Dems dominate in huge special election flip
Ohhhhh yeah! Democrats kicked ass and then some in Tuesday's special election in New York, so of course we're talking all about it on this week's episode of "The Downballot." Co-hosts David Nir and Da...
15 Helmi 202456min
Fighting disinformation in Latino media
Disinformation is a growing problem in American politics, but combating it in Latino media poses its own special challenges. Joining us on this week's episode of "The Downballot" is Roberta Braga, fou...
8 Helmi 202451min
Why more women than ever are running for office
EMILY's List has been devoted to electing pro-choice Democratic women for 40 years, a mission that's grown only more critical since the fall of Roe. Joining us on "The Downballot" this week is Christi...
1 Helmi 202450min
The inside story on winning the Wisconsin Supreme Court
We're going deep inside last year's momentous progressive victory in the battle for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on this week's episode of "The Downballot," where we're joined by Alejandro V...
25 Tammi 202447min
Campaigns by train: The history of whistle-stop tours
Is there anything more iconic in American politics than the whistle-stop tour? Author Edward Segal joins us on this week's episode of "The Downballot" to discuss his new book unearthing the storied hi...
18 Tammi 202444min
Our guide to 2024's top races
We've got so, so many elections coming up in 2024, and dammit, we're going to cover them all! On this week's episode of "The Downballot," co-hosts David Nir and David Beard get the year started with a...
11 Tammi 202449min
How Dems track all the dumb sh*t Republicans say
Republicans have an unflagging ability to lose elections by saying outrageous crap, but someone has to record it all—and put it on blast. That someone is the Democratic opposition research shop Americ...
4 Tammi 202447min
The First Annual Downballot Awards!
We're celebrating an amazing 2023 by revisiting all of the year's best elections on this week's episode of The Downballot! January kicked us off with a huge special election flip for Democrats in the ...
21 Joulu 202354min
