How to elect more Black women, with Ruby Powell-Dennis
On this week's episode of The Downballot, we're joined by Ruby Powell-Dennis, founder of the Elect Black Women PAC. Powell-Dennis tells us about her inspiration for creating the group, the work it doe...
7 Juli 202251min
What Dems should do about Dobbs + Pennsylvania deep dive, with Adam Bonin
How could we not discuss the Supreme Court's evisceration of abortion rights on this week's episode of The Downballot? Co-hosts David Nir and David Beard talk about why Democratic leaders must articul...
30 Juni 202244min
What the slow-poke states did in redistricting, with David Jarman
Redistricting has finally come to an end, so it's time for us to catch up on what all the slow-poke states did with their new congressional maps on this week's episode of The Downballot. We're talking...
23 Juni 202242min
Why Wisconsin is so dang important, with Ben Wikler
No state regularly hosts as many hotly contested elections as Wisconsin, which is why we're talking to state Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler about all of this year's key races on this week's episode...
16 Juni 202245min
Jumbo June primary preview, with Jeff Singer
June is a jumbo primary month, so we've once again brought Daily Kos Elections editor Jeff Singer on this week's edition of The Downballot to preview all of the major races. There's the perennial lose...
9 Juni 202241min
Re-air: How did it all begin? A brief history of Daily Kos, with Markos Moulitsas
This episode originally aired on February 10, 2022.We're celebrating our 20th anniversary for a week longer by re-airing the inaugural episode of The Downballot. In this episode, co-hosts David Nir Ni...
2 Juni 202247min
Daily Kos 20th anniversary retrospective, with James Lambert
Believe it or not, Daily Kos is turning 20! We're celebrating this major milestone with a Downballot retrospective, looking back at some of our favorite races over the years with longtime contributing...
26 Maj 202252min
Big primary recap and New York redistricting nonsense, with Joe Sudbay
Okay, wow, we have a lot of primaries to talk about on this week's episode of The Downballot, which is why we asked political strategist and fellow elections nerd Joe Sudbay to join us to recap it all...
19 Maj 202249min
