in the aftermath of analyzing what the Democrats did wrong, I keep hearing how it was such a mistake for Kamala to skip the Joe Rogan podcast.

I don’t know that it was. Rogan would probably be easy on her, he’s not all that invested in particular politicians, though he endorsed Trump after a while. But I don’t see that format as strength for Kamla. They got far enough negotiations that her team asked Rogan for a list of questions in advance, and they wanted to know if he edited the podcast. These questions are not necessarily bad.

It was a huge win for Donald Trump, mainly because that format suits Donald Trump. Three hours of bros sitting around bullshitting is pretty much what the Donald is good at. I haven’t listened to that podcast, not sure I will. A few years ago I listened regularly to Rogan in selected bits (seldom the entire 3 hours show) before he became repetitive on his pet subjects, but now he is too predictable.