Derek Thompson and Adam Carlson: The Republicans' Strength Is Now Their Weakness

While the cult of Trump is dragging Republicans' popularity down, the Democrats have good, ideologically diverse candidates running all over the place. And voters aren't stupid: They know Trump's war and his tariffs are why prices are higher. But high-profile polling misses in recent years still haunt Dems, so Adam takes a deep dive into whether Republicans are doing better than the polls are showing. Plus: Derek explains how AI is making our lives more expensive and ponders why people behind AI think it's the most dangerous thing in the world yet still keep trying to build it as fast as possible. And no, AI does not have feelings.

Derek Thompson and Adam Carlson join Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

show notes:

• Derek's "The 26 Most Important Facts About AI and the Economy"
• Sam's interview with the guy who snitched on Guilfoyle
• Tim's Take on Vance discussing socialism
• Nate Silver on Derek's "Plain English" pod
• The New Yorker video, "Josh's Wedding," that Tim referenced
• Johnny Garcia's campaign site in TX-35
• Katy Padilla Stout's campaign site in TX-23
• October Surprise: The Bulwark is 30% off
• Closing song: Orville Peck's "It's the End of the World"
• Upcoming Bulwark LIVE show in Atlanta on Oct. 20
• The Bulwark’s campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield
• The Bulwark store