Fellows Discussion: Trump Indictments and the Politics of 2024

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USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

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🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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CPF Co-Directors Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy join Fall 2023 CPF Fellows, Addisu Demissie, Arnon Mishkin, Mike Schmuhl, and Betty Yee, for a lively discussion on former President Trump’s indictments, what this means for President Biden, and how the 2024 presidential race is shaping up. The conversation also explores their USC study groups and impressive careers in politics.

Featuring:

Addisu Demissie: Principal and Founder of 50+1 Strategies; Fall 2023 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Arnon Mishkin: Political Analyst and Director of the Fox News Election Decision Team; Fall 2023 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Mike Schmuhl: Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party; Former Campaign Manager for Pete Buttigieg 2020; Fall 2023 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Betty Yee: Former California State Controller and Board of Equalization member; Fall 2023 Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
Bob Shrum: Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
Mike Murphy: Co-Director, Center for the Political Future; NBC Political Analyst

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0:00.0	Welcome to the bully pulpit from the University of Southern California Center for the Political Future.
0:11.7	Our podcast brings together America's top politicians, journalists, academics, and strategists from across the political spectrum for discussions on hot button issues where we respect
0:22.0	each other and respect the truth. We hope you enjoy these conversations.
0:29.4	Good evening. I'm Bob Schrum, the director of the Center for the Political Future at USC Dornside.
0:35.4	With me today is the center's co-director, Mike Murphy.
0:38.9	And I do have to read a tweet he sent out earlier today because it captures him perfectly.
0:44.8	He said, the Progoshin thing reminds me, you know, progoshin was in a plane crash, quote
0:50.0	unquote, today, reminds me when I was working in Eastern Europe many years ago, and a vocal
0:55.5	critic of the regime was found dead in his apartment. Official state news reports said, quote,
1:01.1	he was very depressed and committed suicide, shooting himself in the head three times.
1:08.3	On that night, let me welcome everyone to our first event for the academic year.
1:13.6	We'll talk with our panel for about 40 minutes and then leave time for questions from the audience,
1:19.2	and I'll make sure we get to as many of them as possible. We are fortunate to have five
1:23.7	terrific fellows teaching study groups this semester. Today you'll meet four of them,
1:28.3	and we'll have a discussion about what's happening in politics right now, and that's a lot.
1:33.2	The fellow who can't join us for this program, but who will be spending time on campus this semester,
1:38.9	is former White House sheet for staff and former chairman of the Republican National Committee
1:43.6	Rights Breed us. Let me introduce the fellows who are here for today. for staff and former chairman of the Republican National Committee rights
1:44.2	previous. Let me introduce the fellows who are here for today. Adiso
1:48.7	de Misty has led campaigns at the national, state, and local levels, including for
1:54.2	U.S. Senator Cory Booker and California Governor Gavin Newsom. Arden Miskin leads the Fox News
2:00.7	election decision team, which is responsible
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