278: Fascism & The Fight For NC with Dr. Michael Bitzer & Max Boot

Politics War Room ON TOUR  - live show in Boston on 11/2 at politicon.com/tour Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficialJames and Al raise hell over the danger of fascism if Trump is elected and ask the leaders of our military to call out his rejection of democracy before welcoming Dr. Michael Bitzer to discuss the Democrats' prospects in North Carolina.  They discuss the effect of the hurricane on the vote, the counties and cities with the most predictive value for the results, and what to expect in the state’s down-ballot races.  Then, Al and James welcome historian Max Boot to explain how the Republicans have abandoned Reaganism in favor of Trump and extremism, the threat Trump poses to the Constitution, and why he left the party behind.Email your questions to James and Al at [email protected] or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from!Get tickets for the Politics War Room live shows in Boston on 11/2 at politicon.com/tour Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon.Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube @PoliticsWarRoomOfficialCARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID hits theaters in California and Texas this weekend before going nationwide!  Get tickets now at CarvilleDoc.com/tickets.  Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content by  following James on Twitter @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarvilleJames Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room SubstackGet More From This Week’s Guests: Michael Bitzer:Twitter | Catawba College | Old North State Politics | Author of “Redistricting and Gerrymandering in North Carolina”Max Boot:Twitter | Threads | Website | WaPo | CFR | Author Please Support Our Sponsors:Zbiotics:Get back into action after a night out with 15% off your first order of Zbiotics when you go to zbiotics.com/pwr and use code: PWRSmalls:For 50% off your first order, head to smalls.com/warroom and use code: WARROOMBeam:Sleep better with Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/warroom and use code: WARROOM