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The Bulwark examines Ramaswamy's ad, then turns to military strategy

Tim Miller's latest Daily pairs Mike Murphy's election analysis with an Atlanta conversation featuring retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling.

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0:54Miller condemns Ramaswamy's campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother.
8:03Murphy argues that economic dissatisfaction could produce Democratic House gains and a competitive Senate.
40:18Hertling discusses reports about Starlink connectivity during military operations in Ukraine.
53:01Hertling argues that Iran policy lacks clear objectives and sufficient diplomatic groundwork.

Tim Miller moves from an Ohio campaign controversy to a much larger question about military policy: what is the administration trying to achieve? Those two conversations share the week's most-watched new Bulwark upload, which drew roughly 237,000 views in its first eight hours.

The episode opens with Miller condemning Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother. Political strategist Mike Murphy joins him to examine the ad and the electoral landscape, arguing that economic dissatisfaction could create opportunities for Democrats. His confident House forecast is a prediction, not an election result.

Then the setting changes. A recorded conversation from The Bulwark's Atlanta event brings in retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling to discuss military dependence on Starlink in Ukraine and the absence of clear strategic objectives in Iran. "We don't know what the administration wants to achieve," Hertling says.

Russia diplomacy also occupies the week's other fast-moving long-form upload. Ben Parker and Michael Weiss examine Steve Witkoff's praise of Putin and JD Vance's defense of the envoy. That discussion and Miller's Daily currently carry the strongest viewing momentum among the channel's videos.

Across fifteen uploads, The Bulwark added about 12.5 million views and gained subscribers over the week, although its current daily viewing is below its usual pace. Among nearby political channels, Occupy Democrats had a larger weekly view gain, while Triggernometry is experiencing an unusually strong daily pace.

The Atlanta material gives this week's slate a particular shape: The Next Level also uses the live gathering to bring Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Sam Stein into a discussion of Senate possibilities and the next presidential field.

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