Sam Wang, founder of the Princeton Election Consortium, joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of his midterm election forecasting model which has consistently shown Democrats likely to retain control of the Senate.
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Nate Silver, founder and editor of FiveThirtyEight, joined us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of his very latest 2014 midterm election forecast.
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Chuck McCutcheon and David Mark, authors of Dog Whistles, Walk-Backs and Washington Handshakes, joined us on the Political Wire podcast for a fascinating discussion of political jargon and what it really means.
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John Avlon, editor in chief of The Daily Beast and author of Wingnuts: Extremism in the Age of Obama, joined us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of the 2014 midterm elections and the state of our political debate.
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Former Nixon White House counsel John Dean joined us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion about his fascinating new book, The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It.
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Noam Bramson, the mayor of New Rochelle, NY who wrote a remarkable essay that has gone viral across the Internet, joined us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of political courage and leadership.
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Legal analyst and attorney Willy Jay joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of the impact of the recent Supreme Court decisions.
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David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report gave us great insights into how House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his seat:
Carroll Doherty reviewed the fantastic new Pew study on political polarization:
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Carroll Doherty of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press joins us on the Political Wire podcast to review their amazing new study on political polarization. It’s a fascinating conversation and a must-listen for anyone concerned the state of our politics today.
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David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a deep dive into how House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) lost his seat in an upset by Tea Party challenger David Brat (R).
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Democratic pollster Doug Schoen joined us for a discussion about the intense criticism President Obama now faces from both sides of the aisle. Is this criticism legitimate? Should Democrats be more constructive and supportive of their chief?
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Philip K. Howard, author of The Rule of Nobody and The Death of Common Sense, joins us for a great discussion about contradictory and often unnecessary laws which seem designed specifically to block responsibility and accountability.
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Ken Vogel joins us for a great discussion of how big money has taken over our politics:
Joe Lockhart tells us what it’s like to be White House press secretary:
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Politico reporter Ken Vogel joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a great discussion of how money has taken over our politics. Ken is the author of the must-read book, Big Money: 2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle, and a Pimp–on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics.
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Former Clinton White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart joins us to discuss the impact of the White House changing its top spokesman and what it’s like being behind the podium with dozens of reporters asking their questions.
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Nate Cohn gives us an inside look the new New York Times Senate forecasting model:
Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry discusses the role of faith in politics:
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Nate Cohn, who covers polling for The Upshot/New York Times, joins us for a great discussion of their new forecasting model, LEO, and which party might win control of the U.S. Senate.
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Taegan Goddard
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire -- which for more than two decades has been one of the nation's most influential political news sites.
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