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posted by phunniemee on Oct 1, 2024 - 399 comments

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to meet in Philadelphia [at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific] on Tuesday for their first — and perhaps only — debate before the November presidential election. [CBS] ... How to Watch Harris-Trump Presidential Debate Online Without Cable [THR] [more inside]
posted by chavenet on Sep 10, 2024 - 792 comments

"An unmatched guide to the religious dimensions of American politics, Jeff Sharlet journeys into corners of our national psyche where others fear to tread. The Undertow is both inquiry and meditation, an attempt to understand how, over the last decade, reaction has morphed into delusion, social division into distrust, distrust into paranoia, and hatred into fantasies--sometimes realities--of violence" (from the book jacket, via Bookshop.org) [more inside]
posted by MonkeyToes on Sep 21, 2023 - 6 comments

Stacey Abrams rose to national prominence, first with her ill-fated run for Governor of Georgia, then with the formation of Fair Fight. This book was published prior to the 2020 run-off election in Georgia. [more inside]
posted by OHenryPacey on Mar 8, 2021 - 1 comment

The latest in Frontline’s biographical specials has premiered before the upcoming election. If you missed its television premiere you can watch the 2 hour special on the PBS website or on YouTube. A text transcript is available. [more inside]
posted by Monochrome on Sep 24, 2020 - 0 comments

Pod Save America hosts Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, along with guest host Erin Ryan, host the first of four HBO specials leading up to the midterm elections. It's like a podcast, but with faces. [more inside]
posted by mosst on Oct 15, 2018 - 4 comments

Meet the man who figured out how to reshape national politics by making tiny investments in the smallest of places. [more inside]
posted by Monochrome on Jun 15, 2018 - 2 comments

Elliot realizes his mission, and needs help from Angela; Darlene worries about them coming out clean. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Oct 12, 2017 - 7 comments

A documentary that loosely follows avowed dirty trickster Roger Stone through the 2016 campaign while reviewing the broad outlines of his career - from outsider, to Reagan campaign insider, to consultant, to outsider and insider and outsider (and insider?) again, all loosely framed around his (claimed) desire to someday run Donald Trump as a candidate for President. Featuring interviews with Stone, Paul Manafort, Tucker Carlson, Trump, and many others.
posted by Going To Maine on Jun 7, 2017 - 2 comments