On today’s BradCast [audio link posted below], the historic nomination of Hillary Clinton for President of the United States on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, as Dems continue to seek unity in a still-fractured party, Republican nominee Donald Trump calls for Russia to hack and publicly release emails from Clinton’s time as Sec. of State, and the latest data-based prediction from FiveThirtyEight.com finds Trump with a 55% likelihood of winning the Presidency, compared to Clinton’s 45%, if the election were held today.
With all of that history and madness in mind, we turn to calls from listeners on all of the above. Many (though not all) say they still refuse to vote Clinton, despite Bernie Sanders’ plea for them to do so. Others argue why Clinton (and even Trump) should be elected. Our friend and historian Jon Wiener, of The Nation and Pacifica Radio’s KPFK also calls in to (somewhat) refute FiveThirtyEight’s prediction, and I do my best to challenge everyone to support their positions.
Suffice to say, it was a very lively caller segment today.
We then finish up with Desi Doyen and the Green News Report’s wrap up of last week’s Republican convention in Cleveland (including a fact-check on Trump’s promise to burn much more coal), and new data on more record heat across the globe…
Fox News doesn’t think it is biased.
Fox News thinks it is objectively true that Republicans are always right and Democrats are always wrong.
Similarly, Brad isn’t “bullying callers” today.
And he’s certainly not campaigning for Hillary Clinton.
It’s just that anybody who doesn’t want to vote for Clinton, you see, happens to be objectively wrong.
Nemo @1 said:
Not only is that untrue but it’s actually the opposite of what I actually said on today’s show. You may wish to listen more closely. Or not.
It’s hard to argue with a brick wall Republicans Economy bad, Take away their guns, War with Islam, I don’t care where you drive today and you will see new motels, new service stations, new malls, road construction, office building. The economy bad Economy bad. The brick wall says so
Nemo @1 wrote:
It is dangerous to assume that anything that anyone at the Fox “News” network honestly believes anything they have to say. Indeed, one has to question whether anything resembling actual thinking takes place there.
538 was using polls plus and with the proviso if the election were held today. And it was so yesterday. Clinton is back in front and her lead will increase.
Chuck –
That was actually 538’s Now-Cast (If election held today) and Trump is still leading Clinton there (though not by as much) today.