Today’s Episode EP 663

Can Obama save the Dems in the final stretch?

One week out, the 2026 map is tightening and both parties are showing their worst instincts. Obama is finally off the bench, Trump is riffing about men’s backsides while Flavio Bolsonaro hides out stateside, and Alaska just produced a two-Dan-Sullivan ballot scheme that reeks of exactly the garbage voters are sick of. Paul Rieckhoff hits the News Nation airwaves to make the case that this election isn’t really about red or blue — it’s about the 45% of Americans looking for an off-ramp, and the independent veterans actually offering one.

October 31, 2026

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Can Obama save the Dems in the final stretch?

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One week out from Election Day 2026, the country is staring at a split screen that tells you everything about the rigged two-party system.…

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The split-screen theater of Obama vs. Trump rallying at the. The split-screen theater of Obama vs. Trump rallying at the exact same hour, and who actually moves independents in the final stretch

Trump giving Flavio Bolsonaro safe harbor in the US while fa. Trump giving Flavio Bolsonaro safe harbor in the US while farmers in Ruby Red Kansas wonder if they can plant for spring

Why corruption is the winning issue across every party line. from Hungary to Israel to Ohio