The race for the House in a post-McCarthy world w/ Jeff Singer
While the House continues to be in crisis from the fall of Kevin McCarthy and the Republican Conference’s inability to unite around a new candidate, the 2024 Congressional races are well underway. Dai...
12 Loka 202343min
Will McCarthy’s fall affect the 2024 battle for the House? w/ 538’s Nathaniel Rakich
It’s been an unprecedented week in politics as (now former) Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted out of the Speaker’s chair. 538’s Nathaniel Rakich joins us to break down the fallout, including how it mi...
5 Loka 202353min
Can Democrats win back the Virginia House? w/ Blue Virginia's Lowell Feld
The Virginia House flipped to Democrats in 2019 and back to Republicans in 2021. Can Democrats win the three seats they need to regain control of the chamber? Blue Virginia's Lowell Feld joins us to r...
28 Syys 202354min
HAIL MOLECH! Massive Dem win in New Hampshire + redistricting w/Stephen Wolf
We did it! And it's all thanks to Molech! We're devoting this week's episode of "The Downballot" to giving praise to the dark god himself after New Hampshire Democrat Hal Rafter won a critical special...
21 Syys 202351min
The GOP's biggest election-fraud scandal returns
What do you do if you're associated with one of the biggest election fraud scandals in recent memory? If you're Republican Mark Harris, you try running for office again! On this week's episode of "The...
14 Syys 202337min
GOP Senate candidates keep having this one weird flaw
Why does it seem like Republicans have such a hard time recruiting Senate candidates who actually live in the states they want to run in? We're discussing this strange but persistent phenomenon on thi...
7 Syys 202336min
The epic conservative meltdown in Wisconsin
The far-right justices on Wisconsin's Supreme Court just can't handle the fact that liberals now have the majority for the first time in 15 years, so they're in the throes of an ongoing meltdown—and t...
31 Elo 202329min
What it's like to actually draw election districts, with Kari Chisholm
Everyone always talks about redistricting, but what is it like to actually do it? Oregon political consultant Kari Chisholm joins us on this week’s episode of “The Downballot” to discuss his experienc...
24 Elo 202351min
