How to watch tonight’s debate, what to watch for during the debate, Elizabeth Warren’s latest plan happens to target Joe Biden, and last call for Debate Bingo. Links : Debate Bingo Info & PDF Download (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Sam Stein tweet re Yang (Twitter/Sam Stein) Each Candidate’s Path to Winning the Presidential Debate in Houston (NY Mag) Expanding Social Security (Medium/Team W...
Sep 12, 2019•15 min
There will be a Republican primary debate—kind of, the North Carolina special elections go Republican, you can listen to Tim Ryan’s new album on Spotify (yes, really), the Times asks 2020 candidates to weigh in on executive power, Buttigieg and Klochubar share an awkward airplane moment, and yet another head-to-head poll makes waves but doesn’t mean much. Sponsors : MyWallSt ( mywallst.com/ride ) Links : Debate Bingo Info & PDF Download (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Hig...
Sep 11, 2019•17 min
Jon Ossoff is running in Georgia, Kamala Harris releases a comprehensive criminal justice reform plan, it’s special election day in North Carolina, and Debate Bingo is here. Sponsors : MyWallSt ( mywallst.com/ride ) Links : Debate Bingo Info & PDF Download (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Ossoff to run for US Senate in Georgia (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Ossoff announcement tweet and video...
Sep 10, 2019•22 min
Mark Sanford is running, Tom Steyer makes the October debate, get ready for Q3, and Giffords releases a candidate-heavy video about gun safety. Sponsors : MyWallSt ( mywallst.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook He’s in: Mark Sanford, SC Republican, formally declares GOP White House 2020 bid (Post and Courier) Sanford campaign site (includes “Why I’m Running” video) (Sanford 2020) Sanford Twitter threa...
Sep 09, 2019•19 min
Andrew Yang notes that the media has a habit of leaving him out, Howard Schultz drops out officially, four states are about to cancel their Republican primaries, Bill de Blasio’s busy month as mayor, and a candidate anecdote from Pete Buttigieg. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Yang thread on omissions (Twitter/Andrew Yang) Hopper tweet saying that Yang tweet features a doctored image, but referring to non-ex...
Sep 06, 2019•17 min
A single-issue show highlighting the ten candidates who participated in last night’s CNN Climate Town Hall. This is the single most important thing that happened yesterday in the race, so we are going to spend the whole show, and it is a long show, talking about the specific responses we heard from ten candidates. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook 5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Climate Town Hall (NYT) CNN's c...
Sep 05, 2019•31 min
Elizabeth Warren adopts some of Jay Inslee’s climate policies; Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, and Amy Klobuchar all release their climate plans; what’s going on inside the Federal Election Commission; yet another Republican House member from Texas announces his retirement; and the DNC announces a few details for the October debate. NOTE: I forgot to mention Buttigieg in the list of climate policy folks up top! His plan is covered in the actual story. -Chris Links : Ch...
Sep 04, 2019•16 min
The DNC scraps Iowa’s virtual caucus plan, Manchin says he WILL stay on as a Senator in West Virginia, Biden says details are irrelevant to his war story, and how to watch the CNN climate forum tomorrow. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Iowa Democratic Party Awaits Virtual Caucus Plan Approval (Iowa Public Radio) Iowa Democrats Propose "Virtual Caucuses" (Iowa Public Radio) DNC concerned about security of Iow...
Sep 03, 2019•17 min
Where the candidates will stand on the debate stage (and why), which voter coalitions support each of the top three candidates, a look at one Democrat who is running for Senate in Montana, Joe Biden’s mixed-up recollection of a war story, Tulsi Gabbard says she will not run as an independent, Joe Walsh says he might run as an independent, and a candidate anecdote from Kamala Harris. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Elect...
Aug 30, 2019•19 min
Kirsten Gillibrand drops out, the September debate lineup is confirmed, Michael Bennet’s open letter to the DNC, and Tom Steyer calls for a wealth tax. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Gillibrand tweet announcing the end of her presidential run (Twitter/Kirsten Gillibrand) Gillibrand’s policy plans on Medium (Medium/Team Gillibrand) Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out...
Aug 29, 2019•18 min
A second Georgia Senate seat is now on the ballot in 2020, who will be in the September debate, how to watch the September debate, and new polling clarifies whether we were right to flip out earlier this week. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) MyWallSt ( mywallst.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Stephen Wolf thread on Isakson (Twitter/Stephen Wolf) Sen. Johnny Isakson says he will re...
Aug 28, 2019•17 min
A new Monmouth poll has everybody flipping out, the Cherokee Nation is headed for Congress, Joe Walsh loses his radio show, Joe Kennedy III might run for Senate, and the thirteenth Republican House member announces his retirement. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) MyWallSt ( mywallst.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook 3-Way Lead as Dem 2020 Picture Shifts (Monmouth University) 2020 Dem...
Aug 27, 2019•21 min
Walsh is running, highlights from the CNN Town Halls with Bullock and de Blasio, Gabbard’s primary challenger in the House, and Yang releases his climate plan. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) MyWallSt ( mywallst.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Walsh on This Week (Twitter/ABC News Politics) 'THIS WEEK' EXCLUSIVE: Joe Walsh announces Republican primary challenge against Trump (ABC N...
Aug 26, 2019•23 min
Moulton drops out, the DNC votes down a climate debate, a listener question on donor counts, and a new segment for Friday: Candidate Anecdotes! Today we’re featuring Warren. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) ZipRecruiter ( ziprecruiter.com/primary ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Seth Moulton Ends 2020 Presidential Campaign With a Warning (NYT) Moulton coverage on Election Ride Home, June 4, ...
Aug 23, 2019•21 min
Inslee drops out, Hickenlooper announces his new run, an update on who’s attending CNN’s climate town hall, new details emerge on the September debate, and yet another possible Republican primary challenger appears. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) ZipRecruiter ( ziprecruiter.com/primary ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Inslee announcement on Maddow (Twitter/Jay Inslee) Full Inslee Rachel Maddow interview (MSNBC) Inslee c...
Aug 22, 2019•20 min
Steyer makes the best of his jury duty week, Gillibrand is open to being Vice President, Sanders releases a plan to boost unions, Biden airs his first TV ad, and The Economist releases a new interactive primary data explorer tool. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) ZipRecruiter ( ziprecruiter.com/primary ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Tom Steyer defends presidential run, talks climate change in San Francisco (ABC 7 News) ...
Aug 21, 2019•18 min
Castro qualifies for the next two debates, Inslee and Williamson hit their fundraising goals, who will attend the CNN climate town hall, why Steyer is leaving the campaign trail for a week, you will be unsurprised by Trump’s pick for VP, and Warren visits a Native American issues forum. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) ZipRecruiter ( ziprecruiter.com/primary ) Links: Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Castro tweet about qualifying (T...
Aug 20, 2019•19 min
What a recession might do to the election, another Republican primary challenger is thinking about a run, an update on how King is doing in Iowa, and Booker preaches in Atlanta. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter ( ziprecruiter.com/primary ) SimpleHabit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter A Recession and the Fight for the Democratic Nomination (Cook Political Report) Trump’s Base Isn’t Enough (The Atlantic) How Would an Economic...
Aug 19, 2019•19 min
Lewandowski might run for Senate in New Hampshire, O’Rourke confirms yet again that he is not running for Senate, head-to-head matchup polls show Trump losing badly and why that’s misleading, an update on that end-run around the Electoral College, Bullock and de Blasio will appear in CNN town halls later this month, and what Buttigieg ate at the Iowa State Fair. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twit...
Aug 16, 2019•19 min
Hickenlooper drops out, the Steve King stuff in Iowa, and O’Rourke rules out a Senate run. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Hickenlooper’s announcement: “Thank You” (YouTube/John Hickenlooper) A Democratic 2020 contender denounces socialism — and gets booed (WaPo) Hickenlooper booed for saying socialism isn't the answer (CNN) Bernie Sanders and John Hickenlooper debate democratic socialism d...
Aug 15, 2019•20 min
An update on Hickenlooper and the Senate; Abrams is definitely not running for President; a look at who might drop out of the Presidential primary soon, and why ; some polling on gun safety laws, and Bennet releases a new book on election security. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links: Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter John Hickenlooper Mulling Ending Presidential Bid to Run for Senate (NYT) John Hickenlooper Considering Ending Pr...
Aug 14, 2019•21 min
Steyer hits the donor threshold for the debates, Castro micro-targets an ad at Trump, Abrams hints that she still might run for president, Biden and O’Rourke write op-eds about gun violence, and what’s actually on the table in Congress about gun control? Sponsors : SimpleHabit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links: Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter How Tom Steyer Learned to Play by the DNC’s Debate Rules (The Atlantic) Julián Castro has a message for Trum...
Aug 13, 2019•19 min
The faint possibility of a Republican presidential primary, Biden says he misspoke about poor kids, Gillibrand urges Americans to pressure McConnell in the Senate, Yang responds to a parent at a gun safety forum, and a handy metaphor for understanding where we are in the primary race right now. Sponsors : Simple Habit ( simplehabit.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Exclusive: Anthony Scaramucci says Trump may need to be replaced ...
Aug 12, 2019•21 min
Warren’s path to the nomination, how the economy is doing in swing states, what Biden and Bullock ate on sticks at the Iowa State Fair yesterday, the Biden gaffe heard ‘round the world, an update on that rumored Hickenlooper Senate run, and Yang releases a playlist of his “favorite jams.” Sponsors : MyWallSt ( http://mywallst.com/ride ) Links : “I’ve Fallen In Love and I Can’t Get Up” — This American Life (This American Life/Chris Higgins) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Elec...
Aug 09, 2019•18 min
Biden’s speech in Iowa, Booker’s speech in Charleston, Sanders promises to release info about extraterrestrialsif he obtains any, Buttigieg meets with superdelegates, Gabbard is currently training with the Army National Guard, Yang qualifies for September and October—for real this time, and the generational divide on electability. Sponsors : MyWallSt ( http://mywallst.com/ride ) Links: Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Biden speech in Burlington, I...
Aug 08, 2019•20 min
New polling shows Biden still has strong support among black Democrats; another poll shows Harris, Buttigieg, Booker, and Castro did best in the second debate; Booker’s campaign staff unionizes; Hickenlooper keeps his options open; and the DNC clarifies the qualification timing for October. Sponsors : MyWallSt ( http://mywallst.com/ride ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter August 6, 2019 - Warren Up, Harris Down, But Biden Leads Among U.S. D...
Aug 07, 2019•17 min
Follow-up from yesterday’s show, strategy on gun safety legislation, Democratic primary donors are spreading their money around, Gravel endorses Sanders, and Scholten enters the race again in Iowa against King. Sponsors : The Meb Faber Show ( https://mebfaber.com/podcast ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Hear Toni Morrison (RIP) Present Her Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech on the Radical Power of Language (1993) O’Rourke speaks with CNN’s Ch...
Aug 06, 2019•18 min
O’Rourke reacts to domestic terrorism in his home town, a little math on what drives mass shootings, Ryan reacts to shootings in his home state, and one more Texas Republican announces his retirement. Sponsors : The Meb Faber Show ( https://mebfaber.com/podcast ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter O'Rourke interviewed briefly on Sky News (Twitter/Matt Rogers) Tweet describing the question leading to previous clip (Twitter/Eric Bradner) O’Rou...
Aug 05, 2019•20 min
Klobuchar makes the September debate, what we know about that September debate, the wave of Republican retirements in the House, the ratings are in for the CNN debates, Gravel’s campaign is winding down, and what happens when a candidate drops out but has money left over? Sponsors : The Meb Faber Show ( https://mebfaber.com/podcast ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Klobuchar tweet announcing debate qualification (Twitter/Amy Klobuchar) AB...
Aug 02, 2019•19 min
Understanding last night’s debate, who talked the most last night, key moments from the debate, and a little bit of wrap-up…about the debate. Really, just debate stuff. Sponsors : The Meb Faber Show ( https://mebfaber.com/podcast ) Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Transcript: Night 2 of the second Democratic debate (WaPo) 4 heckler outbursts, 13 Obama mentions: Data points from Detroit debate No. 2 (Politico) Hecklers interrupt second Demo...
Aug 01, 2019•28 min
