The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team gathers to discuss the news that Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona will not seek re-election, as well as talk about what his departure means for the GOP Senate primary in 2018, for the general election and for the Republican Party as a whole. You can listen to the episode […]
The highest-profile 2017 elections are not far off. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team takes stock of the candidates, polling and strategies in the Virginia governor’s race and the Alabama special Senate election. In Virginia, Democrat Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam is a modest favorite over Republican Ed Gillespie. In Alabama, controversial former judge Roy Moore, a […]
Former White House chief strategist Steven Bannon declared “war” on the GOP establishment at the conservative Values Voter Summit on Saturday. Bannon is reportedly planning to back a slate of primary challengers to incumbent Republican senators next year. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team considers which senators might be most at risk from a primary challenger […]
Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who recently announced that he would retire at the end of his term, is not holding back anymore. Over the weekend, he said President Trump’s recklessness could put the country “on the path to World War III.” The FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast teams weighs in on how Corker’s criticism could […]
The U.S. is facing multiple crises: a mass shooting in Las Vegas, a humanitarian disaster in Puerto Rico and rising tensions with North Korea. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team zooms in on how the Trump administration has responded, in particular to Hurricane Maria’s devastating effects in Puerto Rico. The crew also weighs the likelihood of […]