Ashley Parker
American journalistWikipedia
10
MENTIONS
8
EPISODES
7
PODCASTS
Search complete. 10 mentions across 8 episodes found for "Ashley Parker".
Sep 2, 2026
Tim MillerHOST
I saw a plot today, it has a coin flip, and it just, it is really expensive versus Iowa.
Tim MillerHOST
But, um, there was this, uh, Atlantic story maybe last week from Ashley Parker about how, like, Trump had a meeting in the White House [chuckles] where he's like, "I want more ads featuring me," and then this ad came out.
Tim MillerHOST
[laughs] So, like, I don't know, maybe that leaked because they knew the ad was going out, and so there's some CYA.
Tim MillerHOST
But to me, this is like, this Trump ad is, uh, if, if anything, a net plus for the Dems.
Katy TurHOST
Others, we can only assume are washing their hair.
Katy TurHOST
So why does it seem like they'd rather be anywhere else? Joining us, MSNOW congressional reporter Michael Schnell, who's been talking to Republicans all day, staff writer for The Atlantic and MSNOW political analyst Ashley Parker, policy editor at The Bulwark and host of the Mona Sharon podcast, Mona Sharon and political strategist and co-founder and president of Run for Something, Amanda Littman.
Katy TurHOST
Michael, off to you.
Katy TurHOST
Do people want to go to this convention?
Adam HarrisHOST
And Democrats, on the heel of bitter primary races around the country, are hoping to seize upon the president's unpopularity and their banking that Americans want something different.
Adam HarrisHOST
The question is, are they right? I'm joined by my colleagues Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer to discuss.
Adam HarrisHOST
Ashley, Michael, welcome to the show.
Adam HarrisHOST
Thanks for having us.
Jeffrey GoldbergHOST
Josh Wingrove is a White House reporter with Bloomberg News.
Jeffrey GoldbergHOST
And Ashley Parker is a staff writer at The Atlantic.
Jeffrey GoldbergHOST
Thank you all for joining me.
Jeffrey GoldbergHOST
Um, I want to get to the specifics of the trade war with, uh, Canada in a, in a minute, but Steve, maybe you can give us a larger framework here.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
You know, when it comes to the, the, all this money, 'cause we keep talking about all this, the, the millions of d- of dollars in cash that MAGA Inc. and the president has access to, and they're just gonna dump it into this, I don't know about that.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Um, and just wanna, before we go, um, Michael Sherer, Ashley Parker, um, Wingett Sanchez in The Atlantic, Trump plans to buy [laughs] midterm ads about his own record.
Eugene DanielsHOST
Mm-hmm.
Eugene DanielsHOST
Right.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
As his popularity falls, Trump appears to be adopting the belief that people don't like him because they don't understand all he's done for them.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Michael Shearer, and Ashley Parker of The Atlantic reported Tuesday that Trump intends to buy a blitz of midterm ads that focus on him rather than the candidates on the ballot, making the election all about him.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
He's already trying to sell that story.
Heather Cox RichardsonHOST
Yesterday morning, he tried to recast his disastrous Iran war as a success, posting an AI image of himself in front of a giant American flag, an aircraft carrier, and military aircraft.
Katy TurHOST
That probably explains why he's waving off his plunging poll numbers and leaning into what he does best, self-promotion.
Katy TurHOST
According to Ashley Parker, also of The Atlantic, he plans to make the midterms all about him, replete with millions of dollars worth of TV ads blanketing the airwaves.
Tim MillerGUEST
There's a little bit of a, um, a silver lining here.
Tim MillerGUEST
I don't get to offer silver linings that much when you invite me on, Katie, so I'm going to do one.
Katy TurHOST
That probably explains why he's waving off his plunging poll numbers and leaning into what he does best, self-promotion.
Katy TurHOST
According to Ashley Parker, also of The Atlantic, he plans to make the midterms all about him, replete with millions of dollars worth of TV ads blanketing the airwaves.
Katy TurHOST
Are voters gonna buy it? Joining us, our team of MS Now political analysts.
Katy TurHOST
Staff writer at The Atlantic, Ashley Parker, host of the Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller, and Democratic strategist Basil Smikle.
Katy TurHOST
So is he gonna be selling himself, Ashley, as well as he sells Scotts Miracle-Gro? Scotts.
Ashley ParkerGUEST
He's certainly gonna be trying to sell himself.
22 MINS LATER
Katy TurHOST
You gotta get in and play in order to win.
Katy TurHOST
Um, she said it better than I did, obviously.