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Process Over Substance (with Amy Walter)
Hacks On Tap - November 10, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6.3K ratingsAmy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, joins Axe and Gibbs to discuss the disconnect between the positive economic indicators and Americans’ pessimism about the state of the country, the passage of the infrastructure bill and the messaging opportu...
WTH is going on LIVE! The Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter on what happened in Virginia’s recent election and what it means for 2022 … and 2024
What the Hell Is Going On - November 05, 2021 11:36 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 505 ratingsIn this week's Virginia governor's race, Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated former Governor Terry McAuliffe in a state that President Biden won by 10 points in 2020. In New Jersey, a state Biden won by 16 points, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy only defeated his Republican challenger by a razor-...
102: Election Experts - Kristen Soltis Anderson & Amy Walter
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt - September 02, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 966 ratingsJames and Al bring on Echelon Insights founding partner, Kristen Soltis Anderson, and the editor of the Cook Political Report, Amy Walter, to discuss polling and how it influences strategy. Then, they break down the changes that are happening in the most important swing states and what it will ...
Tyranny of the Minority (with Amy Walter)
Hacks On Tap - June 22, 2021 22:29 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 6.3K ratingsAmy Walter, national editor of the Cook Political Report and a PBS NewsHour contributor, joins Axe and Gibbs to talk about the “political theater” surrounding the voting rights bill, the likelihood that Democrats stay united on infrastructure spending, and how rising crime in New York City has s...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Future of American Politics
The Takeaway - February 26, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsAfter four tumultuous years of the Trump presidency, President Joe Biden promised to put the chaos behind him and return the country to normalcy. While dysfunction and partisan gridlock in Washington were amplified during Trump’s tenure, it existed long before he arrived. Even so, it’s clear tha...
Politics with Amy Walter: Election Officials Reflect on the 2020 Cycle
The Takeaway - February 19, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsOver the past 25 years, the makeup of newsrooms—and the people covering politics—has changed significantly. As more women and people of color joined the media, newsrooms began to reflect the diversity of America. While newsrooms today are still overwhelmingly white, the lens through which we vie...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Fight Over Returning to School
The Takeaway - February 12, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsMarch will mark one year since students began learning from home. Today, about half the students in the United States are still learning remotely. While Zoom classrooms filled the gap at the beginning of the pandemic, it’s not a sustainable measure. Many parents have grown exasperated trying to ...
Politics with Amy Walter: Restoring Faith in American Institutions
The Takeaway - February 05, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsAccording to a recent Marist/NPR/PBS NewsHour poll, the proportion of Americans who think the nation is on track is at its lowest point in twenty years. A mob descended on the U.S. Capitol in a literal attempt to overthrow an election. And, thousands of Americans took to the streets this summer...
Politics with Amy Walter: Washington Tests Biden's Calls for Unity
The Takeaway - January 29, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsPresident Biden’s campaign message of unity is being tested in Washington during his first full week in office, particularly because Republicans and Democrats don’t seem to agree on what unity means. The scars from the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol are still fresh, a second impeachment ...
Politics with Amy Walter: How President Biden Will Tackle the Economic Crisis
The Takeaway - January 22, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsJoe Biden takes the helm as the 46th president of the United States during an unprecedented crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 400,000 Americans, nearly 16 million remain unemployed, and the peaceful transfer of power was disrupted by a violent mob unleashed by the former pres...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Happens to President Trump's Grip on the GOP Following Two Impeachments?
The Takeaway - January 15, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsPresident Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives just one week after encouraging his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol and disrupt Congress as they tallied Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. He is the first president to be impeached twice. Privately, many Republican members said...
Politics with Amy Walter: How President Trump Attempted to Subvert Democracy
The Takeaway - January 08, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsThis week, a violent mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The insurrectionists were seeking to overturn the results of the general election during a joint session of Congress as members tallied the Electoral College votes. President Trump has routinely and falsely claime...
Politics with Amy Walter: Should President Biden Expect a Functional Legislature?
The Takeaway - January 01, 2021 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsIn just a few days, members of the 117th Congress will be sworn into office. While their first days in office will likely include talks about another COVID-19 aid package, one of their first tasks will be tallying the electoral college votes. This task would normally happen with little fanfare, ...
Politics with Amy Walter: How American Democracy Became Vulnerable to the Threat of Populism
The Takeaway - December 25, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsIndividual reactions to the coronavirus pandemic and the public health restrictions that have accompanied it have underscored how powerful negative partisanship can be in the formation of political opinions. In past crises, national shocks have urged partisans to put aside their personal grievan...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Old South vs. The New South
The Takeaway - December 20, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsSince Georgia flipped blue for President-elect Joe Biden, the gulf between the Old South and the New South has come into focus. Come January, the state’s closely watched runoff elections will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. In one race, Republican Senator David Perdue will face...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Happens to Immigration and DACA Under the Biden Administration?
The Takeaway - December 18, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsDuring the 2016 election, President Trump spent a considerable amount of time talking about immigration. On the campaign trail, he made racist comments about Mexicans and one of his first acts in office was to institute a Muslim ban. During the 2018 midterms, he directed his attention to migrant...
Politics with Amy Walter: Making Sense of the Electoral College
The Takeaway - December 12, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsThis week marked the so-called safe harbor deadline when states have certified their results for the U.S. presidential election. Typically, by the safe harbor deadline, election-related challenges at the state level are wrapped up. But, President Trump is continuing to claim - without proof - ...
Politics with Amy Walter: How the Economic Downturn has Hurt Vulnerable Americans
The Takeaway - December 11, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsIn the nine months that the coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the U.S., the most vulnerable Americans have struggled to keep up with monthly expenses. Eight million Americans have fallen into poverty since May, and today, there are 10 million fewer employed people than there were before the pande...
Politics with Amy Walter: How the Media is Preparing to Cover the Biden Administration
The Takeaway - December 04, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsPresident Donald Trump spent his first term undermining the credibility of the media. His tweets, campaign events, and press conferences were tools he used to cast doubt on the legitimacy of reputable news organizations while promoting unfounded lies and conspiracy theories that served his perso...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Really Happened to the Middle Class?
The Takeaway - November 27, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsAs around 70 percent of Americans consider themselves to be middle class, it’s no surprise that Democrat and Republican candidates spend a considerable amount of time on the campaign trail attempting to make themselves more appealing to this bloc of voters. One of the most enduring tales Americ...
Politics with Amy Walter: How a Biden White House will Approach Climate Change
The Takeaway - November 20, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsThe priority for many Democratic voters in the most recent election cycle was removing President Donald Trump from the White House. This was clear after a crowded primary field coalesced around Joe Biden. But the world is a different place than it was in March and because the election cycle was ...
Politics with Amy Walter: A Presidential Transition Delayed
The Takeaway - November 14, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsBy refusing to concede, President Trump is not only disrupting the peaceful transfer of power, a cornerstone of American democracy, but he’s delaying the Biden administration access to pertinent information. The formal transition process we know today came to exist after the 9/11 Commission Repo...
Politics with Amy Walter: Joe Biden Wins Presidency
The Takeaway - November 07, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsAll week, election results have trickled in from across the country. With just a few states outstanding, Vice President Joe Biden has surpassed the 270 threshold of electoral votes to win the race for the presidency. Maya King, politics reporter at Politico, and Joel Payne, Democratic strategist...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Next President of the United States
The Takeaway - November 06, 2020 17:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsNot immediately knowing which candidate won the White House has long been a reality of a world changed by COVID-19. What campaigns, pundits, and pollsters failed to predict was the distance that would separate the results from the expectations. Tim Alberta, chief political correspondent at Polit...
Politics with Amy Walter: Final Thoughts Before Election Day
The Takeaway - October 30, 2020 16:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsThe ongoing campaign cycle was met by a number of twists that couldn’t have been predicted. A consequential presidential race, the pandemic, an economic downturn, and the killing of George Floyd by police. As the election cycle comes to an end, Heather Long, Economics Correspondent at The Washin...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Early Voting Patterns Tell Us About Wisconsin
The Takeaway - October 23, 2020 16:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsThis week marked the second and final debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. What has felt like a never-ending election cycle is taking place against the backdrop of a pandemic, an economic crisis, and a groundswell for racial justice and police reform. With less than two weeks unt...
Politics with Amy Walter: Democrats Gain Edge in Quest to Overtake the Senate
The Takeaway - October 16, 2020 16:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsAfter the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18th and nomination of Amy Coney Barrett just a week later on September 26th, there’s been a lot of speculation about the political implications of a Supreme Court fight just days before Election Day. Democrats have seen ...
Repeat After Me: It's Not 2016 (with Amy Walter)
Hacks On Tap - October 13, 2020 23:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6.3K ratingsAmy Walter, the national editor of the Cook Political Report, joins Murphy and Gibbs to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings and the state of the 2020 Presidential race (yup, you guessed it, it’s stable). Together, they also walk through the most important Senate races w...
Politics with Amy Walter: What A Year This Week Has Been
The Takeaway - October 09, 2020 16:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsThere are just over three weeks until Election Day and President Donald Trump is trailing Joe Biden in national polls by double digits. Sidelined with COVID-19 and unable to participate in traditional campaign events, the president has taken to Twitter, cable TV, and homemade videos to pitch vot...
Politics with Amy Walter: How the President's Coronavirus Diagnosis Alters the Race for the White House
The Takeaway - October 02, 2020 16:00 ★★★★ - 708 ratingsOn Friday morning, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump said they had tested positive for the coronavirus. More than seven million people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and more than 200,000 have died as a result. With about a month to go before the...
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