Did the results in New Hampshire matter? Well, it depends. Bernie won big, but then again, he was supposed to. Trump won, but then again, he was supposed to. Rubio flubbed it, but then again, he was supposed to. Listen as we cover all the reasons that New Hampshire matters followed immediately by all the reasons New Hampshire doesn’t matter.

Democrats hold a caucus in Nevada and the Republicans are holding their primary in South Carolina. We break down the various contests and predict the outcomes. We spend some time discussing how 538 comes up with their predictions and whether Nate Silver’s crew really can be relied on. We then wander down the rabbit hole and discuss that even though there are these known and accepted reasons for the outcomes, we all may not have a clue.

Who are these people? Why does Bernie have so few and Hilary so many? Can we change this at all? We try to wind our way through the machinations of the Democratic Party to ensure that the establishment candidate wins.

For a really optimistic piece on why the Super Delegates won’t matter, take a look at this from the Washington Post. Super Delegates Won’t Save Hillary Clinton

Want to try to influence the Super Delegates to do the right thing and follow the will of the people, check out this petition on MoveOn.org.

Welcome to the Bernie Sanders episode. We will get into what Bernie believes and why your hosts really want him to win. But, before that…

Iowa was a lot of fun for us Bernie lovers. But, Clinton did get more delegates. How was that possible? Well tune into our next episode to find out what super delegates are and how they affect the outcome. (hey a teaser)

Meanwhile, Cruz got a win, Trump lost. Rubio somehow thinks third place is really first. We try to decipher all of the insanity.

Oh and welcome to the establishment feminism as defined by two angry old white ladies.

Well, we are happy to say that we called New Hampshire correctly, but we still have plenty of concerns and commentary.

What can we say, we really like this guy. Listen and find out why.

In our first one-off episode, Dianne and I discuss the news of the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia and what it means for the future. Clearly, based on the news from all sides in the past 48 hours, activists on both sides realizes that President Obama has the opportunity to change the Supreme Court from a mostly conservative majority to a mostly liberal majority.

Clearly, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was clear in his willingness to prevent the confirmation of a Justice should the President put one forward. The GOP has gone as far as fashioning another fabrication about how it is common custom not to nominate a Justice in the last year of the Presidency. Complete fabrication as Politfact explains in this great article. I am personally so sick of this mentality that the GOP will prevent our government form working because the GOP thinks it may win an election at some point. Our government has limped along for 8 years because the GOP thinks they will win back the Presidency. Of course, this didn’t happen in 2012 and it doesn’t look promising for 2016.

As expected, President Obama was quick to announce that he will be sending a nominee to the Senate as is the President’s responsibility and obligation under the Constitution. Who that will be remains to be seen as it will be challenging to replace Scalia. Not that good candidates aren’t available, nor is it difficult to nominate a candidate who is thoroughly better than Scalia was. No the problem is that the GOP will fight the effort to replace Scalia and will ultimately force the President that nominate a candidate that is more moderate than those of us on the left would really want.

By getting one more Justice, we can end the death penalty. Protect abortion. Extend non-discrimination rights to everyone.

On the up side, even if we can’t get a new Justice until after the election, the Court is facing a string of 4-4 ties which will uphold the lower court ruling, but not set precedent so the case can be brought to the Court in the future. Even if this is the best we get this year, we are actually better off than before.

#NominateNow #EndDeathPenalty #ReplaceScalia #DoYourJobSenate

Welcome to our fourth episode in four weeks!!!! We are incredibly excited that we have found our stride. Once again, thank you to all of our listeners. You are the greatest.

This week we wrap up Iowa and look forward to New Hampshire and beyond. For the results, take a look at this page.

Now on to Marco Rubio.

After a not so surprising finish in Iowa, it is time to ask that question: Is Marco Rubio next? Well, this week your intrepid hosts try to answer that very question and what the answer actually means. Listen as we frantically want to find a reason to support Rubio. Sadly, it turns out that the Senator from Florida is a Tea Party conservative who in no way represents moderate Republicans. We were desperately hoping that one moderate was in the race, but, instead, we got Rubio. Listen in as our mild enthusiasm turns to tears and heartbreak.

It is Marco Rubio’s turn. (Well, we actually spend most of the time discussing Ted Cruz, but really, it is the Rubio episode.)