Combating Gun Violence, Trump's Reappearance, Manchin Roadblocks

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Greg Jackson Jr., National Advocacy Director of the Community Justice Action Fund (CJAF), a nonprofit organization building power for and with communities of color to end gun violence. CJAF is changing the conversation on gun violence prevention by leading with the people closest to the pain of everyday gun violence.

 

The two have a broad discussion on the gun violence epidemic in America.  They talk about which Americans it disproportionately affects, how to reduce gun violence, and how to change from a punitive approach to a preventative approach in combating this epidemic.

 

The Twitter handle for the Community Justice Action Fund (CJAF) is @CJACTIONFUND.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political roundtable with Edwith Theogene and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable discusses whether former President Trump's reappearance into the public eye helps or hurts Congressional Republicans, what President Biden should do about Senator Joe Manchin's continued support for the Senate filibuster, and whether Congress should be investigating the Capitol insurrection while the Justice Department is already doing so.

Edwith Theogene is the director of advocacy for Generation Progress, the youth engagement arm of American Progress. In this role, Theogene works to develop and lead efforts that translate the experiences of young adults into concrete actions that advance progressive policies and increase voter turnout. Edwith's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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