We’re On the Road Again...

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Swift, J. (2026, October 17). We’re On the Road Again... The Bulwark. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/were-on-the-road-again

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The Bulwark · collected 2026-10-17 · by Jim Swift commentary

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The article reports on the start of a fall tour with a sold-out show in Columbia, South Carolina, featuring guests Annie Andrews and Bakari Sellers. The next event will be a livestream from Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 18th, where Pete Buttigieg will join Sarah and other panelists for an exclusive Bulwark+ member broadcast.
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As of October 18, 2026, The Bulwark is streaming a live interview featuring Pete Buttigieg, hosted by Sarah, Tim, JVL, Lauren Egan, and Catherine Rampell from Charlotte, North Carolina. The event, exclusive to Bulwark+ members, starts at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT and includes a live chat for viewers to discuss the broadcast in real-time with other community members. Non-members can upgrade their subscription to access this content and receive a 30% discount. The event follows a series of sold-out shows, including one in Columbia, South Carolina, which featured Annie Andrews and Bakari Sellers discussing Southern politics and the 2028 election landscape.

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Jim Swift
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🔮 The members-only live chat will be open during the broadcast so you can chat as you watch with the Bulwark+ community.
2026-10-17 · assertive framing · We’re On the Road Again...
🔮 But while the topic may resonate with voters, the featured couple has created complications for Ramaswamy’s camp.
🔮 This week: Joshua Tait examines the man who would inherit MAGA, Will Saletan takes on the Republicans smearing Jack Smith, and Mona Charen explains how corruption killed Trump’s populist image.
🔮 This week, Will Saletan looks at Republicans cheering on Trump’s ban of White House reporters, Adrian Carrasquillo reports on an ICE shooting in Austin, Brendan Hartnett watches six hours of Trump TV so you don’t have to, and Cathy Young examines the white nationalist language showing up at the State Department.
🔮 The next installment of this newsletter will come after our first ever show in the Buckeye state.
🔮 But first, here’s what you may have missed this week: Trump’s latest attempt to meddle with mail-in voting heads back to the Supreme Court; two former CIA officers make the case that John Ratcliffe is failing the agency he leads; Sarah talks with Andrew Weissmann about her new book and why we aren’t doomed; and, 25 years after 9/11, Cathy Young traces how the right abandoned George W. Bush’s message of tolerance and embraced anti-Muslim bigotry.
2026-09-12 · assertive framing · Let’s Stand Together for Springfield
🔮 COME HANG WITH THE GANG—Sarah, Tim, JVL, Sam and friends—during our Bulwark LIVE: Good Fight Tour this October 16-20: 🎤Friday, October 16 at The Senate in Columbia, S.C.—Will Sommer joins the gang on stage.
2026-09-05 · assertive framing · The Cruelty, the Chaos, the Casualties
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Bulwark+ ORG · 3× Charlotte GPE · 3× JVL PERSON · 3× Bulwark ORG · 2× Dodgers ORG · 2× Ohio GPE · 2× Pete PERSON · 2× Pete Buttigieg PERSON · 2× Sarah PERSON · 2× Tim PERSON · 2×

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Hear what others don’t: access member-only shows including our October 18 livestream featuring Pete Buttigieg with Sarah, Tim, and JVL—live from Charlotte OFFER ENDS SUNDAY ICYMI:
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🔮 The members-only live chat will be open during the broadcast so you can chat as you watch with the Bulwark+ community.
2026-10-17 · The Bulwark
We’re On the Road Again... · assertive framing

Claims (30 extracted, 2 hedged)

We kicked off our fall tour last night with a sold-out show in Columbia, South Carolina. asserted
We → kick → Columbia
Annie Andrews and Bakari Sellers joined us for an evening of Southern politics, 2028 superlatives, The Next Level and The Trio. asserted
Andrews → join → politics
Tune in from the comfort of your couch to watch Sarah interview Pete in front of a live audience. asserted
Sarah → tune → audience
The show starts at 7p.m. EDT/4pm PDT on Sunday, October 18th. asserted
show → start → Sunday
The members-only live chat will be open during the broadcast so you can chat as you watch with the Bulwark+ community. asserted
you → chat → community
Watch on-demand when you want. asserted
you → watch → demand
The midterms are coming. asserted
midterms → come → ?
Get the reporting, analysis, and conversations you won’t get anywhere else. asserted
you → get → reporting
Hear what others don’t: access member-only shows including our October 18 livestream featuring Pete Buttigieg with Sarah, Tim, and JVL—live from Charlotte OFFER ENDS SUNDAY ICYMI: asserted
OFFER → hear → Charlotte
Here are links to each newsletter section so you can quickly get back to that edition you may have missed this week. uncertain
you → get → edition
Morning Shots - Triad - Huddled Masses - Press Pass - Bulwark Goes to Hollywood - The Opposition - False Flag - The Breakdown - Receipts 🚨OVERTIME asserted
Bulwark → huddle → Hollywood
A few came to last night’s show repping the Brew Crew. asserted
few → come → Crew
Last night’s ALCS game was postponed as the gales of November came early, but I remain hopeful that my Guardians will join Milwaukee for what might be called the Edmund Fitzgerald World Series. uncertain
what → postpone → Milwaukee
I’m sure Rob Manfred (boo) loves the all-small-market World Series we’re now guaranteed. asserted
we → ’m → Series
Mister Commissioner, just remember, as Ray Ratto observes at Defector: Good baseball isn’t necessarily beautiful (or super profitable!) asserted
baseball → remember → Defector
The DGA has a new ad out knocking Vivek not just for his swing, but the important thing: his policies. asserted
DGA → have → swing
For an Ohioan who has trouble publicly embracing Ohio, versus Ohio-obsessed Amy Acton, it’s a smart move and a good ad. asserted
it → have → Acton
Stay safe out there if you’re participating in today’s events. asserted
you → stay → events
We booked our fall tour long before today’s date was announced, so we won’t be in as many places as we’ve been in the past. asserted
we → book → past
I’ll also miss sending a dispatch from the Queen City, which always shows up big! asserted
which → miss → City
You know things are going poorly when you have to play defense in… Kentucky. asserted
you → know → Kentucky
The former director of the Senate Daily Press Gallery has died at the age of 51. asserted
director → die → 51
She was loved by all in the press corps and an amazing advocate for us in the halls of power. asserted
She → love → power
She will be missed. asserted
She → miss → ?
Keeping the record: Trump’s pardons sent January 6th defendants home to communities across the country. asserted
pardons → keep → country
J6 Tracker follows what they do next, including new arrests and runs for office. asserted
they → follow → office
Separately, the January 6 Memory Project preserved DOJ press releases and other statements from more than 1,000 cases and made them searchable. asserted
them → preserve → cases
Take a look at who’s back in your community. asserted
who → take → community
Bulwark Book Club pick for October: The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865–1915. asserted
Americans → fight → Democracy
Mona Charen, JVL and the author Jon Grinspan will discuss the book with Bulwark+ members on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 1:30 p.m. ET. asserted
Charen → discuss → ET
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