Rumors swirl that Joe Biden might serve for just one term, a new Bush family member is running for Congress in Texas, Pete Buttigieg releases the names of his clients at McKinsey, the impeachment update, incoming Kentucky Governor Beshear swears an oath that he has never fought a duel, and what’s up with Deval Patrick? Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Chris Hig...
Dec 11, 2019•16 min
Elizabeth Warren releases details of her client work, Pete Buttigieg gets the NDA release he asked for, the impeachment update, one more Republican announces his retirement from the House, a new poll offers no help for candidates hoping to reach the December debate stage, but then another poll does change the picture, Tulsi Gabbard says she won’t attend the debate even if she qualifies, and Georgia Republicans decide only one presidential candidate will be on their primary ballot. Sponsors : Zip...
Dec 10, 2019•17 min
Pete Buttigieg reveals part of his work for McKinsey, Bernie Sanders releases a plan to improve broadband access nationwide, the impeachment update, Paul Volcker has died and let’s remember what he stood for, and Marianne Williamson falsely claims that Trump pardoned Charles Manson. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Chris Higgins interview on Words Matter podcas...
Dec 09, 2019•18 min
Mike Bloomberg calls Cory Booker “well-spoken,” a House committee tells Duncan Hunter to stop voting, two more Republicans retire from the House—and what that might mean, Andrew Yang releases his tax returns, John Delaney is staying in the race, the impeachment update, Joe Biden confronts a voter, and Julián Castro releases a plan to end hunger in the U.S. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter El...
Dec 06, 2019•22 min
A new California poll is good news for Bernie Sanders, the impeachment update, a House Democrat announces his retirement, Tulsi Gabbard moves to New Hampshire, Mike Bloomberg keeps spending on TV ads, and Joe Biden releases his tax plan. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins interview on Words Matter podcast (Words Matter Media) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Words Matter podcast (W...
Dec 05, 2019•18 min
More details on Kamala Harris’s surprise exit from the race, Andrew Yang’s campaign faces death threats, the impeachment update, one of the Super PACs supporting Cory Booker calls it quits, the remaining Super PAC supporting Cory Booker tried to hire social media influencers, and an update on that Georgia senate pick. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Kamala Har...
Dec 04, 2019•18 min
Kamala Harris drops out of the race, surprising everyone—including me, Tom Steyer qualifies for the December DNC debate, more details about that debate, Elizabeth Warren declines in national polls while Pete Buttigieg rises, the impeachment update, President Trump blocks Bloomberg News from covering his campaign rallies, and one more Republican House member announces his retirement—but this time it’s because of campaign finance violations. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links :...
Dec 03, 2019•16 min
Steve Bullock drops out, Joe Sestak drops out, Georgia’s governor will appoint a Senator this week—and Trump might not like his choice, the impeachment update, and Tom Steyer’s ads blanket New Hampshire. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Steve Bullock Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race (NYT) Steve Bullock ends presidential bid, won't run for Senate (Politico) J...
Dec 02, 2019•17 min
A new article discusses Joe Biden’s stutter, Elizabeth Warren leads in a new LGBTQ+ poll, Google will limit how political ads can be targeted, the impeachment update, New Hampshire sets its first-in-the-nation voting date, Politico has an interactive endorsement tracker, Bloomberg has an interesting donor loophole, and Joe Sestak publishes an op-ed about our government’s duty to Native Americans. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election R...
Nov 26, 2019•17 min
Mike Bloomberg begins yet another massive ad campaign, a look at Bloomberg’s strategy to win the nomination, how Democrats—aside from Bloomberg—are campaigning in Iowa, the impeachment update, a new strategy around ballot measures emerges in Florida, the Pete Buttigieg campaign joins a union, we have more details about December’s DNC debate, and Politico asks you to submit questions for that December DNC debate. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Tw...
Nov 25, 2019•17 min
Bernie Sanders hits 4 million donations, Mike Bloomberg files paperwork on his way to an announcement, the Senate impeachment trial might have a shorter timeline than expected, we now know how few people actually watched Wednesday’s debate, initial debate polling shows very minor changes, the Trump impeachment stuff in five minutes or less, Elizabeth Warren’s two-part plan to implement Medicare for All, and Pete Buttigieg campaign’s plan for preemptively fighting fake video. Links : Chris Higgin...
Nov 22, 2019•18 min
A recap of the November 2019 DNC debate. Issues: Experience, coalition-building, marijuana policy, affordable housing, paid family leave, and more. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate (NYT) With Impeachment as Backdrop, Democrats Direct Fire at Trump in Debate (NYT) Winners and losers from the latest Democratic debate (WaPo) Who talked the most during the November Demo...
Nov 21, 2019•25 min
Wayne Messam drops out, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Mike Pompeo may be considering a run for Senate in Kansas, what to expect at 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 I am Suspending My 2020 Presidential Campaign But I’m Not Finished Yet (Medium/Mayor Wayne Messam) Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, W...
Nov 20, 2019•17 min
Twitter releases its rules for political ads, the Trump impeachment stuff in four minutes or less, Joe Biden says he needs more data before fully legalizing marijuana, another candidate qualifies for the December DNC debate, and Stacey Abrams continues to keep her Vice Presidential options open. Links : Debate Bingo! (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Political Content advertising guidelines (Twitt...
Nov 19, 2019•17 min
A close governor’s race in Louisiana stays blue, Michael Bloomberg apologizes for his stop-and-frisk policy, a giant pile of new polling data arrives, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Barack Obama tells Democrats to chill out just a bit, there’s a rumor that yet another Republican might jump into the primary or something, and a brief reminder that there is a DNC debate in two days. Links : Debate Bingo! (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram...
Nov 18, 2019•17 min
Michael Bloomberg is about to spend big attacking Trump, a new poll tells us about Bloomberg’s national numbers, Matt Bevin officially concedes in Kentucky, Cory Booker says he doesn’t want the new pro-Booker super PAC, the Trump impeachment stuff in five minutes or less, which candidates still need to qualify for December’s DNC debate, and how to watch next week’s November DNC debate. Links : Debate Bingo! (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Ho...
Nov 15, 2019•17 min
Deval Patrick is running, how hard is this last-minute filing stuff anyway?, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is running for her late husband’s House seat, and there’s a big asterisk in Twitter’s new rules about political ads. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Deval Patrick Joins the 2020 Race: ‘This Won’t Be Easy, and It Shouldn’t Be’ (NYT) Deval Patrick Announce...
Nov 14, 2019•18 min
Mark Sanford drops out, a new poll shows Pete Buttigieg doing great in Iowa, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Tom Cotton’s Democratic opponent drops out hours after the filing period ends, who did and did not file for the Arkansas primary—and what that might mean, and the tentative schedule for the Senate impeachment trial is out. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Former SC Gov. Mark Sanfo...
Nov 13, 2019•17 min
Is Bloomberg running or not, Deval Patrick might run at the last minute, a New Hampshire poll gives help to candidates for the DNC debates, a pollster weighs on that poll, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Mike Pence plants a moon tree, and the twentieth 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 Even Michael Bloomberg Supporters Are Worried a Run ...
Nov 12, 2019•18 min
Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to maybe-probably-maybe-probably enter the race, a Tom Steyer aide allegedly offered to pay for endorsements in Iowa, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Jeff Sessions is running for his old Senate seat, and highlights from The Weather Channel’s climate forum. Sponsors : Mack Weldon – use code ELECTION Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Michael Bloomberg Activ...
Nov 08, 2019•19 min
Kentucky’s governor requests a recanvass, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, the DNC pulls out of UCLA for the December debate, a new poll gives two candidates spots in upcoming DNC debates, Bernie Sanders is about to begin massive TV advertising, Andrew Yang has begun TV advertising focused on Iowa, Elizabeth Warren gets a key endorsement, Donald Trump begins selling Christmas merchandise, and Julián Castro goes on The Daily Show . Sponsors : Mack Weldon – use code ELECTION L...
Nov 07, 2019•19 min
What happened in last night’s elections, ranked-choice voting passes in New York City, Tulsi Gabbard, yet again, confirms she will not run as a third-party candidate, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, and a new poll suggests essentially a national three-way tie in the Democratic primary. Sponsors : Mack Weldon – use code ELECTION Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook 3 takeaways from Tuesday's ...
Nov 06, 2019•18 min
Julián Castro focuses on Iowa and Nevada while closing other state offices, a Nevada poll helps one candidate get closer to the December DNC debate, a Tom Steyer campaign aide allegedly stole data from the Kamala Harris campaign, that Nevada poll is good news for Joe Biden, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, the majority of political spending for 2020 is now digital, and will the 15% threshold mean lots of candidates survive early voting states? Sponsors : Mack Weldon – use co...
Nov 05, 2019•18 min
Beto O’Rourke drops out, a New York Times poll looks at battleground states, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, the Julián Castro campaign prepares for layoffs, more details on the November DNC debate, and new polls help two candidates qualify for the December DNC debate. Sponsors : Mack Weldon - use code ELECTION Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Beto O’Rourke Drops Out of the Presidential ...
Nov 04, 2019•19 min
Elizabeth Warren releases her plan to fund Medicare for All, a new poll of Iowa sets everyone’s hair on fire, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, checking in on Julián Castro’s self-imposed fundraising deadline, and how to have fun looking at electoral betting markets. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Ending the Stranglehold of Health Care Costs on American Families (Medium/Team Warren) Eliz...
Nov 01, 2019•18 min
Twitter will drop all political advertising, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Kamala Harris’s campaign lays off staff to focus on Iowa, a new poll helps one candidate get closer to the November DNC debate, and will impeachment cause problems for the Senators currently running for president? Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Dorsey thread on Twitter political ad ban (Twitter/Jack Dorsey) Ya...
Oct 31, 2019•17 min
New Hampshire opens its primary filing period and that is a lot fun, the Donald Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, a new poll helps candidates in both the November and December DNC debates, what that poll told us about the Republican primary, Moody’s Analytics attempts to predict the 2020 presidential election, and the pro-Joe Biden Super PAC now officially exists. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Faceb...
Oct 30, 2019•16 min
North Carolina’s gerrymandered election map is officially thrown out, what’s a PAC versus a Super PAC, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, another Republican Congressman announces his retirement, Steve Bullock releases his LGBTQ rights plan, and Jeff Sessions may run again for Senate in Alabama. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook State Court Tosses GOP’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map in Nort...
Oct 29, 2019•17 min
Joe Biden is now open to taking money from a Super PAC, the Trump impeachment stuff in three minutes or less, Sanders get a third endorsement from The Squad, more details emerge on the November DNC debate, and more details emerge on the December DNC debate, Katie Hill’s resignation sets up an unexpected special election in California, a summary of the unofficial Republican primary debate over the weekend, and do Democratic primary voters want a new candidate? Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chr...
Oct 28, 2019•17 min
Tim Ryan drops his bid for the presidency, Tulsi Gabbard is all-in on the presidency and not running again for Congress, the DNC announces its December debate requirements, we can now officially speculate about a January debate, we are approaching just 100 days until Iowa votes, polls say Democratic primary voters are very happy with their options, and one Republican primary challenger says he would happily vote for Biden. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride...
Oct 25, 2019•19 min
