I joined Puck News‘ Tara Palmeri for her Ringer podcast, Somebody’s Gotta Win. Check it out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your feed.

Tara is joined by Republican political strategist Liam Donovan to discuss the state of the presidential race after last week’s debate. They take a hard look at which direction the critical swing states are currently leaning, shine a light on the latest attacks on Vice President Harris from Team Trump, and talk about how the latest apparent assassination attempt on Trump is registering with voters.

I joined Fox News‘ Dana Perino for her podcast, Perino on Politics. Give it a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your feed.

Both major parties have their tickets set for the 2024 Presidential Election. But on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, what does the polling tell us about the state of the race today? Senior Political Strategist with Bracewell LLP Liam Donovan discusses what issues and voter demographics will decide November’s election.

Liam and Dana look at both the electoral map and the Senate map to examine how competitive races are playing out across the country. Later, they discuss the media’s bias toward Vice President Harris despite her lack of interviews on the campaign trail.

Uphill Battle: With early voting beginning in less than a month, Democrats have been focused on their ‘get out the vote’ efforts. Liam emphasizes that former President Trump must unwind some of his old rhetoric or else Republicans might hurt themselves with turnout.

Clips and highlights below:

I joined veteran Democratic pollster Zac McCrary for his Pro Politics Podcast to unpack the events of the past two weeks, and what we should expect from the House GOP conference going forward.

Listen to the full episode here.

Show notes via Pro Politics:

Liam Donovan, a principal at Bracewell and longtime insider and observer of the Hill GOP, returns to weigh in on a chaotic couple of weeks in the House – including the surprise sidestepping of a government shutdown, the toppling of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and the budding race to fill his shoes. In this conversation, Liam talks the factors that led to McCarthy’s ouster, how House Democrats could’ve “saved” him (and why they didn’t), how he’s thinking about the nascent race to be the next Speaker, a check-in on the ’24 GOP presidential primary & more.


IN THIS EPISODE

Liam’s take on the 9-month tenure of Speaker McCarthy…

Liam’s biggest surprises in the saga of the toppling of Kevin McCarthy…

Why the CR to keep the government open both antagonized GOP rebels while alienating House Democrats…

Why Democrats might have chosen to “save” McCarthy…and why they didn’t…

How Liam is looking at the Jordan vs. Scalise battle for Speaker…

Liam on the possibility of a McCarthy Restoration…

Why acting-Speaker Patrick McHenry could be a default longer-term option…

A couple members of the GOP conference who Liam thinks will be predictive of who emerges from the fight for Speaker…

Liam on a possible shutdown after the 45-day CR elapses…

The path forward for additional funding of Ukraine…

Liam’s latest take on Trump’s strength in the GOP presidential primary and the campaigns of Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley…

AND big bargaining chips, catching the fly, Wile E. Coyote, the debt limit crisis, Diet Trump, discharge petitions, evil-genius super villains, Brian Fitzpatrick, the Freedom Caucus, the Gaetz 8, the Full Ginsberg, Lindsay Graham, gratuitous shutdowns, Garret Graves, Ben Jacobs, Hakeem Jeffries, jousting with totems, Mitch McConnell, nihilism, AOC, Nancy Pelosi, Politico, procedural blockades, Punchbowl, The Republican Study Committee, revocable non-support, tipping points, Glenn Youngkin…& more!