EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 1H 1M
Is It Time to Panic on the Midterms?
from Duane's World · host Duane Patterson
Jim Talent breaks down Trump's Iran negotiation leverage, why the SAVE Act can't pass the Senate, and the real midterm strategy the GOP base needs to hear. Plus: Trump on Kudlow, and Haviv Rettig Gur stands up to anti-Semites.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (02:10) - Iran tensions: Khamenei's absence & the simmer (08:45) - Trump on Kudlow: carriers, leverage & the deal (10:05) - Jim Talent's case for and against a strike (17:20) - Midterm anxiety & the base panic problem (19:34) - The SAVE Act, the filibuster, and defending Thune (35:13) - GOP messaging: best communicators, worst narrative (41:00) - Part II: Trump-Kudlow highlights & 80-20 issues (56:00) - Haviv Rettig Gur vs. anti-Semites at Haverford College
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Jim Talent breaks down Trump's Iran negotiation leverage, why the SAVE Act can't pass the Senate, and the real midterm strategy the GOP base needs to hear. Plus: Trump on Kudlow, and Haviv Rettig Gur stands up to anti-Semites.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (02:10) - Iran tensions: Khamenei's absence & the simmer (08:45) - Trump on Kudlow: carriers, leverage & the deal (10:05) - Jim Talent's case for and against a strike (17:20) - Midterm anxiety & the base panic problem (19:34) - The SAVE Act, the filibuster, and defending Thune (35:13) - GOP messaging: best communicators, worst narrative (41:00) - Part II: Trump-Kudlow highlights & 80-20 issues (56:00) - Haviv Rettig Gur vs. anti-Semites at Haverford College
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