Peter Goodman and Nancy Baker spent the segment on Watergate as a lens for the current moment. Nancy, who was an undergrad in journalism when it broke and later worked as a reporter, walked through how a bungled break-in led to Nixon's resignation in August 1974, and argued that Ford's pardon taught the GOP crime is survivable. Now JD Vance calls it no big deal.
That led into Trump's newest financial disclosure: over $2 billion in personal income this year, mostly crypto and UAE/Saudi real estate deals. Peter and Nancy called it grift with the mask off.
They also covered fixes for partisanship (ranked choice voting, killing the Electoral College) and New Mexico politics: the vacant lieutenant governorship, plus the state GOP's own treasurer sitting in jail after a fatal hit-and-run. They closed wondering if partisanship has drained the enthusiasm out of this year's 250th anniversary, compared to the real celebration in 1976.
That led into Trump's newest financial disclosure: over $2 billion in personal income this year, mostly crypto and UAE/Saudi real estate deals. Peter and Nancy called it grift with the mask off.
They also covered fixes for partisanship (ranked choice voting, killing the Electoral College) and New Mexico politics: the vacant lieutenant governorship, plus the state GOP's own treasurer sitting in jail after a fatal hit-and-run. They closed wondering if partisanship has drained the enthusiasm out of this year's 250th anniversary, compared to the real celebration in 1976.
They also covered fixes for partisanship (ranked choice voting, killing the Electoral College) and New Mexico politics: the vacant lieutenant governorship, plus the state GOP's own treasurer sitting in jail after a fatal hit-and-run. They closed wondering if partisanship has drained the enthusiasm out of this year's 250th anniversary, compared to the real celebration in 1976.
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