Got into this show recently. Really like the analysis. It is snappy and informative. Rory has a really good skill of the overview. I really like the balance between domestic politics and geopolitics. I think Rory is a good fit for Alistair. I like the counterbalance it provides. Keep up the good work!
Yes, they're excellent. Despite being on opposite sides of the political spectrum, they clearly have great respect for each other and neither feels the need to shout over the other.
@@jandavies4400 he hasn’t released his tax records for the current presidential run. He fought the release of the tax returns for years during his presidency.
tds, hillary started the birther rumour for obama's kenyan birth, and it had merit. Trump already gave his taxes, already took a cognitive test (that biden was never pressured to take despite numerous speaking issues since before his candidacy as well as pre-existing strokes). It's not hypocritical for right wingers to want to pay as little tax as legally possible, because they want a reduced state size and reduced welfare, for left wingers the ultra wealthy should be actively overpaying taxes to fund their pet projects, if they aren't grifters.
love you guys but a few corrections from an american - the death penalty is not a major political issue in the US and really hasn’t been since the early 90s. Also, her new stump speech is superb. She’s a better speaker than you’re giving her credit for
Are you serious? She makes no sense at all when she tries to speak. Word Salad is the common phrase I hear when people talk about this idiot. She was hired for her gender and skin colour nothing more. She is a cackling baffoon and has been absent her entire vice presidency and achieved precisely nothing.
I was impressed. I've heard commentators say that during the primaries she felt constrained, that she couldn't be herself because the political climate wouldn't allow her to be the prosecutor she naturally is. Wishing her luck from the UK.
My fellow American is correct. For context, global warming would not be considered a 'major' campaign issue, whereas the death penalty debate is quite literally non-existent.
I don't approve of physical violence, but I saw a joke shortly after the assassination attempt that appealed to my love of gallows humour: the most disappointing two inches since the Stormy Daniels affair.
Race isn't such a big issue in Britain, class is most definitely the issue. The old school tie, going to the right school and fawning over the hierarchy and the Royal Family is an absolute must to get anywhere in this country.
its very steadily eroding though, people are getting sick of it, the number of rich people not from the silver spoon brigade is growing, in business and sporting worlds
@@cgdimension I hope so. The country still gets over excited when a member of the Royal family decides to walk around some town in England to open a new Lidl.
@@ruthmeb the BBC, ITV, sky news, the whole print media. Most mums over 50. Claire Balding almost exploded when Kate turned up at Wimbledon. There is still huge support for them in the UK. Look how Megan and Harry were hounded. Can you imagine if Megan had photo shopped pictures of their kids we would have never heard the end of it. I obviously don't mean the whole 70million population but you get my point.
Rory Stewart isn't a national treasure but he should be. Im left wing and could listen to him all day long. Such an intelligent and analytical brain. And the Conservatives went for the buffon Boris. Go figure that out.
I think with the time they have left, an open convention would have been too much chaos and division before the election. Her speech in Wisconsin convinced me she has a chance...
@barryUFF Fair enough, Trump Junior delivered an actual impressive speech at the RNC, Trumps was okay - he had just been shot 48 hours earlier to be fair to him 🤣 Harris' speech I liked it, she was good. But the way people are reacting like it was Luther King-esque is literally cringe inducing
As a Venezuelan in Perú, obviously forced to leave my country by the dictatorship (like over 7 million people), I really appreciate the segment and the take on my land. Thank you both, and your team. BUT besides the sanctions (which are not as significant as the regime wants to say) for the downfall of the oil production: there's also the partisanship in the national oil company PDVSA, in 2002 they fired almost anyone who didn't bend the knee, literal thousands of experts, then they filled the company with croonies who are there just for stealing.
A prosecutor who kept an innocent man on death row until she was forced to overturn evidence that exonerated him… I’ll take the felon. Bunch of ignorant rubes the lot of you.
Can you all take a moment to just think about this race being so close and it is between a competent, sane political candidate and a criminal. Utterly surreal
I find the criticism that Harris lacks foreign policy, economics and business experience laughable, given that her opponent demonstrated an absence of knowledge in those areas when he served as President, despite his run as a reality TV host in which he played a business man. Good luck, America.
Precisely. And the people he kept pulling in to shore up his weak areas kept leaving in exasperation. 14 former cabinet members have publicly declared him unfit for purpose...
Not to mention Trump's VP pick is such a joke. JD Vance is 39 years old, graduated law school in 2013, served in the Senate for 2 years. That's it. That's all the political experience has. And he's one 78-year-old's heartbeat away from the presidency?
As bizarre and unfair as it is, Trump is held to different standards. Almost everything he does or says would reflect poorly for any other politician, but his base either doesn't care, or thinks that underneath the bluster Trump is hiding a genius 4D chessmaster.
@@merrymachiavelli2041 My guess is the much more the former. "Are they experienced?" is used much more as a criticism than it used when a voting base selects a candidate.
The US President is a figurehead. She doesn't have to run the country single handed. You appointment a cabinet who are specialists in the departments and you listen to them.
Well it’s not tha only thing they’re hypocritical about. In particular, Republicans always deride celebrities who support Democrats as the “Hollywood Elite.” But when celebrities support Republican candidates, they suddenly give a damn.
@@paulinequinton1478 those ratings will improve as he has more speeches slamming immigrants and the usual republican rhetoric, he's still in line of succession regardless
@@factchecker1980 That would put her one up on Trump who seems to have trouble reading the written word, which is why he had to practically have cartoons made of material in order for him to understand the content.
@@Muzzy0085 That's an improvement over Trump whose incoherent rants about sharks, electricity, and Hannibal Lectern are an affront to anyone with half a brain.
I am an American living in the UK and I can say that I was so pleased to see Johnson outed and about to be ousted for telling one big lie for which he was caught. Trump has managed more than 30,000 and has a good shot at the White House. Sorry, but the difference is obvious.
@@elizabeththomson5013 One big public lie and Johnson was history. How about more than 30,000 and Trump could win the US presidency? By the way, I am an American living in the UK so I know both systems and the differences in British and American values and culture. A man of Trump's low intelligence, profound ignorance, vial rhetoric and lack of character could never reach the highest political office in the land.
She literally a self avowed racist. When "affirmative action" was struck down in 2023 then she made a public statement expressing support for racial discrimination against a large number of Americans.
The establishment has got their man in power, everyone can settle down now. Watch how our state media the BBC handle starmer. The illusion of probing questions and every other technique will be on show for those who haven’t swallowed the pill.
I pray VP Kamala Harris wins. She was the first woman to be a VP, and not only that, a black woman, Prosecutor, Atty General, Senator and now running for President of the United States. She has been very well groomed for this promotion, and can execute the duties of a President. She is so much more than her opposing candidate, hands down.🇺🇸🌹🙏❤️👍
So her rich history of dishonesty and talking absolute nonsense is offset by her being able to read off a teleprompter? I appreciate Biden didn't manage to speak properly, but that doesn't mean she's fit to run a country, does if
@@archvaldor rather a juvenile attempt at closing down discussion. Obviously speeches delivered by all candidates are designed to deliver policies, thoughts and ideas, and the best speeches have huge impacts on audiences. Do some research.
I agree with Alastair that Harris' performances over the last days have been quite good. If she can keep this up, I have a good feeling about the election against Trump.
It is very amusing to see all the Monday morning quarterbacking going on this week by all the chattering classes who declared last week that if Joe pulls out chaos will ensue
@@MichaelTavares agreed. Trump is a billionaire made his fortune from the private sector unlike his opponent career politicians, People from south of the border probably want Kamala to be the next president of America.
Her first name is pronounced "comma la" not "kam ala" She's been vice president for three and a half years. Most journalists are getting this wrong?? Good to see Rory gets it right 👏🙌👌
Kamala's strong stance on women's rights will be very attractive to women from right across the political spectrum. Recent cruel legislation on abortion in many red states has terrified many women who fear miscarriages, pregnancy problems, stillbirths or serious complications in labour - for themselves or their daughters.
“I’m a prosecutor prosecuting a sex offender” , was a great line. 🎉 The one time she beat Biden was during the 2020 race when she said “I was the girl on the bus” referencing busing during the civil rights era
I can’t help but roll my eyes when people assign value to sloganeering like this, as if it has any substance. The reason Kamala should win is because she is not from a political dynasty and is slightly younger than Trump - maybe her administration can bring back some forward momentum to the Western project.
It was probably that passive-agressive race-baiting, along with the succesfull attack from Tulsi Gabbard on her track record as prosecutor, that made bow out before Iowa.
@@nabilfreeman agreed. Obviously Rory and Alistair are British, but there is a massive difference in how they are talking about this election to the UK one. There was so much more discussion about manifestos and policies. I haven’t heard them talk once about what Kamala stands for or what policies she plans to enact should she be elected. Good speeches and debates are great, but can we talk about what each candidate will do for the country. At least with Trump I knew he wanted to build a wall…
As a Venezuelan living in the UK, voting on Sunday in the venezuelan consulate, thank you for bringing attention to the political situation in the country and saying plainly it will be down to the international community does about it. But truer words have never been said about Venezuela as Rory said "Things are never so bad that they cant get worse" - We know the government doesn't have the votes but they have everything else - the judges, the military, the control of all the oil and services - they are desperate and can do anything it takes to keep that control. For years, they have killed protestors so they have no problem killing, venezuelans have lived for years without water, electricity and food - but it CAN get worse and I fear for my family. So, thank you for bringing this up and raising awareness and finishing with words of hope that made me cry, hoping that my country will "get back on a sensible path". The only thing I will add is that witnesses from EU for example, have been refused to enter the country to see the election process, so there isn't external witnesses from other countries...
One thing you don't mention about venezuela and saudi arabia is that the quality of oil and cost of production are very different between the two countries. Venezuelan oil is much thicker and more difficult to refine. This makes the sanctions all the more biting because there are fewer refineries that can process venezuelan crude and I believe most of them are in the usa.
US refining Vz oil - Does that also include American corruption… Not much talk on Foreign Policy. K H will not preside over Netanyahu’s address to Congress. Gaza and the American Asian/ Muslim vote? KH’s husband is Jewish. Nationalist Ukraine vote, NATO and the anti Putin/ Russian military industrial policy?
@@billythomasfletcher According to Von Shitzenpantz there is only one and that's in Texas! The different costs of production get factored in to the price per barrel - our own Brent crude is another example.
Frankly listening to and watching the body language of Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump is literally the difference between positivity and negativity and light vs day. The US, the UK and western democracies generally need Kamala to be the next president.
When you said Kamala will be „the shortest candidate ever“ for the US presidency, I thought you were referring to the short time she will be a candidate 😂
True, her speech was outstanding. And I imagine quite “plan full”. She wore a navy blue outfit that looked like a uniform, with high neck, long sleeves, perfectly pressed, with sensible shoes that allowed her to move around the stage easily. She spoked in a natural voice but with a forceful manner and cadence. She came across as the smartest general, the captain of the ship. I was very iimpressed with how femininely masculine she sounded. I thought she did a masterful job. Compare her performance to other female politicians.
@@stevenwilliamson6236 He is The Tory that he defines himself as which means he is not a Tory as The Tory Party defines itself as. Contra Donne, he is an island with the seas rising.
Kamala Harris isn't Black, she's mixed-race. As with Obama, who also isn't Black, and is no more Black than he is White, he's also mixed-race. Accuracy is important, isn't it?
@@the_luggage I thought it was interesting that AC took issue with the description 'African-American'. I keep telling my American friends that it is a racial slur.
I saw anextract on the Meidas Touch Network today of a state senator introducing JD Vance..The senator said that if Trump did not win there would be civil war. Extraordinary language from a member of what was the party of Abraham Lincoln.
@@michaelreynolds2508 I have been warning those that would listen about this threat for months. When Von Shitzenpantz lost in 2020 (his ego doesn't consider losing as a possibility) he was ill prepared but still staged an attempted coup. This time he will be better prepared. Bannon, and the other nutjobs have admitted they are training armed militia. I just hope that the Intelligence services are keeping track.
Rory just seemed eager to draw the Starmer comparison by making the "Harris is great one on one but a huge disappointment on stage" point, if he'd followed her or any of the reporting the past 3 weeks, he'd know that she's been widely praised for turning in pitch perfect public performances, including her first official event in Wisconsin
Also bare in mind that in the UK actively lying on the campaign trail will get you destroyed in the UK. In the US Trump just gets to lie constantly and no one really calls him out 😆
A couple of things I wish had been brought up regarding the Venezuela election are: the threat of them annexing the Essequibo region of Guyana to get at the Stabroek block (offshore oil) and natural gas. Second: the Barbados agreement. Hopefully Venezuela (and Guyana) is a topic for a full episode as this is far more complex than an election and could become the South American equivalent of Ukraine.
Don't forget the gen Z new voters, especially in those swing states. I don't see Donald Trump appealing to them as he represents exactly what they want to escape at home. Kamala Harris is younger, has empathy, speaks about the future and about social protection which is something the young low paid employees are very sensitive to. Depending also on which VP she selects.
@@martinvickers7349 I'm sure you want her to win but that doesnt mean she will, one look at the polls tells you all you need to know, Harris has already lost
Andrew Marr would be well advised to sit for a brief lecture with The Rest is Politcs. He showed a staggering level of ignorance on the subject of Kamala Harris' resume yesterday
The 1968 Convention was between candidates who wanted to end the Vietnam War and those who wanted to continue it at least to a "negotiated peace with honour". The war was shown on TV, solders were being drafted, there was horrors such as the My Lai massacre, and over 536,000 American soldiers in Vietnam by 1968. No wonder it was chaos.
I have a tremendous amount of time for Rory but his liking of Clegg is baffling - the man is a complete moral vacuum which has become increasingly clear since he went to work for Meta.
I remember when Obama was elected president, a lot of Americans were very proud of themselves; "Hey UK, see what we did, now YOU need to elect a black prime minister!". I remember thinking yeah, but we had our first woman prime minister nearly thirty years ago. Two more since. I guess we'll soon see if the US can finally catch up after 45 years.
I'm a Yank living in the UK and I agree wholeheartedly. Also, I feel that Obama's being elected resulted in Trump's presidency. Obama's victory galvanized the bigoted, backward, least educated segment of America, who resented to its core that an "uppity" black man and his family occupied the White House. I can only hope that Harris and whomever she chooses as a running mate have a genuine shot at the White House. Otherwise, the country is lost.
I’d like to mention Guyana, Venezuela’s neighbour. Maduro has been threatening to annex almost half of the country as huge oil reserves have been found off The Guyanese coast. He has held a sham referendum and amassed troops at the border. It’s very worrying.
Many years ago I came to understand that when people say "I don't think America is ready to elect a . . ." is straight messaging that they aren't ready or that they only recently became ready to do so.
@@Dench999or911 With the Repugnants all they can do, in the absence of sny policies, is personal attacks. And only somebody with the arrogance of Trump would pick an anti-abortionist as vp.
Being an Iraq War vet, a lawyer, a successful venture capitalist, best selling autobiographical author and a United States Senator before you're 38 is a bad CV?
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat For next in line to the presidency of the United States, yes that is a woefully inadequate CV. More than anything he lacks principles. Bending over backwards for a bloke that who you once called Hitler is telling of the man’s character. No backbone, just another political stooge spouting populist bs. In the same category as Haley.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat For second in line to the Presidency, yes it is a woefully inadequate CV. How do any of the things that you mentioned other than being a junior senator make him appropriate for that office? His highlights in office appears to be promoting anti-woke bills that went nowhere and bending over backwards for a man that he previously called the American Hitler. That is not a fit man for any office, let alone the White House.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat They are probably trying to spread disinformation like many of the other comments. Change the narrative and you change how people think. That sort of thing. I think it will work in echochambers like here, but I doubt its going to be as effective on the wider public as they seem to think it will be.
As an American (B&R) who consumes a tremendous amount of US/UK politics, I'm worried that I sound as uninformed about UK politics as you all do when discussing US politics.
I doubt you will tbh. The reason being, that you would get a lot of things wrong out of ignorance. You arent going to get as much wrong as they do, because they arent ignorant they are intentionally lying about a lot of things.
@@davidwilliams1208 I am an American and I don't understand the American voter and the politics stink. Any country that ignores the popular vote and elects its leader through an institution as undemocratic as the Electoral College has no business pretending it is a true democracy.
@@sandraadams6204 In our recent General Election the British basically got the new government most wanted by having additional parties to vote for. A strict two party system is more tribal. Middle parties are useful.
If Trump tries to steamroller her in the debate she just needs to remember that billions of women will be thinking "Will you please just shut up and listen". And I say that as a man and a husband. Men just need to belt up sometimes.
The claim that she's a diversity hire is objectively true with regards to her being a woman. In 2020 then Joe Biden stated that he'd choose a woman as his running mate.
Do you mind? I graduated from Berkeley. It was wonderful with great professors and a very high academic standard. Robert Kennedy was very popular then. Jane Fonda was not the important celebrity it was Joan Baez who was there during the Berkeley Riots as I was, but as an ‘alien’ I was warned not to cause waves. Even then ‘Land of the Free’ was a misnomer. I chose not to stay in the USA although I was offered both an executive job and a law school place.
Having spent time in the US what us Brits tend to forget is it's like multiple country's in one with very very polarising views. East and west coast will love Harris. But I'd be very surprised if she manages convince the marginal swing states - who, whilst can lean Democrat, probably won't vote for Liberal female Californian. Who knows though in 2024... Any other Republican candidate would have walked this election. They're crazy for sticking with Trump.
If anyone needs a reminder of pervasive sexism still existing, its Gretchen being instantly dismissed (by many commentators) because two women wouldnt work. I always flip these things in my mind. I cant imagine the same being said about two male candidates. Still so far to go!
Gretchen ruled herself out, the VP pick has always been about shoring up the base you don't appeal to, hence Obama picking Biden, Trump picking Pence. Its why most conservative commentators believe Trump scored an own goal selecting Vance when there where more moderate candidates in battle ground states he could have selected to take them off the board.
@@Weakeyedominant yup, I agree with you on all that about broadening voter base. But I was referring to the fact that I'd heard multiple political commentators (and I'm cursing my feeble memory now for not remembering who) mention that you couldn't have two women. Just for that reason alone. I'm just saying that you don't usually hear people saying that you can't have two men.
Re Kamala, Please stop saying first Asian president she is Indian she will be the first Indian President. As an Indian woman I don’t go around saying I’m Asian. I’m Indian. And please say her name properly. She deserves that respect.
The Rest… needs to interview journalist Jordan Klepper. A very talented, humorous & insightful reporter on US politics. Love your show: intelligent, insightful and topical. Thank you.
The irony of the `separation of church and state' in the US is the dramatic influence of `faith'. Race and faith (and misogyny), all play more strongly here than in the UK (ex-pat). That `liberal' is used as a pejorative speaks volumes also. However, I believe that MAGA is a loud minority and the majority of Republicans let alone voters as a whole, do believe in the rule of law and will think twice about voting for a felon provided that it isn't seen as an `irrelevant' ruling by a liberal NY court. This election isn't about being `optimal', this is about `running faster than the other lion tamer', surely all she has to do is to present herself as the sane and predictable alternative. That shouldn't be difficult.
Great speech but I feel she has had new speech writers. Her speech was short sentences and slogans, also the crowd was partisan, I'm still to be convinced her speeches will be that well received. 100% better than rambling 90 minute Trump speeches, but take care. I think and hope she is going to do well.
I must admit I was concerned that she might not be vigourous enough as the presidential candidate.But I’ve proven to be wrong. She has energy and intelligence. Her timing in her speech was superb. I cannot wait for her to debate Donald Trump, half man half burger. . She must emphasise that he is a convicted felon and the most immoral person to ever grace the presidency.
She seems to have less political baggage than Biden. She might be able to finish the Ukraine/Russian war faster instead of fighting with one hand tied to the back. She seems to be a fighter instead of a negotiator. Her prosecutor background is going to be very helpful .
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Got into this show recently. Really like the analysis. It is snappy and informative. Rory has a really good skill of the overview. I really like the balance between domestic politics and geopolitics. I think Rory is a good fit for Alistair. I like the counterbalance it provides. Keep up the good work!
sounds like their page 6 wedding announcement
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Yes, they're excellent. Despite being on opposite sides of the political spectrum, they clearly have great respect for each other and neither feels the need to shout over the other.
Can we just take a moment to acknowledge Rory's fantastic library.
We always take a moment to acknowledge Rory's fantastic library lol
ha yes quite a contrast with the bedroom of Allistar
I love it when we get a little vintage, "World of Interiors", to their thoughtful description of current world events.
It's a Teams background, hiding his dirty washing and unmade bed.
@@ohdearismcheeks cheeky😂😂😂
Another thought... maybe Kamala should say I'll show you my birth certificate if you show me your tax returns?
I don't think he is particularly shy about saying he didn't pay much tax
They’ve already got his tax returns. What are you going on about?
Trump would rather see her birthing aparatus...
@@jandavies4400 he hasn’t released his tax records for the current presidential run. He fought the release of the tax returns for years during his presidency.
tds, hillary started the birther rumour for obama's kenyan birth, and it had merit.
Trump already gave his taxes, already took a cognitive test (that biden was never pressured to take despite numerous speaking issues since before his candidacy as well as pre-existing strokes). It's not hypocritical for right wingers to want to pay as little tax as legally possible, because they want a reduced state size and reduced welfare, for left wingers the ultra wealthy should be actively overpaying taxes to fund their pet projects, if they aren't grifters.
love you guys but a few corrections from an american - the death penalty is not a major political issue in the US and really hasn’t been since the early 90s. Also, her new stump speech is superb. She’s a better speaker than you’re giving her credit for
Yeah I think they're basing that on her 2020 debate performances, and she's improved since then
Are you serious? She makes no sense at all when she tries to speak. Word Salad is the common phrase I hear when people talk about this idiot. She was hired for her gender and skin colour nothing more. She is a cackling baffoon and has been absent her entire vice presidency and achieved precisely nothing.
I was impressed. I've heard commentators say that during the primaries she felt constrained, that she couldn't be herself because the political climate wouldn't allow her to be the prosecutor she naturally is. Wishing her luck from the UK.
Person reform is very much a major issue in the US.
My fellow American is correct. For context, global warming would not be considered a 'major' campaign issue, whereas the death penalty debate is quite literally non-existent.
"BACK IN JANUARY 23, NIKKI HALEY STATED""THE FIRST PARTY TO RETIRE ITS 80-YEAR-OLD CANDIDATE WILL BE THE ONE THAT WINS THIS ELECTION"""
Is Nimrata Randhawa still calling herself "Nikki Haley"?
Why are you shouting?
They should have ditched Biden then
@@ruthmeb they... did
@@BrianMartin-ox2ruare you still deadnaming someone?
My mother was 5' 2", but she was a giant in what she did for us.
Only in Trumpy's case does size matter. Ask Stormy Daniels!
I don't approve of physical violence, but I saw a joke shortly after the assassination attempt that appealed to my love of gallows humour: the most disappointing two inches since the Stormy Daniels affair.
Ask Wille Lewis Brown?
Don't agree that Harris is a disappointment on the big stage...her last 2 speeches since being nominated, have been great!
she is her own woman now
Wisc speech was fantastic.
They gave her a better speech writer and told her to stop using the "Unburdened" catshphrase LOL!!!!
It was written by former Obama speech writer no disappointment indeed.
we don't know when this pod was recorded
Race isn't such a big issue in Britain, class is most definitely the issue. The old school tie, going to the right school and fawning over the hierarchy and the Royal Family is an absolute must to get anywhere in this country.
its very steadily eroding though, people are getting sick of it, the number of rich people not from the silver spoon brigade is growing, in business and sporting worlds
@@cgdimension I hope so. The country still gets over excited when a member of the Royal family decides to walk around some town in England to open a new Lidl.
@neilbirch8431 define " the country" . Many of us who aren't even republicans don't give a toss.
@@ruthmeb the BBC, ITV, sky news, the whole print media. Most mums over 50. Claire Balding almost exploded when Kate turned up at Wimbledon.
There is still huge support for them in the UK. Look how Megan and Harry were hounded. Can you imagine if Megan had photo shopped pictures of their kids we would have never heard the end of it.
I obviously don't mean the whole 70million population but you get my point.
Class can work both ways in the UK. In some places a posh accent is a big positive, in other places it is a big negative.
Rory Stewart isn't a national treasure but he should be. Im left wing and could listen to him all day long. Such an intelligent and analytical brain. And the Conservatives went for the buffon Boris. Go figure that out.
He's a Lib Dem .....never a Tory.
Rory seems to be a rational guy who wants solutions that actually work, instead of dogma.
@@jamesbinns8528 Good at mushy waffle;
crap on policies.
Mushy waffle is good once in a while
I think with the time they have left, an open convention would have been too much chaos and division before the election. Her speech in Wisconsin convinced me she has a chance...
Agreed, time for unity.
It was pretty basic stuff...
@@TfortLo-q8m and Trump grunts BASIC stuff... Most people can´t grasp detail. Chant 3 syllables and you are in with a chance. U S A !
@barryUFF Fair enough, Trump Junior delivered an actual impressive speech at the RNC, Trumps was okay - he had just been shot 48 hours earlier to be fair to him 🤣 Harris' speech I liked it, she was good. But the way people are reacting like it was Luther King-esque is literally cringe inducing
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As a Venezuelan in Perú, obviously forced to leave my country by the dictatorship (like over 7 million people), I really appreciate the segment and the take on my land. Thank you both, and your team. BUT besides the sanctions (which are not as significant as the regime wants to say) for the downfall of the oil production: there's also the partisanship in the national oil company PDVSA, in 2002 they fired almost anyone who didn't bend the knee, literal thousands of experts, then they filled the company with croonies who are there just for stealing.
How awful. So sorry to hear about your country @JosueT-
Just to call out, Rory's 'quick' overviews are genuinely useful I think.. hope you continue to include them to give context to the the commentary
She's a prosecutor, and he's a criminal. Get popcorn now.
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@@paulinequinton1478 in this film, the bad guy wins
Their first debate is going to break all of records 🇺🇸
@@lifegenius763 If Trump ever has the guts to have a debate!
A prosecutor who kept an innocent man on death row until she was forced to overturn evidence that exonerated him…
I’ll take the felon.
Bunch of ignorant rubes the lot of you.
Can you all take a moment to just think about this race being so close and it is between a competent, sane political candidate and a criminal. Utterly surreal
It's only close in the minds of these two
Competent 🤣🤣🤣
I only hope that America wakes up and realises how degenerate Donald Trump really is.
@@Luke43219 Harris has shown oral competency in the past..........sometimes even for speaking
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I find the criticism that Harris lacks foreign policy, economics and business experience laughable, given that her opponent demonstrated an absence of knowledge in those areas when he served as President, despite his run as a reality TV host in which he played a business man. Good luck, America.
Precisely. And the people he kept pulling in to shore up his weak areas kept leaving in exasperation. 14 former cabinet members have publicly declared him unfit for purpose...
Not to mention Trump's VP pick is such a joke. JD Vance is 39 years old, graduated law school in 2013, served in the Senate for 2 years. That's it. That's all the political experience has. And he's one 78-year-old's heartbeat away from the presidency?
As bizarre and unfair as it is, Trump is held to different standards. Almost everything he does or says would reflect poorly for any other politician, but his base either doesn't care, or thinks that underneath the bluster Trump is hiding a genius 4D chessmaster.
@@merrymachiavelli2041 My guess is the much more the former. "Are they experienced?" is used much more as a criticism than it used when a voting base selects a candidate.
The US President is a figurehead. She doesn't have to run the country single handed. You appointment a cabinet who are specialists in the departments and you listen to them.
She can definitely win..."I can feel it in the air"! She will motivate people to vote!
Hope so - this has all completely changed the mood amongst Democrats. I’m delighted for them (and us - US allies)
Her conviction rate for minor crimes in California sounds very motivated
Republicans seem to forget that Reagan was a California governor.
California was a republican state back then. It is interesting how it is now seen as ultimate liberal state.
In a very different era, yes
When Reagan was governor there weren’t tent cities full of illegals and fentanyl addicts encouraged by left wing policies
Reagan had charisma though
Well it’s not tha only thing they’re hypocritical about. In particular, Republicans always deride celebrities who support Democrats as the “Hollywood Elite.” But when celebrities support Republican candidates, they suddenly give a damn.
Her line was "so hear me when I say I know Donald Trump's type". Classic!!
Clever too , now everyone is reflecting on what " type " captain bonespurs is .
the makings of a Taylor Swift song!
@@toddmcmichael5505 I'd love to hear that song!
She'll have studied the characteristics of sociopaths. Americans can come to understand just how evil and dangerous Trump is.
@@buzzukfiftythree listen to her song "The Man" and it's not too far off the mark!
I hope Kamala Harris wins. Can't stand Donald Trump.
even if Trump wins, like Biden, his health may well be an issue again so I'd have an eye on his more right wing running mate
@@cgdimension Have you seen Vance's approval ratings? Not a popular man, shall we say.
@@paulinequinton1478 those ratings will improve as he has more speeches slamming immigrants and the usual republican rhetoric, he's still in line of succession regardless
🇱🇷Trump 2024 for world PEACE 💪🏽💪🏻💪
@@billshun3963 You're never getting Ukraine Igor.
Kamala's 2 speeches in the last 48 hours were great.
She's a good teleprompter reader and not much else.
@@factchecker1980 That would put her one up on Trump who seems to have trouble reading the written word, which is why he had to practically have cartoons made of material in order for him to understand the content.
Pity she has done nothing in 4 years.. but hey, at least she can give speeches
@@Muzzy0085 That's an improvement over Trump whose incoherent rants about sharks, electricity, and Hannibal Lectern are
an affront to anyone with half a brain.
Would truly appreciate any links to any footage of her making anything near a good speech... thanks in advance.
Saying that the British press would have routed out someone like Trump is kind of funny given the existence of Boris Johnson.
I am an American living in the UK and I can say that I was so pleased to see Johnson outed and about to be ousted for telling one big lie for which he was caught. Trump has managed more than 30,000 and has a good shot at the White House. Sorry, but the difference is obvious.
Boris is a saint in comparison to Trump.
@@elizabeththomson5013 One big public lie and Johnson was history. How about more than 30,000 and Trump could win the US presidency? By the way, I am an American living in the UK so I know both systems and the differences in British and American values and culture. A man of Trump's low intelligence, profound ignorance, vial rhetoric and lack of character could never reach the highest political office in the land.
Erm... you mean the guy that got routed out of power because of repeated bad press about his lies and corruption?
Boris was just bad but Trump is a totally self serving turd.
I really like her. I love her smile, it shows such Joy! :)
Unlike Trump, she seems a healthy human-being and also whole/well-rounded, balanced!
She literally a self avowed racist. When "affirmative action" was struck down in 2023 then she made a public statement expressing support for racial discrimination against a large number of Americans.
you got it twisted. Thats because shes drunk. People have no intuition today. Definitly must be the fluoride in the water.
Anyone else watch PMQs today and surprised at how civil it was?
The establishment has got their man in power, everyone can settle down now. Watch how our state media the BBC handle starmer. The illusion of probing questions and every other technique will be on show for those who haven’t swallowed the pill.
Rishi probably agrees with a lot of what Keir says lol
Just waiting for Keir to slip.
no spoilers!
End of Term...it'll become more feisty in November when it kicks off again...
Watch her latest speech, she's on fire. Vamos Kamala, go girl go!
olé 🥥🇺🇲🎉
Speed?
@@TfortLo-q8mspeech, I’m guessing.
@@TfortLo-q8m typo
@colincampbell4261 Okay this time you admit your mistakes
I pray VP Kamala Harris wins. She was the first woman to be a VP, and not only that, a black woman, Prosecutor, Atty General, Senator and now running for President of the United States. She has been very well groomed for this promotion, and can execute the duties of a President. She is so much more than her opposing candidate, hands down.🇺🇸🌹🙏❤️👍
Damning with faint praise
Weird comment @@alst4817
The lads are superb as always but the delightful background pooch is the star of this pod👏👏👏
SHE WILL!
GO KAMALA!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙
The NEW SHERIFF in town!
I think she's just delivered a very powerful speech - give her a chance!!!
Yes but will the Blue & Yellow dogs turn from Trump to KH I can't see it happening
@@michael5265 .. there's a way to go yet, we have to hope so :-)
So her rich history of dishonesty and talking absolute nonsense is offset by her being able to read off a teleprompter? I appreciate Biden didn't manage to speak properly, but that doesn't mean she's fit to run a country, does if
Like speeches have any impact on anything and aren't written by other people. Such a juvenile attitude towards politics.
@@archvaldor rather a juvenile attempt at closing down discussion. Obviously speeches delivered by all candidates are designed to deliver policies, thoughts and ideas, and the best speeches have huge impacts on audiences. Do some research.
I agree with Alastair that Harris' performances over the last days have been quite good. If she can keep this up, I have a good feeling about the election against Trump.
Hope has returned to all good people everywhere.
It's astonishing how everyone who would have acknowledged Kamala as a terrible candidate a year ago are now doing puff pieces on how great she is.
Not "acknowledged". Sort of assumed.
Watch her speech, Donald!
It is very amusing to see all the Monday morning quarterbacking going on this week by all the chattering classes who declared last week that if Joe pulls out chaos will ensue
Relief and desperation>
Spot on! The hypocrisy is astounding. They really do have an intense belief that propaganda works.. and they’re right, unfortunately.
The world needs Kamala Harris a whole lot more than it needs Donald Trump . 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦
I’m not sure there is a need for Donald trump in public life at all
The world doesn’t need a felon to be the President of US.
@@MichaelTavares agreed. Trump is a billionaire made his fortune from the private sector unlike his opponent career politicians,
People from south of the border probably want Kamala to be the next president of America.
the war in Ukraine will continue under her, you are evil.
Her first name is pronounced "comma la" not "kam ala"
She's been vice president for three and a half years.
Most journalists are getting this wrong?? Good to see Rory gets it right 👏🙌👌
well that's not a good sign
Such a brave man
Karma -la, not comma la
Does make you wonder how much these guys know when they can't pronounce her name properly.
@@gabsi64she has said herself that her name is pronounced comma-la.
Kamala's strong stance on women's rights will be very attractive to women from right across the political spectrum. Recent cruel legislation on abortion in many red states has terrified many women who fear miscarriages, pregnancy problems, stillbirths or serious complications in labour - for themselves or their daughters.
It's apparently cruel to not want child murder as national policy.
I'm confused as to why these women think killing a child stops a miscarriage or stillbirth. Do they have education over in America?
ya, just like it helped Hillary ... oh wait
Why would you fear a miscarriage if you are pro abortion? Surely it is just a random collection of cells of no value?
It's really evidence of your moral character that the #1 thing you want is the ability to scramble a baby.
Agree with comments below regarding women's rights. She is already having a massive impact with the female vote, which could move the dial immensely
check the attendance rate of the WNBA and then tell me how well gender identity politics will work
@@FRM101 .Do you watch ESPN for your political news? Bread and circuses is the age-old strategy for distracting the population from the real issues.
@@FRM101It's amazing you thought that was a relevant remark.
@@tcritt I thought you could use a laugh. And those attendance numbers WILL make you laugh. 😉
Biden already had the female vote though compared to other demographics.
Harris' speech in Wisconsin was a very good start. I think she's going to surprise people.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
“I’m a prosecutor prosecuting a sex offender” , was a great line. 🎉
The one time she beat Biden was during the 2020 race when she said “I was the girl on the bus” referencing busing during the civil rights era
Most contrived remark of that season
And she didn’t win a single state in 2020 primary lol
I can’t help but roll my eyes when people assign value to sloganeering like this, as if it has any substance. The reason Kamala should win is because she is not from a political dynasty and is slightly younger than Trump - maybe her administration can bring back some forward momentum to the Western project.
It was probably that passive-agressive race-baiting, along with the succesfull attack from Tulsi Gabbard on her track record as prosecutor, that made bow out before Iowa.
@@nabilfreeman agreed. Obviously Rory and Alistair are British, but there is a massive difference in how they are talking about this election to the UK one. There was so much more discussion about manifestos and policies. I haven’t heard them talk once about what Kamala stands for or what policies she plans to enact should she be elected. Good speeches and debates are great, but can we talk about what each candidate will do for the country. At least with Trump I knew he wanted to build a wall…
As a Venezuelan living in the UK, voting on Sunday in the venezuelan consulate, thank you for bringing attention to the political situation in the country and saying plainly it will be down to the international community does about it. But truer words have never been said about Venezuela as Rory said "Things are never so bad that they cant get worse" - We know the government doesn't have the votes but they have everything else - the judges, the military, the control of all the oil and services - they are desperate and can do anything it takes to keep that control. For years, they have killed protestors so they have no problem killing, venezuelans have lived for years without water, electricity and food - but it CAN get worse and I fear for my family. So, thank you for bringing this up and raising awareness and finishing with words of hope that made me cry, hoping that my country will "get back on a sensible path". The only thing I will add is that witnesses from EU for example, have been refused to enter the country to see the election process, so there isn't external witnesses from other countries...
Just heard her latest speech. “We ain’t playing around.” Serious stuff. Serious woman.
Watch this space. She’s only just getting started !
Great podcast guys. Not sure if you have covered Project 25 yet. Would love to hear your take.
One thing you don't mention about venezuela and saudi arabia is that the quality of oil and cost of production are very different between the two countries. Venezuelan oil is much thicker and more difficult to refine. This makes the sanctions all the more biting because there are fewer refineries that can process venezuelan crude and I believe most of them are in the usa.
Thank you for that info
US refining Vz oil - Does that also include American corruption…
Not much talk on Foreign Policy.
K H will not preside over Netanyahu’s address to Congress.
Gaza and the American Asian/ Muslim vote? KH’s husband is Jewish.
Nationalist Ukraine vote, NATO and the anti Putin/ Russian military industrial policy?
Venezuela had great refinareis until Chávez and his criminales destroyed them, the people made a huge mistake, they have paid the price.....enough!!!
@@billythomasfletcher According to Von Shitzenpantz there is only one and that's in Texas! The different costs of production get factored in to the price per barrel - our own Brent crude is another example.
Frankly listening to and watching the body language of Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump is literally the difference between positivity and negativity and light vs day. The US, the UK and western democracies generally need Kamala to be the next president.
Do you mean genuinely instead of generally? Agree otherwise!!
@@joshyman221 yes, my typo !
Agreed, people from south of the border need Harris to be the next president.
Women in the US really need Harris to win. The future looks bleak for them if Trump gets in.
When you said Kamala will be „the shortest candidate ever“ for the US presidency, I thought you were referring to the short time she will be a candidate 😂
Likewise
True, her speech was outstanding. And I imagine quite “plan full”. She wore a navy blue outfit that looked like a uniform, with high neck, long sleeves, perfectly pressed, with sensible shoes that allowed her to move around the stage easily. She spoked in a natural voice but with a forceful manner and cadence. She came across as the smartest general, the captain of the ship. I was very iimpressed with how femininely masculine she sounded. I thought she did a masterful job. Compare her performance to other female politicians.
Yeah I think Rory's theory that Harris isn't good at the big speeches was shot down by her speech last night.
If she can fake sincerity and has a good speech writer the worlds her oyster. And what can be will be unburdened by what has been. Classic.
Rory can be 2 days to a year behind the curve.
It is kind of a commonplace shored up with targeted clips by the RW media.
@@robertgerrity878he's still a Tory, right?
@@stevenwilliamson6236 He is The Tory that he defines himself as which means he is not a Tory as The Tory Party defines itself as. Contra Donne, he is an island with the seas rising.
Kamala Harris isn't Black, she's mixed-race. As with Obama, who also isn't Black, and is no more Black than he is White, he's also mixed-race. Accuracy is important, isn't it?
"Did you know Kamala Harris's father was a toolmaker?" 🤣🤣
Working people Won in July
@Tan92lfc doctors and pharmacists are working people y'know
@Tan92lfc True but also those who don't want to work won too unfortunately 😂
@@the_luggage I thought it was interesting that AC took issue with the description 'African-American'. I keep telling my American friends that it is a racial slur.
@@keithhigh7773 Not quite, he was pointing out Farage said "African" without "American".
Love listening to these to...the World seems a better place
I saw anextract on the Meidas Touch Network today of a state senator introducing JD Vance..The senator said that if Trump did not win there would be civil war. Extraordinary language from a member of what was the party of Abraham Lincoln.
@@michaelreynolds2508 I have been warning those that would listen about this threat for months. When Von Shitzenpantz lost in 2020 (his ego doesn't consider losing as a possibility) he was ill prepared but still staged an attempted coup.
This time he will be better prepared. Bannon, and the other nutjobs have admitted they are training armed militia.
I just hope that the Intelligence services are keeping track.
Rory just seemed eager to draw the Starmer comparison by making the "Harris is great one on one but a huge disappointment on stage" point, if he'd followed her or any of the reporting the past 3 weeks, he'd know that she's been widely praised for turning in pitch perfect public performances, including her first official event in Wisconsin
She’s a dullard.
Alistairs doggo "I will become Internet famous!!! Sneak sneak sneak"
If you want to understand the British class system then all you have to do is look at the decor in Rory's house vrs Alastair 's. Fascinating.
Good to see Rory looking healthier
First time listening to this channel. I am pleasantly surprised at the knowledge these jolly good blokes possess.
The Democrats shifted their campaign strategy, and within 72 hours, they established a new winning dynamic. This is very impressive
@@luismanuel2612 the democrats don’t have a chance not this time that’s why all other democrats sit tight waiting for 2028.
Aww there's a dog. Politics is always better with a dog.
Also bare in mind that in the UK actively lying on the campaign trail will get you destroyed in the UK. In the US Trump just gets to lie constantly and no one really calls him out 😆
What are the lies?
What electoral campaign were you sitting through in the UK
😂😂@@rk-jc9se
Er, Boris Johnson?
Didn’t Boris Johnson manage just fine with lying ?
A couple of things I wish had been brought up regarding the Venezuela election are: the threat of them annexing the Essequibo region of Guyana to get at the Stabroek block (offshore oil) and natural gas. Second: the Barbados agreement. Hopefully Venezuela (and Guyana) is a topic for a full episode as this is far more complex than an election and could become the South American equivalent of Ukraine.
Love the talk about Harris.
Love the dog at the bed as well.
Like the “blue” room as well!
What sort of dog is that ? I want one 😊
@@SIM101ismKing Charles Spanish :)
I am fully immersed in 'Politics on the Edge' on my Mauritian holiday. Thanks to this podcast!
Don't forget the gen Z new voters, especially in those swing states. I don't see Donald Trump appealing to them as he represents exactly what they want to escape at home. Kamala Harris is younger, has empathy, speaks about the future and about social protection which is something the young low paid employees are very sensitive to. Depending also on which VP she selects.
If you think Harris has a chance of beating Trump you've gone mad
@@CraigOSheaa Or doesn't live in your silo. Stiff upper lip now.
@@CraigOSheaaI am sure that she will destroy TRUMP
@@youtubewatcher2 i dont care who wins its just ridiculous to think trump wont win but you do you
@@martinvickers7349 I'm sure you want her to win but that doesnt mean she will, one look at the polls tells you all you need to know, Harris has already lost
Andrew Marr would be well advised to sit for a brief lecture with The Rest is Politcs. He showed a staggering level of ignorance on the subject of Kamala Harris' resume yesterday
I’ll have to watch that going by the fact that you thought this was not just propaganda.
Yes appalling. Said she hadn't won elective office. Ignorant of 12th amendment problematic with VP pick from California.
He certainly did!
Absolutely she can but it depends on how low trump goes to attack her and he is doing exactly that right now instead of attacking her policies..
Roosevelt couldn’t even walk and JFK wasn’t tall.
The 1968 Convention was between candidates who wanted to end the Vietnam War and those who wanted to continue it at least to a "negotiated peace with honour". The war was shown on TV, solders were being drafted, there was horrors such as the My Lai massacre, and over 536,000 American soldiers in Vietnam by 1968. No wonder it was chaos.
The film "The Trial of the Chicago Seven" captures the mood very well...
I have a tremendous amount of time for Rory but his liking of Clegg is baffling - the man is a complete moral vacuum which has become increasingly clear since he went to work for Meta.
I never got the Clegg mania either. Not that I'm the sharpest tack in the box.
Let's hope she does win . After the recent Trump nonsense all I can smell is body odour.
I remember when Obama was elected president, a lot of Americans were very proud of themselves; "Hey UK, see what we did, now YOU need to elect a black prime minister!". I remember thinking yeah, but we had our first woman prime minister nearly thirty years ago. Two more since. I guess we'll soon see if the US can finally catch up after 45 years.
I'm a Yank living in the UK and I agree wholeheartedly. Also, I feel that Obama's being elected resulted in Trump's presidency. Obama's victory galvanized the bigoted, backward, least educated segment of America, who resented to its core that an "uppity" black man and his family occupied the White House. I can only hope that Harris and whomever she chooses as a running mate have a genuine shot at the White House. Otherwise, the country is lost.
My God, I just saw her on stage and she was electric.
Totally surprised me.
I’d like to mention Guyana, Venezuela’s neighbour. Maduro has been threatening to annex almost half of the country as huge oil reserves have been found off The Guyanese coast. He has held a sham referendum and amassed troops at the border. It’s very worrying.
It's actually more like 60%, not "almost half".
Not very likely that the major powers will let Venezuela seize more than half of Guyana.
From what I could find she is actually 5'4.5", which makes her only the second shortest since James Madison was 5'4"
Awe look at wee dog on Alistairs bed
Nearly stole the show, stretching out there!!
His dogs called Tony, the one downstairs
But ignore the dog wee.
King Charles Spaniel ?
Many years ago I came to understand that when people say "I don't think America is ready to elect a . . ." is straight messaging that they aren't ready or that they only recently became ready to do so.
She has seasoned, matured. She’s ready.
You make her sound like a cheese...
@@TfortLo-q8m Or maybe a good table wine.
No, she isn’t.
Now that they've removed the candidate everyone voted for and installed her in power you're just telling yourself you like her.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She totally knocked her first rally speech out of the park they dont mention that?
The irony of Vance saying Harris is not fit for office when you look at his CV and flip-flop past
@@Dench999or911 With the Repugnants all they can do, in the absence of sny policies, is personal attacks. And only somebody with the arrogance of Trump would pick an anti-abortionist as vp.
Being an Iraq War vet, a lawyer, a successful venture capitalist, best selling autobiographical author and a United States Senator before you're 38 is a bad CV?
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat For next in line to the presidency of the United States, yes that is a woefully inadequate CV. More than anything he lacks principles. Bending over backwards for a bloke that who you once called Hitler is telling of the man’s character. No backbone, just another political stooge spouting populist bs. In the same category as Haley.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat For second in line to the Presidency, yes it is a woefully inadequate CV.
How do any of the things that you mentioned other than being a junior senator make him appropriate for that office? His highlights in office appears to be promoting anti-woke bills that went nowhere and bending over backwards for a man that he previously called the American Hitler. That is not a fit man for any office, let alone the White House.
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat They are probably trying to spread disinformation like many of the other comments.
Change the narrative and you change how people think. That sort of thing. I think it will work in echochambers like here, but I doubt its going to be as effective on the wider public as they seem to think it will be.
As an American (B&R) who consumes a tremendous amount of US/UK politics, I'm worried that I sound as uninformed about UK politics as you all do when discussing US politics.
The British have never understood either US politics or the US voter. We try though.
I doubt you will tbh. The reason being, that you would get a lot of things wrong out of ignorance.
You arent going to get as much wrong as they do, because they arent ignorant they are intentionally lying about a lot of things.
@@davidwilliams1208 I am an American and I don't understand the American voter and the politics stink. Any country that ignores the popular vote and elects its leader through an institution as undemocratic as the Electoral College has no business pretending it is a true democracy.
@@sandraadams6204 In our recent General Election the British basically got the new government most wanted by having additional parties to vote for. A strict two party system is more tribal. Middle parties are useful.
If Trump tries to steamroller her in the debate she just needs to remember that billions of women will be thinking "Will you please just shut up and listen". And I say that as a man and a husband. Men just need to belt up sometimes.
Brilliantly insightful comment
😮😅😅
Worth mentioning that Iceland in 2020 elected their president with 92% of the vote...so it does happen in non-authoritarian countries 😂
You missed one AC. Truman was a VP who was elected President.
Camala got so much support after Biden announced hes nit running, that it would have been very hard for the Dems to say "no, let's wait".
@Sol-k9 Thank you for joining TH-cam 4 days ago so you can help with my spell check ✔️
The misogynistic and sexualised comments coming from the right about Harris are very, very bizarre.
The claim that she's a diversity hire is objectively true with regards to her being a woman. In 2020 then Joe Biden stated that he'd choose a woman as his running mate.
I love that King Charles Spaniel behind Campbell.
Nice to see Alister promoting a blue wall :)
Do you mind? I graduated from Berkeley. It was wonderful with great professors and a very high academic standard. Robert Kennedy was very popular then. Jane Fonda was not the important celebrity it was Joan Baez who was there during the Berkeley Riots as I was, but as an ‘alien’ I was warned not to cause waves. Even then ‘Land of the Free’ was a misnomer. I chose not to stay in the USA although I was offered both an executive job and a law school place.
Support your experiences then.
@@robertgerrity878 Name your doubts. Another Cal alumnus
@@youtubewatcher2 I went too telegram there with comma issues: "I ... experiences, then [at the time]." Corrected, I hope. Thanks.
@@robertgerrity878 👍
@@robertgerrity878. Another time, you can edit your own comment by pressing on the three dots. Saves sending a second message.
Alistair, you are completely upstaged by the lovely dog...
Having spent time in the US what us Brits tend to forget is it's like multiple country's in one with very very polarising views.
East and west coast will love Harris. But I'd be very surprised if she manages convince the marginal swing states - who, whilst can lean Democrat, probably won't vote for Liberal female Californian.
Who knows though in 2024...
Any other Republican candidate would have walked this election. They're crazy for sticking with Trump.
If anyone needs a reminder of pervasive sexism still existing, its Gretchen being instantly dismissed (by many commentators) because two women wouldnt work. I always flip these things in my mind. I cant imagine the same being said about two male candidates. Still so far to go!
Pervasive sexism is indeed the reason it wouldn't work. Cos it wouldn't. 😢
She was on the shortlist and was asked for vetting materials, but she took herself out of the running.
@@cptjeff1 ah! Thank you. Where did you read/see about this?
Gretchen ruled herself out, the VP pick has always been about shoring up the base you don't appeal to, hence Obama picking Biden, Trump picking Pence. Its why most conservative commentators believe Trump scored an own goal selecting Vance when there where more moderate candidates in battle ground states he could have selected to take them off the board.
@@Weakeyedominant yup, I agree with you on all that about broadening voter base. But I was referring to the fact that I'd heard multiple political commentators (and I'm cursing my feeble memory now for not remembering who) mention that you couldn't have two women. Just for that reason alone. I'm just saying that you don't usually hear people saying that you can't have two men.
Thanks to Rory and Alastair for an interesting and informative discussion.
Re Kamala, Please stop saying first Asian president she is Indian she will be the first Indian President. As an Indian woman I don’t go around saying I’m Asian. I’m Indian. And please say her name properly. She deserves that respect.
In the UK, Asian usually refers to people from India and other South Asian nations.
The Rest… needs to interview journalist Jordan Klepper. A very talented, humorous & insightful reporter on US politics. Love your show: intelligent, insightful and topical. Thank you.
Absolutely obsessed with the dog living her best life in the background
If Harris delivers a " words' salat" how would you describe Trump's any speech, if he actually delivers one..😂
Is this a live podcast? Excellent service from these two..
Oh, and she's South Indian, not African.
Rory looks like he is on the set of an old Peter Cushing film.
The irony of the `separation of church and state' in the US is the dramatic influence of `faith'. Race and faith (and misogyny), all play more strongly here than in the UK (ex-pat). That `liberal' is used as a pejorative speaks volumes also.
However, I believe that MAGA is a loud minority and the majority of Republicans let alone voters as a whole, do believe in the rule of law and will think twice about voting for a felon provided that it isn't seen as an `irrelevant' ruling by a liberal NY court. This election isn't about being `optimal', this is about `running faster than the other lion tamer', surely all she has to do is to present herself as the sane and predictable alternative. That shouldn't be difficult.
Lovely to see the doggie, though you know they upstage even the most interesting human beings!
Great speech but I feel she has had new speech writers. Her speech was short sentences and slogans, also the crowd was partisan, I'm still to be convinced her speeches will be that well received. 100% better than rambling 90 minute Trump speeches, but take care. I think and hope she is going to do well.
Her marketing team are doing a great job. You get voters are being energised in a way two old men couldn't achieve.
I must admit I was concerned that she might not be vigourous enough as the presidential candidate.But I’ve proven to be wrong.
She has energy and intelligence.
Her timing in her speech was superb. I cannot wait for her to debate Donald Trump, half man half burger. .
She must emphasise that he is a convicted felon and the most immoral person to ever grace the presidency.
I agree, although all that will continue to be ignored by his base.
@@davidhampshire7723 well it was political lawfare and anyone who understands will tell you this, if they speak in good faith.
@@Dude0000trump fans never discuss in good faith
So energetic . It’s a relief.
She seems to have less political baggage than Biden. She might be able to finish the Ukraine/Russian war faster instead of fighting with one hand tied to the back. She seems to be a fighter instead of a negotiator. Her prosecutor background is going to be very helpful .