Keepin' It 1600

Tara is joined by Puck’s own Teddy Schleifer to share their instant reactions to the New Hampshire primary results, which saw Donald Trump ultimately emerge as the victor. They debate what this means for the GOP moving forward and speculate on how much further Nikki Haley’s campaign can go from here. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Teddy Schleifer Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara is joined by Republican operative Matthew Bartlett to share their instant reactions to the news that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race. They discuss the factors that led to this decision and speculate what this means for the election and the GOP going forward. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Matthew Bartlett Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara brings on radio host and president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy Drew Cline to discuss the ins and outs of New Hampshire’s primary, where the state’s undeclared voters are up for grabs. Tara and Drew chat about Ron DeSantis’s lack of local appeal in the Granite State, how write-in votes for Biden might work against Nikki Haley, and more! For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20.Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Drew Cline Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara Palmeri reports on the results of the Iowa caucus live from … New Hampshire? From a cigar lounge in Nashua, Tara links back up with insider Jimmy Centers to get an idea of the feeling among Iowa voters, before reacting live to the news that Ron DeSantis officially came in second with advisor Matthew Bartlett and breaking down the ramifications this might have for New Hampshire next week. Host: Tara Palmeri Guests: Jimmy Centers and Matthew Bartlett Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It wasn't the debate we wanted, but it's the debate we got. Tara welcomes Iowa political insider Jimmy Centers onto the pod to recap the latest GOP debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Did either candidate strengthen their case to Iowa voters before the caucuses? Does their race for second place even matter? Listen for these answers and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Jimmy Centers Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this special emergency episode, Tara welcomes fellow Puck colleague Teddy Schleifer to the pod to break down the implications and juicy details of Chris Christie's very recent announcement that he will be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. What does this mean for Nikki Haley? Did he mean to spill all that tea on a hot mic? Tara and Teddy search for these answers and more. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Teddy Schleifer Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara is joined by veteran political strategist and co-host of the 'Highball Politics' podcast, David Kochel, to talk about the importance of the upcoming Iowa caucus for Donald Trump and the other GOP presidential hopefuls. Next, friend and founding correspondent for Puck news, Tina Nguyen, stops by the pod to discuss her upcoming memoir, ‘The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Adventures in the Right Wing, and How I Got Out.' They share their personal experiences coming up as young journalists in the conservative media sphere, shine a light on some of the MAGA movement’s inner machinations, and talk about its impact on the 2024 presidential election (35:57). For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guests: David Kochel and Tina Nguyen Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara begins today's episode by sharing her brief takeaways from the additional Jeffrey Epstein court documents that were unsealed this week. Then, Tara invites Bloomberg correspondent and bestselling author Joshua Green onto the pod to discuss his new book, ‘The Rebels,’ which details the uprising within the Democratic Party led by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In their chat, Tara and Joshua take a closer look at why the Democratic Party might have lost the working class and how it can get it back in time for the presidential election. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Joshua Green Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we usher in 2024, Tara Palmeri invites the great Alex Thompson onto the pod to recap the political highlights and (mostly) lowlights from 2023. They make predictions and also discuss Thompson's latest reporting about Joe Biden’s unwillingness to accept his age, and how exactly that could hurt his campaign in the new year. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Alex Thompson Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, we come to you earlier than usual with an emergency reaction pod after Trump's massive legal defeat in Colorado. What just happened? Will it have massive ramifications for the 2024 presidential election? Tara invites CNN anchor John Avlon to join her on the podcast to search for the answers to these questions and more. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: John Avlon Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara is joined by CBS chief election correspondent Bob Costa to share their notes on the state of the upcoming 2024 presidential election. They discuss and debate Donald Trump’s dominance over the Republican Party, the viability of the top GOP and third-party challengers, Hunter Biden’s impact on his dad’s re-election campaign, and much more. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Bob Costa Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara Palmeri takes her turn as the interviewee in a podcast swap with 'The Assignment with Audie Cornish.' Audie dives into Tara's journey as a journalist, what it’s like to cover a campaign in this period of political pessimism, and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Audie Cornish Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara is joined by political analyst and strategist Steve Schmidt to discuss his work with Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips and the imperative task of keeping Donald Trump out of office. Throughout their conversation, they dive into the state of Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, the importance of the New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley’s escalating profile, and much more. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & the Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Steve Schmidt Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara Palmeri and Julie Mason team up once again to recap the fourth GOP debate, a.k.a. the Nikki Haley Pile-On. Tara and Julie discuss how Haley fared versus everyone, examine the night’s biggest moments, pick their favorite defenses, and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Julie Mason Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara begins the pod by sharing her takes on George Santos, the chaos surrounding the Ron DeSantis campaign, and the Fox News debate between DeSantis and California governor Gavin Newsom. She’s then joined by legendary Democratic strategist James Carville to examine the obstacles facing his party and Joe Biden in the upcoming election and what they can do to refocus their current messaging to appeal to young and blue-collar voters. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & the Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20.Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: James Carville Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Ron DeSantis’s campaign in its death throes, or can he stage a comeback? Tara Palmeri and Florida insider Peter Schorsch search for an answer to this question and more in their conversation about DeSantis’s upcoming and extremely random debate with Gavin Newsom, who's not even in the presidential race. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Peter Schorsch Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara is joined by New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu to examine the Republican presidential race and the key challengers to Donald Trump’s seemingly insurmountable grip on the lead. Throughout their conversation, they shine a light on all of the major GOP contenders, discuss some of the Democratic and third-party upstarts, and debate the possibility of either party moving on from the Trump and Biden monoliths before the 2024 election. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter "The Best & The Brightest" at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Chris Sununu Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara is joined by political strategist and adviser Michael LaRosa to reflect on his time within the White House ecosphere and discuss what the Biden campaign team should do to update their messaging to a public that seems to be ignoring his presidential successes. She then welcomes Adam Green from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to the pod to shine a light on some of the current national polling data and offer strategies on how Democrats can garner political momentum heading into next year’s election (38:07). For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter "The Best & The Brightest" at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guests: Michael LaRosa and Adam Green Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara kicks off the episode by chatting with New Hampshire political insider Matthew Bartlett about the latest polls coming out of the Granite State, before bringing on Republican Party pollster and political strategist Patrick Ruffini to break down the growing support for Donald Trump among working-class voters of color. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest', at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guests: Matthew Bartlett and Patrick Ruffini Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara is joined by Matt Bennett from Third Way to examine the new proliferation of third-party groups looking to challenge the Trump-Biden monopoly. They discuss the rise of the No Labels party, debate the political leanings of independent voters around the nation, and shine a light on fringe presidential hopefuls like RFK Jr., Cornel West, and Dean Phillips. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter "The Best & The Brightest" at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Matt Bennett Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices