In this episode of newts World, I'm joined by longtime political reporter and analyst and best selling author Mark Halpern. He's one of the most influential voices in reporting on American politics with his morning newsletter entitled Mark Halprin's Wide World of News, and I have to say I read it every morning and I find it invaluable in offering insights and frankly bringing together the key events of the last twenty four hours in a way that I find very helpful. He's recently started a new platform called two Way, where political novices and political junkies alike can participate for free in live, informative and civil conversations online with people from across the political spectrum. Here to talk about election twenty twenty four, our current political landscape, and his new business venture. I am really pleased to welcome my guest, Mark, Mark, Welcome, and thank you for joining me on the Newsworld as your speaker clerk to be with you.

In this episode of newts World, I'm joined by longtime political reporter and analyst and best selling author Mark Halpern. He's one of the most influential voices in reporting on American politics with his morning newsletter entitled Mark Halprin's Wide World of News, and I have to say I read it every morning and I find it invaluable in offering insights and frankly bringing together the key events of the last twenty four hours in a way that I find very helpful. He's recently started a new platform called two Way, where political novices and political junkies alike can participate for free in live, informative and civil conversations online with people from across the political spectrum. Here to talk about election twenty twenty four, our current political landscape, and his new business venture. I am really pleased to welcome my guest, Mark, Mark, Welcome, and thank you for joining me on the Newsworld as your speaker clerk to be with you.

Appreciate the kind words and we're all living in Newtsworld.

Appreciate the kind words and we're all living in Newtsworld.

Before we talk about your new venture, two Way, I thought we might catch up on some recent news around the twenty twenty four election. Since you're based in New York. Let's talk about the New York three Congressional District special election, which took place on Tuesday, with Tom Swasey, the Democrat one, taking over the seat George Santos Republican health until he was expelled from Congress. Were you surprised? What's your take on the outcome?

Before we talk about your new venture, two Way, I thought we might catch up on some recent news around the twenty twenty four election. Since you're based in New York. Let's talk about the New York three Congressional District special election, which took place on Tuesday, with Tom Swasey, the Democrat one, taking over the seat George Santos Republican health until he was expelled from Congress. Were you surprised? What's your take on the outcome?

Not surprised.

Not surprised.

I think that in special elections it's always important to learn the right lessons and not the wrong ones, and not overread into anything. The basics as you know of this district is it's a Democratic district, it's a Biden district. A Credit candidate was well known previously it held the seat. The Republican candidate was not well known and not a good candidate. And the Democrats spend a ton of money, more than they can spend as an absolute amount or compared to the Republican in other races. So Democrats should have won the seat. But I think the important things to look at are if there were a red wave, if there was the mood of a very anti Biden mood, and some polling in that district, private polling had Donald Trump ahead of Joe Biden. So there's reasons to think that there was a district ripe for the kind of throw the bums out sentiment and the Republican was an outsider, the Democratic insider, but that didn't happen. So there's no current mood to say Democrats just can't win anywhere. And then two more things that I think are important to take away. One is candidate recruitment, something you spend an enormous amount of time.

I think that in special elections it's always important to learn the right lessons and not the wrong ones, and not overread into anything. The basics as you know of this district is it's a Democratic district, it's a Biden district. A Credit candidate was well known previously it held the seat. The Republican candidate was not well known and not a good candidate. And the Democrats spend a ton of money, more than they can spend as an absolute amount or compared to the Republican in other races. So Democrats should have won the seat. But I think the important things to look at are if there were a red wave, if there was the mood of a very anti Biden mood, and some polling in that district, private polling had Donald Trump ahead of Joe Biden. So there's reasons to think that there was a district ripe for the kind of throw the bums out sentiment and the Republican was an outsider, the Democratic insider, but that didn't happen. So there's no current mood to say Democrats just can't win anywhere. And then two more things that I think are important to take away. One is candidate recruitment, something you spend an enormous amount of time.

On in your career.

On in your career.

Over the last few cycles, there's been a lot of focus on Republican Senate recruitment failures. I think if you look at the races around the country that are competitive where Republicans would need to win to keep their majority or expand it, I think you see the kind of weak candidate recruitment potentially with primaries to come, that deviled the Republicans in this district, where the candidate just wasn't a very good candidate. She's got a good bio in some ways, but she didn't run well. And then lastly, I think President Trump has set the Republican Party back in terms of early voting and vote by mail by denouncing them. And I think he saw in that district Republicans remain at a disadvantage there and that's going to have to change for Republicans to do well. And so those are kind of the three main lessons I would take away from a not surprising result.

Over the last few cycles, there's been a lot of focus on Republican Senate recruitment failures. I think if you look at the races around the country that are competitive where Republicans would need to win to keep their majority or expand it, I think you see the kind of weak candidate recruitment potentially with primaries to come, that deviled the Republicans in this district, where the candidate just wasn't a very good candidate. She's got a good bio in some ways, but she didn't run well. And then lastly, I think President Trump has set the Republican Party back in terms of early voting and vote by mail by denouncing them. And I think he saw in that district Republicans remain at a disadvantage there and that's going to have to change for Republicans to do well. And so those are kind of the three main lessons I would take away from a not surprising result.

It was sort of the ironic moment that everything we'd warned about with early voting, they have a blizzard the night before the election, and that morning you have snow all over the district I think eight or nine inches deep, and that further reduced turnout. So an election day focus turnout runs certain dangers, and I was frankly disappointed that all we'd seen about the whole idea of bank the vote and all the Republican national realico, I don't think it had any effect on this special election.

It was sort of the ironic moment that everything we'd warned about with early voting, they have a blizzard the night before the election, and that morning you have snow all over the district I think eight or nine inches deep, and that further reduced turnout. So an election day focus turnout runs certain dangers, and I was frankly disappointed that all we'd seen about the whole idea of bank the vote and all the Republican national realico, I don't think it had any effect on this special election.

Yeah, I agree, And it's just a warning the party's going to have to get better. The way he used to be used to be a Republican thing, and it's flipped completely saw that during COVID and President Trump.

Yeah, I agree, And it's just a warning the party's going to have to get better. The way he used to be used to be a Republican thing, and it's flipped completely saw that during COVID and President Trump.

Is going to have to step it up.

Is going to have to step it up.

And I think good news to the Republican Party if that happens. Is Chris Lasovita, who's been co running the Trump campaign, has now going to also run a lot of the RNC, and I think if he does go over there, and he has given the authority that I think he'll be given. I think this will be a super high priority with him to work with the state parties to get the Republican Party back to at least parody on early vote and vote by mail.

And I think good news to the Republican Party if that happens. Is Chris Lasovita, who's been co running the Trump campaign, has now going to also run a lot of the RNC, and I think if he does go over there, and he has given the authority that I think he'll be given. I think this will be a super high priority with him to work with the state parties to get the Republican Party back to at least parody on early vote and vote by mail.

Everything we've seen the loss of Itta so far. He is a remarkable talent. I mean, he and Susie Wilds have done an amazing job of moving that campaign in a very methodical kind of way. Now, probably the biggest story of the last week special Counsel Robert Hurr and the way he released his report. And I have to say, I think if I were a Democrat, I'd be pretty angry when he says, on the one hand, you know, we're not going to try President Biden. On the other hand, he says, we have to consider that mister Biden quote would likely present himself to a jury as he did during the interview of him as a sympathetic, well meaning elderly man with a poor memory. I mean, maybe accurate, but I thought it was a remarkably tough language for a guy who's running for reelection. And I think it's had a significant impact over the last few days. I don't know that it has a permanent impact. A little bit spending with that, and Biden can operate and prove that he's capable. But what was your reaction?

Everything we've seen the loss of Itta so far. He is a remarkable talent. I mean, he and Susie Wilds have done an amazing job of moving that campaign in a very methodical kind of way. Now, probably the biggest story of the last week special Counsel Robert Hurr and the way he released his report. And I have to say, I think if I were a Democrat, I'd be pretty angry when he says, on the one hand, you know, we're not going to try President Biden. On the other hand, he says, we have to consider that mister Biden quote would likely present himself to a jury as he did during the interview of him as a sympathetic, well meaning elderly man with a poor memory. I mean, maybe accurate, but I thought it was a remarkably tough language for a guy who's running for reelection. And I think it's had a significant impact over the last few days. I don't know that it has a permanent impact. A little bit spending with that, and Biden can operate and prove that he's capable. But what was your reaction?

Totally inappropriate shades of what Jim Comey did. I think these prosecutors who think that they're entitled to pretend that what they're doing is apolitical, and then they're putting themselves right in the midst of a presidential campaign, I think are really out of bounds. And I say that regardless of party. In the two examples I'm citing have hurt Democratic presidential candidates. But I would say the same thing about the way the Justice Department has approached Donald Trump. It's just we saw it with both President Bush forty one as well. It's just these prosecutors. I just don't understand how they do this. And Joe Biden's own attorney general could have influenced this, and Joe's not to so both think it's fair. I'm troubled by the notion that it's Joe Biden's memory, I say, respectfully, because you use that word, and I see people use that word.

Totally inappropriate shades of what Jim Comey did. I think these prosecutors who think that they're entitled to pretend that what they're doing is apolitical, and then they're putting themselves right in the midst of a presidential campaign, I think are really out of bounds. And I say that regardless of party. In the two examples I'm citing have hurt Democratic presidential candidates. But I would say the same thing about the way the Justice Department has approached Donald Trump. It's just we saw it with both President Bush forty one as well. It's just these prosecutors. I just don't understand how they do this. And Joe Biden's own attorney general could have influenced this, and Joe's not to so both think it's fair. I'm troubled by the notion that it's Joe Biden's memory, I say, respectfully, because you use that word, and I see people use that word.

To me. It's it's cognitive ability.

To me. It's it's cognitive ability.

I have a horrible memory, but I think my cognitibility is still not good decent.

I have a horrible memory, but I think my cognitibility is still not good decent.

The question is can he process ideas? Can he make decisions on an informed basis?

The question is can he process ideas? Can he make decisions on an informed basis?

Memory is part of that, but I think it's too narrow a definition of what the issue is. And I've known Joe Biden for more than thirty years. I think I saw him do a book of that in twenty eighteen, before he announced he was running for president, and I saw a man so diminished I felt bad for him and his family. That was before he even announced he was running the first time he's had substantial cognitive loss, not as substantial as some Republicans say, more substantial than those lying on his behalf claim when they say, oh, he's hasn't lost a step, he's every bit as good as he was. The reason I think the Special Council report had an impact, as you said, and I think we'll continue to have an impact, is I think in an odd and crazy way. I think it provided a permission structure for Democratic elected officials, for donors, and for White House reporters who've been covering up for Joe Biden to say, well, now that this intended Special Council said it, now we can actually tell everybody sort of the truth that, in fact, that this is a real issue. And I think that, as you suggested, now the burden of proof is on him. He can't just have his press secretary and his senior aides try it out and say, oh, he runs this ragged on the road. He took a train to Kiev. He's in the best shape of his life. Now he's going to have to demonstrate it. And of course I'll say, finally, the American people didn't need the Special Counsel's report. Seventy five percent or so of the American people can trust their own eyes and ears and see a significant cognitive decline, and they didn't need a Special Council's judgment to already know that and have that be a serious threat to Joe Biden's reelection.

Memory is part of that, but I think it's too narrow a definition of what the issue is. And I've known Joe Biden for more than thirty years. I think I saw him do a book of that in twenty eighteen, before he announced he was running for president, and I saw a man so diminished I felt bad for him and his family. That was before he even announced he was running the first time he's had substantial cognitive loss, not as substantial as some Republicans say, more substantial than those lying on his behalf claim when they say, oh, he's hasn't lost a step, he's every bit as good as he was. The reason I think the Special Council report had an impact, as you said, and I think we'll continue to have an impact, is I think in an odd and crazy way. I think it provided a permission structure for Democratic elected officials, for donors, and for White House reporters who've been covering up for Joe Biden to say, well, now that this intended Special Council said it, now we can actually tell everybody sort of the truth that, in fact, that this is a real issue. And I think that, as you suggested, now the burden of proof is on him. He can't just have his press secretary and his senior aides try it out and say, oh, he runs this ragged on the road. He took a train to Kiev. He's in the best shape of his life. Now he's going to have to demonstrate it. And of course I'll say, finally, the American people didn't need the Special Counsel's report. Seventy five percent or so of the American people can trust their own eyes and ears and see a significant cognitive decline, and they didn't need a Special Council's judgment to already know that and have that be a serious threat to Joe Biden's reelection.

Do you have any serious doubts that he will be the nominee?

Do you have any serious doubts that he will be the nominee?

I'd say the only way he won't be the nominee is one or both of the two ages if he has a health problem so severe that his family says, well, he can't possibly govern the country. I also think if Hunter Biden were convicted and faced prison time, I think it's possible he would pardon him and not run short of those two things, neither of which can be anticipated, and both of which I think have a pretty high par This constant speculation, which you and I discussed on a two way the other day, is constant speculation that Michelle Obama or Gavin Newsom or Gretchen Whitmer is going to be the nominee. With some conventions with Drew, it doesn't accord with reality. He wants to be president again. He thinks he's the only Democrat who can be Donald Trump, and he thinks he's entitled to the nomination, as most incumbent presidents do. So he's going to be the nominee, barring one of the two ages.

I'd say the only way he won't be the nominee is one or both of the two ages if he has a health problem so severe that his family says, well, he can't possibly govern the country. I also think if Hunter Biden were convicted and faced prison time, I think it's possible he would pardon him and not run short of those two things, neither of which can be anticipated, and both of which I think have a pretty high par This constant speculation, which you and I discussed on a two way the other day, is constant speculation that Michelle Obama or Gavin Newsom or Gretchen Whitmer is going to be the nominee. With some conventions with Drew, it doesn't accord with reality. He wants to be president again. He thinks he's the only Democrat who can be Donald Trump, and he thinks he's entitled to the nomination, as most incumbent presidents do. So he's going to be the nominee, barring one of the two ages.

We will be pleased to know that. Even this morning, a very very s guy who's pretty knowledgeable about politics called me to say that he was certain that Barack Obama had decided Michelle should be president and that the switch would take place in June.

We will be pleased to know that. Even this morning, a very very s guy who's pretty knowledgeable about politics called me to say that he was certain that Barack Obama had decided Michelle should be president and that the switch would take place in June.

I hear it every day. Hear it every day. Sometimes it's June, sometimes it's July. I hear it every day. It's not true, but I hear it every day.

I hear it every day. Hear it every day. Sometimes it's June, sometimes it's July. I hear it every day. It's not true, but I hear it every day.

Well, I was delighted to know what we're going to do this today because I had to report that to you because it fits so much what both of us run into. And of course we could end up with a lot of egg in our face if in June she says to run.

Well, I was delighted to know what we're going to do this today because I had to report that to you because it fits so much what both of us run into. And of course we could end up with a lot of egg in our face if in June she says to run.

Sure we could. But look, I can tell you this.

Sure we could. But look, I can tell you this.

As much as I'm expressing almost near certainty that Joe Biden will be the nominee barring a health issue or something with under Biden, I am more certain that Michelle Obama will not be the nominee under any circumstances. She simply does not wish to be an elective office. She's not interested in running, or serving or doing anything related to being elected. So if Joe Biden does he run, it will be someone else. It will not be Michelle Obama.

As much as I'm expressing almost near certainty that Joe Biden will be the nominee barring a health issue or something with under Biden, I am more certain that Michelle Obama will not be the nominee under any circumstances. She simply does not wish to be an elective office. She's not interested in running, or serving or doing anything related to being elected. So if Joe Biden does he run, it will be someone else. It will not be Michelle Obama.

Well, and frankly, if you look at some of the retirements in the Congress, they're expressing a similar sense of exhaustion. Why would I spend my life going through this? I mean, we have turned politics into a combination of blood, sport and total logjam in a way that makes it dramatically less pleasant than when I was speaker. I mean, this is a much nastier, much tougher environment, I think than anytime since the Civil War. I mean, it's just brutal your working assumption that Biden does run. He clearly is running. I mean he's got a nationwide operation that inevitably Kamala Harris is the vice presidential nominee.

Well, and frankly, if you look at some of the retirements in the Congress, they're expressing a similar sense of exhaustion. Why would I spend my life going through this? I mean, we have turned politics into a combination of blood, sport and total logjam in a way that makes it dramatically less pleasant than when I was speaker. I mean, this is a much nastier, much tougher environment, I think than anytime since the Civil War. I mean, it's just brutal your working assumption that Biden does run. He clearly is running. I mean he's got a nationwide operation that inevitably Kamala Harris is the vice presidential nominee.

Yeah, and I spend a lot of time on this too, both.

Yeah, and I spend a lot of time on this too, both.

Reporting it and talking to people about it. She's not interested in going anywhere people have suggested perhaps she shouldn't be on a ticket. She's not interested in stepping down and doing anything else. She wants to be vice president. She wants to be president, and I don't see any reason to think that will change. I don't see anyone who could talk her out of it. Second, is Joe Biden.

Reporting it and talking to people about it. She's not interested in going anywhere people have suggested perhaps she shouldn't be on a ticket. She's not interested in stepping down and doing anything else. She wants to be vice president. She wants to be president, and I don't see any reason to think that will change. I don't see anyone who could talk her out of it. Second, is Joe Biden.

A lot, probably more than anyone alive.

A lot, probably more than anyone alive.

About vice presidents who are disrespected by their presidents, because he was disrespected blessed by Barack Obama himself than by Barack Obama's people. And one of the great uncovered stories is the amount of time they've spent having her hooked up with world leaders, both in the United States and when she travels abroad. Days spend an enormous amount of time setting those up and having her have those meetings to get her ready on paper and in reality in case she has to be president. And so Joe Biden has spent his time doing the opposite of disrespecting her. He spend his time making sure the staff treats her well in every respect. And then finally, look, the Democratic Party politics are such that even if you tried to replace her with a black woman or a non white woman, the elites of the party, particularly her closest allies, would go absolutely ballistic if they tried to replace.

About vice presidents who are disrespected by their presidents, because he was disrespected blessed by Barack Obama himself than by Barack Obama's people. And one of the great uncovered stories is the amount of time they've spent having her hooked up with world leaders, both in the United States and when she travels abroad. Days spend an enormous amount of time setting those up and having her have those meetings to get her ready on paper and in reality in case she has to be president. And so Joe Biden has spent his time doing the opposite of disrespecting her. He spend his time making sure the staff treats her well in every respect. And then finally, look, the Democratic Party politics are such that even if you tried to replace her with a black woman or a non white woman, the elites of the party, particularly her closest allies, would go absolutely ballistic if they tried to replace.

Her, And even if they did.

Her, And even if they did.

It before the convention, during the convention, wherever they did it, it would be a.

It before the convention, during the convention, wherever they did it, it would be a.

Blood bath within the party.

Blood bath within the party.

And right now, I would put the top of Joe Biden's list of immediate political problems is lack of support from the base of the party because of immigration, because of Israel, because of student loans, and other issues. So the last thing he needs is to have a fight with the base of his party and take his approval rating down into the high twenties. So, yes, Amala Harris will be the vice presidential nominee again, barring some hugely unexplained issue.

And right now, I would put the top of Joe Biden's list of immediate political problems is lack of support from the base of the party because of immigration, because of Israel, because of student loans, and other issues. So the last thing he needs is to have a fight with the base of his party and take his approval rating down into the high twenties. So, yes, Amala Harris will be the vice presidential nominee again, barring some hugely unexplained issue.

I think that the way she's evolved, I think on the Republican side, we can't actually assess how confident she is, because her style makes it very hard for Republicans to take her seriously.

I think that the way she's evolved, I think on the Republican side, we can't actually assess how confident she is, because her style makes it very hard for Republicans to take her seriously.

Have you spent a time with her, No, I never have. I knew her before she was a senator a little bit. I don't know her well, but I've spent time with her. I once actually spent a little bit of time with her and Bo Biden, just the three of us, which was part of why I was so confident in my projection that Joe Biden would pick her as his running mate. As I said earlier, Joe Biden is not as far gone as Republicans say he is, and he's not as solid in his facilities as Democrats claim.

Have you spent a time with her, No, I never have. I knew her before she was a senator a little bit. I don't know her well, but I've spent time with her. I once actually spent a little bit of time with her and Bo Biden, just the three of us, which was part of why I was so confident in my projection that Joe Biden would pick her as his running mate. As I said earlier, Joe Biden is not as far gone as Republicans say he is, and he's not as solid in his facilities as Democrats claim.

It's the same with her. She's not nearly as bad as her publicans say.

It's the same with her. She's not nearly as bad as her publicans say.

She's very brave, she's very self aware, she's very facial about public policy. But she's not nearly as good as Democrats say. She's very self conscious about criticism, and she can't slough it off, and so she becomes someone who blames the staff around her, demanding of her staff, looking to feel aggrieved. And there are a lot of people you and I have spent a lot of time with people in politics who fit that profile, and that causes her public performance to suffer. So I think those who are at all surprised by they should look at her presidential campaign, which, while it started somewhat strongly with a good announcement speech, was reflected all of the problems that she has now managing her staff, public presentation, dealing with criticism, and as you know from studying people like Dan Quayle, who's a very smart, able and nice guy, once the narrative sets in that you're not up to the job, it's very difficult to change it because the press and the public sees and opponents sees on the things that reinforce what people think. So, because I knew her before she was famous, I see every day when she's visible, her doing things that I think our is very solid. Then I see her word salad, I see her being indecisive about things, and I know it's going to be a very very steep climb to get her out of this.

She's very brave, she's very self aware, she's very facial about public policy. But she's not nearly as good as Democrats say. She's very self conscious about criticism, and she can't slough it off, and so she becomes someone who blames the staff around her, demanding of her staff, looking to feel aggrieved. And there are a lot of people you and I have spent a lot of time with people in politics who fit that profile, and that causes her public performance to suffer. So I think those who are at all surprised by they should look at her presidential campaign, which, while it started somewhat strongly with a good announcement speech, was reflected all of the problems that she has now managing her staff, public presentation, dealing with criticism, and as you know from studying people like Dan Quayle, who's a very smart, able and nice guy, once the narrative sets in that you're not up to the job, it's very difficult to change it because the press and the public sees and opponents sees on the things that reinforce what people think. So, because I knew her before she was famous, I see every day when she's visible, her doing things that I think our is very solid. Then I see her word salad, I see her being indecisive about things, and I know it's going to be a very very steep climb to get her out of this.

To draw distinction from your perspective, if she did end up ascending to the presidency, if something happened to Biden, I get the sense you think she actually could do the job.

To draw distinction from your perspective, if she did end up ascending to the presidency, if something happened to Biden, I get the sense you think she actually could do the job.

Well, I'm sorry I gave you that sense, because I'm not sure. Like I said, I think she'd be better than her critics think.

Well, I'm sorry I gave you that sense, because I'm not sure. Like I said, I think she'd be better than her critics think.

You wouldn't think it would be an automatic disaster, whereas on our side, most of us think it would be just a nightmare.

You wouldn't think it would be an automatic disaster, whereas on our side, most of us think it would be just a nightmare.

As a citizen, I would hope she would pick a really, really strong vice president to help her govern. It would not be the nightmare that you and those on the right think it would be in terms of definitively unambiguous nightmare. On the other hand, I think she would have some challenges because of this self conscious inability to process criticism or let it roll off her back process.

As a citizen, I would hope she would pick a really, really strong vice president to help her govern. It would not be the nightmare that you and those on the right think it would be in terms of definitively unambiguous nightmare. On the other hand, I think she would have some challenges because of this self conscious inability to process criticism or let it roll off her back process.

In a productive way. I really do think that's a really problem.

In a productive way. I really do think that's a really problem.

She's not dumb. She's a very charming person. She just liked al Gore, Romney, like John Kerrey, like Hillary.

She's not dumb. She's a very charming person. She just liked al Gore, Romney, like John Kerrey, like Hillary.

They're just not able.

They're just not able.

To show their charming sides in a public presentation way as much as they are privately. And I think she would have that challenge as president. I think that's a big challenge. But it's possible she could do the job well enough that it wouldn't be some sort of disaster. And I don't know that she could be a great president, but if she had to serve as president for a couple of years.

To show their charming sides in a public presentation way as much as they are privately. And I think she would have that challenge as president. I think that's a big challenge. But it's possible she could do the job well enough that it wouldn't be some sort of disaster. And I don't know that she could be a great president, but if she had to serve as president for a couple of years.

Again, I think it's possible she could do it.

Again, I think it's possible she could do it.

I didn't realize that you had served as a senior communications advisor for no LE.

I didn't realize that you had served as a senior communications advisor for no LE.

I did a couple of years ago. They asked me to work with them.

I did a couple of years ago. They asked me to work with them.

I believe in their mission of trying to have bipartisan solutions and that a lot of the biggest challenges, like immigration, as we just saw, can only be solved by the parties coming together. So I did work with them, and like I said, I really believe in what they're trying to achieve.

I believe in their mission of trying to have bipartisan solutions and that a lot of the biggest challenges, like immigration, as we just saw, can only be solved by the parties coming together. So I did work with them, and like I said, I really believe in what they're trying to achieve.

I think they're kind of floundering now because they're confronting reality, which is that politics is messy and complicated business, and you can do all the planning you want to, but then you come to a crunch time, and I think they're having a hard time filling the spot. They've done a good job of organizing getting on the ballot, but I was not aware of the Gallop had a poll last month where Robert Kennedy Junior has a fifty two percent favorable and thirty four percent unfavorable, which is substantially better than either Trump or Biden, and yet he seems to be sufficiently disorganized that even though he is a general public popularity unless you could find an alliance with no labels, so I think wouldn't take him, or with the Libertarians. I mean he has said somebody who's already on the ballot, it seems to me. Or he's popular, he will be a relevant Yeah.

I think they're kind of floundering now because they're confronting reality, which is that politics is messy and complicated business, and you can do all the planning you want to, but then you come to a crunch time, and I think they're having a hard time filling the spot. They've done a good job of organizing getting on the ballot, but I was not aware of the Gallop had a poll last month where Robert Kennedy Junior has a fifty two percent favorable and thirty four percent unfavorable, which is substantially better than either Trump or Biden, and yet he seems to be sufficiently disorganized that even though he is a general public popularity unless you could find an alliance with no labels, so I think wouldn't take him, or with the Libertarians. I mean he has said somebody who's already on the ballot, it seems to me. Or he's popular, he will be a relevant Yeah.

Again, I'm not working with no labels now, but I can talk about them and take a little bit of issue what you said in terms of Kennedy unless he takes the Libertarian line and they'll give it to him. I think he flushed seven million dollars as Superpack did down the toilet with a Super Bowl ad for somebody voters can vote for. He's on two ballots, two state ballots now, as I understand it, in states that requires just a few thousand signatures. Getting on the ballot is really hard, and so if he's a Libertarian candidate, they'll get on most ballots and that will be interesting. In terms of their labels. You know you said they're floundering because they don't.

Again, I'm not working with no labels now, but I can talk about them and take a little bit of issue what you said in terms of Kennedy unless he takes the Libertarian line and they'll give it to him. I think he flushed seven million dollars as Superpack did down the toilet with a Super Bowl ad for somebody voters can vote for. He's on two ballots, two state ballots now, as I understand it, in states that requires just a few thousand signatures. Getting on the ballot is really hard, and so if he's a Libertarian candidate, they'll get on most ballots and that will be interesting. In terms of their labels. You know you said they're floundering because they don't.

Have a ticket.

Have a ticket.

They haven't tried to name a ticket yet, and naming a ticket is like, as I always say, it's like finding a spouse in Alaska or a parking place in Manhattan, you only need one. In their case, they need to They need a president and the vice presidential ticket. I think if you look at the public polling, let alone the private pulling, with the public pulling up every news organization in the country, the demand for a third choice that is viable is quite high. If it's Trump versus Biden, tens of millions of people, maybe as high as seventy five percent, do not want to vote for Trump pro Biden.

They haven't tried to name a ticket yet, and naming a ticket is like, as I always say, it's like finding a spouse in Alaska or a parking place in Manhattan, you only need one. In their case, they need to They need a president and the vice presidential ticket. I think if you look at the public polling, let alone the private pulling, with the public pulling up every news organization in the country, the demand for a third choice that is viable is quite high. If it's Trump versus Biden, tens of millions of people, maybe as high as seventy five percent, do not want to vote for Trump pro Biden.

They just don't.

They just don't.

And so the right ticket I think could win. And again, you don't need to win a majority of the vote to win, as everybody listening to his notes, To win the electoral college votes of the state just need a plurality. And I believe the right bipartisan ticket when Democrat won the Republican I believe could win the two hundred and seventy electoral votes.

And so the right ticket I think could win. And again, you don't need to win a majority of the vote to win, as everybody listening to his notes, To win the electoral college votes of the state just need a plurality. And I believe the right bipartisan ticket when Democrat won the Republican I believe could win the two hundred and seventy electoral votes.

That would require them to come in first in a remarkable number of states.

That would require them to come in first in a remarkable number of states.

Well enough to win two hundred and seventy electoral votes. Yeah, but again, the wrong ticket couldn't win a single state. The right ticket could, I think win, And I wouldn't have said that in any other cycle. I've ever covered.

Well enough to win two hundred and seventy electoral votes. Yeah, but again, the wrong ticket couldn't win a single state. The right ticket could, I think win, And I wouldn't have said that in any other cycle. I've ever covered.

Now.

Now.

Pro ran a horrible campaign. You got nineteen percent senator vote. He chose a veteran who'd served honorably, but a horrible running thing. He quit the race. He claimed his daughter's wedding had been disrupted by Ninja's I mean, did a horrible job. But he was ahead before all that happened. He was ahead in National Poland. And again he was not that great a candidate. He had a great message, and there were some things appealing about his candidacy, but he was running against two guys who were both relatively centrist and relatively popular. Compared to these two guys, these two guys, President Trump President Biden are seen as extreme right and extreme left and extremely unpopular. So Perro running a horrible campaign when the mood of the country was much more attached to the two major parties. He can get nineteen percent against two centrists. I believe a strong ticket against these two guys at this time can win.

Pro ran a horrible campaign. You got nineteen percent senator vote. He chose a veteran who'd served honorably, but a horrible running thing. He quit the race. He claimed his daughter's wedding had been disrupted by Ninja's I mean, did a horrible job. But he was ahead before all that happened. He was ahead in National Poland. And again he was not that great a candidate. He had a great message, and there were some things appealing about his candidacy, but he was running against two guys who were both relatively centrist and relatively popular. Compared to these two guys, these two guys, President Trump President Biden are seen as extreme right and extreme left and extremely unpopular. So Perro running a horrible campaign when the mood of the country was much more attached to the two major parties. He can get nineteen percent against two centrists. I believe a strong ticket against these two guys at this time can win.

Well. I have to reopen my mind, because I respect you enough. I'm going to have to think about that one.

Well. I have to reopen my mind, because I respect you enough. I'm going to have to think about that one.

I've looked at a lot of data.

I've looked at a lot of data.

I believe the theoretical postb So can you imagine the personality, because it would hire somebody to catch fire. It would have to become a movement almost overnight. It couldn't just be a candidacy.

I believe the theoretical postb So can you imagine the personality, because it would hire somebody to catch fire. It would have to become a movement almost overnight. It couldn't just be a candidacy.

Correct, And it would have to be two people who by virtue of it being a bipartisan ticket and by virtue of the promising a bipartisan cabinet and naming.

Correct, And it would have to be two people who by virtue of it being a bipartisan ticket and by virtue of the promising a bipartisan cabinet and naming.

I think some of the people who they would like.

I think some of the people who they would like.

To consider for the cabinet. I don't know that they have to be the Rock and Ellen degenerous. I don't think they have to already be famous or flashy, because I think they've become famous right away.

To consider for the cabinet. I don't know that they have to be the Rock and Ellen degenerous. I don't think they have to already be famous or flashy, because I think they've become famous right away.

I prefer solid over flashy for this. But as long as their tone.

I prefer solid over flashy for this. But as long as their tone.

And their mood and their optimism and their policy prescriptions stand in sharp contrast to the two major party nominees, I think they would become famous in a day, and I think the demand for them would be very high.

And their mood and their optimism and their policy prescriptions stand in sharp contrast to the two major party nominees, I think they would become famous in a day, and I think the demand for them would be very high.

You remember the Minnesota governor's race which turned a third party professional wrestler, Jesse Ventura and the governor of a state that thinks to itself is highly enlightened. He was a magic moment.

You remember the Minnesota governor's race which turned a third party professional wrestler, Jesse Ventura and the governor of a state that thinks to itself is highly enlightened. He was a magic moment.

It was now, look he's the Rock model, right.

It was now, look he's the Rock model, right.

He was famous, but he won in part because people saw him as plausible. And that's why I think that the key thing is these two people, whoever.

He was famous, but he won in part because people saw him as plausible. And that's why I think that the key thing is these two people, whoever.

They are, if they do go forward with the ticket, and they.

They are, if they do go forward with the ticket, and they.

Might not, they really need to instantly live up to the expectations people have in terms of where they are in polling. A lot will depend also on Kennedy. Clearly a fair amount of the Kennedy vote would be going to the No Label's ticket. That Kennedy's not on the ballot or is on the ballot, that makes it much harder for a No Label's ticket to win because a lot of the Kennedy vote is people who don't want to vote for Biden and Trump. So if there's no Kennedy and if there's a No Label's ticket, I think they'll start at twenty. It's hard to pull. If they're not famous. They might be famous, but if they're not, hard to pull. But I think if people just say here's this third ticket, and you know, here's the description of this person in that part. Again, I'm not saying they're the favorite. I'm not saying it's effortless, but I do believe the right ticket would have a very strong chance to.

Might not, they really need to instantly live up to the expectations people have in terms of where they are in polling. A lot will depend also on Kennedy. Clearly a fair amount of the Kennedy vote would be going to the No Label's ticket. That Kennedy's not on the ballot or is on the ballot, that makes it much harder for a No Label's ticket to win because a lot of the Kennedy vote is people who don't want to vote for Biden and Trump. So if there's no Kennedy and if there's a No Label's ticket, I think they'll start at twenty. It's hard to pull. If they're not famous. They might be famous, but if they're not, hard to pull. But I think if people just say here's this third ticket, and you know, here's the description of this person in that part. Again, I'm not saying they're the favorite. I'm not saying it's effortless, but I do believe the right ticket would have a very strong chance to.

What in this sense of your focusing on substance rather than litter. I was intrigued, and you caught me totally blindsided when you came out the other week and said that you predicted the senator Katie Britt, who is the junior senator from Alabama, would be Trump's vice president pick. And now they've had time to think of it for a while.

What in this sense of your focusing on substance rather than litter. I was intrigued, and you caught me totally blindsided when you came out the other week and said that you predicted the senator Katie Britt, who is the junior senator from Alabama, would be Trump's vice president pick. And now they've had time to think of it for a while.

Do you still think that more dug in than ever. I'm going all the way with Katie Britt.

Do you still think that more dug in than ever. I'm going all the way with Katie Britt.

All I do When people say to me, oh, it's not going to be Katie Britt, I said, well, you tell me someone stronger. You know. The other names that I hear a lot now are jd Vance, Ben Carson. I just am happy to argue the merits of Katie Britt as a governing partner and as someone who could help electorally against anyone else. He's going to have the biggest problem that he needs to solve with women. I think that's a fact. That's going to be his biggest electoral problem. He's going to have his big problem with the establishment wing of the party. That's going to be a big problem for fundraising and for media narrative. Katie Britt solves those two better than anyone else I can name.

All I do When people say to me, oh, it's not going to be Katie Britt, I said, well, you tell me someone stronger. You know. The other names that I hear a lot now are jd Vance, Ben Carson. I just am happy to argue the merits of Katie Britt as a governing partner and as someone who could help electorally against anyone else. He's going to have the biggest problem that he needs to solve with women. I think that's a fact. That's going to be his biggest electoral problem. He's going to have his big problem with the establishment wing of the party. That's going to be a big problem for fundraising and for media narrative. Katie Britt solves those two better than anyone else I can name.

Finally, I always say this is about her, not her husband.

Finally, I always say this is about her, not her husband.

But her husband is a former professional football player, and I believe Donald Trump will find that irresistible.

But her husband is a former professional football player, and I believe Donald Trump will find that irresistible.

Speaking about Trump, I just was listening earlier today to the evolving saga in Fulham County and Judge Scott mckefee, who has apparently said pretty clearly that if it turns out that the district attorney and her lawyer had a relationship before the effort to go after Trump, that he might in effect discabar both of them. That could easily have spen this week.

Speaking about Trump, I just was listening earlier today to the evolving saga in Fulham County and Judge Scott mckefee, who has apparently said pretty clearly that if it turns out that the district attorney and her lawyer had a relationship before the effort to go after Trump, that he might in effect discabar both of them. That could easily have spen this week.

That case is dead, even if they somehow skape through this, which I doubt based on what you cited and others have said, that case is dead. And I continue to believe that it's true about all four cases. All four cases, to a greater or lesser degree. These are novel legal theories applied to unclear facts. And I just don't think the first time we send a former president to prison or confinement or whatever he'd get, I just don't think it should be a novel legal theory based on uncertain facts. And that case, in particular, bring a Rico case against him, for some phone calls. I just think the politics of this are abysmal, and that case, given how many defendants there are, given that it's a Rico case, it's not going to happen before the election, even if these two prosecutors somehow are allowed to stand in the case. So I'm not that interested in the cases aren't going to happen before the election, because I'm mostly interested in these cases as they pertain to the question of impacting.

That case is dead, even if they somehow skape through this, which I doubt based on what you cited and others have said, that case is dead. And I continue to believe that it's true about all four cases. All four cases, to a greater or lesser degree. These are novel legal theories applied to unclear facts. And I just don't think the first time we send a former president to prison or confinement or whatever he'd get, I just don't think it should be a novel legal theory based on uncertain facts. And that case, in particular, bring a Rico case against him, for some phone calls. I just think the politics of this are abysmal, and that case, given how many defendants there are, given that it's a Rico case, it's not going to happen before the election, even if these two prosecutors somehow are allowed to stand in the case. So I'm not that interested in the cases aren't going to happen before the election, because I'm mostly interested in these cases as they pertain to the question of impacting.

The outcome, And if they're not happening before the election.

The outcome, And if they're not happening before the election.

They're not impacting the outcome. Accept the extent that they're helping Donald Trump because his supporters believe he's not being prosecuted but being persecuted.

They're not impacting the outcome. Accept the extent that they're helping Donald Trump because his supporters believe he's not being prosecuted but being persecuted.

Has that surprised you If you went back to, say, two years, and had been asked to project ahead all of the legal things that he's been through, would you have expected it plausible that he could go through and actually gain strength?

Has that surprised you If you went back to, say, two years, and had been asked to project ahead all of the legal things that he's been through, would you have expected it plausible that he could go through and actually gain strength?

Oh? That part, Yeah, that part I believe because the complicated reasons why they've helped him. Some of it's simple, some of it's more complicated, like the elements of it that connect to race, the race of a prosecutor, the race of a judge.

Oh? That part, Yeah, that part I believe because the complicated reasons why they've helped him. Some of it's simple, some of it's more complicated, like the elements of it that connect to race, the race of a prosecutor, the race of a judge.

I think that's part of it.

I think that's part of it.

But again, these people look at these cases and they say, where's the victim, what's the actual crime? Who's been prosecuted for this kind of thing before? And so there's a fair amount of rational negative feeling about these prosecutions and a rallying around the leader of a movement. You and I have both.

But again, these people look at these cases and they say, where's the victim, what's the actual crime? Who's been prosecuted for this kind of thing before? And so there's a fair amount of rational negative feeling about these prosecutions and a rallying around the leader of a movement. You and I have both.

Talked about this separately and together.

Talked about this separately and together.

It's different to be the leader of a movement than to be the nominee of your party or a president. We haven't had in our life time very many leaders of movements. But when the leader of your movement who has stood up for you on economics and national security and culture, when the leader of your movement has come after by prosecutors aligned with the other party, yeah, of course you're going to rally.

It's different to be the leader of a movement than to be the nominee of your party or a president. We haven't had in our life time very many leaders of movements. But when the leader of your movement who has stood up for you on economics and national security and culture, when the leader of your movement has come after by prosecutors aligned with the other party, yeah, of course you're going to rally.

Of course you are.

Of course you are.

And some of it's a little bit mystical, and some of it's mechanical. That Trump people have been brilliant at war rooming through emails and online and through President Trump's rallies, at rallying people to say they're coming after me because they want to come after you. And that message is emotional, and emotion is the thing that Donald Trump has been able to parlay into this almost decade long run that no Democrat active now can match.

And some of it's a little bit mystical, and some of it's mechanical. That Trump people have been brilliant at war rooming through emails and online and through President Trump's rallies, at rallying people to say they're coming after me because they want to come after you. And that message is emotional, and emotion is the thing that Donald Trump has been able to parlay into this almost decade long run that no Democrat active now can match.

It would have been interesting to have seen Clinton at his peak and Trump at his peak. Miil Clint was extraordinarily effective and competent politicians.

It would have been interesting to have seen Clinton at his peak and Trump at his peak. Miil Clint was extraordinarily effective and competent politicians.

I agree with that, But I'd like to see Trump against Bush forty three or Trump against Obama, because there's not a Republican or Democrat who've gone up against Donald Trump who's close to his equal or close to those other three guys, sort of like I want to see Bill Russell against Michael Jordan. I want to see the greats from different eras matched up here, and unfortunately we'll never see it.

I agree with that, But I'd like to see Trump against Bush forty three or Trump against Obama, because there's not a Republican or Democrat who've gone up against Donald Trump who's close to his equal or close to those other three guys, sort of like I want to see Bill Russell against Michael Jordan. I want to see the greats from different eras matched up here, and unfortunately we'll never see it.

I agree with Obama. I'm not sure Bush forty three was in the same league as I said that, based on having worked in the eighty eight campaign the ninety two campaign. The other person that would have been fascinating was Reagan. Reagan would have seen it as a match where he would stay at a distance and Trump would desperately want to clinch.

I agree with Obama. I'm not sure Bush forty three was in the same league as I said that, based on having worked in the eighty eight campaign the ninety two campaign. The other person that would have been fascinating was Reagan. Reagan would have seen it as a match where he would stay at a distance and Trump would desperately want to clinch.

Yeah, that's great, perfectly described.

Yeah, that's great, perfectly described.

I think Reagan is probably one of the greatest leaders, certainly since FDR. His ability to understand the country, understand history, and with a kind of style that was astonishing, which Obama to some extent I think copied.

I think Reagan is probably one of the greatest leaders, certainly since FDR. His ability to understand the country, understand history, and with a kind of style that was astonishing, which Obama to some extent I think copied.

We'll meet for some cocktails and talking about Bush forty three. I think his political abilities are underrated. I think he may not be in the league with Reagan, Clinton, and Trump, but he's underrated.

We'll meet for some cocktails and talking about Bush forty three. I think his political abilities are underrated. I think he may not be in the league with Reagan, Clinton, and Trump, but he's underrated.

He won his nomination and reelection.

He won his nomination and reelection.

Explain, and I think it's very interesting. We've done explain the whole concept of two Way.

Explain, and I think it's very interesting. We've done explain the whole concept of two Way.

So I've been trying in my whole career to come up with journalism models that will work and for some of the issues we've talked about earlier. To me, there's two things that have to be true about a journalism model for it to work.

So I've been trying in my whole career to come up with journalism models that will work and for some of the issues we've talked about earlier. To me, there's two things that have to be true about a journalism model for it to work.

One is it has to make money.

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What's going to happen next?

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And the idea is to convene people about politics broadly defined, not just elections and exit poll data. And things like that, but healthcare and trade and everything else. Fun vibrant, sophisticated conversations where people who don't normally have access to talk to people like you get a chance to talk to people like you and listen to you have a conversation with others that is again more sophisticated than is normally available.

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People can just go to your website.

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But the idea will.

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Be you can watch from anywhere, you can participate from anywhere, and you can then be able to watch them video and demand. There'll be some text content around them, like newsletters. But the heart of it is bringing people together for sophisticated conversations that they can just log on and they can listen passively. But the reason it's called two way is for two reasons. One is two way conversations. Some of the most famous and popular creators in the country, whether they're musicians or politicians or writers, they don't really have two way conversations on a regular basis with their fans and people who are interested in their ideas. They might run into somebody at a restaurant and have a brief conversation. But the two way is what makes us different. If you watch cable news, it's one way. If you read somebody on Twitter, it's one way. This is two way conversation. And the other reason is it's all voices. It's not just left wing voices or writing voices. It's all voices, and that those two things will distinguish us from others where the conversations are all one way and they tend to be not legitimately letting all voices be heard.

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It's really one of the things I'm proudiced of that I've done in my career. And it's a big part of the magic of it is the generosity of you and other leading Republican voices and Democratic voices. Some people will have heard of and some not, but curate it. So it's a very smart group of people, and it's very participatory. It's not a shout fest. It's meant to educate and inform and to understand. It's an expensive service. They're two tiers. I call them because my son is a fan. I call them Mario and Luigi. It's not for everyone. The top tiers forty eight hundred a year, the other tiers thirty six hundred a year. But you get the daily newsletter and then you get these conversations, and these conversations I look forward to them. My tagline for both services is Conversations like no other. These conversations are unlike any conversations I've had in my career. Maybe on occasion I've been to a great dinner that just sort of came together, But these are thirty forty fifty sixty people dedicated to exchanging information, ideas, analysis, perspective. We talk about polling, we talk about country, the state of the presidential race, the congressional races, and they're just for someone who can afford it and who really wants to know what's going on and to hear, you know, a leading Republican and a leading Democrat talking civilly and asking each other questions. I don't think there's any other service like in the country. And like I said, I'm super proud of it, and I couldn't have enjoyed them more. I look forward to them because they're to me, they're unique. We do focus groups, we bring in newsmakers. We've had leading figures, including some who don't normally speak to the press available. They're private conversations. And again, if you've got the money to afford it and you're interested in politics, you can go to walking duck dot com slash mark, walking duck dot com slash mark if you want to read about what comes with the service and how to become a member.

Love to have you, and is the newsletter also freestanding?

Love to have you, and is the newsletter also freestanding?

No, the only way to get the newsletter used to be freestanding, and occasionally I send a newsletter to.

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Well, it's a brilliant newslet. It's amazing. I have to say that. I remember one time a Democrat who I'd done a lot of TV with said he was on some show and the producer says, in his ear, get angry, And he said, I am going to get angry. I was having a great conversation, and I think you're just the opposite. You're not trying to get us to get angry. You're trying to get us to genuinely have a dialogue. And if I found all of them so far to be remarkable, I want to thank you for joining me on the news World. I truly enjoy reading your work. I'm very impressed with both how well you understand American politics and the range of acquaintances that you have. I think that you have earned being very tremendously influential voice in helping us understand the complexities of the world we're now in. And I do encourage all of our folks who are listening to this to visit your website and look at two Way dot tv and look at the in general of the things that you're doing. So I really want to thank you for taking this kind of time to be with us.

Well, it's a brilliant newslet. It's amazing. I have to say that. I remember one time a Democrat who I'd done a lot of TV with said he was on some show and the producer says, in his ear, get angry, And he said, I am going to get angry. I was having a great conversation, and I think you're just the opposite. You're not trying to get us to get angry. You're trying to get us to genuinely have a dialogue. And if I found all of them so far to be remarkable, I want to thank you for joining me on the news World. I truly enjoy reading your work. I'm very impressed with both how well you understand American politics and the range of acquaintances that you have. I think that you have earned being very tremendously influential voice in helping us understand the complexities of the world we're now in. And I do encourage all of our folks who are listening to this to visit your website and look at two Way dot tv and look at the in general of the things that you're doing. So I really want to thank you for taking this kind of time to be with us.

Well, very generous words, and I'm very grateful to you for your participation in a membership and following my work and appreciate so much the ability to communicate with you, so thank you and great to be here to talk to your audience.

Well, very generous words, and I'm very grateful to you for your participation in a membership and following my work and appreciate so much the ability to communicate with you, so thank you and great to be here to talk to your audience.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Thank you to my guest, Mark Alprin. You can get a link to his new venture two Way on our show page at newsworld dot com. News World is produced by Gingingrish three sixty and iHeartMedia. Our executive producer is Guernsey Sloan. Our researcher is Rachel Peterson. The artwork for the show was created by Steve Penley. Special thanks to the team at Gingrid three sixty. If you've been enjoying news World, I hope you'll go to Apple and both rate us with five stars and give us a review so others can learn what it's all about. Right now, listeners of newts World can sign up for my three free weekly columns at Gingrich three sixty dot com slash newsletter. I'm Newt Gingrich. This is neut World

Thank you to my guest, Mark Alprin. You can get a link to his new venture two Way on our show page at newsworld dot com. News World is produced by Gingingrish three sixty and iHeartMedia. Our executive producer is Guernsey Sloan. Our researcher is Rachel Peterson. The artwork for the show was created by Steve Penley. Special thanks to the team at Gingrid three sixty. If you've been enjoying news World, I hope you'll go to Apple and both rate us with five stars and give us a review so others can learn what it's all about. Right now, listeners of newts World can sign up for my three free weekly columns at Gingrich three sixty dot com slash newsletter. I'm Newt Gingrich. This is neut World