To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Have you made your plan to vote? Visit https://iwillvote.com/ to make sure you’re registered and find your polling location This week, Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ joins host Ron Steslow to set the table for what to expect in the midterm elections. Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Econ...
Nov 08, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 194
Doug Jones (Fmr. Democratic U.S. Senator from Alabama), Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project cofounder) and Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (03:11) The Fed’s rate hikes, Biden’s push to expand the workforce, and the threats to Social Security heading into the midterms (23:03) Liz Cheney endorses her first Democratic candidate and John Fetterman drops an ad featuring...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 193
Major Garrett (CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent) and David Becker (Executive Director of The Center for Election Innovation and Research) talk with Ron Steslow about their new book, The Big Truth , the lies about the 2020 election, and how we can restore trust in our electoral system. (01:55) Why they decided to write the book now (05:00) Setting the stakes for our current state of distrust in elections (08:57) How Trump supporters view the breakdown in democratic norms (14:17) Why we can...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 192
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus This week, Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ joins host Ron Steslow to break down the biggest movement in polling and modeling, where it’s happening, in what races, and why. Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Economist, Buzzfeed News, VOX Media, Insider, and The New York Times, for election n...
Nov 01, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 191
One thing Pete Buttigeg, Elizabeth Warren, and Michael Bennet have in common? They all wanted Rob Sand’s endorsement in their Presidential campaigns. Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand is a Democrat from a small town who likes to hunt and fish and has been able to connect with the white, non-college educated rural voters that Democrats across the country have been struggling to win. Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid talk with him about how he did it in 2018, how he’s doing it in this election cycle, and what...
Nov 01, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 190
Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project cofounder) Al Cardenas (former advisor to Presidents Regan and George H.W. Bush) and Molly McKew (Lead author of GreatPower.US) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:45) Putin’s war in Ukraine and Kevin McCarthy’s threat to cut aid to Ukraine if Republicans take back the House. (20:36) The Pennsylvania Senate Debate and the Nevada Senate race that can determine who controls ...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 189
What are the psychological forces driving that partisan animosity? What’s causing Americans to vote for anti-democracy candidates? Are there any interventions that might actually work to turn down the heat and save our democracy? Robb Willer, professor of sociology, psychology, and organizational behavior at Stanford University talks with Ron Steslow about Stanford’s Strengthening Democracy Challenge, reducing partisan animosity and support for anti-democracy candidates . (01:31) Robbs backgroun...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 188
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus This week, Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ joins host Ron Steslow to break down the biggest movement in polling and modeling, where it’s happening, in what races, and why. Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Economist, Buzzfeed News, VOX Media, Insider, and The New York Times, for election n...
Oct 25, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 187
Catherine Sanderson (Poler Family Professor of Psychology and Chair of Psychology at Amherst College) and Matt Bennett (Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way) join guest host Liz Gilbert to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:26) The latest January 6th Committee Hearing (22:28) The most watched Senate races and wild debate performances (34:34) Former president Barack Obama’s warning for Democrats not to be ...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 186
CBS News Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane talks with Ron Steslow about the most critical filings and pivotal moments in the Feds’ ever-growing case against the January 6 insurrectionists. (02:25) His move to CBS News (03:19) The state of the prosecutions (06:47) The types of sentences being issued (09:30) How prosecutors are sifting through the evidence (13:55) The “Public Authority Defense” (28:13) Kevin McCarthy’s plea for police officers and families not to “politicize” the attack...
Oct 19, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 185
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus This week, Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ joins guest host Mike Madrid to break down the biggest movement in polling and modeling, where it’s happening, in what races, and why. Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Economist, Buzzfeed News, VOX Media, Insider, and The New York Times, for elec...
Oct 17, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 184
Frank Sadler (Chief of Staff to Carly Fiorina), Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for the Social Policy & Politics Program at Third Way), and Molly McKew (Lead author of GreatPower.US) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (03:02) Russia’s increased aggression, Tulsi jumps ship, Elon Musk’s “Peace Plan” that may have been written by Putin (31:25) The Fed’s fight to against inflation and the danger o...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 183
To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder), Ruy Teixeira (Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute), Scott Tranter (Investor and Advisor to Decision Desk HQ) join host Ron Steslow to discuss the erosion of support for Democrats among Hispanic voters (03:01) Ruy’s background (17:00) The trend of Hispanic voters moving away from the Democratic party (34:10) Joe Biden’s low approval rating among Hispanic voters (35...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 182
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus This week, Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ joins Ron Steslow to break down the biggest movement in polling and modeling, where it’s happening, in what races, and why. Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Economist, Buzzfeed News, VOX Media, Insider, and The New York Times, for election night ...
Oct 11, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 181
Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder), Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert), and Andy Kroll (Investigative Reporter at ProPublica) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (03:02) OPECs move to slash oil production, the UN calling for the Fed to stop raising interest rates and what this is doing to the political environment (25:32) President Joe Biden’s visit to Florida...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 180
To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Some of the most vexing political controversies, policy questions, and cultural crises of our current moment trace their orbit around the singular legal and cultural gravity of our 1st Amendment—and the radical, enlightenment wisdom enshrined in it. What has really been going across college campuses—and what’s at stake for wider society outside the confines of higher education? Is the colloquial public square, practically speaking...
Oct 06, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 179
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus This week, Scott Tranter and Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ join Ron Steslow to break down the biggest movement in polling and modeling, where it’s happening, in what races, and why. Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Economist, Buzzfeed News, VOX Media, Insider, and The New York Times, fo...
Oct 04, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 178
Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) and Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (03:14) Republicans “Commitment to America” Plan (19:47) The Senate’s Electoral Count Act reform bill and the voter challenges around the country (45:55) Russia’s new draft, the sham referendums in Ukraine, and the Nord Stream explosions [Politicology+ Subscribers Only] Ron DeSantis’...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 177
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Géraldine Blanche (Intellectual Property Lawyer and PhD candidate in Intellectual Property Law at the Sciences Po Law School in Paris) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the politics of fashion and intellectual property law (01:26) Fashion in Politics (05:36) Iteration, interpretation, and inspiration (09:47) The need for time in fashion and democracy (14:24) Environmental impact of fashion (26:42) The impact of AI on fashion Foll...
Sep 28, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 176
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus State of the Vote is back! In our first episode of 2022, Scott Tranter and Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ join Ron Steslow to break down the biggest movement in polling and modeling, where it’s happening, in what races, and why. Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Economist, Buzzfeed News, ...
Sep 27, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 175
Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for the Social Policy & Politics Program at Third Way) and James Lynch (Senior Director at Purple Strategies) join guest host Lucy Caldwell to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:32) Pending legislation that could impact the midterms (22:00) Trump’s QAnon Rally and Glenn Youngin stumping for Kari Lake (39:00) Ron DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard Stunt and the very real immigration problem...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 174
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Géraldine Blanche (Intellectual Property Lawyer and PhD candidate in Intellectual Property Law at the Sciences Po Law School in Paris) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the politics of fashion and intellectual property law (01:25) History of laws protecting creativity (09:20) What IP lawyers do (12:50) What led Géraldine to fashion IP (20:50) Fashion as political (35:50) How politicians send messages through fashion choices (41:4...
Sep 21, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 173
Lucy Caldwell (Walsh 2020 Campaign Manager), Eric Koch (Founder of Downfield Strategies) and Molly McKew (Lead author of GreatPower.US) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:26) Are we ready for a Ukrainian victory? (26:53) The midterms seem to be tightening. Why is it happening and what will it mean? (50:45) The New York Times’ expose on Hasidic schools in New York and the politics that allows these pr...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 172
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus How does murder during a robbery-gone-wrong become an international conspiracy theory? What even is a true crime story in the post-truth era? Andy Kroll (Investigative Reporter at ProPublica, former DC Bureau Chief for Rolling Stone) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss his new book, A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy . (01:34) What drew Andy to the Seth Rich story (08:48) The facts of the Se...
Sep 14, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 171
Matt Bennett (Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way) and Scott Tranter (Investor and Advisor to Decision Desk HQ) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape: (02:17) President Biden’s speech at Independence Hall (20:40) The federal judge granting a special master to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago (33:45) The post-Labor Day sprint toward the Midterm Elections [Politicology+ Subscribers ...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 170
To unlock subscriber-only content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Michael Masters (National Director and CEO of the Secure Community Network) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the rise in mass shootings, antisemitism, and hate crime reports—and what individuals and communities can do to prepare themselves. (08:14) What the Secure Community Network is and where it sits in the national security space (14:03) The rise in active shooter incidents (19:46) Has there been a spike in hate crimes? ...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 169
Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) and Tharon Johnson (Founder/CEO of Paramount Consulting Group) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:12) Negative partisanship, escalating expectations of violence, and our “Us vs. Them” problem (18:00) Will Biden’s student debt cancellation impact midterm voters? (34:54) The Republican fundraising gap and the GOP grassroots donor base as a power vector [Politicology+ Members Only] A top GA strategist’s on-the-...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 168
To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Lanae Erickson (Senior Vice President for Social Policy, Education & Politics at Third Way) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss President Biden’s executive order canceling student loans (02:07) Biden’s student loan cancellation plan (12:29) How canceling student loans could impact inflation (17:20) What this could mean for future tuition hikes (26:10) How it could impact non-college educated voters (30:23) The legal problems wit...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 167
Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) and Liz Gilbert (President of the 2020 Democratic National Convention) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week: (02:21) New revelations in the Mar-a-Lago search saga (25:15) Are America’s best days behind us? Recent polling and what it could mean for the midterms (41:15) How Republicans got steamrolled on the Inflation Reduction Act [Politicology+ Members Only] Finnish Prime Ministe...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 166
To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus What does it take for a mid-west mayor to become a viable presidential candidate? What’s it like to be a crisis communications expert in the eye of New York City Tabloids? What does it take to go from a field organizer to one of the most well respected communications strategists in American politics? Lis Smith (former senior advisor to presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss her career working on t...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 165
