'BradCast' 9/5/2018 (Guest: Author, Poli-sci prof David Faris of 'The Week')

Published: Sept. 6, 2018, 12:57 a.m.

b"First up: primary election results in Massachusetts, including the stunning upset win by progressive challenger Ayanna Pressley over longtime Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano. Pressley is set to become the first African-American woman to represent MA in the U.S. House. Also today: Judge Brett Kavanaugh dodged many questions -- including on whether a sitting President must respond to a subpoena and whether he can issue a pardon to himself -- in his second day of U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings as Donald Trump's nominee to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat of retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh seemed to stumble under intense questioning by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) over his knowledge of emails stolen from Democratic congressmembers during his years at the Bush White House. Professor David Faris of Roosevelt University, author of the book, "It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics," offers insights on Senate Democrats' strategies for opposing Kavanaugh's confirmation. Faris explains his call for Democrats to \\u201cpack\\u201d the Supreme Court to rectify the seat stolen by Republicans in 2016, and what he feels Democrats should do after the November midterms if they are able to regain control of one or both houses of Congress. Plus: a stunning, anonymous NYT op-ed by "a senior official in the Trump administration" charges that Trump is unmoored from reality, top White House officials are working to counter his "impulsive," "ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions,\\u201d and that cabinet officials had considered "invoking the 25th Amendment" to remove the Trump from office..."