Mail-voting turmoil, the middle-class squeeze and “Trumpapalooza”

September 8
1h 12m

Episode Description

Mail ballots are beginning to move, but a legal battle over the Trump administration’s proposed Postal Service rules remains unresolved.

Journalist Grant Hermes joins Oklahoma Memo founder Ryan Welton to explain the administration’s attempted mail-ballot overhaul, the warning from a USPS whistleblower, and why the controversy could produce confusion before—and potentially after—the 2026 midterm elections.

Ryan and Grant also examine the latest jobs report, the growing number of Americans working more than one job, the decline of the “run government like a business” political pitch and the Republican Party’s first midterm convention—better known in political circles as “Trumpapalooza.”

Plus: Democratic demands for investigations, the political risk of another Trump impeachment and the mounting public backlash against AI data centers.

Grant Hermes hosts Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes. Ryan Welton is the founder and curator of Oklahoma Memo, a daily Oklahoma news recap delivered six mornings a week.

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