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Is He the One We’ve Been Waiting For?

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Last, J. V. (2026, October 9). Is He the One We’ve Been Waiting For? The Bulwark. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/is-he-the-one-weve-been-waiting-for

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The Bulwark · collected 2026-10-09 · by Jonathan V. Last commentary

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Sarah and JVL discuss Jon Ossoff's aggressive performance against Mike Collins during a debate. They also mention an interview with Eric Deters that left them intellectually drained and Pete Hegseth’s provocative idea of livestreaming executions. The article, which includes promotion for the Bulwark+ membership service and merchandise like Woke Bill Kristol tees, is part of a podcast episode highlighting political commentary and entertainment.
Written by AI on 2026-10-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell discuss Jon Ossoff's debate performance against Mike Collins on The Bulwark podcast. They describe Ossoff’s aggressive approach as “Terminator-style” and suggest it was so intense that someone should have intervened. The episode also features interviews with Eric Deters and Pete Hegseth, and touches on the pro-life movement's strategic silence and discussions related to abortion rights. Additionally, they mention a segment about "Potato discourse" and pay tribute to *The Golden Girls*. Listeners are encouraged to join *Bulwark+* for exclusive content like member-only podcasts and early access to live events.

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📰 New Political Leader Emerges
Politics · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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Who wrote this

Jonathan V. Last
34 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Maybe we do!
2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Nationalize SpaceX
🔮 1. Forecasts We’re eight days out from Election Day.
2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Who’s Right? The Polls or the Vibes?
🔮 If you have questions for Tim, Sarah and JVL, send them to nextlevel@thebulwark.com and they may answer them on an upcoming episode of TNL.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · The Worst Person in the World
🔮 1. Asymmetry Joe Manchin will be in Maine tomorrow campaigning for Susan Collins.
2026-10-20 · assertive framing · F*ck Joe Manchin
🔮 Trump could just move her over to the Shield of the Americas, because one of the fake jobs at that fake organization just opened up.
2026-10-16 · assertive framing · The Trump Administration Is Run on Kink
🔮 If you have questions for Tim, Sarah and JVL, send them to nextlevel@thebulwark.com and they may answer them on an upcoming episode of TNL.
2026-10-16 · assertive framing · So Many Bad Things
🔮 Texas might get a Democratic senator.
2026-10-07 · assertive framing · Susan Collins Is the Living Worst
🔮 Will Sommer joins Sarah and JVL for a wild, wild show.
2026-10-07 · assertive framing · MAGA’s Racism is Blowing Up Its Own Coalition
🔮 Every once in a while a “journalist” will jump from the press side into a comms role in a presidential administration.
2026-10-06 · assertive framing · The Propagandist in the Press Pool
🔮 Bulwark LIVE: Charlotte featuring Pete Buttigieg & The Gang—will be live streamed on Sunday, October 18 starting at 7pm EDT.
2026-10-02 · assertive framing · Tale of Two Interviews
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Nationalize SpaceX
2026-10-27 · The Bulwark
Who’s Right? The Polls or the Vibes?
2026-10-26 · The Bulwark
The Worst Person in the World
2026-10-23 · The Bulwark
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Topics

Bulwark+. JVL Pro-Life Secret The Bulwark Store

Subjects

JVL ORG · 4× Sarah PERSON · 2× Bill Kristol PERSON · 1× Bulwark+. ORG · 1× Eric Deters PERSON · 1× Jon Ossoff’s PERSON · 1× Mike Collins PERSON · 1× Pete Hegseth PERSON · 1× Pro-Life ORG · 1× The Bulwark Store ORG · 1×

Narrative

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framing: assertive · carried by 8 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
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2026-10-08 · The Bulwark
Dems Warn Voters: Trump May Not Deliver Your Mailed-in Ballots · assertive framing
2026-10-09 · The Bulwark
Is He the One We’ve Been Waiting For? · assertive framing
2026-10-11 · The Bulwark
Susan Glasser: Trump’s Most Loyal Supporters Are Abandoning Him · assertive framing
2026-10-15 · The Bulwark
DHS Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home. Weissmann Smells a Rat. · assertive framing
2026-10-16 · The Bulwark
Alan Cumming and Robert Garcia: The Traitors Running Our Government · assertive framing
2026-10-19 · The Bulwark
Dems See Trump’s Corruption as the Grift That Keeps on Giving · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

Sarah and JVL break down Jon Ossoff’s Terminator-style destruction of Mike Collins. asserted
Sarah → break → Collins
Seriously: It was so brutal that someone should have stopped the debate. asserted
someone → stop → debate
Then it’s off to: The Eric Deters interview that broke our brains. Pete Hegseth tugging it at the prospect of a livestreamed execution. asserted
tugging → ’ → execution
The Pro-Life movement is practicing its strategic silence. asserted
movement → practice → silence
New shows drop each Friday. asserted
shows → drop → ?
Unlock this story—and everything from The Bulwark October Surprise: Save 30% on your first year of Bulwark+ - Never hit a Bulwark paywall again — get every article and newsletter, including JVL's Triad, The Focus Group, and Receipts. - Get more from the voices you follow — ad-free podcasts plus member-only shows like The Secret Podcast with Sarah Longwell and JVL. asserted
you → unlock → Longwell
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