Friends, this week's Newsmaker Show is, as always, a masterful meta-analysis of everything newsworthy, including, in case you missed it, David Cameron's miraculous political resurrection! He's the U.K. P.M. who resigned in the wake of the Brexit vote. Well, now he's back as the current P.M. Rishi Sunak's Foreign Secretary! Talk about unexpected... Sunak is really struggling in the polls, so I guess he figured dusting off a political has-been couldn't do him any harm. Anyway, I always rather liked Cameron, so I hope he acquits himself well. Sadly, he'll probably be a fine mouthpiece for Britain's hawkish stance on Ukraine, but maybe, in due course, even the Tories and David Cameron might have to dial back the bellicosity.
In addition to Sunak's cabinet reshuffle, Brian and I discuss the increasing acrimony between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, the persistent and malignant influence of the establishment media, who may pick up the Trumpian mantle when Trump himself fades away, the recent horseplay between Kevin McCarthy and a Republican backbencher, the demise of Tim Scott as a presidential contender, the chances that a REAL government shutdown is looming, and the stunning success of the Biden Administration in appointing leftist judges.
And, when we get to This Day in History, Brian and I cover the love affair between the Carter Administration and the Shah of Iran, as well as the allegations of a "missile gap" between the United States and the USSR during the late 50s and early 60s.
From Tehran to Number 10, Downing Street, the Newsmaker Show brings YOU the world!
https://wlea.net/newsmaker-november-15-2023-dr-nick-waddy/
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In other news, we're getting our first polls that pitch the 2024 presidential race as a five-way contest! This means Trump, Biden, Kennedy, West, and Jill Stein. So far, Trump looks like he's performing quite strongly in that kind of political environment, and it bears repeating that, in any scenario in which the GOP presidential candidate wins the national popular vote, he probably wins the electoral college in a landslide.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_biden_vs_kennedy_vs_west_vs_stein-8329.html
One of the persistent problems that conservatives and Republicans now have in American politics is the fact that we're consistently outspent by the evil leftists. It didn't used to be this way!!! It makes sense, though. The wealthy, the establishment, and corporate interests are now mostly left-leaning. Ergo, why would the GOP ever be able to compete financially with the dastardly Dems? What's more, political kingmakers are getting better and better at translating dollars into votes, via "election education", strategic grants to election authorities, watering holes for "mules", and what not. Losing the money race will increasingly mean just plain losing, and, I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of losing!
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/major-dem-dark-money-nonprofit-poured-150-million-into-progressive-causes-in-2022-tax-forms-show
Finally, while some efforts to evict DJT from the presidential ballot have foundered recently, it's just a matter of time before one of them succeeds, and then the stakes will rise immeasurably, and the federal courts will have to consider the question of Trump's eligibility. This battle is a long way from over.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-2024-14th-amendment-insurrection-colorado/2023/11/15/id/1142464/