Democrats’ Primary Dilemma And The Mood Of The Country Under Trump 2.0

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🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, pollster John McLaughlin joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to put a finger on the pulse of the country months into President Donald Trump's second term and preview Americans' feelings about how the economy, deep state corruption, and more will affect Democrats' candidate choice and upcoming elections.

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0:00.0	And we are back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
0:21.1	I'm Matt Kittle's senior elections correspondent at The Federalist and your experience
0:26.1	Sherpa on today's quest for knowledge.
0:29.3	As always, you can email the show at radio at thefederalist.com.
0:33.7	Follow us on X at FDRLST.
0:37.0	Make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcast and, of course,
0:40.5	to the premium version of our website as well. Our guest today is legendary pollster John
0:47.0	McLaughlin, Trump's Polster, a CEO and partner with New York-based McLaughlin and associates.
0:54.5	Let's take a look at the latest numbers and the state of play moving into the midterms.
1:01.2	And there's no better pollster to talk to about that than John McLaughlin.
1:06.4	Good afternoon, sir.
1:07.5	Thank you so much for joining us on this edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
1:11.5	Matt, great to be with you again. It's been a while since we chatted, and boy,
1:16.5	some things have happened since then. Over the last eight months or so, it's kind of been like
1:24.2	drinking from a fire hose for those in the reporting business,
1:27.7	and I'm sure those in the polling business, too.
1:30.7	Let's start with the numbers.
1:32.5	You have some very interesting numbers in your latest poll,
1:36.1	and I want to start where Americans feel about where we stand,
1:42.4	at least the latest numbers in the McLaughlin Associates poll.
1:46.8	I find this interesting.
1:48.3	49% say the country is on the wrong track.
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