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People who watch and comment on politics do so very differently than campaign operatives do. Campaigns use voter scores and voter modeling—which is essentially “Moneyball” for politics—to gauge which voters are worth spending money on. As Sarah explains: “It’s a quadrant: on the y axis you have who you’re going to vote for, and on the x axis, you have your likelihood to vote. So you may be the most Trump-y Trump person ever.” But here’s the kicker: “If I go and look back and you haven’t voted since Jimmy Carter, your propensity to vote is so low, that how much money we’re going to spend on reaching you as a voter is going to actually be pretty low.” Be sure to listen to this episode so our podcast hosts can get more into the weeds about how those voter scores are being used behind the scenes in future episodes.
The country is still mourning the death of Breonna Taylor, an African American woman who was shot and killed by police officers in her Kentucky home during a no-knock raid in March. For years, no-knock warrants have withstood the test of time, given their alleged capacity to protect police and preserve evidence. But as David says, “there’s evidence that no-knock warrants are constitutionally deficient,” and “as a practical matter, castle doctrine and no-knock warrants are incompatible.” Sarah, on the other hand, doesn’t believe the castle doctrine should apply to police. Are no knock raids worth preserving? Why are they so broadly granted to police officers? Sarah and David have answers. Catch up on the latest episode for an update on the Michael Flynn case, subpoenas for Trump’s financial records, and the Hatch Act.
Show Notes:
-Sarah’s newsletter, The Sweep, Jonah’s column on silent MAGA voters.
–SCOTUS opinion authored by Justice Alito on no-knock raids, D.C. v. Heller.
–“Flip It and Reverse It: Squirrel Edition” episode of Advisory Opinions.
–“Trump’s Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry” in the New York Times.
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OK, this podcast requires a response. Clearly both parties are confused.
As a good conservative, and an old man who watches his calories, I drink only the diet stuff- and here, Diet Dr Pepper and selected cheap clones do very well. There is less taste difference between the sugar-laden and sugar-free Dr Pepper-class drinks than there is for any other category. And it is simply not cost-effective to pay $1.69 for a 2-liter bottle of the mothership brand when you can buy a 90%+ quality clone for less than 70 cents; Diet Dr Thunder is 62 cents for a 2 liter bottle, cheaper than bottled still waters.
I mostly get Diet Dr Thunder and Wegmans’ brand, Diet Dr W, and have a hard time distinguishing between that taste and that of my 1/2 liter Dr Pepper bottles.
But be careful of National Review. Andrew Stuttaford is a desperado defamer of Dr Pepper and promoter of Coke. He opposed Brexit as well, though.