The Ben Domenech Podcast
Each week Ben Domenech offers his perspective on the latest news of the day. With a new episode available twice weekly, the program welcomes politicians, authors, musicians and journalists for engaging interviews that go beyond the day’s headlines.
Episodes
September 11, 2024 • 15 mins
As the dust settles from the ABC Presidential Debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Ben notes the pros and cons of the former President’s performance. Highlighting Trump’s stronger handling of key issues such as immigration, the economy, and national security, but also critiquing his inability to shy away from taking Harris' bait on crowd sizes and abortion.
Plus, Ben provides his analysis...
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September 6, 2024 • 15 mins
It’s official, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to face off in the ABC Presidential Debate, September 10th.
Ben reviews how President Trump performed at the first 2024 Presidential Debate, given that most of the analysis was on President Biden's lackluster performance.
Plus, Ben notes how he anticipates Vice President Harris will address 9 key major policy flip-flops and what President Trum...
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September 5, 2024 • 19 mins
This morning, Jonathan Martin wrote a controversial article in POLITICO, saying that some GOP leaders are secretly hoping that former President Trump loses in November. Ben tears apart Martin's op-ed line-by-line, and notes that he hasn't been in conservative circles for years.
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September 4, 2024 • 24 mins
As the election season enters its final push after Labor Day, the matchup between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris is a true toss up. Ben looks back on how much the race has changed since mid-July, in what was once of the most historic weeks in American political history.
Former President Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt, accepted a Presidential nomination, and selected a vice-presidential no...
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August 30, 2024 • 14 mins
Ben critiques CNN's handling of the first sit down interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz since they became their party's nominees. He notes the lack of tough questions from Dana Bash, while sizing up where we are in the race for the White House heading into Labor Day.
Besides the light questioning and shorter than advertised interview, he explains how Vice President Kamala Harris did not do ...
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August 28, 2024 • 17 mins
Ben takes a break from the constant discussion of the 2024 Presidential Election to share his thoughts on the current state of the “cancel culture movement."
He notes how the unclear definitions of cancel culture can manifest in the ruining of everyday people's lives. Holding a more detrimental impact than legitimate bad behavior from prominent individuals.
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August 23, 2024 • 26 mins
Last night the Democratic National Convention concluded in
Chicago, with Vice President Harris’ nomination acceptance speech.
Ben is joined by Republican Campaign strategist and
co-founder of Purple Strategies, Alex Castellanos to recap the week’s
events and provide insight on whether Vice President Harris successfully
transitioned into her role at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket.
Plus, they discuss how the Trump-Va...
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August 21, 2024 • 19 mins
Ben delivers a monologue live from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, drawing on his years of experience at political conventions. He notes a difference between what he is hearing from delegates that initially had expected this to be a convention nominating President Biden, compared to the heavily produced product broadcasted on television.
Plus, Ben emphasizes how scarily radical the views of some DNC protestors have...
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August 16, 2024 • 51 mins
On the eve of the 2024 Democratic National
Convention and a month after Vice President Harris made her way to the top of
the national ticket, fractured opinions surrounding her candidacy have been
restored.
Ben is joined by Historian and Author,
Edward Luttwak to discuss how the Democratic party has managed to engineer
a seemingly smooth transition from the Biden-Harris to the Harris-Walz ticket,
despite infringing on centuries o...
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August 14, 2024 • 16 mins
Vice President Kamala Harris has the momentum in the 2024 race for the White House, but Ben points out that the fundamentals of this election still heavily favor former President Trump.
Ben looks at the changing strategy of the Trump-Vance campaign, and notes the two states that if he carries, the election would be settled.
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August 9, 2024 • 14 mins
What does the Harris-Walz ticket say about the United States’ ethical character?
With the announcement of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, the Harris-Walz campaign has hit the
ground running gaining support from the Hollywood elite and big name political
pundits. Ben emphasizes why this sugar high is based on “vibes” as opposed to
policy and why VP Harris poses a true threat to the future of...
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August 7, 2024 • 19 mins
Welcome Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to the big leagues.
Vice President Harris has introduced Governor Walz as her
running mate in the 2024 presidential election. After only two weeks as the
presidential candidate Vice President Harris has managed to rally momentum and
enthusiasm from the Democratic base. Will her VP pick maintain the same
support? Ben analyzes whether VP Harris made this decision based on
“vibes” as opposed to c...
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August 2, 2024 • 14 mins
Earlier this week, former President Trump attended an event held by the National Association of Black Journalists, where ABC Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott, opened the conversation with the former President by questioning his credibility. Ben shares his thoughts on what could've been a respectful interview quickly turning into what many believe was more of an interrogation.
Ben points out that in a political cycl...
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July 31, 2024 • 14 mins
Ben sounds the alarm on the state of the 2024 presidential race as he believes the media's reengineering of Vice President Harrs into someone, she fundamentally is not, posing a major threat to former President Trump's White House chances.
However, he digs deep into her record and makes the case that she is uniquely unqualified to serve as President of the United States. Ben sets the stage for how the next three plus months in Am...
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July 31, 2024 • 37 mins
Ben revisits a long-form interview with Senator JD Vance (R-OH) from shortly after he became the Republican nominee for the Ohio Senate seat in 2022.
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July 26, 2024 • 39 mins
Misinformation from the Left regarding Project 2025, a policy initiative developed by the Heritage Foundation and conservative allies, has been spreading like wildfire. President of The Heritage Foundation Kevin Roberts clarifies the goals of Project 2025 and clears up the lies that the Left has been spewing about the initiative. Plus, they discuss their predictions for the upcoming election and how difficult it has become to find ...
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July 24, 2024 • 22 mins
Amidst growing pressure from the media and Democratic elites, President Biden announced he was withdrawing from the 2024 Presidential Race; it now appears that Vice President Kamala Harris is close to clinching the Democratic nomination. Ben analyzes Vice President Harris' record, as well as how she will run her campaign. He notes how the political class, media, and pop culture stars will prop her up to avoid showing some of her mo...
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July 17, 2024 • 23 mins
Ben recaps one of the most monumental weeks in American political history as former President Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt, accepted a Presidential nomination, and selected a vice-presidential nominee all within the course of around 52 hours. Plus, the wagons are circling around President Biden as key ally of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) publicly called for the President to step as...
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July 17, 2024 • 16 mins
On this encore episode, Ben revisits his thoughts on both
President Biden and former President Trump agreeing to two debates this year.
With one debate down and the other two months away, voters can see both candidates in full view.
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July 10, 2024 • 12 mins
Following President Biden’s shaky CNN Presidential debate performance, Democratic voters tuned into his exclusive interview with George Stephanopoulos hoping to settle their hesitation surrounding the President’s capability to defeat former President Trump come November. Unfortunately, that hope did not come to pass.
Ben reacts to the speculation regarding President Biden’s political future and whether his party will seek out alte...
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