150: The GOP is Libbity Bibbity Blowing It feat. Nikki McCann Ramírez

<p>The GOP is spending big enough on TV ads that you’d think they were in a strong position headed into the midterms. The opposite is true. They are lost in a sea of dogshit and running out of scapegoats to attack. To the average swing voter, they have now entered… <em>the Libbity Bibbity Zone of the terminally insufferable.</em></p><p><br></p><p>On this episode, Jared and Mike are joined by <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/author/nikki-mccann-ramirez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Nikki McCann Ramírez</strong></a>, political reporter at Rolling Stone and cohost of the American Friction podcast, to talk about MAGA’s scattershot closing argument: migrant caravans, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Muslim attacks, conspiracy theories about James Talarico, and whatever else they can pull out of their money-stuffed asses. They dig into the Trump/Vance road tour through red states, an administration drowning in cartoonish corruption and self-inflicted wounds, and leaked audio of Ken Paxton sounding worried about Texas. Plus: how realistic is a Democratic sweep of the House and the Senate, and if MAGA gets wiped out in November, what does the “post-MAGA” right look like.</p><p><br></p><p><em>So look out for Mayhem. You’re in good hands with Posting Through It.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links for Nikki</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/democrats-prepare-investigations-trump-midterms-1235643404/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">‘Corruption to Go Around’: How Dems Are Preparing to Investigate Trump After the Midterms</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/ken-paxton-new-leaked-audio-texas-senate-1235641655/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">‘Abbott Is Struggling’: Ken Paxton Gripes About Texas GOP and Campaign Woes in New Leaked Audio</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/americanfriction" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">&quot;American Friction&quot; podcast</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/NikkiMcR" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@NikkiMcR</a> / Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nikkimcr.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@nikkimcr.bsky.social</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Join us in NYC on Oct. 28: </strong><a href="https://ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-talk-michael-edison-hayden-christopher-mathias-strange-people-on-the-hill-how-ext