Between the drama of a final bill to Build Back Better and the off-year state election in Virginia, Democrats have been in nail-biting mode. And it seems that's just the way the news media likes it. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the current state of our politics from a Democratic point of view. MOMocrats MOMochat is a member of the #DemCast family of podcasts.  

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Nail Biting Time for the Democrats

It used to be common knowledge that all US trends start in California. But what if that's over - and the new standard bearer is Texas? MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the crossroads the country appears to be at - and what it means for our future. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts.

Is Texas the Future of America?

It was always dubious for the former president to invoke "executive privilege" to prevent a Congressional inquiry into an insurrection that may very well have been planned in the White House. That doesn't mean he wasn't going to try. In other news, the United States isn't going to default on its debts - yet - because Mitch McConnell broke his own filibuster this week. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills try to pack in as much political news as they can in this week's hour-long podcast.  MOMocrats MOMochat is a member of the #DemCast family of podcasts.  

Did Mitch Really Blink?

California MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills join Aliza Worthington to talk about the waste of time and money that was the state election launched by Republicans to recall Governor Gavin Newsom, and the blow-out result. They will also touch upon revelations from the latest Bob Woordward book covering the final few months of the Trump presidency. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

California Dodges a Bullet

August is never a good month in politics, - and the last few weeks were no exception. In the last few days, President Biden addressed some of the nonsense coming from the right: The DOJ is suing Texas for their unconstitutional abortion law and the administration is laying down the law on measures to fight COVID. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills expect to see more action in Congress on the infrastructure bills and (fingers crossed!) voting rights. The MOMocrats also talk about the upcoming Women's March, the California recall election, and tomorrow's 20th anniversary of 9/11.

President Biden Gets Serious

Three months ago, vaccinated Americans were excited about the prospect of resuming a "normal" summer after seemingly keeping Covid at bay. What a difference a few weeks - and the Delta variant - made. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills look back at dashed summer hopes and the prospect for Fall, as school reopens across the country and Americans find themselves embroiled in the same fights over pandemic mitigation efforts (vaccines, masks), treatments that work (monoclonal antibodies), and the bizarre adoption by some of veterinary meds instead. They will also talk about why the media isn't highlighting the success of the Biden administration's airlift out of Afghanistan... as well as the latest news on the California recall election. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

Delta Dawn and the End of "Hot Vax Summer"

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and quick collapse of the Afghan government has forced ordinary Americans to come to grips with our longest war. "The buck stops with me," says President Biden. MOMocrats Aliza Worthington and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the horrifying images and media narrative - as well as the President's assertion that chaos would have ensued no matter how or when the United States finally pulled the plug. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.

The Buck Stops Here

The GOP war on voting rights is a five-alarm fire. Why aren't Democrats (other than the Texas legislators) fighting harder? MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the struggle to preserve the basic right to vote just as new census figures trigger another round of partisan gerrymandered redistricting. They also discuss the alarming COVID trends around the country, especially in states that have actively discouraged vaccines and masks - as well as the disturbing situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban sweeps the country faster than the experts expected.    

Don't Be Distracted: Voting Rights is Job 1

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