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Aug 3, 2023 • 60min

Trump Indictment Power Rankings

Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington D.C. for his role in 2020 election interference. We’ll discuss the charges. We’ll then check in on the 2024 campaign, including some newly released data that suggests Trump’s campaign may be near-broke. Next, we’ll review the GOP’s ever growing legal troubles, which now include fresh charges of vote tampering in Michigan.  Finally, a leading economist says the Biden administration the most successful economic presidency since FDR. We’ll unpack the numbers. This is Majority 54!Find your corner office comfort. Head to rhone.com/majority and use code MAJORITY to save 20% off your entire order!Head to fastgrowingtrees.com/54 right now to get 15% off your entire order!Today's show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Join over one million people taking charge of their mental health and get 10% off your first month when you go to https://BetterHelp.com/M54.Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 27, 2023 • 1h 12min

Barbie vs. GOP

The Barbie movie smashed box office records and ignited a firestorm on the right. We’ll do our best to dissect the politics of the movie.  Then, the date is set for Trump’s trial over his misuse of classified documents. We’ll discuss what the timing means for his future. Then, we’ll dive into the GOP primary. Who qualified for the debates? Whose campaign is up? Who is down? Finally, we’ll turn our attention to the world of country music, where a debate is brewing over what small towns really want. A perfect Majority 54 discussion. This is Majority 54!Mint Mobile: Get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month and get the plan shipped to your door for free at MintMobile.com/majorityMajority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 20, 2023 • 1h 14min

Are more Trump charges imminent?

Trump is in legal trouble… again. This time over the January 6th insurrection. Is his arrest on those charges imminent? RFK is caught on tape spinning a Covid conspiracy theory about the Jews. Will this controversy eat into his Democratic primary support? Then we’ll turn to the newly released fundraising and spending numbers from 2024 candidates. Who’s up, who’s down, and is anyone within striking distance of Trump. And finally, we have an item for our segment: Something that’s political but doesn’t seem political. This is Majority 54!Donate to Joe Pereles for Missouri State Senate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/perelesformissouriIf you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their AG1 See what all the hype is about when you go to drinkAG1.com/MAJORITY and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order.Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at HelixSleep.com/MAJORITY54! This is their best offer yet and it won’t last long! With Helix, better sleep starts now.Solve your daily food waste problem. Use code MAJORITY54 at checkout to save $50 when you visit Lomi.com/MAJORITY54Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 13, 2023 • 58min

Does DeSantis Stand a Chance? (Guest Host Diana Kander)

President Biden is in Europe at the Nato Leaders’ Summit. We’ll talk about why NATO isn’t ready to let in Ukraine and why it is that the GOP is anti-NATO. The Republicans’ Hunter Biden whistleblower turned out to be… an unregistered foreign agent of China on the run from federal authorities... obviously.cAlabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville struggles to condemn white nationalists as he holds up senior military promotions. We’ll talk about why that matters. And candidates other than Trump struggle to gain a foothold in the GOP primary. Diana Kander joins Jason for a special episode of Majority 54!Find your corner office comfort. Head to rhone.com/majority and use code MAJORITY to save 20% off your entire order!Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGupta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 6, 2023 • 1h 5min

Trump, QAnon, and Ron

Happy 4th of July! Donald Trump spent Independence Day posting QAnon memes and amplifying extremist groups on his social media platform. Meanwhile, the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) set to merge with Donald Trump’s social media company just reached a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as a Justice Department investigation into the deal remains ongoing. Cold water is thrown on Ron DeSantis’ campaign as betting markets give California Governor Gavin Newsom, who isn’t even running, better odds at winning the 2024 election. How did DeSantis go from the right’s ‘normal’ alternative to Trump to an even more fringe candidate? We’ll discuss. Finally, we’ll recap the Supreme Court decisions from late last week and try to make sense of how a hypothetical case surrounding a fake gay couple led to a ruling with massive implications. Jason is joined by MeidasTouch co-founder Ben Meiselas on this episode of Majority 54!Today's show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Join over one million people taking charge of their mental health and get 10% off your first month when you go to BetterHelp.com/M54.If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their AG1 See what all the hype is about when you go to drinkAG1.com/MAJORITY and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order.Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 29, 2023 • 57min

Good SCOTUS News

In good news, the United States Supreme Court resisted the temptation to obliterate American democracy. We’ll revel briefly in the sense of relief. Is Putin in trouble? We’ll try to make sense of this weekend’s short-lived mutiny. CNN and the New York Times have obtained audio of trump sharing classified documents, and it’s every bit the smoking gun you expected. Then, RFK Jr.’s appearance on Rogan has touched off a discussion on a question majority 54 listeners ask themselves often: when is a debate helpful? This is Majority 54. Today's show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Join over one million people taking charge of their mental health and get 10% off your first month when you go to BetterHelp.com/M54.Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 1min

Fox vs. Trump

The date is set. Trump may be in front of a jury as early as mid-August. We’ll discuss what that means for the former president as well as for the election. Then, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty two misdemeanor tax charges. We’ll put his case in context and help you discuss it with family. We’ll also discuss yet another lapse of Supreme Court ethics, this time involving Justice Alito. Finally, we’ll discuss a little-noticed Montana case that pits the state’s youth against powerful political leaders. All this and more on Majority 54. If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their AG1 See what all the hype is about when you go to drinkAG1.com/MAJORITY and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order.Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 15, 2023 • 1h 4min

Trump Got Indicted, Now What?

Donald Trump is indicted by the Justice Department and arraigned in South Florida. We'll bring you all the details. New economic data shows that inflation has cooled to half of what it was this time last year. How could a potential economic rebound affect the 2024 race? All this and more on this episode of Majority 54!Today's show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Join over one million people taking charge of their mental health and get 10% off your first month when you go to https://BetterHelp.com/M54.Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at https://HelixSleep.com/MAJORITY54! This is their best offer yet and it won’t last long! With Helix, better sleep starts now.Join Füm in accelerating humanity's breakup from destructive habits by picking up the Journey Pack. Head to https://tryfum.com/MAJORITY to save an additional 10% off your order today. Head to https://fastgrowingtrees.com/54 right now to get 15% off your entire order!Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 8, 2023 • 1h 6min

Republicans vs. Trump

The GOP field has more than doubled in recent weeks. Do any of these candidates have a chance of beating Donald Trump – or are they mostly running for the VP nod? Then, CNN leader Chris Licht is out following the controversial Trump town hall. We’ll give you the rundown of what this means for the network and for the fight for unbiased news generally. We’ll then review some puzzling developments in the house that signal trouble for McCarthy. Could the speaker lose his job? There’s an anti-vaxxer polling at 20 percent in the democratic primary. We’ll help you make sense of the candidacy of RFK Jr. Finally, you may not have heard, but border crossings are down since Biden lifted title 42. The right wing isn’t interested in making Biden look competent, but we want to make sure you don’t miss this story. This is Majority 54!If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their AG1 See what all the hype is about when you go to https://drinkAG1.com/MAJORITY and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order.Today's show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Join over one million people taking charge of their mental health and get 10% off your first month when you go to https://BetterHelp.com/M54.Join Füm in accelerating humanity's breakup from destructive habits by picking up the Journey Pack. Head to https://tryfum.com/MAJORITY to save an additional 10% off your order today. Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 1, 2023 • 1h 2min

Debt Ceiling Showdown

As we record this podcast, Congress is conducting a series of votes on the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal. We’ll discuss what’s in the compromise and the politics of it all. Then, Ron DeSantis announced for president in a glitchy Twitter town hall. We’ll give our reviews and size up the GOP field. J.D. vance is blaming immigrants for rising housing costs. We’ll explain why he’s wrong. Finally, has Wisconsin turned blue? We’ll review some promising trends. This is Majority 54!Get your KC Hustlers gear here: sandlotgoods.com/collections/kc-hustlersThanks to our sponsor biOptimizers! Get free gifts with your purchase to try that will support your digestive system when you order at https://magbreakthrough.com/majority54Solve your daily food waste problem. Use code MAJORITY54 at checkout to save $50 when you visit https://Lomi.com/MAJORITY54Head to https://fastgrowingtrees.com/54 right now to get 15% off your entire order!Majority 54 is a MeidasTouch Network production. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKanderJason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGuptaRavi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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