Aaron Rupar

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“Neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”

1 week ago | publicnotice.co | Aaron Rupar |Thor Benson

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Can Dems win Iowa? with Laura Belin

1 week ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Aaron Rupar |Laura Belin

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk with fellow Substacker Laura Belin all about Iowa!You can subscribe to Laura’s newsletter by clicking the button below:Laura tells us:Why she wasn’t shocked to hear Republican Sen. Joni Ernst might not run again—but why she still expects her to. How Democratic strength in Iowa, once a swing state, has eroded but not vanished.
Can Dems win Iowa? w/Laura Belin

1 week ago | laurabelin.substack.com | Laura Belin |David Nir |Aaron Rupar

Thanks to all who tuned into hear me talk Iowa politics withIt’s been a busy week for me with podcasts—in addition to “KHOI’s Capitol Week,” I also joinedfor the 100th episode ofLater today I’ll be withfor the last time before that pod goes on summer hiatus.
Trump's war on immigrants has boomeranged

2 weeks ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Aaron Rupar

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice pull the curtain back on the conventional wisdom that immigration is Donald Trump’s strong suit. David and Aaron explain:Why Trump’s polling on immigration has taken a nosedive since he deployed the military to Los Angeles.
Trump's war on immigrants has boomeranged

2 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Aaron Rupar |David Nir

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice pull the curtain back on the conventional wisdom that immigration is Donald Trump’s strong suit. David and Aaron explain:Why Trump’s polling on immigration has taken a nosedive since he deployed the military to Los Angeles.
Adam Serwer on America's "new dark age"

3 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Aaron Rupar |Thor Benson

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Trump & Musk: Rapid unscheduled disassembly

3 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Aaron Rupar |David Nir |Joe Sudbay

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice share a hearty laugh with Joe Sudbay, who hosts “State of the States” on SiriusXM Progress, over the rapid unscheduled disassembly of the Trump-Musk bromance.
'Big Beautiful Bill' = big ugly nightmare

4 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Aaron Rupar |David Nir

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice hold their noses as they dissect the politics of Donald Trump’s nightmarish “Big Beautiful Bill.”Aaron and David discuss:Why passage of the bill is by no means assured, thanks to the competing demands of prickly Republican senators. Why you shouldn’t buy any of the soft-focus encomiums to Elon Musk, whose reign was pure disaster (and may not even be over).
Matt Gertz on Trump’s safe space: Fox News

1 month ago | publicnotice.co | Aaron Rupar |David Nir |Matt Gertz

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk with Matt Gertz, senior fellow at Media Matters, the indispensable media watchdog organization. Matt sheds light on today’s right-wing media ecosystem, including:How two dozen people with Fox News on their résumés now occupy senior posts in the Trump administration.
Nir & Rupar: Talking with Political Wire’s Taegan Goddard

1 month ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Taegan Goddard |Aaron Rupar

On the latest edition of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk with Taegan Goddard, founder of the must-read site Political Wire. You can become a Political Wire subscriber by clicking the button just below:On the show, Taegan tells us:How a feature in the Wall Street Journal inspired him to create his own news site—all the way back in 1999.