The Chuck ToddCast

Interview Only w/ Congressman Troy Carter - What Should Democrats Do With The Majority?

September 21, 2026·1h 2m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter joins the Chuck ToddCast to talk about a state whose bipartisan political culture — he worked productively with Mike Johnson in the statehouse — has been steamrolled by a president who's made clear he doesn't want to work with Democrats at all. Carter notes the irony that a majority of Johnson's own district is Medicaid-dependent in a state that never expanded Medicaid, and that the One Big Beautiful Bill cut it anyway. He argues Democrats lose working-class voters by refusing to speak plain American, that Bill Cassidy would have been tough to beat had he run as an independent rather than losing his primary, and that impeachment without the votes is a fool's errand even as rampant corruption demands answers. Plus: why progressives struggle with Black voters, the flawed SCORE Act, Jeff Landry's LSU mess, and Carter's bill requiring watermarks on AI video.   Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Congressman Troy Carter joins the Chuck ToddCast 01:00 Louisiana's bipartisan culture and a president who won't play along 06:00 Medicaid, the OBBB cuts, and government that fails to deliver 12:45 How Trump wins working-class voters — and how Democrats lose them 18:00 The House map, surprise flips, and the Cassidy what-if 22:45 What Democrats should do with a governing majority 26:45 Oversight, impeachment, and the limits of both 35:15 Progressives, Black voters, and building a broader coalition 39:30 Procedural rules and Carter's reform wish list 45:45 College sports, the SCORE Act, and the LSU fight 54:00 AI, watermarks, and what Congress has to figure out See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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