John Heilemann sits down with former chief strategist for George W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger and now a leading Never Trumper, Matthew Dowd, and former White House communications director for Barack Obama and co-host of Showtime's The Circus, Jennifer Palmieri. They discuss the recent developments that will likely determine the outcomes of the key senate and gubernatorial races in the upcoming midterm elections, including Raphael Warnock's and Herschel Walker's surprising performances in their recent debate in Georgia; the effect John Fetterman's health crisis is having on his battle in Pennsylvania against Dr. Mehmet Oz; the likelihood that Ron Johnson will keep his senate seat in Wisconsin against challenger Mandela Barnes despite his unlikeability; and assess the chances that election-denier Kari Lake has to become governor of Arizona and and the possibility that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem may be more vulnerable than most pundits realize. They also talk about whether Joe Biden's recent decriminalization of marijuana will impact the midterms; and dig deep into the what looks to be the final hearing of the January 6th House Select Committee, including Nancy Pelosi's bad-assery and concerns that the Secret Service may be deeply compromised by the MAGA movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.