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Polls Say Trump Is Tanking. Adam Serwer Doesn’t Believe Them. | Bulwark Podcast

2026-05-08 News & Politics
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Tennessee just completely disenfranchised its black voters after the Supreme Court gave red states the green light to rig the midterms by redistricting black majority districts out of existence—as long as lawmakers pretend they don’t see color when they’re doing it. And while partisan gerrymandering is A-OK with Alito & co., it apparently is not alright for Democratic voters in Virginia to do anything like that to Republicans. Sure sounds like the free speech rules of the Trump administration, where people are free to say what Republicans want said. Plus, the burning rage in the Democratic base, the male doomer industry is selling a bill of goods, and Trump’s very Victorian underestimation of Iran’s ability to fight back. The Atlantic's Adam Serwer joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. Help protect your home systems–and your wallet–with HomeServe against covered repairs. Plans start at just $4.99 a month. Go to https://HomeServe.com to find the plan that’s right for you. For more than a century, the Catholic Charities network, with 169 agencies nationwide, has served communities across the country and down the street, no matter beliefs or differences, whether it’s through housing, food, disaster relief, job training, or simply listening. Learn more and volunteer at: https://bethehope.us/47QUGIa Show notes: - Adam's response to the Voting Rights Act ruling: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/vra-supreme-court-callais-decision/686997/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfB52GrHM09Ygtpl_0tvI8a-s&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share JVL on the prospects of Platner in 2028: https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/platner-2028?r=af2rj&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Tim's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dApY6YT48kTh6j9xFDQch Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and LA on 5/12: https://TheBulwark.com/Events Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@DiverseDalliance786 2026-05-08

People aren’t as naïve as they pretend to be and people who say people/family are naïve know in their heart that they are not. People VOTED FOR HATE because they are HATEFUL

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@lamiagumbo 2026-05-08

As far as I'm concerned SCOTUS in its current form is so corrupt they are no longer legitimate. Dems who don't support serious court reform are committing governance malpractice

436 22 replies
@ReadMoreHistory-v9u 2026-05-08

Expand the Court. Impeach Alito and Thomas for verifiable corruption. Set term limits retroactively. If we don’t institute major structural reforms we are going to live in a one party state. That is a fact—and that is their plan. This SCOTUS is a disgrace.

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@TheOldHippiebilly 2026-05-08

As a Tennessean I am utterly disgusted with the blatantly racist redistricting in Memphis. What's next? Poll taxes?

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@johnmaxwell1238 2026-05-08

It's not naivete. It's pure bigotry.

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@ignacioibarra-e5q 2026-05-08

Racism is the core driver of the so-called right. Has been from before the beginning. I was born at the start of the Civil rights movement and a moment when it looked like we might live up to the ideals we claim as a nation. I believe the majority of us still want that, but the Robert's Court is committed to the return of American apartheid. We have to decide if we will allow it.

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@marialopez-ty5hw 2026-05-08

Nah, Trump voters voted exactly for this. They will never live this down in my eyes. There's folks that will never again be welcomed at my home. You don't like rights for people like me; you will not have the friendship of this individual. That's how it goes; F'em.

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@JamesRahn-p5r 2026-05-08

One thing that I don't buy is that these people are naive. John Roberts is a racist, same with Alito. The KKK traded in their hoods for black robes. What educated white person believes for one second that racism doesn't exist, and that black people aren't discriminated against? It's absurd

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@linz4harris 2026-05-08

Tennessee listener here. Demoralized, disgusted and depressed. We’ll get back in the fight, but it doesn’t take those overwhelming feelings away. Hard to believe this is where we are in 2026.

154 6 replies
@ladymary22 2026-05-08

They are not low information voters; they are awful people.

79 1 replies

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