 8/5/2020

Guest: Howie Klein of Down With Tyranny; Also: Disgraced Kobach and Watkins lose in KS; Disgraced Arpaio in the running in AZ; GOP Guv restores voting rights to former felons in IA...

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Brad Friedman,
8/5/2020 -
6:41 pm PT

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Trump’s Executive Memo on Congressional Apportionment is ‘Patently Unconstitutional’: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2020

Guest: Constitutional attorney Thomas Wolf of Brennan Center's Democracy Program; Also: America STRONGLY against Trump school reopening plan during COVID surge; And, Kris Kobach for Senate!

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Brad Friedman,
7/22/2020 -
7:00 pm PT

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Charles Koch’s 50-Year Effort to Privatize the U.S. Postal Service May Be on the Brink of Success: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2020

Guest: Longtime Koch researcher Lisa Graves; Also: Biden, Obama, Gates Twitter accounts hacked, but Nov. voting should be fine; KS Repub Congressman indicted on four voter fraud counts! Trump should be next...

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Brad Friedman,
7/15/2020 -
7:27 pm PT

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Amash Getting In? Economy Tapping Out. Much More Election News of Note: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2020

Biden takes OH; Mfume wins in MD; Yang sues NY state; MI's Amash likely running for Prez; Kobach loses again in KS; Also: Trump and economy sink like stones and a NYer on the government's f**ked up response...

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Brad Friedman,
4/29/2020 -
6:51 pm PT

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U.S. Financial System ‘Whistling Past a Climate Graveyard’: ‘BradCast’ 12/6/2019

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on mag's landmark Green New Deal edition; Also: House GOPers jumping ship (several heading to jail)...

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Brad Friedman,
12/6/2019 -
6:18 pm PT

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Trump’s Unlawful Border Orders; And on Pressing 2020 Candidates for Answers: ‘BradCast’ 4/9/2019

Also: Kansas conman Kobach's comeback?; GOP's 'Green Real Deal'...

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Brad Friedman,
4/9/2019 -
6:25 pm PT

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Court News (Good and Bad) on Gerrymandering, Voting, Guns, and Abortion: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Record flooding in Midwest; Beto, Bernie and Buttigieg; The definitive truth about Daylight Saving Time...

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Brad Friedman,
3/18/2019 -
6:59 pm PT

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Trump DoJ Ignored NC’s GOP Absentee Ballot Fraud in 2016, So It Happened Again in 2018: ‘BradCast’ 1/23/2019

Also: Govt still closed; Trump approval plummeting; Pelosi calls his SOTU bluff; Cohen cancels; Maher: How the middle-class has been squeezed...

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Brad Friedman,
1/23/2019 -
6:46 pm PT

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DEMS TAKE HOUSE, GOVERNORSHIPS; GOP Holds Senate; Questions About Some Reported Results: ‘BradCast’ 11/7/2018

Also: Trump fires Sessions, but we won't let that derail us today...

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Brad Friedman,
11/7/2018 -
6:33 pm PT

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Primary Results from Six States and Trump’s $1.8 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Grift Machine: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2026

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NAACP Calls for Voting Rights Boycott of College Sports at Southern Schools: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2026

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More GOP Vote Rigging Underway. Hey, Maryland Dems! Time to Get Crackin’!: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2026

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Guest: Kate Riga of Talking Points Memo; Also: SC Senate leader blocks U.S. House gerrymandering; Primary results from WV, NE...

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Offshore Oil Rig Fire in SoCal a Preview of Trump’s NEXT Huge Failure: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2026

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Articles in Category: Kris Kobach

Guest: Public Citizen's Government Affairs lobbyist Craig Holman; Also: VA's Youngkin kills new Ford EV battery plant, 2,500 new jobs; Kobach fined by FEC as he takes seat as top law enforcement official in KS...

Conventional wisdom and corporate media proven wrong. Again.; Also: Big midterm wins, losses, surprises as voters hold the line for democracy, Congressional majorities remain up in the air...

Critical lessons (and warnings) from primary results in AZ, KS, MI, MO, WA, OH; Also: IN Rep. Walorski killed in crash; A farewell to Vin Scully...

Landmark bill would enact long-overdue voting reforms, but needs at least one key rewrite to close a loophole regarding hand-marked paper ballots...

Guest: Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on recent cases, Bill Barr, Kris Kobach and accountability for TX' attempt to overturn the election; Also: GOP now eating its own with GA's U.S. Senate runoffs underway...

Obama's DNC Day 3 speech for the ages; Also: All the President's Accountability - Bannon arrested for fraud, Trump loses again on taxes...

Guest: Howie Klein of Down With Tyranny; Also: Disgraced Kobach and Watkins lose in KS; Disgraced Arpaio in the running in AZ; GOP Guv restores voting rights to former felons in IA...

Guest: Constitutional attorney Thomas Wolf of Brennan Center's Democracy Program; Also: America STRONGLY against Trump school reopening plan during COVID surge; And, Kris Kobach for Senate!

Guest: Longtime Koch researcher Lisa Graves; Also: Biden, Obama, Gates Twitter accounts hacked, but Nov. voting should be fine; KS Repub Congressman indicted on four voter fraud counts! Trump should be next...

Biden takes OH; Mfume wins in MD; Yang sues NY state; MI's Amash likely running for Prez; Kobach loses again in KS; Also: Trump and economy sink like stones and a NYer on the government's f**ked up response...

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on mag's landmark Green New Deal edition; Also: House GOPers jumping ship (several heading to jail)...

Also: Kansas conman Kobach's comeback?; GOP's 'Green Real Deal'...

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Record flooding in Midwest; Beto, Bernie and Buttigieg; The definitive truth about Daylight Saving Time...

Also: Govt still closed; Trump approval plummeting; Pelosi calls his SOTU bluff; Cohen cancels; Maher: How the middle-class has been squeezed...

Also: Trump fires Sessions, but we won't let that derail us today...

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Results and context from AL, GA, ID, KY, OR, PA; Also: Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol cops file suit to shutdown Trump's 'insurrectionist slush fund'...

Also: We endorse Trump's endorsement in TX GOP U.S. Senate runoff!; DOJ adds MORE corruption to Trump's already 'most corrupt' agreement in U.S. history...

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