

Julia Azari is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University. She holds a Ph.D in political science from Yale University. Her research focuses on the American presidency, American political parties, political communication, and American political development. She is the author of ‘Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate’. She is a regular contributor to FiveThirtyEight.com, Politico, and The Washington Post. This episode covers:
- What election results tell us about US politics
- Trump’s executive power vs control over party
- How Congress may push back on Trump
- Challenges of Trump’s second term
- Areas Trump can act fast on
- Thoughts on cabinet picks and Elon Musk
- Immigration, tariffs and regulations
- Republicans after Trump
- Future of Democrat party
- Presidential mandate
You can follow Julia here: Substack, BlueSky, and 538
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