The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad will first be joined by CNN military analyst Col. Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.
He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

The two analyze the progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia.
They also breakdown the politics at play for the upcoming Department of Defense budget, and how it will affect aid to Ukraine.

Colonel Leighton can be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst. His website is CedricLeighton.com and his Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton.

Then, Kimberly Scott, the publisher of DemList, describes the 2024 third party presidential aspirations of the 'No Labels' group, and why it would likely end up resulting in a second term for Donald Trump.
The two also analyze the fundraising reports of the 2024 presidential candidates.

Demlist is a free national daily political column, calendar and resource site for Democrats and allies - a unique, central source that connects people to the who, what and where of Democratic events, issues and activism. You can find out more about them at DemList.com and follow them on Twitter @TheDemList.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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