Episode 357: The Chinese Menu-ification of America (Nikki Haley, GOP Abortion Pivot, Maine Ballot)

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to start 2024 off with a bang. The hosts discuss Nikki Haley walking directly into the political buzzsaw when she works overtime to not mention slavery as the reason for why the Civil War happened, former Donald Trump advisor, Steve Bannon gives his thoughts on Haley as the possible Republican vice president nominee, Trump makes up a new conspiracy as to why his lawyers are unprepared and incapable of properly defending him during the Jan 6th trial, Maine removes Trump from the primary ballot using section 3 of the 14th amendment as the reason, GOP set to rollout a plan to pivot from their disastrous politics on abortion, Republicans' majority shrinks in the House yet again, swatting comes to politics on both parties, Lauren Boebert changes districts, and much more!Stories:Nikki Haley walks right to the trap of being in a party full of anti-historical bigotsWhat Bannon thinks of Haley’s position in all thisALERT: New Conspiracy just dropped!Maine pushes Trump off the ballot in the primaryGOP plans assume you are stupid when it comes to abortionHouse GOP majority to shrink to 2 with Ohio lawmaker’s early resignationSeriously this time guys, it's gonna be awesomeSwatting moves from gaming into politicsBoBo can’t hack it so she cuts and runs to another districtLook Forward is a weekly progressive political podcast covering U.S. politics, government policy, Democratic strategy, elections, voting rights, Supreme Court rulings, and political news. Featuring progressive commentary, political analysis, and unapologetic opinions on the fight for democracy. Hosted by Jay and Brad. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Dense Pixels (video game news).