Is this the most BRUTAL moment of the 2026 election?

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Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor break down the viral “pick another protein” spot in Mississippi, a “dirty rich” takedown of Vivek Ramaswamy, and an ex-MAGA trucker’s ad for Jon Ossoff. SUBSCRIBE to our channel 👉 @podsaveamerica CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR: ZIP RECRUITER - http://ziprecruiter.com/CROOKED DAN'S NEWSLETTER: http://crooked.com/yeswedan Join this channel to get access to perks like ad-free episodes and exclusive videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRoXz3hHAu2XL_k3Ef4vJQ/join Head to CrookedCon.com for tickets, lineup announcements, and more! http://crookedcon.com/ For a transcript of an episode of Pod Save America, please email transcripts@crooked.com. Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit