Puck senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri is here to help you get through what may be the most chaotic and consequential presidential election cycle of our lifetime. With 15 years covering politics, Tara speaks with the smartest political brains to discuss what is happening behind the scenes in Washington D.C., and on the campaign trail.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 22 hours 4 minutes
Trump Wins New Hampshire Primary, Haley Hangs On
Tara is joined by Puck’s own Teddy Schleifer to share their instant reactions to the New Hampshire primary results, which saw Donald Trump ultimately emerge as the victor. They debate what this means for the GOP moving forward and speculate on how much further Nikki Haley’s campaign can go from here. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20...
Emergency Podcast: Ron DeSantis Drops Out, Endorses Trump
Tara is joined by Republican operative Matthew Bartlett to share their instant reactions to the news that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race. They discuss the factors that led to this decision and speculate what this means for the election and the GOP going forward. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20...
DeSantis Enters His Flop Era
Tara brings on radio host and president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy Drew Cline to discuss the ins and outs of New Hampshire’s primary, where the state’s undeclared voters are up for grabs. Tara and Drew chat about Ron DeSantis’s lack of local appeal in the Granite State, how write-in votes for Biden might work against Nikki Haley, and more! For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck...
Trump Secures Iowa! But What Does It Mean for Biden?
Tara Palmeri reports on the results of the Iowa caucus live from … New Hampshire? From a cigar lounge in Nashua, Tara links back up with insider Jimmy Centers to get an idea of the feeling among Iowa voters, before reacting live to the news that Ron DeSantis officially came in second with advisor Matthew Bartlett and breaking down the ramifications this might have for New Hampshire next week...
Somebody's Gotta ... Come in Second?
It wasn't the debate we wanted, but it's the debate we got. Tara welcomes Iowa political insider Jimmy Centers onto the pod to recap the latest GOP debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Did either candidate strengthen their case to Iowa voters before the caucuses? Does their race for second place even matter? Listen for these answers and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck...
Christie Drops Out. Plus, What That Means for Haley.
For this special emergency episode, Tara welcomes fellow Puck colleague Teddy Schleifer to the pod to break down the implications and juicy details of Chris Christie's very recent announcement that he will be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. What does this mean for Nikki Haley? Did he mean to spill all that tea on a hot mic? Tara and Teddy search for these answers and more. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck...
Will the Polar Vortex in Iowa Freeze Out the Trump Voter? Plus, Tina Nguyen on the ‘MAGA Diaries’
Tara is joined by veteran political strategist and co-host of the 'Highball Politics' podcast, David Kochel, to talk about the importance of the upcoming Iowa caucus for Donald Trump and the other GOP presidential hopefuls. Next, friend and founding correspondent for Puck news, Tina Nguyen, stops by the pod to discuss her upcoming memoir, ‘The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Adventures in the Right Wing, and How I Got Out...
An Epstein Update. Plus, Winning the Meh Voter With Joshua Green.
Tara begins today's episode by sharing her brief takeaways from the additional Jeffrey Epstein court documents that were unsealed this week. Then, Tara invites Bloomberg correspondent and bestselling author Joshua Green onto the pod to discuss his new book, ‘The Rebels,’ which details the uprising within the Democratic Party led by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
The 2023 Political Year in Review. Plus, Is Biden Reluctant to Accept His Age?
Before we usher in 2024, Tara Palmeri invites the great Alex Thompson onto the pod to recap the political highlights and (mostly) lowlights from 2023. They make predictions and also discuss Thompson's latest reporting about Joe Biden’s unwillingness to accept his age, and how exactly that could hurt his campaign in the new year. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck...
Will Trump Be Banned From the Ballots?
Tonight, we come to you earlier than usual with an emergency reaction pod after Trump's massive legal defeat in Colorado. What just happened? Will it have massive ramifications for the 2024 presidential election? Tara invites CNN anchor John Avlon to join her on the podcast to search for the answers to these questions and more. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20...