Amy Klobuchar qualifies for the November DNC debate, a new poll has Pete Buttigieg doing well in Iowa, the October debate didn’t seem to change anything in the national polls, Democrats challenging Senate Republicans are raising more money, both Democrats and Trump voters are super-excited to vote in 2020, the CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods might run for president as an independent, and Klobuchar speaks out on election security. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election ...
Oct 24, 2019•18 min
What happened at the Bernie Sanders rally on Saturday, a roundup of the strangest things candidates bought during Q3, a new poll brings good news for two candidates aiming for the November debate, a Florida judge rules that felons have the right to vote even if they still owe money, another Republican debate is coming, and John Delaney offers a special contest for small-dollar donors. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on ...
Oct 23, 2019•18 min
Julián Castro says he needs cash or he’ll drop out, who has qualified for the November debate, The Weather Channel will host a candidate forum on climate change, Justin Trudeau’s party wins the Canadian election, Elizabeth Warren says she will release a funding plan for Medicare for All in the coming weeks, and why haven’t more Democratic candidates dropped out? Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Castro tweet r...
Oct 22, 2019•17 min
The feisty Republicans who are primarying Trump, the savvy Republicans who are not primarying Trump, cancelled Republican primaries and what that all means, what happens historically when incumbents are primaried, and the road ahead. Links : Kirby Ferguson on Twitter Kirby’s video series This is Not a Conspiracy Theory Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Haley says Trump has record every American should be proud of Kasich won’t run for president again Another Rule Trump ...
Oct 21, 2019•19 min
The Q3 fundraising numbers are in, Wayne Messam tells the FEC he raised just $5 in three months, 10 candidates spent more than they raised, what the Republican primary candidates raised, what happened financially to the candidates who dropped out, Tom Steyer spends tens of millions on his own campaign, the dates for the actual 2020 presidential debates have been announced, Andrew Yang will do a marathon online Q&A this Friday, Bernie Sanders will get a big endorsement on Saturday, Joe Biden ...
Oct 17, 2019•15 min
The big themes of last night’s debate, the split on Medicare for All, the split on foreign policy, and the Biden vs. Sanders vs. Warren moment. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Part 1 of the CNN/NYT Democratic Presidential Debate (CNN) Part 2 of the CNN/NYT Democratic Presidential Debate (CNN) Part 3 of the CNN/NYT Democratic Presidential Debate (CNN) Part 4 of the CNN/NYT Democratic Presidential Debate (CNN)...
Oct 16, 2019•29 min
Tulsi Gabbard will be in the debate after all, how to watch tonight’s debate, Bernie Sanders unveils a plan for employee ownership of corporations, the complex topics in tonight’s debate, and last call for Debate Bingo. Links : Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Gabbard tweet announcing non-boycott (Twitter/Tulsi Gabbard) Podium order announced for the CNN/New York Times Democratic pre...
Oct 15, 2019•14 min
Who are Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd?; the political theory of Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck; and how to use this Looney Tunes analogy in political debates. Links : Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Bugs Bunny: Personality and catchphrases (Wikipedia) Elmer Fudd (Wikipedia) Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck (Slate) Jeff Greenfield (Wikipedia) Do By Friday episode 113: Fantastic Beasts and Where They...
Oct 14, 2019•14 min
American Elections: Wicked Game is a new podcast from the host of Wondery’s American History Tellers (Lindsay Graham) that will explore all 58 presidential elections, leading up to the big day in November 2020. From the inevitable election of George Washington in 1789, to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016, we’ll attempt to discover if there ever was a “good ol’ days,” or if presidential politics have always been played dirty. Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/AmericanElectionsERP ...
Oct 12, 2019•8 min
A show almost entirely about CNN’s LGBTQ Town Hall last night, a brief note about Debate Bingo, and a candidate anecdote. Links : Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook 9 presidential candidates to appear at CNN's LGBTQ town hall (CNN) CNN's LGBTQ Town Hall (CNN) Buttigieg tweet re blood donation (Twitter/Pete Buttigieg) 4 winners and 3 losers from the presidential town hall on LGBTQ issue...
Oct 11, 2019•25 min
Joe Biden calls for impeachment, Tulsi Gabbard threatens to boycott next week’s debate, Amy Klobuchar asks for social media political ads to have the same standards TV ads do, and Debate Bingo is here. Links : Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Joe Biden in New Hampshire (C-SPAN) Joseph Goebbels: On the “Big Lie” (Jewish Virtual Library) Big lie (Wikipedia) Joseph Goebbels (Wikipedia) ...
Oct 10, 2019•20 min
Elizabeth Warren takes the front-runner spot in one key metric, Andrew Yang makes the November DNC debate, a few details on that November DNC debate, guess which candidate spent the most on Facebook ads last week, Bernie Sanders has a heart health message for Americans, Bill Weld writes an op-ed on foreign policy, and The Washington Post launches a Congressional retirement tracker. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Fac...
Oct 09, 2019•16 min
Elizabeth Warren responds to questions about being fired due to her pregnancy in 1971, Bernie Sanders releases his campaign finance reform plan and it’s a doozy, Amy Klobuchar raises almost $5 million, and how John Hickenlooper’s fundraising is going as a Senate candidate. Corrections : In the final story, I said "12 weeks" when I meant "16 weeks" when discuss Hickenlooper's 4-month run in the presidential primary. Another calculator has been requisitioned from the head office, plus a staffer to...
Oct 08, 2019•18 min
The October debate will break a record for the number of candidates onstage at once, Cory Booker and Tom Steyer qualify for the November debate, ballot measures face an unexpected side-effect of the 2018 midterms, Marianne Williamson raises $3 million, Joe Sestak is gearing up to walk across New Hampshire, and Pete Buttigieg speaks at an NAACP fundraiser in Indianapolis. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Dems ...
Oct 07, 2019•19 min
Republicans sue in South Carolina to get their primary back, Joe Biden raised less money than we expected, Elizabeth Warren raised a whole bunch of money—almost as much as Bernie Sanders, Matt Lieberman is running for Senate in Georgia, and a candidate anecdote from Bernie Sanders. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Inglis tweet on SC primary suit (Twitter/Bob Inglis) Protect Democracy tweets re: SC primary (Tw...
Oct 04, 2019•20 min
What happened at the gun safety forum yesterday, Kamala Harris is on the cover of Time Magazine, and an update on Bernie Sanders. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook The Democratic gun violence forum turned into a substantive clash over policy (Vox) Watch Live: Gun Safety Forum 2020 In Las Vegas (YouTube/MSNBC) Gun Safety Forum: Live updates from Las Vegas (MSNBC) Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (YouTube...
Oct 03, 2019•19 min
Bernie Sanders is hospitalized for heart problems and suspends campaign events for now, Kamala Harris raises $11.6 million, Andrew Yang raises $10 million, Cory Booker raises $6 million, Michael Bennet raises $2 million, Donald Trump and the RNC raise $125 million, why Mark Cuban isn’t running for president, Kamala Harris calls on Twitter to suspend Trump’s account, and Joe Biden proposes a new gun safety plan. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twi...
Oct 02, 2019•18 min
Steve Bullock chooses public financing for his campaign, a trivia note on how that $3 checkbox on your tax form works, Bernie Sanders raises $25 million, Pete Buttigieg raises $19 million, and Mark Zuckerberg calls out Elizabeth Warren in leaked audio from a Facebook meeting. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Montana Gov. Bullock eyes public financing for 2020 run (AP) Presidential election campaign fund check...
Oct 01, 2019•17 min
How Elizabeth Warren has been doing in the polls, the October DNC debate will be on one night only, the precarious position of lower-polling candidates, Cory Booker makes his fundraising goal, Tulsi Gabbard changes her position on impeachment, and yet another Texas Republican announces his retirement from the House. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook 5 Signs Elizabeth Warren Is Winning the Democratic Primary (N...
Sep 30, 2019•16 min
How counties are running war-games to prepare for election interference, where the gaps are and what they’ll cost to fix, the push for election security funding in Congress, and what comes next. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook The Cybersecurity 202: How counties are war-gaming Election Day cyberattacks (WaPo) $250M for election security is a fraction of what's needed (Axios) HR1 - The For The People Act of 2...
Sep 27, 2019•17 min
Key lines from the whistleblower complaint, what Nancy Pelosi left behind on a plane, an update on Cory Booker’s fundraising, an update on Republican fundraising, Michigan launches automatic voter registration, and Joe Biden goes on Jimmy Kimmel Live . Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump and Ukraine [PDF] (US House) The Biggest Revelations in the Ukraine Whistle-...
Sep 26, 2019•17 min
A summary of the impeachment stuff, what that impeachment stuff might mean for the presidential race, and highlights from last night’s Republican debate—which, yes, are largely about the impeachment stuff. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Speaker Pelosi Announcement on Impeachment (C-SPAN) Impeachment in the United States (Wikipedia) Everything We Know About Trump’s Ukraine Whistle-blower Scandal (NY Mag) Tim...
Sep 25, 2019•25 min
The DNC announces its new rules for the November debate, a new Nevada poll gives us some insight, a new New Hampshire poll gives a little help to Tulsi Gabbard, Alaska Republicans cancel their primary, how to watch tonight’s Republican primary debate, Bernie Sanders proposes a wealth tax, and today is National Voter Registration Day. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook DNC Again Toughens Debate Qualifications fo...
Sep 24, 2019•18 min
A new Iowa poll shakes up the race, Tulsi Gabbard gets that third poll, Iowa will hold satellite caucuses, Microsoft is helping with election security, Democrats are targeting 26,849 local races in 2020, and Cory Booker’s campaign needs $1.7 million real soon. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Elizabeth Warren leads Register’s Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (Des Moines Regis...
Sep 23, 2019•19 min
Bill de Blasio drops out, Bernie Sanders reaches one million donors, key moments from MSNBC’s Climate Forum, and a candidate anecdote from Cory Booker. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Bill de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Race (NY Mag) Clip from Morning Joe announcing de Blasio leaving the race (Twitter/Morning Joe) Why I'm ending my 2020 presidential campaign — and what I promise to do next (NBC News/Bill de Bla...
Sep 20, 2019•20 min
The saga of Tulsi Gabbard and the elusive third poll, another new poll gives no help to the debate qualifying field, Joe Kennedy III is definitely running for Senate, a listener question about the million-donor mark, Kamala Harris doubles down on Iowa, and Amazon will allow voice donations to presidential candidates starting in October. What could possibly go wrong? Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Gabbard tw...
Sep 19, 2019•17 min
A quick correction on that Andrew Yang story, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke disagree on gun safety laws, details on the MSNBC climate town hall starting tomorrow, Jimmy Carter reflects on age and the presidency, and another new national poll comes out and does not change the picture for October. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Election Ride Home for September 18, 2019 [includes Yang misstatement] (ERH) Be...
Sep 18, 2019•19 min
What the post-debate polling tells us, the oldest candidates promise to release their medical records, Andrew Yang scores post-debate donations, Pete Buttigieg’s new plan for disaster preparedness, Kamala Harris slow-jams the news, and a few details on the October DNC debate. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Wikipedia) A Final Look At Who Won The Third Democratic Debate (FiveThirtyE...
Sep 17, 2019•16 min
Canada is a whole different country, 59% of Americans suffer from election fatigue, why American elections are so long, why Canadians have short elections, is the Canadian way better?, and a Canadian idea we should definitely steal. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Kirby Ferguson on Twitter Kirby Ferguson’s video series, This is Not a Conspiracy Theory Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Why Canada bucks the two-party system (National Post) How...
Sep 16, 2019•17 min
The big picture about last night’s debate, Andrew Yang’s big surprise, who got the most speaking time at the debate, what those protestors were saying, the Julián Castro-versus-Joe Biden moment and who was actually wrong there, and Pete Buttigieg’s closing statement. Links: Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Transcript: The third Democratic debate (WaPo) The 3rd Democratic Debate Takeaways (NPR Politics Podcast) Joe Bi...
Sep 13, 2019•24 min
