The Iowa caucuses take place this evening and candidates have made their final appeals, fourth-quarter fundraising and spending figures released, a couple of sour notes in Iowa, the qualifying thresholds for the 9th democratic debate on Feb. 19, and the very brief impeachment update. Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Home Title Lock Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook On Politics: Iowa Caucus Edition! (New York Times) 6 things to look for in...
Feb 03, 2020•20 min
The gloves are off in Iowa as leading candidates bash each other, lower-polling candidates are going to be pressed in that state for their supporters to shift allegiance, an exit from the race, Super PACs go to war, mostly against Sanders, and the impeachment trial may end today — or Saturday — or maybe Wednesday. Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Home Title Lock Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Biden Criticizes Sanders: He’s Not a Democr...
Jan 31, 2020•20 min
Everyone could be a winner in Iowa, let’s talk electability and Sanders, Bloomberg spends big on a gun-control ad, the impeachment trial could end tomorrow, and a stamp now is a stamp forever. Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Home Title Lock Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook The Iowa Caucuses Are In 4 Days. Almost Anything Could Still Happen (FiveThirtyEight) Everyone’s a Winner in Iowa (New York Times) Klobuchar says she’s not directing ...
Jan 30, 2020•17 min
In Iowa, Biden floats a deal to Klobuchar, a Pro-Israel Democratic Super PAC airs anti-Sanders ads in that state, Bloomberg spends tens of millions of dollars on healthcare-related advertising, Buttigieg’s campaign has trouble listening to staff people of color, and the Senate impeachment trial heads towards a conclusion? Or weeks more? Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Home Title Lock Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Biden Aides Weigh Pu...
Jan 29, 2020•19 min
The last dash for relevance in Iowa, while three of the top five candidates are stuck in the Senate impeachment trial in D.C., a Republican senator tries to throw shade on Biden and he revels in it, the latest poll, jockeying for senate seats this fall, and the latest impeachment updates. Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Home Title Lock Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on impeachment trial witnesses, Iowa poll...
Jan 28, 2020•20 min
An update on the Democratic candidate campaign narrative, piles of new polls from Iowa, New Hampshire, other states, and nationally, Yang qualifies for the next DNC debate, Bloomberg speaks out against anti-Semitism, people with disabilities still face significant bars against participating in Iowa’s caucuses, and John Bolton says he was in the room where it happened, room where it happened. Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Home Title Lock Links: Election Ride Home on Twi...
Jan 27, 2020•24 min
Three of the top five Democratic candidates are stuck in D.C. while the other two campaign in Iowa, a fresh New Hampshire poll puts Bernie Sanders well ahead of the pack, Hillary Clinton clarifies she’ll support any nominee, Social Security and Medicare come under attack and Sanders and Biden defend their records on these programs, Elizabeth Warren calls on Mike Bloomberg to divest himself of his namesake news organization, an update on the impeachment, and a couple of corrections. Sponsors: Zip...
Jan 23, 2020•19 min
Two new national polls show the race remaining about the same, Buttigieg takes advantage of absent senators in campaigning in Iowa, reviewing the rules for the next Democratic candidate debate, the latest impeachment update as the Senate trial commences, and Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton over podcast comments. Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook SSRS for CNN national poll for January 16–19, 2020 (SSRS) ...
Jan 22, 2020•19 min
Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Democratic candidates link arms at MLK march; Sanders and Warren shake hands (Los Angeles Times) Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter’s op-ed alleging corruption (Washington Post) ‘Middle Class’ Joe Biden has a corruption problem – it makes him a weak candidate (Guardian) Sanders apologizes to Biden for surrogate’s op-ed alleging he has a “big corruption problem” (CBS...
Jan 21, 2020•21 min
Democrats plan to flip state legislature before redistricting, the impeachment update, how senators plan to campaign during the impeachment trial, Tulsi Gabbard challenges a voter to a push-up contest—and you will not be surprised who won, a Republican House group says candidates need to raise more money on their own, while a Republican Senate group announces record-breaking fundraising. Links : Chris Higgins website Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitt...
Jan 17, 2020•16 min
The impeachment update, the Elizabeth Warren/Bernie Sanders exchange, Andrew Yang’s staff has unionized, Joe Walsh protests Republican primary cancellations at RNC headquarters, and a change in Iowa caucus rules might make the outcome confusing. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter — ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins website Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Seven things to know about the Trump trial (The Hill) Senate b...
Jan 16, 2020•19 min
Takeaways from the seventh Democratic candidate debate last night, including the dust-up that didn’t really ignite and much more substantive issues, and your impeachment update as the Senate trial approaches. Sponsors: ZipRecruiter - ziprecruiter.com/begin Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Sanders camp admits anti-Warren script was deployed in multiple early states (Politico) 6 Takeaways From the January 2020 Democratic Debate (New York Times) Talk tracker: Whic...
Jan 15, 2020•21 min
Polls, polls, polls, polls, polls; Warren says Sanders told her a woman can’t win the presidency, which he denies; the latest Democratic candidate debate is tonight at 9 pm Eastern; the House will move articles of impeachment to the Senate, where senators won’t dismiss the charges and enough GOP support may allow calling witnesses; and it was a surprisingly historic year of progress for election reform. Sponsors: Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter...
Jan 14, 2020•19 min
Senator Cory Booker drops out, the official lineup for tomorrow’s debate, the DCCC releases its 2019 fundraising totals, the impeachment update, a new Iowa poll shows a boost for Sanders and a drop for Buttigieg, ABC plans to integrate New Hampshire primary voting into a sitcom, and how to watch the DNC debate tomorrow night. Sponsors : Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Fa...
Jan 13, 2020•19 min
Steyer has staying power and will be in the next debates, probably talking about his new immigration reform plan, Elizabeth Warren offers a plan for Americans with disabilities that’s surprising in its scope, Pelosi prepares to send articles of impeachment to the Senate, Marianne Williamson drops out of the race, and what happens when a Republican candidate gets dumped by a Trump endorsement of a competitor. Sponsors: Mack Weldon – MackWeldon.com promo code ELECTION Links: Election Ride Home on ...
Jan 10, 2020•18 min
Who will grace the debate stage on January 14th (spoiler: not Bloomberg), a new presidential poll in New Hampshire, an Arizona senate race favors the Democrat, Michigan might be up for grabs in 2020, Facebook says it’s still ok to lie in political ads, and movement forward on the integrity of voting machines and elections. Sponsors: Mack Weldon – MackWeldon.com promo code ELECTION ZipRecruiter - ziprecruiter.com/begin Links: Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Which cand...
Jan 09, 2020•18 min
Summary: The Super Bowl will sport two expensive presidential ads, a Facebook exec warns colleagues to not tip the scale against Trump, two Democratic senators call for the articles of impeachment to be sent over by House while Pelosi stands firm, Tulsi Gabbard opens her first campaign office in New Hampshire, Duncan Hunter resigns from Congress, and voters fail voting test in Michigan. Sponsors: Mack Weldon – MackWeldon.com promo code ELECTION ZipRecruiter - ziprecruiter.com/begin Links: Electi...
Jan 08, 2020•18 min
Lawyers urge action to fix the Federal Election Commission, Lincoln Chafee joins the Libertarian presidential primary, another Republican announces his retirement from Congress, the impeachment update, Mike Pompeo rules out a Senate run in Kansas, and Elizabeth Warren releases a new bankruptcy plan. Sponsors : Mack Weldon – MackWeldon.com promo code ELECTION Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter El...
Jan 07, 2020•19 min
A new poll reveals a three-way tie in Iowa, Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren, the impeachment update, Cory Booker releases Q4 fundraising numbers, and how the Democratic candidates are reacting to events in Iran. Sponsors : Mack Weldon – MackWeldon.com promo code ELECTION Plexaderm – TryPlexaderm.com promo code VOICES Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and N...
Jan 06, 2020•18 min
Joe Biden’s Q4 numbers are out, Elizabeth Warren’s Q4 numbers are out, Amy Klobuchar’s Q4 numbers are out, Marianne Williamson lays off her campaign staff but does not drop out, Mike Bloomberg is officially skipping Nevada, Iowa announces 99 satellite caucuses, the impeachment update, and more about that January DNC debate. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Biden raises $23 million in 4th quarter, his top resu...
Jan 03, 2020•20 min
Julián Castro drops out, the state of the race right now, new fundraising numbers are here, how a lack of polling data has collided with January’s DNC debate, the impeachment update, and Pete Buttigieg is no longer Mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Julián Castro Ends Presidential Campaign (NYT) Castro Policy Proposals (Julián 2020) Election Ride Home, June 27, 2019: The Math, Afte...
Jan 02, 2020•17 min
Special episode! An interview with Pat Maloney, a former campaign staffer, about on-the-ground Iowa presidential campaigns. Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook The History of the Walkman: 35 Years of Iconic Music Players (The Verge) Iowa Democratic Party Events (MobilizeAmerica) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Dec 27, 2019•40 min
The fundamentals of states in a federation, what’s the deal with primaries, what’s the deal with caucuses, the inexplicable primary sequencing, and what’s the deal with delegates? 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 Primary Elections (Wikipedia) Republicans adjusted rules for their primaries after 2012, and it’s helping Trump (WaPo) The Iowa caucuses, explained (Vox) 2020 Caucuses (Iow...
Dec 23, 2019•19 min
A recap of December’s DNC debate. Sponsors : ExpressVPN – TryExpressVPN.com/RIDE Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook WATCH LIVE: The PBS NewsHour/POLITICO Democratic Debate (YouTube/PBS NewsHour) Transcript: The December Democratic debate (WaPo) Do puzzle pieces and autism puzzle piece logos evoke negative associations? (NIH) Political positions of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary candidates: Envir...
Dec 20, 2019•29 min
The impeachment update, what to expect at the debate tonight, another Republican retires from Congress—but probably has a nice new job lined up, an update on Julián Castro in Vermont, and a tidbit about each candidate we will see at tonight’s debate. Sponsors : ExpressVPN – TryExpressVPN.com/RIDE Links : Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Live blog of impeachment inquiry news, Thursday...
Dec 19, 2019•19 min
The impeachment update, Joe Biden releases a health summary, Susan Collins is running again for Senate in Maine, Michael Bennet says he needs money to keep going, three candidates will not appear on the Vermont primary ballot, and an update on Wisconsin’s pending voter purge. Sponsors : ExpressVPN – TryExpressVPN.com/RIDE Links : Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Live blog of impeachm...
Dec 18, 2019•16 min
Thursday’s DNC debate is actually happening, Georgia purges more than 300,000 voters from its voter rolls, the impeachment update, a new Republican-funded Super PAC aims to defeat Trump, candidates ask the DNC to change its qualification rules for upcoming debates, and Debate Bingo is here. Sponsors : ExpressVPN – TryExpressVPN.com/RIDE Links : Debate Bingo (Election Ride Home) Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook Unite ...
Dec 17, 2019•17 min
Every candidate plans to boycott Thursday’s DNC debate, the impeachment update, the Jeff Van Drew-slash-Cory Booker debate, a Wisconsin judge orders a purge of 200,000 voter registrations, and how to watch Thursday’s debate. Sponsors : ExpressVPN – TryExpressVPN.com/RIDE Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagram Election Ride Home on Twitter Election Ride Home on Facebook 2020 Democrats may skip the next presidential debate over a labor dispute (Vox) United Here Local 11 statem...
Dec 16, 2019•16 min
Twitter will verify candidates running for Congress and governorships, next week’s debate is going on exactly as planned, get ready for an Education Town Hall this weekend, the impeachment update, Mike Bloomberg donates to House Democrats, President Trump privately considers skipping the presidential debates in 2020, Julián Castro and John Delaney fail to file for the Virginia primary ballot, and Bill Weld says he will not run as an independent. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin L...
Dec 13, 2019•17 min
The DNC announces the next four debates, the polling deadline closes tonight for next week’s debate…and why it was so hard to qualify this time, who has and has not qualified for that debate, Hawaii cancels its Republican primary, a judge dismisses that lawsuit about the South Carolina Republican primary, the impeachment update, and a comparison of TV spending by the Democratic candidates. Sponsors : ZipRecruiter – ziprecruiter.com/begin Links : Chris Higgins on Twitter Chris Higgins on Instagra...
Dec 12, 2019•17 min
