{"id":99953,"date":"2026-08-17T22:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/rcp-podcast-jeffries-vs-the-socialists-did-newsom-peak-too-early-wnba-culture-war-overshadows-the-game\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:44:11","slug":"rcp-podcast-jeffries-vs-the-socialists-did-newsom-peak-too-early-wnba-culture-war-overshadows-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallsurfing.net\/firstnews\/rcp-podcast-jeffries-vs-the-socialists-did-newsom-peak-too-early-wnba-culture-war-overshadows-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"RCP Podcast: Jeffries vs. the Socialists, Did Newsom Peak Too Early? WNBA Culture War Overshadows the Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth break down the internal war between DSA and “normie” Democrats over the party’s direction, specifically how the DSA’s support for Cuba is playing ahead of the Florida primaries, and Ro Khanna sparring with Mark Cuban over the idea of a “billionaires’ tax.” They also revisit the political legacy of COVID as Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer say they don’t think anyone still wants to talk about what they did wrong, and whether either governor still looks like a leading 2028 contender. Later, the panel discusses allegations surrounding the alleged suicide of a controversial Cambridge professor and the WNBA’s latest culture-war controversy. Listen live weekdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly Channel 111, or on Apple<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, or other platforms. <\/p>\n

00:00<\/a> – Opening: How Big is the Big Tent? <\/b> “It sounds like a metaphysical question on some level,” Carl Cannon said. “What are they saying it means to be a Democrat? They’re wrestling over it.” Watch: Jeffries: I Don’t Support DSA Agenda, But Members “Elected In Democratic Primaries” Will Be Part Of The Caucus<\/a><\/b> “This thing is gonna go on not just through November, but well into 2028. I think that the 2028 Democratic presidential race will be sort of the decisive showdown, decisive battle between the sort of insurgent left-wing radical sort of Marxist-communist wing of the party and the, as you call them, normies. I would just call them establishment Democrats,” Bevan suggested. *** 11:05<\/a> – DSA Accuses Rubio of Genocide<\/b> The group discusses the DSA’s open admiration for communist figures like Fidel Castro and Mao Zedong, and how that could play in this week’s Florida primaries. Read: DSA Commemorates 100 Years of Fidel and Denounces Rubio’s Genocide Against the Cuban People<\/a><\/b> “We’ve got another genocide going on, against the Cubans?” Bevan joked about the DSA’s statement. “They’re not in solidarity with the Cuban people. The Cuban people are being held prisoner by this totalitarian regime that locks up dissenters, squelches freedom of the press, would have arrested and shot all these DSA morons when Fidel first took over,” Cannon joked. *** 20:53<\/a> – Cuban vs. Khanna<\/b> Mark Cuban’s criticism of California’s wealth tax proposal, that it would push entrepreneurs and investors out of the state, raises questions about whether Rep. Ro Khanna has what it takes to be a leading voice in the Democratic Party. Watch: Mark Cuban: Ro Khanna’s Billionaire Tax Is “Insane”<\/a><\/b> “What he’s saying is slogans aren’t really good public policy, though they may work politically,” Cannon said about Cuban’s comment. *** 28:32<\/a> – “Nobody Wants to Talk About Covid?”<\/b> The group discusses Gov. Gavin Newsom’s comment that the public isn’t interested in spending any more time trying to hold people accountable for mistakes made during the pandemic. The panel suggests this demonstrates that Newsom, once viewed as an obvious Democratic presidential frontrunner, may have peaked too early. Watch: Newsom: Nobody Wants To Talk About Covid<\/a><\/b> “There is an enormous amount of pent-up anger out there over all of the various aspects of COVID and the damage that was done to businesses and kids and education and families and all of that,” Bevan said. “I want to talk about it!” “I don’t like talking about it, but I think there are questions that need to be answered because it’s not gonna be the last epidemic that human beings face,” Cannon said. “And that suggests that the people who will be the hot candidates in 2028 are not even on our radar screen yet.” *** 44:28<\/a> – WNBA Culture War Overshadows the Game<\/b> The episode ends with another WNBA controversy and how women’s sports have become a cultural flashpoint. Bevan warned: “They don’t seem to be able to figure out how to get people back focused on the game itself.” “I just think if people just shut up a little bit on the cultural stuff-not totally-and concentrate a little more on the basketball, this could be good for the league,” Cannon added. Andrew Walworth concluded: “I’ve spent more time talking about the WNBA on this radio broadcast live than I’ve ever spent thinking about the WNBA before. So it’s working on at least that level.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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