Duane's World

Jim Talent breaks down Trump's Iran negotiation leverage, why the SAVE Act can't pass the Senate, and the real midterm strategy the GOP base needs to hear. Plus: Trump on Kudlow, and Haviv Rettig Gur stands up to anti-Semites.

Watch this episode here.
  • (00:00) - Part I
  • (02:10) - Iran tensions: Khamenei's absence & the simmer
  • (08:45) - Trump on Kudlow: carriers, leverage & the deal
  • (10:05) - Jim Talent's case for and against a strike
  • (17:20) - Midterm anxiety & the base panic problem
  • (19:34) - The SAVE Act, the filibuster, and defending Thune
  • (35:13) - GOP messaging: best communicators, worst narrative
  • (41:00) - Part II: Trump-Kudlow highlights & 80-20 issues
  • (56:00) - Haviv Rettig Gur vs. anti-Semites at Haverford College

Creators and Guests

Host
Duane Patterson
Producer of @hughhewitt, Aftershow podcast in the Hughniverse, columnist at Hot Air. Shot in cold blood by @CJBoxAuthor
Guest
Jim Talent
Chairman of the @ReaganInstitute’s National Leadership Council. Former U.S. Senator, Congressman.

What is Duane's World?

Center-right political news, social commentary, and opinion from Duane ‘Generalissimo’ Patterson, producer of The Hugh Hewitt Show. New episodes every Wednesday and Friday morning.