culture wars

The Conservatives seem intent on fighting the next election on "culture wars" issues. A listener asks, would a Labour government put an end to all that?

Also, how does the government control its media messaging? Is there a shadowy office pulling the strings and controlling what journalists report? We look at the concept of "the grid".

Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Cunliffe and Freddie Hayward answer listener questions.

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The Conservatives are on track to lose the next election. Who would lead them in opposition?

Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Wearmouth and Zoë Grünewald answer a listener question on the senior Conservatives who currently look most likely to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader.

They also address whether Keir Starmer will survive as leader of the Labour party until the next election, if unhappy Labour MPs will stick with him – and what the risks to his leadership might be.

Read Zoë’s interview with David Blunkett: “Labour needs to be radical, but not scary” https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics-interview/2023/07/david-blunkett-interview-labour-radical-not-scary

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Loudoun County activists create secret group that threatened conservative parents, conservative party gets overwhelming victory in Chile, and Saint Louis circuit attorney resigns. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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As the race to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate gets underway, one figure has emerged as a particularly powerful rival to Donald J. Trump.

That person, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, has broken away from the pack by turning his state into a laboratory for a post-Trump version of conservatism.

Guest: Patricia Mazzei, the Miami bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading:

• Mr. DeSantis will soon get a chance to check off his wish list of proposals for Florida, including expanding gun rights.
• In his new book, “The Courage to Be Free,” Mr. DeSantis offers a template for governing.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

Ryan and Emily give their commentary on midterm culture wars, fed policy, censorship, pandemic coverups, Pelosi's attacker & MORE!

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Ron DeSantis cancels Disney as Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow teaches her party how to win the culture wars, Dr. Bob Wachter joins to talk about the fate of the federal mask mandate and more, and later, it’s time for another round of Take Appreciator, Psaki-Doocy edition.

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Democrats try to get back on offense for the midterms, Shannon Watts from Moms Demand Action joins to talk about the historic settlement that Sandy Hook families reached with a gun manufacturer, and Jon Lovett stops by to help Dan and Jon debunk three of the latest right-wing conspiracy theories - and things go off the rails.

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, Trump supporters are ruthlessly attacked while peacefully rallying over the weekend. Once again, the Left brings violence and mayhem. The dividing line between good and evil in our culture war couldn’t be clearer. Also, Five Headlines including Dr. Fauci’s declaration that masks and social distancing may still be necessary even after a vaccine. Plus our Daily Cancellation and more.

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