DeSantis Campaign Promises "Leaner and Meaner." Is Meaner Even Possible?
The Mona Charen Show
The Bulwark
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Will Saletan joins the panel to discuss whether DeSantis's campaign is moribund, and whether the right or the left learned the lessons of COVID policy failures. Plus, in our "Highlights and Lowlights "segment, Damon spotlights the political crisis in Israel, and Linda shares a story of love and loss.
Damon's:
https://gideons.substack.com/p/break-the-barrel-to-get-rid-of-the
Will's:
http://brightlinewatch.org/uncharted-territory-the-aftermath-of-presidential-indictments
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6331842627112
Bill's:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/us/politics/nikki-haley-abortion.html
Mona's:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/politics/rudy-giuliani-georgia-election-workers/index.html
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Harry. Hello mate. How'd you fancy in the big match? |
| 0:04.1 | Well fung enough I've been at both training grounds this week from what I saw |
| 0:07.8 | and you didn't hear this from me. Your best bet is to have a few quit on half |
| 0:11.6 | for two or more goals. The lads are an absolute genius. |
| 0:14.5 | Sorry Harry what was the name? Now just told you you need them |
| 0:17.7 | luggles cleaning pedal. But Harry, sorry mate I got a run |
| 0:20.8 | the dog's done in solder slippers. Harry? Listen to Harry and make your best bet |
| 0:27.0 | up bet Victor. Eighteen plus please gamble responsibly. |
| 0:39.0 | Welcome to beg to differ the bulwarks weekly round table discussion |
| 0:44.1 | featuring civil conversation across the political spectrum. |
| 0:47.6 | We range from center left to center right. I'm Mona Charon, syndicated columnist |
| 0:52.5 | and policy editor at the bulwark and I'm joined by our regulars |
| 0:56.2 | Bill Galston of the Brookings institution in the Wall Street Journal |
| 0:59.6 | Damon Linker who writes the sub-stack newsletter notes from the middle ground |
| 1:04.2 | and Linda Chavez of the Nis Ganon Center. Our special guest this week is the bulwarks |
| 1:10.1 | own Will Salatin author of the fantastic short book also audio |
| 1:16.7 | production called the Corruption of Lindsay Graham which is available if you go |
| 1:22.0 | to the bulwark.com you can find that highly |
| 1:26.0 | recommended all right topic one is the DeSantis campaign |
| 1:32.4 | done is it over this week DeSantis announced a reset of his campaign |
| 1:39.2 | as of last April he was standing at about 31% among Republicans |
| 1:46.3 | compared with Trump's 46% today Trump is at 53.1 and DeSantis is down to 18.4 |
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