Virginia and the economic recovery are the subjects of our 272nd episode. Our guest is my old friend Pete Snyder, investor, businessman and Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia. In this conversation we discuss his business career, his recent experience helping save small businesses during the economic shutdown, why he’s running for Governor, why he wants to immediately reopen the schools, and where he wants to lead the Commonwealth of Virginia ..read more

In the 269th episode, we examine the events of the week and consider how things have changed. My guest is Ron Christie, former senior advisor for Vice President Dick Cheney, former Capitol Hill aide, and senior fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics. We discuss the domestic terrorism event at the Capitol, Trump’s role in it, the prospect of impeachment, the question of how the effects his legacy, and look forward to the Bide administration, the 2022 midterms and ponder the next presidential race ..read more

The Trump election legal challenge and the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs are the subjects of the 267th episode. Our returning guest is Georgia statewide radio host Erick Erickson. In this conversation we begin by talking about what makes good radio and what he’s learned these past few years. Our conversation continues with an examination of the claims made by Trump’s legal team and our guest’s own conclusions based on conversations and reviewing the evidence. We finish by looking at the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia and take the measure of Trump’s presidency ..read more

Longtime Republican consultant Mike Murphy, an NBC News analyst and co-host of the “Hacks on Tap” podcast returns as our guest. In this conversation we look back at the 2020 election, consider how Trump performed, discuss the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia, the Biden transition, and look forward to the 2024 election ..read more

The battle for the U.S. House is the subject of the 264th episode. Our returning guest is David Wasserman, House editor for the Cook Political Report. In this episode, we examine where current races stand, why the Democrats lost seats when the expectation was that they would gain seats, why polling was so bad, what lessons both parties can learn, and how Speaker Pelosi’s narrow majority will change things for the next two years ..read more

The 2020 presidential race is our subject for episode 262. Our guest is Saul Anuzis, former Michigan GOP chairman and current president of the 60 Plus Association. In this conversation, we examine the current state of the presidential elections returns, where things stand in GA, PA, AZ and NV, consider whether Trump can still win, look ahead to the Senate map for 2022, and muse about how Washington will change with a President Biden and how the GOP will change in a post-Trump era ..read more

China’s influence operations in the United States is the topic for the 257th episode. Our returning guest is New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer, author of the new book, “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win”. In this conversation we explore how China identifies influence targets, which industries are most valuable, what China really wants, whether this problem is truly a bipartisan one, and what can be done about it. You can buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Handed-American-Elites-Helping-China/dp/0063061147 ..read more

In the 256th episode, we explore a building movement that is not receiving the national focus that it deserves: The National Popular Vote Compact (nationalpopularvote.com). Our guest is former State Senator Ray Haynes (R-CA), president of the Institute for Research on Presidential Elections and a national spokesman for the National Popular Vote movement. Enough states have banded together to provide 195 electoral votes for the national popular vote, and once they hit 270, the national popular vote winner will be elected President of the United States as the sole determining factor for the ..read more

The Mueller inquiry is the subject of the 259th episode. Our guest is former Trump deputy campaign manager Rick Gates, author of “Wicked Game: An Insider’s Story on How Trump Won, Mueller Failed, and America Lost”. In this conversation we talk to our guest about his early career, how he came to partner with Paul Manafort, who the final few months of the Trump campaign were like, how he got ensnared in the Mueller inquiry, what choice he faced, why he pled guilty, what he would do if he could do it all over again, and what he still wants to know ..read more

Award-winning author and journalist Toby Harnden is the guest for the 285th episode. He is the author of the new bestseller, “First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11”. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, in this conversation we look back to how the war in Afghanistan began, what role the CIA played, what the war cost, and how the war ended. The “Mack on Politics” podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Interview subjects can be pitched by emailing matt@potomacstrategygroup.com ..read more