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Episode 98: The Oregon Trail
December 01, 2020 23:38 - 47 minutes - 67.6 MBRetiring Republican congressman Greg Walden of Oregon joins the podcast to discuss Trump, the future of the GOP, and the incoming Biden administration
Episode 97: The Biden Brand
November 19, 2020 23:20 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBJim Kessler, executive director of Third Way, joins the show to discuss Joe Biden's win, how the president-elect will shape his administration, clashes between Democratic moderates and progressives, and intraparty threats to the party's Congressional leaders.
Episode 96: Georgia on My Mind
November 12, 2020 22:18 - 48 minutes - 68.6 MBAtlanta Journal-Constitution political correspondent Greg Bluestein joins the podcast to break down all things Georgia: the recount, the runoffs, and the role of 2018 GOV nominee Stacey Abrams in shaping Democratic strategy.
Episode 95: Election Week
November 06, 2020 22:39 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBRepublican consultant Brad Todd joined the podcast to talk about the results of the election so far as Joe Biden is positioned to win. Todd discusses Republican victories down the ballot, President Trump's baseless allegations of voter fraud, and the failures of pollsters this cycle.
Episode 94: Rocking the Suburbs
October 29, 2020 23:57 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBRepublican strategists Robert Blizzard, partner at Public Opinion Strategies, and Liesl Hickey, founding partner at Ascent Media, join the podcast. They discuss takeaways from their suburban voter focus group and their election predictions.
Episode 93: Political Trendspotting
October 22, 2020 23:03 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBBruce Mehlman, co-founder of the lobbying firm Mehlman, Castagnetti, Rosen and Thomas, joins the podcast to discuss his most recent pre-election analysis, populism, and election "super disruptors."
Episode 92: Party Planning
October 15, 2020 23:22 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBSenate Leadership Fund President Steve Law joins the podcast to discuss the state of the Senate map as Republicans are spending in historically red states like Georgia, Iowa, and Alaska. He also talks about who represents the future of the GOP and whether Republican incumbents need to distance themselves from President Trump.
Episode 91: Full House
October 05, 2020 23:07 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBAlixandria Lapp, House Majority PAC founder and senior strategist for its independent-expenditure spending, joins the podcast to discuss the state of competitive House races and the impact of this past week on the Democratic Party's strategy.
Episode 90: Send in the Cavalry
October 01, 2020 22:39 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBJosh Holmes, former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and president of the consulting firm Cavalry, joins the podcast. He discusses the battle for the Senate, the Supreme Court fight, and record Q3 fundraising hauls.
Episode 89: Majority Rule
September 24, 2020 23:20 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBSenate Majority PAC President J.B. Poersch joins the podcast to talk about the state of competitive Senate races 40 days out from Election Day. He also talks about the impact of the Supreme Court nomination battle on these races and President Trump not committing to a peaceful transition of power if he loses.
Episode 88: Data for Podcast
September 18, 2020 22:23 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBSean McElwee, the co-founder and Executive Director of Data for Progress, joins the show to discuss progressive pragmatism, how social media impacts Democrats' policy positions, and how Biden would govern. With less than 50 days until the election, he also shares his view of the race and trends to watch.
Episode 87: Florida, Man
September 12, 2020 00:10 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBPolitico's Marc Caputo joins the podcast to discuss the state of play in Florida, Biden's strategy there, and how much money the presidential campaigns are investing in the Sunshine State. They also discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis' popularity and his future electoral prospects.
Episode 86: By the Brooks
August 27, 2020 20:30 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBExecutive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition Matt Brooks joins the podcast to discuss his takeaways from the Republican National Convention, the Jewish vote in the 2020 election, and the rise of anti-Semitism on the fringes of American politics.
Episode 85: Voting at Home
August 13, 2020 22:43 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBFormer Secretary of Homeland Security and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge joins the podcast to talk about President Trump's threat to block funding for the U.S. Postal Service, Trump's position on mail-in ballots, and the role of federal law enforcement agents in ramping down unrest in Portland.
Episode 84: The Sunshine State
August 07, 2020 00:10 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBFormer Rep. Gwen Graham (D-FL) joins the podcast to discuss how Democrats can win in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) handling of the coronavirus, and her political future.
Episode 83: He's Seen Enough
July 30, 2020 23:11 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBCook Political Report's House editor David Wasserman joins the podcast to talk about the complications of widespread vote-by-mail in November, the Republican party's losses in the suburbs, and the odds of Democrats gaining House seats.
Episode 82: Platforms and Primaries
July 24, 2020 23:46 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBJewish Democratic Council of America executive director Halie Soifer joins this week's podcast to talk about the Democrats' position on U.S-Israel relations, the state of anti-Semitism in the U.S., and JDCA's position on policing issues.
Episode 81: Laying Down the Law
July 15, 2020 23:40 - 55 minutes - 84.7 MBKentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R), the first African American to be independently elected statewide in Kentucky history, joins the podcast to discuss the Breonna Taylor case and recent protests at his home calling for charges against the officers involved in the case. Cameron also shares his views on a state-wide mask mandate and talks about his relationships with President Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Episode 80: Life After Trump
July 09, 2020 22:33 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBAnti-Trump Republican strategist Tim Miller, a contributor to The Bulwark, joins the podcast to discuss the future of the GOP, how much influence progressives have over the Democratic party, and his own personal evolution as a Republican operative.
Episode 79: Mike'd Up
June 25, 2020 21:49 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBSenator Mike Braun (R-IN) joins the podcast to discuss police reform, the Black Lives Matter movement, and President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Episode 78: Get Your House in Order
June 17, 2020 23:04Politico campaign correspondent Ally Mutnick joins the podcast to discuss her recent reporting on racist and bigoted social media posts by House candidates, the likelihood of Democrats holding their majority, and upcoming competitive primaries to watch.
Episode 78: Get Your House in Order
June 17, 2020 23:04Politico campaign correspondent Ally Mutnick joins the podcast to discuss her recent reporting on racist and bigoted social media posts by House candidates, the likelihood of Democrats holding their majority, and upcoming competitive primaries to watch.
Episode 77: Virtues and Vices
June 12, 2020 22:46 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBPolitico contributing editor Bill Scher joins the podcast to talk about the state of the veepstakes and Joe Biden's response to the past few weeks of civil rights protests, along with the the state of the Republican Party if Trump loses in November.
Episode 76: Protests and the Presidency
June 05, 2020 00:30 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBRepublican strategist Scott Jennings joins the podcast to discuss President Trump's response to nationwide protests and attempts to appeal to his base, former Defense Secretary James Mattis's condemnation of Trump, and what it would take for the president to be reelected in the current climate.
Episode 75: Progressive Priorities
May 30, 2020 03:14 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBProgressive Democratic strategists Ian Sams and Dawn Huckelbridge join this week's show to talk about the political ramifications from the chaos in Minneapolis, how it affects the veepstakes search and discuss what progressive issues Biden would champion if elected president. Dawn also talks about her work advocating for guaranteeing paid sick leave for frontline workers.
Episode 74: Leaning Left
May 23, 2020 00:51 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBWashington Post national political correspondent Dave Weigel joins the show to discuss why Joe Biden has pivoted to the left since winning the nomination, the future of the #MeToo movement and how the press should cover allegations of sexual misconduct, and offers some behind-the-scenes color from his guest appearance on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Episode 73: Battle for the Senate
May 16, 2020 00:54 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBThe Cook Political Report's Jessica Taylor discusses which party she thinks is favored to win the Senate, which candidates are the parties' best recruits, and whether Democrats' "B-Team" can take home wins in unexpected states.
Episode 72: Call and Response
May 04, 2020 22:56 - 49 minutes - 68 MBFormer GOP Rep. Ryan Costello evaluates President Trump's response to the pandemic, explains why he thinks Joe Biden is the favorite in November's election, and shares some hints about his own political future.
Episode 71: Jacksonian Politics
May 01, 2020 22:37 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBSean Trende, the senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics, talks about the shifting political coalitions in the Trump era, and whether the president can rely on his newer supporters turning out for him this November. We also discuss whether there's any shift in public opinion over stay-at-home orders, and how the pandemic will impact campaigning in 2020.
Episode 70: Odds and Ends
April 24, 2020 21:47 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBRepublican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, the host of the Fox Nation show "What Are the Odds?" offers her perspective on President Trump's odds for reelection on today's show. She also predicts how Bernie Sanders-supporting millennials will vote in the presidential election, and explains why Amy Klobuchar is the strongest candidate in the Biden veepstakes.
Episode 69: Going the Social Distance
April 17, 2020 21:30 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBRepublican strategist Matt Gorman joins the show to talk about the emerging conservative backlash against stay-at-home orders, Joe Biden's veepstakes, and his reaction to underwhelming fundraising numbers for Republicans in the battle for Congress.
Episode 68: Bernie Bows Out
April 10, 2020 22:23 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBWashington Post political reporter Sean Sullivan, who covered Bernie Sanders for the paper, joins the show to talk about the final strange weeks of the Sanders campaign, whether his progressive movement has staying power within the Democratic party, and who will continue the revolution into the future.
Episode 67: November is Coming
April 03, 2020 00:04 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBOur guest today is Democratic pollster Nick Gourevitch, who has been conducting the only daily tracking poll that measures every aspect of public opinion on the coronavirus. Gourevitch, the director of research practices at Global Strategy Group, talks about the widespread bipartisan support for stay-at-home measures, the growing alarm towards the worsening economy, and the state of the presidential campaign during these unprecedented times.
Episode 66: Cover Your Congress
March 26, 2020 22:02 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBWashington Post senior Congressional correspondent Paul Kane joins the latest edition of the podcast to talk about the $2.2 trillion relief bill that's passing through Congress, the growing anxieties over coronavirus spread on Capitol Hill, and what it's like to cover Washington in a time of social distancing and mass shutdowns.
Episode 65: Biden's Back
March 06, 2020 21:55 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBWashington Post Made by History editor in chief Brian Rosenwald joins the podcast to recap Super Tuesday results, giving a historical perspective on young voters, conservative talk radio, and political gridlock.
Episode 64: Delegate Dash
February 26, 2020 21:35 - 42 minutes - 58 MBSabato's Crystal Ball managing editor Kyle Kondik joins the podcast to preview the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday, breaking down the delegate math that will determine who gets the Democratic nomination.
Episode 63: Betting on Nevada
February 20, 2020 22:01 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBFresh from the campaign trail in Nevada, McClatchy political correspondent Alex Roarty joins today's show to talk about this week's debate in Las Vegas, the state of play for Nevada's caucuses, and why Democrats are becoming resigned to a Bernie Sanders nomination.
Episode 62: Bern Notice
February 13, 2020 21:28 - 49 minutes - 69 MBMatt Bennett, Third Way's executive vice president of public affairs, argues that Bernie Sanders is not the Democratic presidential frontrunner, assesses the muddled moderate lane in the field and talks about the prospect of a contested convention.
Episode 61: Tangled Webs
February 06, 2020 23:10 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBWhile the country still waits for full results from the Iowa caucus, staff writer for The Hill Al Weaver breaks down where the top Democratic candidates stand following this week's debacle. He also talks about President Trumps acquittal in the impeachment trial and Mitt Romney’s defection from the party line.
Episode 60: Taylor-Made
January 24, 2020 00:48 - 52 minutes - 73 MBJessica Taylor, now Senate and governors’ race editor at the Cook Political Report, discusses what we know a week ahead of the Iowa caucuses, evaluates Bloomberg's unconventional campaign, and explains why Sen. Martha McSally's (R-AZ) reelection strategy might not serve her well.
Episode 59: The Final Countdown
January 20, 2020 00:42 - 48 minutes - 68.1 MBDemocratic strategists Doug Thornell and Adrienne Elrod, the co-hosts of The Electables podcast, break down the state of the presidential race ahead of the Iowa caucuses. They share their thoughts on the political strategies that may have shaped Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders' recent conflict, as well as how the party might react if Sanders does well in the early states.
Episode 58: Blank Checks and Balances
January 09, 2020 22:02 - 48 minutes - 68.7 MBFormer Republican congressman Tom Davis breaks down the potential impact of the impeachment trial on the Democratic presidential primary, Bloomberg's opportunity, and why people shouldn't underestimate Bernie Sanders. Plus, he comments on where there may be surprises on the Senate map.
Episode 57: Keys to the Kingdom
December 19, 2019 20:51 - 52 minutes - 74.9 MBHenry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a Washington Post columnist, compares the U.K.'s elections with those of the U.S. and discusses the potential fallout from impeachment. He also parses the parties' strategies around race, gender, and class, and names the people who may be best positioned to take up the GOP mantle post-Trump.
Episode 56: Every Happy Campaign
December 11, 2019 22:19 - 53 minutes - 74.5 MBSarah Isgur, who served as spokeswoman for the Department of Justice under Jeff Sessions, joins the show this week to talk about impeachment, the IG report criticizing the FBI's handling of the Russia investigation, the 2020 presidential campaign and Sessions's campaign prospects in Alabama.
Episode 55: Changes in Attitude, Changes in Latitude
December 05, 2019 22:04 - 47 minutes - 67.2 MBDavid de la Fuente, the senior political analyst in the Social Policy and Politics program at Third Way, is on to analyze the shifting presidential field, evaluate the impact of impeachment, and discuss the voters that often go overlooked in Washington. Plus, he breaks down the most important states for Democrats in 2020.
Episode 144: Give Me a Win
November 18, 2019 20:42 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBManaging editor Mackenzie Weinger examines the public impeachment hearings with national security correspondent Harrison Cramer. Then, staff correspondent Madelaine Pisani is on to reflect on the Louisiana governor's race, and to preview the big contests of 2020.
Episode 54: Blue's Clues
November 15, 2019 01:42 - 40 minutes - 57.1 MBNoam Lee, the executive director of the Democratic Governors Association, breaks down the results of the governors races in Kentucky and Mississippi, looks at the upcoming election in Louisiana, shares the 2020 races he's most focused on, and addresses some candidates who may be controversial.
Episode 53: Bluegrass Blues
November 06, 2019 21:45 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBHouse Editor of the Cook Political reporter Dave Wasserman joins the show to discuss the fallout from Tuesday's consequential governor races in Mississippi and Kentucky, Democrats controlling all three branches of government in Virginia and how it all fits into the 2020 race.
Episode 53: Bluegrass Blues
November 06, 2019 21:45 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBHouse Editor of the Cook Political reporter Dave Wasserman joins the show to discuss the fallout from Tuesday's consequential governor races in Mississippi and Kentucky, Democrats controlling all three branches of government in Virginia and how it all fits into the 2020 race.
Episode 52: Right Answers
October 29, 2019 21:17 - 33 minutes - 47.5 MBLanhee Chen, the director of domestic policy studies at Stanford University and a Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Institution, has been both policy director for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign and a senior adviser on Marco Rubio's in 2016. Joining the podcast, he explains what it would take for Republicans to break with Trump on impeachment, talks about Romney's newfound independence in the Senate, and breaks down the Democratic presidential field.