It has been a year since President Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. The election was historic from start to finish, and it was often challenging to make sense of in the moment. In a special edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, editor-in-chief Nate Silver and politics editor Micah Cohen sit down […]
Democrats had a strong showing across the board on election night 2017, including winning the Virginia governor’s race by 9 percentage points. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team discuss what the results say about the national political environment and what the Democratic strategy will be heading into a midterm year. You can listen to the episode […]
Just how bad is the political environment for President Trump and Republicans? We’ll get a lot of evidence one way or the other on Tuesday, as Virginia and New Jersey hold gubernatorial elections and voters go to the polls all over the country for other local races and measures. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team discusses […]
Over the past month, allegations of serial sexual harassment by powerful men in media have roiled the industry. The allegations have also extended to significant figures in political journalism, including Mark Halperin, the former political director of ABC News and coauthor of the campaign chronicles “Game Change” and “Double Down.” Halperin has acknowledged that he […]
The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discusses the first round of indictments as part of the special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and potential collusion with President Trump’s campaign. Paul Manafort, who served as chairman of Trump’s campaign, and Manafort’s business associate Rick Gates surrendered themselves to authorities on Monday. Documents were […]