Tim Miller: GOP Lawmakers DESERVE to be Torched at Town Halls!
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🗓️ 2 September 2025
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| 0:23.7 | deadline White House, with Steph Ruhl and for Nicole. Also, Matt Dowd, and I'm a man, Eddie |
| 0:28.8 | glad on with me. We talked about the town halls and the protests we've been seeing, |
| 0:34.4 | pushing back against Republican lawmakers, against the Trump administration |
| 0:38.1 | agenda. |
| 0:39.6 | And I'm pretty encouraged, but I keep, I keep trying to say, I think that it's important |
| 0:45.6 | to have these things in context. |
| 0:47.5 | I think that there is a really energized element of the pro-democracy movement, the anti-Trump movement right now. |
| 0:56.0 | Energy is very important in the midterms. |
| 0:58.2 | I don't know that we're seeing a ton of evidence of like a sea change in support for him. |
| 1:06.3 | But I think that the most engaged people right now are on the anti-Trump side, which wasn't always true. |
| 1:14.0 | And, you know, I mean, we could make fun of Trump's rallies if you want. |
| 1:17.6 | But you saw a lot of energy on the Trump side. |
| 1:21.5 | And you're not really seeing that right now. |
| 1:23.4 | You're seeing a lot of energy on the other side. |
| 1:24.9 | I think that's good. |
| 1:25.5 | We also talk about Joni Ernst's decision not to run. |
| 1:28.6 | I have some, you know, a little informed information. |
| 1:33.4 | Is it all information informed? |
| 1:35.2 | Informed gossip for you guys on what motivated that move and what that could mean as far as Iowa being in play. |
| 1:44.8 | We'll say Matt Dowd was a little bit more bullish on Iowa being in play than I am, |
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