Trump maintaining huge lead in polls. DeSantis asked about Biden and Newsom. Is there anything that can derail Trump, or is the GOP race over? DeSantis attacks on Trump's policy record aren't connecting. DeSantis lays off staffers. Asa Hutchinson giving away free pizza, still can't draw crowds. C&B take calls.

Trump maintaining huge lead in polls. DeSantis asked about Biden and Newsom. Is there anything that can derail Trump, or is the GOP race over? DeSantis attacks on Trump's policy record aren't connecting. DeSantis lays off staffers. Asa Hutchinson giving away free pizza, still can't draw crowds. C&amp;B take calls.

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Hour 1 - Is the GOP Race All Over?

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Clay Travis broadcasts solo while Buck Sexton is away for a family funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, opening with the rapidly approaching 2026 midterm elections and his weekend in Knoxville for the Texas-Tennessee college football game. Clay describes President Donald Trump’s appearance at Neyland Stadium, including the striking Air Force One flyover, and argues that bringing the President into major sporting events provides Republicans with an opportunity to reach voters who do not ordinarily follow politics. Reflecting on his own path from sports media into political talk radio, Clay recounts how the COVID-19 pandemic, school shutdowns and cancellation of sports transformed his career. He recalls advocating for reopening schools and restoring college football in 2020, criticizing the prevailing pandemic response and explaining how his audience grew as he challenged lockdown policies. He then recounts making the move to political radio following Rush Limbaugh’s death in 2021 and connects that experience to the challenge Republicans face in motivating less-political voters, particularly young men and sports fans, to participate in the 2026 midterms. Clay argues that Donald Trump successfully reached many of those voters in 2024 and says Republicans must find ways to keep them engaged when Trump himself is not on the ballot.

Clay is joined by renowned criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz for an extensive conversation about his departure from the Democratic Party, his new book Why I Quit the Democrats, and So Should You: Confessions of a Reluctant Republican, the future of Jewish voters, Israel, DEI, meritocracy, identity politics, transgender athletes in women’s sports, higher education and the Lindsay Clancy trial. Dershowitz explains why he first became an independent and then a self-described “reluctant Republican,” saying he wants Republicans to retain control of Congress even though he does not agree with every position in the party. He identifies attitudes toward Israel and Hamas, as well as what he sees as the Democratic Party’s movement away from merit-based decision-making toward diversity, equity and inclusion, as major reasons for his political transformation. Clay and Dershowitz discuss whether other longtime Jewish Democrats could make a similar political shift, particularly in battleground states such as Michigan, and Dershowitz argues that Republicans are now better aligned with his priorities involving America, Israel and world peace.

The political strategy conversation expands with Nicki Minaj, whose comments about President Trump, Democrats and the media become another major focus of Hour 2. Minaj argues that repeated negative media narratives about Trump can become accepted as fact by younger or less-informed audiences and encourages people to conduct their own research. Clay says celebrity political endorsements matter not necessarily because celebrities possess special political expertise, but because stars such as Minaj can reach enormous audiences outside traditional conservative media. He uses her comments to argue that Republicans must expand the Trump coalition, particularly among young voters and people who do not routinely follow politics, rather than simply "preaching to the choir." Clay worries that voters energized by the 2024 presidential election may pay less attention to the 2026 midterm elections, while highly committed Democratic voters continue participating in midterms, special elections and local contests.

Clay returns to the Lindsay Clancy case and plays remarks from attorney Edward Paltzik representing the holdout juror. The attorney emphasizes the three children as the victims of the case and strongly condemns Clancy. Clay praises the holdout juror for refusing to change his position despite days of deliberations and subsequent public criticism, and he says the show would welcome the juror as a guest. Clay closes the hour with a broader argument about courage, conscience, truth and individual responsibility, using the juror as an example of how a single person can resist intense pressure and affect the outcome of an important proceeding. He ends the Monday program by noting that Buck Sexton, who was attending the burial of a family member at Arlington National Cemetery, is expected to return Tuesday.

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Clay Travis broadcasts solo while Buck Sexton is away for a family funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, opening with the rapidly approaching 2026 midterm elections and his weekend in Knoxville for the Texas-Tennessee college football game. Clay describes President Donald Trump&rsquo;s appearance at Neyland Stadium, including the striking Air Force One flyover, and argues that bringing the President into major sporting events provides Republicans with an opportunity to reach voters who do not ordinarily follow politics. Reflecting on his own path from sports media into political talk radio, Clay recounts how the COVID-19 pandemic, school shutdowns and cancellation of sports transformed his career. He recalls advocating for reopening schools and restoring college football in 2020, criticizing the prevailing pandemic response and explaining how his audience grew as he challenged lockdown policies. He then recounts making the move to political radio following Rush Limbaugh&rsquo;s death in 2021 and connects that experience to the challenge Republicans face in motivating less-political voters, particularly young men and sports fans, to participate in the 2026 midterms. Clay argues that Donald Trump successfully reached many of those voters in 2024 and says Republicans must find ways to keep them engaged when Trump himself is not on the ballot.
Clay is joined by renowned criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz for an extensive conversation about his departure from the Democratic Party, his new book Why I Quit the Democrats, and So Should You: Confessions of a Reluctant Republican, the future of Jewish voters, Israel, DEI, meritocracy, identity politics, transgender athletes in women&rsquo;s sports, higher education and the Lindsay Clancy trial. Dershowitz explains why he first became an independent and then a self-described &ldquo;reluctant Republican,&rdquo; saying he wants Republicans to retain control of Congress even though he does not agree with every position in the party. He identifies attitudes toward Israel and Hamas, as well as what he sees as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s movement away from merit-based decision-making toward diversity, equity and inclusion, as major reasons for his political transformation. Clay and Dershowitz discuss whether other longtime Jewish Democrats could make a similar political shift, particularly in battleground states such as Michigan, and Dershowitz argues that Republicans are now better aligned with his priorities involving America, Israel and world peace.
The political strategy conversation expands with Nicki Minaj, whose comments about President Trump, Democrats and the media become another major focus of Hour 2. Minaj argues that repeated negative media narratives about Trump can become accepted as fact by younger or less-informed audiences and encourages people to conduct their own research. Clay says celebrity political endorsements matter not necessarily because celebrities possess special political expertise, but because stars such as Minaj can reach enormous audiences outside traditional conservative media. He uses her comments to argue that Republicans must expand the Trump coalition, particularly among young voters and people who do not routinely follow politics, rather than simply "preaching to the choir." Clay worries that voters energized by the 2024 presidential election may pay less attention to the 2026 midterm elections, while highly committed Democratic voters continue participating in midterms, special elections and local contests.
Clay returns to the Lindsay Clancy case and plays remarks from attorney Edward Paltzik representing the holdout juror. The attorney emphasizes the three children as the victims of the case and strongly condemns Clancy. Clay praises the holdout juror for refusing to change his position despite days of deliberations and subsequent public criticism, and he says the show would welcome the juror as a guest. Clay closes the hour with a broader argument about courage, conscience, truth and individual responsibility, using the juror as an example of how a single person can resist intense pressure and affect the outcome of an important proceeding. He ends the Monday program by noting that Buck Sexton, who was attending the burial of a family member at Arlington National Cemetery, is expected to return Tuesday.
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Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Sep 28 2026

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In Hour 1 of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, Clay Travis broadcasts solo while Buck Sexton is away for a family funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, opening with the rapidly approaching 2026 midterm elections and his weekend in Knoxville for the Texas-Tennessee college football game. Clay describes President Donald Trump’s appearance at Neyland Stadium, including the striking Air Force One flyover, and argues that bringing the President into major sporting events provides Republicans with an opportunity to reach voters who do not ordinarily follow politics. Reflecting on his own path from sports media into political talk radio, Clay recounts how the COVID-19 pandemic, school shutdowns and cancellation of sports transformed his career. He recalls advocating for reopening schools and restoring college football in 2020, criticizing the prevailing pandemic response and explaining how his audience grew as he challenged lockdown policies. He then recounts making the move to political radio following Rush Limbaugh’s death in 2021 and connects that experience to the challenge Republicans face in motivating less-political voters, particularly young men and sports fans, to participate in the 2026 midterms. Clay argues that Donald Trump successfully reached many of those voters in 2024 and says Republicans must find ways to keep them engaged when Trump himself is not on the ballot.

Hour 1 then features Clay’s halftime interview with President Donald Trump at the Texas-Tennessee game, with the conversation spanning college football, professional sports, public safety, foreign policy and the economy. Trump discusses the atmosphere at Neyland Stadium and his enthusiasm for attending major sporting events before addressing efforts in Congress to establish federal protections for college sports, pointing to bipartisan Senate support and expressing optimism that House Speaker Mike Johnson can help advance legislation. The conversation turns to the Manning football family and Arch Manning, followed by Trump’s upcoming appearance at the Presidents Cup golf tournament and the possibility of a Major League Baseball labor dispute, with Trump saying he would be willing to help owners and players reach an agreement if appropriate. That leads briefly into international affairs, including Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, before Clay and Trump debate some of the most consequential trades in sports history, touching on Babe Ruth, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Herschel Walker, Emmitt Smith and the Dallas Mavericks’ trade involving Luka Dončić.

The Trump interview also moves into crime and public safety, with Clay asking about falling crime rates and Trump discussing his administration’s approach in Washington, D.C., Memphis and New Orleans and what he says could be accomplished in Chicago with cooperation from Illinois and city officials. Trump credits federal intervention and National Guard involvement for major reductions in crime, while Clay presents declining violent crime as one of the strongest arguments for the Trump administration heading toward the midterm elections. The President also discusses escalating valuations for NFL and other professional sports franchises before pivoting to the U.S. economy, investment and factory construction, arguing that the country is experiencing extraordinary levels of new investment.

After the interview, Clay reflects on his experience interviewing Donald Trump, saying the President differs from many politicians by putting few restrictions on interviews and not requiring questions to be submitted or subjects ruled out in advance. Clay connects that accessibility to the broader debate over Trump and the media, highlighting a contentious television exchange involving Todd Blanche and ABC’s Martha Raddatz about allegations of inaccurate media reporting. The discussion returns to violent crime, this time through comments by Bill Maher, who acknowledges that crime has fallen and suggests Trump’s aggressive law-and-order political image may be one contributing factor while also pointing to surveillance technology and Democratic social-policy programs. Clay argues that reductions in crime, along with border security, deserve greater public attention and again frames the difficulty of communicating those developments to voters who are not immersed in daily political news.

Finally, Hour 1 of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show expands into national security and nuclear proliferation, as Clay discusses oil and gas prices in connection with efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He draws a historical comparison to North Korea’s nuclear program, revisiting the Clinton administration era and Jimmy Carter’s diplomatic involvement to argue that preventing a hostile regime from acquiring nuclear weapons is considerably less dangerous than attempting to eliminate those weapons afterward. The hour closes with a preview of the next discussion involving Nicki Minaj and her response to critics of President Trump, which Clay presents as another example of political messages reaching nontraditional audiences

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In Hour 1 of The Clay Travis &amp; Buck Sexton Show, Clay Travis broadcasts solo while Buck Sexton is away for a family funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, opening with the rapidly approaching 2026 midterm elections and his weekend in Knoxville for the Texas-Tennessee college football game. Clay describes President Donald Trump&rsquo;s appearance at Neyland Stadium, including the striking Air Force One flyover, and argues that bringing the President into major sporting events provides Republicans with an opportunity to reach voters who do not ordinarily follow politics. Reflecting on his own path from sports media into political talk radio, Clay recounts how the COVID-19 pandemic, school shutdowns and cancellation of sports transformed his career. He recalls advocating for reopening schools and restoring college football in 2020, criticizing the prevailing pandemic response and explaining how his audience grew as he challenged lockdown policies. He then recounts making the move to political radio following Rush Limbaugh&rsquo;s death in 2021 and connects that experience to the challenge Republicans face in motivating less-political voters, particularly young men and sports fans, to participate in the 2026 midterms. Clay argues that Donald Trump successfully reached many of those voters in 2024 and says Republicans must find ways to keep them engaged when Trump himself is not on the ballot.
Hour 1 then features Clay&rsquo;s halftime interview with President Donald Trump at the Texas-Tennessee game, with the conversation spanning college football, professional sports, public safety, foreign policy and the economy. Trump discusses the atmosphere at Neyland Stadium and his enthusiasm for attending major sporting events before addressing efforts in Congress to establish federal protections for college sports, pointing to bipartisan Senate support and expressing optimism that House Speaker Mike Johnson can help advance legislation. The conversation turns to the Manning football family and Arch Manning, followed by Trump&rsquo;s upcoming appearance at the Presidents Cup golf tournament and the possibility of a Major League Baseball labor dispute, with Trump saying he would be willing to help owners and players reach an agreement if appropriate. That leads briefly into international affairs, including Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, before Clay and Trump debate some of the most consequential trades in sports history, touching on Babe Ruth, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Herschel Walker, Emmitt Smith and the Dallas Mavericks&rsquo; trade involving Luka Dončić.
The Trump interview also moves into crime and public safety, with Clay asking about falling crime rates and Trump discussing his administration&rsquo;s approach in Washington, D.C., Memphis and New Orleans and what he says could be accomplished in Chicago with cooperation from Illinois and city officials. Trump credits federal intervention and National Guard involvement for major reductions in crime, while Clay presents declining violent crime as one of the strongest arguments for the Trump administration heading toward the midterm elections. The President also discusses escalating valuations for NFL and other professional sports franchises before pivoting to the U.S. economy, investment and factory construction, arguing that the country is experiencing extraordinary levels of new investment.
After the interview, Clay reflects on his experience interviewing Donald Trump, saying the President differs from many politicians by putting few restrictions on interviews and not requiring questions to be submitted or subjects ruled out in advance. Clay connects that accessibility to the broader debate over Trump and the media, highlighting a contentious television exchange involving Todd Blanche and ABC&rsquo;s Martha Raddatz about allegations of inaccurate media reporting. The discussion returns to violent crime, this time through comments by Bill Maher, who acknowledges that crime has fallen and suggests Trump&rsquo;s aggressive law-and-order political image may be one contributing factor while also pointing to surveillance technology and Democratic social-policy programs. Clay argues that reductions in crime, along with border security, deserve greater public attention and again frames the difficulty of communicating those developments to voters who are not immersed in daily political news.
Finally, Hour 1 of The Clay Travis &amp; Buck Sexton Show expands into national security and nuclear proliferation, as Clay discusses oil and gas prices in connection with efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He draws a historical comparison to North Korea&rsquo;s nuclear program, revisiting the Clinton administration era and Jimmy Carter&rsquo;s diplomatic involvement to argue that preventing a hostile regime from acquiring nuclear weapons is considerably less dangerous than attempting to eliminate those weapons afterward. The hour closes with a preview of the next discussion involving Nicki Minaj and her response to critics of President Trump, which Clay presents as another example of political messages reaching nontraditional audiences
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Hour 1 - Clay Interviews President Trump

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In Hour 2 of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, Clay Travis takes on the intersection of politics, culture, sports, personal responsibility, the 2026 midterm elections, transgender athletes, the Democratic Party and the changing political allegiances of American voters. Clay begins by previewing stories about the growing China-Taiwan threat involving artificial intelligence and explaining why he still reads print editions of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, arguing that newspapers can expose readers to subjects that social-media and internet algorithms might never put in front of them. That leads into his reaction to a New York Times opinion piece by Roxane Gay advocating for the WNBA to make space for transgender women. Clay strongly challenges the argument, using it to launch a broader discussion about transgender athletes in women's sports, feminism, biological sex and fairness in female athletics. He contrasts Gay's position with his own definition of feminism, arguing that women and men should each have the opportunity to maximize their individual talents.

A major theme throughout Hour 2 is personal responsibility and accountability, illustrated through comments from Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman. After Freeman publicly acknowledged that he regretted the way he had addressed a player during a game, Clay praises the coach for admitting his mistake and discusses Freeman's philosophy of keeping internal team disputes "in the kitchen." Clay connects that example with another coaching maxim, "we recruit our problems," expanding the concept beyond college football to argue that many difficulties in life arise from individual decisions rather than outside forces. He says leaders, bosses, politicians and individuals become more trustworthy when they acknowledge mistakes instead of reflexively blaming others. Clay then applies that argument to the Democratic Party, contending that Democrats failed to conduct an honest assessment of their losses after the 2024 presidential election and instead avoided confronting problems with their political message.

Hour 2 of Clay and Buck shifts back to electoral politics as Clay discusses Republican divisions during President Donald Trump's second term, arguing that intraparty ideological and "purity" fights threaten the coalition that produced Trump's 2024 victory. He references the Charlie Kirk assassination and Tyler Robinson while criticizing infighting over the case and connecting the controversy to the broader cultural battle over transgender issues. Clay then turns to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, playing Beshear's comments about transgender students, youth healthcare and participation in school sports. Beshear argues that sports should remain fair while emphasizing compassion, parental decision-making and his concern about putting government in charge of athletics. Clay sharply disputes Beshear's reasoning, arguing that government intervention became necessary because of disputes over transgender participation in women's sports. He also discusses state-level policies and anticipated Supreme Court decisions involving transgender athletes, presenting the issue as an important cultural and electoral dividing line between Republicans and Democrats.

The political strategy conversation expands with Nicki Minaj, whose comments about President Trump, Democrats and the media become another major focus of Hour 2. Minaj argues that repeated negative media narratives about Trump can become accepted as fact by younger or less-informed audiences and encourages people to conduct their own research. Clay says celebrity political endorsements matter not necessarily because celebrities possess special political expertise, but because stars such as Minaj can reach enormous audiences outside traditional conservative media. He uses her comments to argue that Republicans must expand the Trump coalition, particularly among young voters and people who do not routinely follow politics, rather than simply "preaching to the choir." Clay worries that voters energized by the 2024 presidential election may pay less attention to the 2026 midterm elections, while highly committed Democratic voters continue participating in midterms, special elections and local contests.

That discussion leads into education, school boards and gender identity in public schools. Clay recounts a story from his wife about a family that moved from the Ann Arbor, Michigan area to Nashville after their elementary-school child encountered a school discussion about choosing gender identity. He connects the anecdote to the political battles over public education that intensified during COVID and argues that parents need to pay closer attention to local school boards and cultural issues being discussed with children. Returning to Nicki Minaj, Clay plays additional comments in which she argues that Black Americans who depart from Democratic political orthodoxy can face criticism and smear campaigns. Clay connects those remarks to what he sees as a wider political realignment involving Black men, Hispanic men and Asian men, suggesting that culturally moderate or conservative minority voters could become increasingly uncomfortable with the modern Democratic Party.

Finally, Hour 2 of The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show looks ahead to both the 2028 presidential election and Hour 3 of the program. Clay predicts that Kamala Harris could again emerge as the Democratic presidential nominee and forecasts a heavily identity-focused campaign, potentially against Vice President JD Vance as the Republican nominee. He argues that some longtime Democratic voters remain attached to a version of the party they remember from the Bill Clinton or Barack Obama eras rather than its current positions. That sets up the upcoming conversation with Alan Dershowitz, whom Clay plans to question about leaving the Democratic Party after decades of affiliation, including how Jewish voters view today's Democratic Party. Clay also previews further coverage of the Lindsay Clancy case, including the holdout juror and the juror's attorney, while promising to ask Dershowitz for his legal analysis of the case.

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In Hour 2 of The Clay Travis &amp; Buck Sexton Show, Clay Travis takes on the intersection of politics, culture, sports, personal responsibility, the 2026 midterm elections, transgender athletes, the Democratic Party and the changing political allegiances of American voters. Clay begins by previewing stories about the growing China-Taiwan threat involving artificial intelligence and explaining why he still reads print editions of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, arguing that newspapers can expose readers to subjects that social-media and internet algorithms might never put in front of them. That leads into his reaction to a New York Times opinion piece by Roxane Gay advocating for the WNBA to make space for transgender women. Clay strongly challenges the argument, using it to launch a broader discussion about transgender athletes in women's sports, feminism, biological sex and fairness in female athletics. He contrasts Gay's position with his own definition of feminism, arguing that women and men should each have the opportunity to maximize their individual talents.
A major theme throughout Hour 2 is personal responsibility and accountability, illustrated through comments from Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman. After Freeman publicly acknowledged that he regretted the way he had addressed a player during a game, Clay praises the coach for admitting his mistake and discusses Freeman's philosophy of keeping internal team disputes "in the kitchen." Clay connects that example with another coaching maxim, "we recruit our problems," expanding the concept beyond college football to argue that many difficulties in life arise from individual decisions rather than outside forces. He says leaders, bosses, politicians and individuals become more trustworthy when they acknowledge mistakes instead of reflexively blaming others. Clay then applies that argument to the Democratic Party, contending that Democrats failed to conduct an honest assessment of their losses after the 2024 presidential election and instead avoided confronting problems with their political message.
Hour 2 of Clay and Buck shifts back to electoral politics as Clay discusses Republican divisions during President Donald Trump's second term, arguing that intraparty ideological and "purity" fights threaten the coalition that produced Trump's 2024 victory. He references the Charlie Kirk assassination and Tyler Robinson while criticizing infighting over the case and connecting the controversy to the broader cultural battle over transgender issues. Clay then turns to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, playing Beshear's comments about transgender students, youth healthcare and participation in school sports. Beshear argues that sports should remain fair while emphasizing compassion, parental decision-making and his concern about putting government in charge of athletics. Clay sharply disputes Beshear's reasoning, arguing that government intervention became necessary because of disputes over transgender participation in women's sports. He also discusses state-level policies and anticipated Supreme Court decisions involving transgender athletes, presenting the issue as an important cultural and electoral dividing line between Republicans and Democrats.
The political strategy conversation expands with Nicki Minaj, whose comments about President Trump, Democrats and the media become another major focus of Hour 2. Minaj argues that repeated negative media narratives about Trump can become accepted as fact by younger or less-informed audiences and encourages people to conduct their own research. Clay says celebrity political endorsements matter not necessarily because celebrities possess special political expertise, but because stars such as Minaj can reach enormous audiences outside traditional conservative media. He uses her comments to argue that Republicans must expand the Trump coalition, particularly among young voters and people who do not routinely follow politics, rather than simply "preaching to the choir." Clay worries that voters energized by the 2024 presidential election may pay less attention to the 2026 midterm elections, while highly committed Democratic voters continue participating in midterms, special elections and local contests.
That discussion leads into education, school boards and gender identity in public schools. Clay recounts a story from his wife about a family that moved from the Ann Arbor, Michigan area to Nashville after their elementary-school child encountered a school discussion about choosing gender identity. He connects the anecdote to the political battles over public education that intensified during COVID and argues that parents need to pay closer attention to local school boards and cultural issues being discussed with children. Returning to Nicki Minaj, Clay plays additional comments in which she argues that Black Americans who depart from Democratic political orthodoxy can face criticism and smear campaigns. Clay connects those remarks to what he sees as a wider political realignment involving Black men, Hispanic men and Asian men, suggesting that culturally moderate or conservative minority voters could become increasingly uncomfortable with the modern Democratic Party.
Finally, Hour 2 of The Clay Travis &amp; Buck Sexton Show looks ahead to both the 2028 presidential election and Hour 3 of the program. Clay predicts that Kamala Harris could again emerge as the Democratic presidential nominee and forecasts a heavily identity-focused campaign, potentially against Vice President JD Vance as the Republican nominee. He argues that some longtime Democratic voters remain attached to a version of the party they remember from the Bill Clinton or Barack Obama eras rather than its current positions. That sets up the upcoming conversation with Alan Dershowitz, whom Clay plans to question about leaving the Democratic Party after decades of affiliation, including how Jewish voters view today's Democratic Party. Clay also previews further coverage of the Lindsay Clancy case, including the holdout juror and the juror's attorney, while promising to ask Dershowitz for his legal analysis of the case.
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Hour 2 - We Recruit Our Problems

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