Nir & Rupar: Signalgate and special elections

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Hello, everyone. This is the first Friday of our new regular Friday afternoon schedule for this. So try to, you know, if you're in the habit of tuning in for these, try to carve out time in future Fridays to join us at the same 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. here, Minnesota Central Time time.

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We have a special guest next week coming up. What do you think, David? Should we keep it? Should we should we reveal who it is or maybe build some suspense? It's a very popular Substack political writer who can't give a give a hint here.

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Maybe people can figure out who used to be my boss, my first job in D.C. So, you know, maybe we'll leave some suspense and see if people can figure that out. But I think people will like him joining us. And so it'll bring kind of a different dynamic.

Nir & Rupar: Signalgate and special elections

A humiliating climbdown for Trump amid a very bad week for the GOP

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Mar 28, 2025

Cross-post from The Downballot

Check out my discussion with David Nir of The Downballot about the reasons Trump "crushed and scrambled" Elise Stefanik by pulling her nomination for UN ambassador, why Republicans are sweating next week's elections in Florida and Wisconsin, Elon Musk's lawless efforts to buy GOP votes, and much more. -

Aaron Rupar

In their weekly video chat, David Nir, publisher of The Downballot, and Aaron Rupar, publisher of Public Notice, dive into Donald Trump’s astonishing decision to yank Elise Stefanik’s nomination as UN ambassador—hot on the heels of a massive special election upset and the explosive scandal that’s become known as Signalgate.

On Nir & Rupar, the hosts discuss:

How a small-town mayor in Pennsylvania campaigned against Elon Musk to flip a seat that had never gone for a Democrat.
Why Trump’s fear of losing yet another special election prompted him to kick Stefanik to the curb.
Why Trump can’t cancel the midterm elections, no matter how much he might want to.

And much more. David and Aaron also took a wide range of questions from those who participated live.

If you missed the event, you can watch it by clicking above! You can also find a complete transcript.

Nir & Rupar goes live every Friday at 2 PM ET. Tune in live to join in the discussion and fire away with your questions. The easiest way to participate is by downloading the free Substack app.

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