Downballot Counts https://about.bgov.com/news-reports/ en © 2025 Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved Downballot Counts is a podcast from Bloomberg Government about U.S. House and Senate elections and the fight for control of Congress. We explore how politics influence congressional races and pinpoint the most competitive races to watch. Downballot Counts also features interviews with lawmakers, journalists, and other campaign players. Host: Greg Giroux https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/39d11f52-389b-11ea-848b-f746963a10d8/image/uploads_2F1579206667766-8mxh9a0g9gg-323b3b3046c4701bb266f420b7e4fe4e_2Fitunes-art-1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Downballot Counts https://about.bgov.com/news-reports/ no episodic Bloomberg Government Downballot Counts is a podcast from Bloomberg Government about U.S. House and Senate elections and the fight for control of Congress. We explore how politics influence congressional races and pinpoint the most competitive races to watch. Downballot Counts also features interviews with lawmakers, journalists, and other campaign players. Host: Greg Giroux Downballot Counts is a podcast from Bloomberg Government about U.S. House and Senate elections and the fight for control of Congress. We explore how politics influence congressional races and pinpoint the most competitive races to watch. Downballot Counts also features interviews with lawmakers, journalists, and other campaign players. Host: Greg Giroux

]]> Bloomberg Government DownballotCounts@bgov.com US House 'Competitive for the Decade' Under New Maps Democrats lost control of the House Nov. 8 but exceeded expectations under new congressional maps that ensure the House will be in play for the rest of the decade, according to the party's top redistricting strategist. "There were a sufficient number of competitive seats on the board because of fair maps and the House is now going to be competitive for the decade," Kelly Burton, the president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, said on Bloomberg Government's "Downballot Counts" podcast with Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux. Republicans probably will begin the 118th Congress next January with 222 House seats, a net gain of nine seats that was sufficient to overturn the Democratic majority but was below the big historical gains the opposition party usually makes in a midterm election. Democrats blocked a GOP "red wave" in part by faring well in Michigan and Pennsylvania, where redistricting commissions or courts drew new congressional maps and Republicans had weak top-of-ticket nominees for governor, and also in Illinois and Nevada, where Democratic maps achieved their partisan goals. Republicans dominated in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's landslide re-election helped his party win 20 of 28 districts under a map he signed. But Republicans also won six districts favoring President Joe Biden in New York, where a special master's map replaced a proposal from the Democratic legislature that was invalidated as an impermissible partisan gerrymander. Redistricting litigation is pending in states including North Carolina, where Democrats and Republicans won seven seats apiece under an interim, one-election map that was approved by the Democratic-majority state Supreme Court after it rejected the Republican legislature's map as so partisan it violated the state constitution. The US Supreme Court on Dec. 7 will hear oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, an appeal by North Carolina Republican legislators who are advocating for the "independent state legislature" theory under which state legislatures should be able to enact redistricting plans immune from judicial review in state court. "Redistricting is not over, and it's not going to end anytime soon," Burton said. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:25:44 -0000 US House 'Competitive for the Decade' Under New Maps full Bloomberg Government Democrats lost control of the House Nov. 8 but exceeded expectations under new congressional maps that ensure the House will be in play for the rest of the decade, according to the party's top redistricting strategist. "There were a sufficient number of competitive seats on the board because of fair maps and the House is now going to be competitive for the decade," Kelly Burton, the president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, said on Bloomberg Government's "Downballot Counts" podcast with Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux. Republicans probably will begin the 118th Congress next January with 222 House seats, a net gain of nine seats that was sufficient to overturn the Democratic majority but was below the big historical gains the opposition party usually makes in a midterm election. Democrats blocked a GOP "red wave" in part by faring well in Michigan and Pennsylvania, where redistricting commissions or courts drew new congressional maps and Republicans had weak top-of-ticket nominees for governor, and also in Illinois and Nevada, where Democratic maps achieved their partisan goals. Republicans dominated in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's landslide re-election helped his party win 20 of 28 districts under a map he signed. But Republicans also won six districts favoring President Joe Biden in New York, where a special master's map replaced a proposal from the Democratic legislature that was invalidated as an impermissible partisan gerrymander. Redistricting litigation is pending in states including North Carolina, where Democrats and Republicans won seven seats apiece under an interim, one-election map that was approved by the Democratic-majority state Supreme Court after it rejected the Republican legislature's map as so partisan it violated the state constitution. The US Supreme Court on Dec. 7 will hear oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, an appeal by North Carolina Republican legislators who are advocating for the "independent state legislature" theory under which state legislatures should be able to enact redistricting plans immune from judicial review in state court. "Redistricting is not over, and it's not going to end anytime soon," Burton said. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Democrats lost control of the House Nov. 8 but exceeded expectations under new congressional maps that ensure the House will be in play for the rest of the decade, according to the party's top redistricting strategist.

"There were a sufficient number of competitive seats on the board because of fair maps and the House is now going to be competitive for the decade," Kelly Burton, the president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, said on Bloomberg Government's "Downballot Counts" podcast with Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux.

Republicans probably will begin the 118th Congress next January with 222 House seats, a net gain of nine seats that was sufficient to overturn the Democratic majority but was below the big historical gains the opposition party usually makes in a midterm election.

Democrats blocked a GOP "red wave" in part by faring well in Michigan and Pennsylvania, where redistricting commissions or courts drew new congressional maps and Republicans had weak top-of-ticket nominees for governor, and also in Illinois and Nevada, where Democratic maps achieved their partisan goals.

Republicans dominated in Florida, where Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's landslide re-election helped his party win 20 of 28 districts under a map he signed. But Republicans also won six districts favoring President Joe Biden in New York, where a special master's map replaced a proposal from the Democratic legislature that was invalidated as an impermissible partisan gerrymander.

Redistricting litigation is pending in states including North Carolina, where Democrats and Republicans won seven seats apiece under an interim, one-election map that was approved by the Democratic-majority state Supreme Court after it rejected the Republican legislature's map as so partisan it violated the state constitution.

The US Supreme Court on Dec. 7 will hear oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, an appeal by North Carolina Republican legislators who are advocating for the "independent state legislature" theory under which state legislatures should be able to enact redistricting plans immune from judicial review in state court.

"Redistricting is not over, and it's not going to end anytime soon," Burton said.

Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1354 no Your Complete Guide to Election Night—and Beyond Election Day is finally here! With so many competitive races, and control of the House and Senate up for grabs, there will be a lot to watch on Tuesday and the days that follow. To help you know what to focus on, and when, Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins, Greg Giroux and Zach C. Cohen used the latest Downballot Counts to walk through each hour of polls closing (based on when the latest polls close in the state) and what races can tell us about the direction of the night. From the East Coast to the farthest reaches of Alaska, Greg, Zach, and Emily review which races will have quick reporting and which could take a while. They also get into weird quirks of certain states so you know whether a Democratic or Republican lead is real or just a factor of how ballots are counted. Plus, they discuss the races that won't be called on Election Night and when you can expect final results. So grab some pizza and the caffeinated beverage of your choice and get ready. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:19:18 -0000 Your Complete Guide to Election Night—and Beyond full Bloomberg Government Election Day is finally here! With so many competitive races, and control of the House and Senate up for grabs, there will be a lot to watch on Tuesday and the days that follow. To help you know what to focus on, and when, Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins, Greg Giroux and Zach C. Cohen used the latest Downballot Counts to walk through each hour of polls closing (based on when the latest polls close in the state) and what races can tell us about the direction of the night. From the East Coast to the farthest reaches of Alaska, Greg, Zach, and Emily review which races will have quick reporting and which could take a while. They also get into weird quirks of certain states so you know whether a Democratic or Republican lead is real or just a factor of how ballots are counted. Plus, they discuss the races that won't be called on Election Night and when you can expect final results. So grab some pizza and the caffeinated beverage of your choice and get ready. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Election Day is finally here! With so many competitive races, and control of the House and Senate up for grabs, there will be a lot to watch on Tuesday and the days that follow.

To help you know what to focus on, and when, Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins, Greg Giroux and Zach C. Cohen used the latest Downballot Counts to walk through each hour of polls closing (based on when the latest polls close in the state) and what races can tell us about the direction of the night.

From the East Coast to the farthest reaches of Alaska, Greg, Zach, and Emily review which races will have quick reporting and which could take a while.

They also get into weird quirks of certain states so you know whether a Democratic or Republican lead is real or just a factor of how ballots are counted. Plus, they discuss the races that won't be called on Election Night and when you can expect final results.

So grab some pizza and the caffeinated beverage of your choice and get ready.

Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1051 no Women on the Ballot: Still Underrepresented But Looking to Gain Women are still underrepresented in major political office after steady but slow gains: they account for just 28% of members of Congress and 18% of governors, the highest representation so far in history. How female candidates fare in the Nov. 8 election will depend in part on how well incumbents perform. Kelly Dittmar, a political scientist and scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, spoke about this with Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux on the "Downballot Counts" podcast. "The story about how women incumbents fare is important" in part because it's "determining where we land in terms of women's representation," Dittmar said. Some women first elected to the House in 2018, a good year for Democratic women, or in 2020, when Republican women did well, have difficult re-election bids. Several others retired, sought other office, or were defeated in the primary. The 583 Democratic and Republican women who sought House seats in 2022 is “exactly the same” as the record number from 2020, Dittmar said, though the number of women who won their nominations fell to 259 from the record of 298 set in 2020. Democratic women continue to lead Republican women, though the GOP has closed the gap from 2018. "It's still high historically, but we haven't seen that level of increase that we saw in the last cycles," she said. And while the number of women House nominees decreased, "I wouldn't raise a red flag about a decline, but just to say that we aren't seeking a pace of increase for women." In contests for governor, Dittmar said there's a “fairly good” chance for states to top the record of nine women governors first set in 2004 and matched today. Massachusetts Democrat Maura Healey and Arkansas Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders are strongly favored to succeed male governors in their states. A woman will also succeed a man as Arizona governor, though it's not clear if it will be Republican Kari Lake or Democrat Katie Hobbs. "Governor is a huge point of progress for women this cycle," Dittmar said. "When we're talking about being in stasis for women candidates, that's not true at the gubernatorial level." Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 20:56:57 -0000 Women on the Ballot: Still Underrepresented But Looking to Gain full Bloomberg Government Women are still underrepresented in major political office after steady but slow gains: they account for just 28% of members of Congress and 18% of governors, the highest representation so far in history. How female candidates fare in the Nov. 8 election will depend in part on how well incumbents perform. Kelly Dittmar, a political scientist and scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, spoke about this with Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux on the "Downballot Counts" podcast. "The story about how women incumbents fare is important" in part because it's "determining where we land in terms of women's representation," Dittmar said. Some women first elected to the House in 2018, a good year for Democratic women, or in 2020, when Republican women did well, have difficult re-election bids. Several others retired, sought other office, or were defeated in the primary. The 583 Democratic and Republican women who sought House seats in 2022 is “exactly the same” as the record number from 2020, Dittmar said, though the number of women who won their nominations fell to 259 from the record of 298 set in 2020. Democratic women continue to lead Republican women, though the GOP has closed the gap from 2018. "It's still high historically, but we haven't seen that level of increase that we saw in the last cycles," she said. And while the number of women House nominees decreased, "I wouldn't raise a red flag about a decline, but just to say that we aren't seeking a pace of increase for women." In contests for governor, Dittmar said there's a “fairly good” chance for states to top the record of nine women governors first set in 2004 and matched today. Massachusetts Democrat Maura Healey and Arkansas Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders are strongly favored to succeed male governors in their states. A woman will also succeed a man as Arizona governor, though it's not clear if it will be Republican Kari Lake or Democrat Katie Hobbs. "Governor is a huge point of progress for women this cycle," Dittmar said. "When we're talking about being in stasis for women candidates, that's not true at the gubernatorial level." Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Women are still underrepresented in major political office after steady but slow gains: they account for just 28% of members of Congress and 18% of governors, the highest representation so far in history. How female candidates fare in the Nov. 8 election will depend in part on how well incumbents perform.

Kelly Dittmar, a political scientist and scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, spoke about this with Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux on the "Downballot Counts" podcast.

"The story about how women incumbents fare is important" in part because it's "determining where we land in terms of women's representation," Dittmar said. Some women first elected to the House in 2018, a good year for Democratic women, or in 2020, when Republican women did well, have difficult re-election bids. Several others retired, sought other office, or were defeated in the primary.

The 583 Democratic and Republican women who sought House seats in 2022 is “exactly the same” as the record number from 2020, Dittmar said, though the number of women who won their nominations fell to 259 from the record of 298 set in 2020. Democratic women continue to lead Republican women, though the GOP has closed the gap from 2018.

"It's still high historically, but we haven't seen that level of increase that we saw in the last cycles," she said. And while the number of women House nominees decreased, "I wouldn't raise a red flag about a decline, but just to say that we aren't seeking a pace of increase for women."

In contests for governor, Dittmar said there's a “fairly good” chance for states to top the record of nine women governors first set in 2004 and matched today. Massachusetts Democrat Maura Healey and Arkansas Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders are strongly favored to succeed male governors in their states. A woman will also succeed a man as Arizona governor, though it's not clear if it will be Republican Kari Lake or Democrat Katie Hobbs.

"Governor is a huge point of progress for women this cycle," Dittmar said. "When we're talking about being in stasis for women candidates, that's not true at the gubernatorial level."

Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1318 no The 12 Races to Watch in 12 Minutes — With an Airhorn Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux could talk about congressional campaigns all day. But as you likely have other things to do, the latest episode of Downballot Counts features the program's first lightning speed round. Greg and Emily highlight 12 interesting races to watch in 12 minutes. They're not necessarily the most competitive races — although some of them are — but each has a unique aspect that will tell us more about voters, trends and the direction of the country. With producer David Schultz on the airhorn to signal the end of each 60 second block, this podcast will get you caught up on the campaign trail in less time than it takes to order twice through the Chick-fil-A drive thru. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:53:29 -0000 The 12 Races to Watch in 12 Minutes — With an Airhorn full Bloomberg Government Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux could talk about congressional campaigns all day. But as you likely have other things to do, the latest episode of Downballot Counts features the program's first lightning speed round. Greg and Emily highlight 12 interesting races to watch in 12 minutes. They're not necessarily the most competitive races — although some of them are — but each has a unique aspect that will tell us more about voters, trends and the direction of the country. With producer David Schultz on the airhorn to signal the end of each 60 second block, this podcast will get you caught up on the campaign trail in less time than it takes to order twice through the Chick-fil-A drive thru. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins and Greg Giroux could talk about congressional campaigns all day. But as you likely have other things to do, the latest episode of Downballot Counts features the program's first lightning speed round.

Greg and Emily highlight 12 interesting races to watch in 12 minutes. They're not necessarily the most competitive races — although some of them are — but each has a unique aspect that will tell us more about voters, trends and the direction of the country.

With producer David Schultz on the airhorn to signal the end of each 60 second block, this podcast will get you caught up on the campaign trail in less time than it takes to order twice through the Chick-fil-A drive thru.

Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1016 no What TV Can Tell Us About the Battle for Congress You can learn a lot about how a campaign is shaking out by looking at what the candidates are saying in their TV ads. Heading into this fall's midterm elections, Republicans are emphasizing inflation and the President's unpopularity, while Democrats want to talk about abortion rights and dispel any hint of the "Defund the Police" movement. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Greg Giroux and Emily Wilkins talk about why the parties are zeroing in on these particular messages, and about whether anything that happens on Capitol Hill between now and Nov. 8 will really matter at the ballot box. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:03:31 -0000 What TV Can Tell Us About the Battle for Congress full Bloomberg Government You can learn a lot about how a campaign is shaking out by looking at what the candidates are saying in their TV ads. Heading into this fall's midterm elections, Republicans are emphasizing inflation and the President's unpopularity, while Democrats want to talk about abortion rights and dispel any hint of the "Defund the Police" movement. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Greg Giroux and Emily Wilkins talk about why the parties are zeroing in on these particular messages, and about whether anything that happens on Capitol Hill between now and Nov. 8 will really matter at the ballot box. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. You can learn a lot about how a campaign is shaking out by looking at what the candidates are saying in their TV ads. Heading into this fall's midterm elections, Republicans are emphasizing inflation and the President's unpopularity, while Democrats want to talk about abortion rights and dispel any hint of the "Defund the Police" movement.

On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Greg Giroux and Emily Wilkins talk about why the parties are zeroing in on these particular messages, and about whether anything that happens on Capitol Hill between now and Nov. 8 will really matter at the ballot box.

Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1139 no Despite Momentum Shift, House Is GOP's For the Taking Much has been made about the seeming shift in momentum toward Democrats as we head into the midterm elections this fall. But the University of Virginia's J. Miles Coleman, an editor of the widely read Sabato's Crystal Ball newsletter, says Republicans are still in good position to pick up at least a dozen seats in the House and take back control of the lower chamber. Coleman talks with Bloomberg Government's Greg Giroux and Emily Wilkins about why this is and why the Senate is essentially a coin flip with two months until election day. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:08:12 -0000 Despite Momentum Shift, House Is GOP's For the Taking full Bloomberg Government Much has been made about the seeming shift in momentum toward Democrats as we head into the midterm elections this fall. But the University of Virginia's J. Miles Coleman, an editor of the widely read Sabato's Crystal Ball newsletter, says Republicans are still in good position to pick up at least a dozen seats in the House and take back control of the lower chamber. Coleman talks with Bloomberg Government's Greg Giroux and Emily Wilkins about why this is and why the Senate is essentially a coin flip with two months until election day. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Much has been made about the seeming shift in momentum toward Democrats as we head into the midterm elections this fall. But the University of Virginia's J. Miles Coleman, an editor of the widely read Sabato's Crystal Ball newsletter, says Republicans are still in good position to pick up at least a dozen seats in the House and take back control of the lower chamber.

Coleman talks with Bloomberg Government's Greg Giroux and Emily Wilkins about why this is and why the Senate is essentially a coin flip with two months until election day.

Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1097 no Democrats Gain Confidence, But It May Not Last If midterms are supposed to be bad for the party in the White House, why are Democrats gaining confidence ahead of this November's elections? Surprisingly large fundraising hauls are one reason. Weaker than expected Republican Senate nominees are another. And a third reason is that the President's dismal approval ratings don't seem to be hurting downballot candidates as much as one might expect, according to Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of the nonpartisan newsletter Inside Elections. Gonzales joins Bloomberg Government's Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux to talk about these dynamics and why he thinks Democrats' polling figures will gravitate downward toward Biden's as election day gets closer. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:41:26 -0000 Democrats Gain Confidence, But It May Not Last full Bloomberg Government If midterms are supposed to be bad for the party in the White House, why are Democrats gaining confidence ahead of this November's elections? Surprisingly large fundraising hauls are one reason. Weaker than expected Republican Senate nominees are another. And a third reason is that the President's dismal approval ratings don't seem to be hurting downballot candidates as much as one might expect, according to Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of the nonpartisan newsletter Inside Elections. Gonzales joins Bloomberg Government's Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux to talk about these dynamics and why he thinks Democrats' polling figures will gravitate downward toward Biden's as election day gets closer. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. If midterms are supposed to be bad for the party in the White House, why are Democrats gaining confidence ahead of this November's elections?

Surprisingly large fundraising hauls are one reason. Weaker than expected Republican Senate nominees are another. And a third reason is that the President's dismal approval ratings don't seem to be hurting downballot candidates as much as one might expect, according to Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of the nonpartisan newsletter Inside Elections.

Gonzales joins Bloomberg Government's Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux to talk about these dynamics and why he thinks Democrats' polling figures will gravitate downward toward Biden's as election day gets closer.

Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1291 no Midterms Could Scuttle Both Trump and Biden's 2024 Plans We're now in the thick of congressional primary season, and it's still looking like Democrats will struggle to hold onto the House in November, and maybe also to the Senate. But beyond the makeup of next year's Congress, this year's elections may also determine whether former President Trump's can regain the White House--and whether current President Biden will even stand for reelection. Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux breakdown what we've learned so far from this spring's primaries and where we're heading. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:40:58 -0000 Midterms Could Scuttle Both Trump and Biden's 2024 Plans full Bloomberg Government We're now in the thick of congressional primary season, and it's still looking like Democrats will struggle to hold onto the House in November, and maybe also to the Senate. But beyond the makeup of next year's Congress, this year's elections may also determine whether former President Trump's can regain the White House--and whether current President Biden will even stand for reelection. Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux breakdown what we've learned so far from this spring's primaries and where we're heading. Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. We're now in the thick of congressional primary season, and it's still looking like Democrats will struggle to hold onto the House in November, and maybe also to the Senate.

But beyond the makeup of next year's Congress, this year's elections may also determine whether former President Trump's can regain the White House--and whether current President Biden will even stand for reelection. Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux breakdown what we've learned so far from this spring's primaries and where we're heading.

Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1178 no Disinformation in Spanish Language Media Is Overlooked (Podcast) Disinformation and its impact on elections has been a hot topic for years now. But despite this, little attention has been paid to how this plays out in Spanish-language media. On today's episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with Bloomberg Government reporter Maria Curi about where Spanish-language disinformation is coming from and what effect it's having on the Latino vote. Maria explains why falsehoods spread longer and faster in the Spanish-speaking community and why it's difficult for government regulators to combat it. Greg and Kyle also break down the series of primary elections taking place throughout the rest of this month, including a big contest tomorrow in Ohio that could be a test of the former President's power. Produced by David Schultz, with assistance from Alex Clearfield and Macarena Carrizosa Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Mon, 02 May 2022 19:50:58 -0000 Disinformation in Spanish Language Media Is Overlooked (Podcast) full Bloomberg Government Disinformation and its impact on elections has been a hot topic for years now. But despite this, little attention has been paid to how this plays out in Spanish-language media. On today's episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with Bloomberg Government reporter Maria Curi about where Spanish-language disinformation is coming from and what effect it's having on the Latino vote. Maria explains why falsehoods spread longer and faster in the Spanish-speaking community and why it's difficult for government regulators to combat it. Greg and Kyle also break down the series of primary elections taking place throughout the rest of this month, including a big contest tomorrow in Ohio that could be a test of the former President's power. Produced by David Schultz, with assistance from Alex Clearfield and Macarena Carrizosa Do you have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Disinformation and its impact on elections has been a hot topic for years now. But despite this, little attention has been paid to how this plays out in Spanish-language media.

On today's episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with Bloomberg Government reporter Maria Curi about where Spanish-language disinformation is coming from and what effect it's having on the Latino vote. Maria explains why falsehoods spread longer and faster in the Spanish-speaking community and why it's difficult for government regulators to combat it.

Greg and Kyle also break down the series of primary elections taking place throughout the rest of this month, including a big contest tomorrow in Ohio that could be a test of the former President's power.

Produced by David Schultz, with assistance from Alex Clearfield and Macarena Carrizosa


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]]> 1155 no Downballot Democrats Need Biden to Rebound With the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, rising inflation, and the resurgence of Covid-19, 2021 was a difficult year for President Biden to say the least. This could seriously imperil Democrats' chances in next year's midterm elections if the President can't turn his fortunes around before November. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad talk about why Democrats had a disappointing year and what next year could bring. They also talk with Kelly Burton, head of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, about the fight over redrawing the country's lines. Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:58:53 -0000 Downballot Democrats Need Biden to Rebound full Bloomberg Government With the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, rising inflation, and the resurgence of Covid-19, 2021 was a difficult year for President Biden to say the least. This could seriously imperil Democrats' chances in next year's midterm elections if the President can't turn his fortunes around before November. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad talk about why Democrats had a disappointing year and what next year could bring. They also talk with Kelly Burton, head of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, about the fight over redrawing the country's lines. With the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, rising inflation, and the resurgence of Covid-19, 2021 was a difficult year for President Biden to say the least. This could seriously imperil Democrats' chances in next year's midterm elections if the President can't turn his fortunes around before November.


On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad talk about why Democrats had a disappointing year and what next year could bring. They also talk with Kelly Burton, head of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, about the fight over redrawing the country's lines.

]]> 1757 no The Redistricting Trench Warfare Fights Have Begun On this episode of Bloomberg Government's Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk with a Republican redistricting consultant about the decennial battle between the two parties over the shape of the country's congressional districts. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:15:30 -0000 The Redistricting Trench Warfare Fights Have Begun full Bloomberg Government On this episode of Bloomberg Government's Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk with a Republican redistricting consultant about the decennial battle between the two parties over the shape of the country's congressional districts. On this episode of Bloomberg Government's Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk with a Republican redistricting consultant about the decennial battle between the two parties over the shape of the country's congressional districts.

]]> 1293 no Senate Races Far From Settled With Many Crowded Primaries On today's episode of Bloomberg Government's podcast, Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux interview Jessica Taylor, a senior author of the 50th edition of the revered Almanac of American Politics. Taylor talks about being the first woman to hold this post and also analyzes the small number Senate races that could determine who controls Washington after next year. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:03:26 -0000 Senate Races Far From Settled With Many Crowded Primaries full Bloomberg Government On today's episode of Bloomberg Government's podcast, Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux interview Jessica Taylor, a senior author of the 50th edition of the revered Almanac of American Politics. Taylor talks about being the first woman to hold this post and also analyzes the small number Senate races that could determine who controls Washington after next year. On today's episode of Bloomberg Government's podcast, Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux interview Jessica Taylor, a senior author of the 50th edition of the revered Almanac of American Politics. Taylor talks about being the first woman to hold this post and also analyzes the small number Senate races that could determine who controls Washington after next year.

]]> 1656 no Working Hard to Get Working Moms into Office In 2018, Liuba Grechen Shirley made waves when she successfully petitioned the Federal Election Commission to allow her to use campaign funds to pay for child care. The Long Island Democrat ultimately lost her race against then-Congressman Peter T. King, but now her full-time job is to make it easier for mothers to get elected across the country. Shirley founded the Vote Mama Foundation and she speaks with podcast hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad about the many obstacles that prevent working mothers from running for public office. Greg and Kyle also go over the most recent campaign finance disclosures and find that anti-Trump Republicans seem to be raking in the dough. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:14:11 -0000 Working Hard to Get Working Moms into Office full Bloomberg Government In 2018, Liuba Grechen Shirley made waves when she successfully petitioned the Federal Election Commission to allow her to use campaign funds to pay for child care. The Long Island Democrat ultimately lost her race against then-Congressman Peter T. King, but now her full-time job is to make it easier for mothers to get elected across the country. Shirley founded the Vote Mama Foundation and she speaks with podcast hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad about the many obstacles that prevent working mothers from running for public office. Greg and Kyle also go over the most recent campaign finance disclosures and find that anti-Trump Republicans seem to be raking in the dough. In 2018, Liuba Grechen Shirley made waves when she successfully petitioned the Federal Election Commission to allow her to use campaign funds to pay for child care. The Long Island Democrat ultimately lost her race against then-Congressman Peter T. King, but now her full-time job is to make it easier for mothers to get elected across the country.

Shirley founded the Vote Mama Foundation and she speaks with podcast hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad about the many obstacles that prevent working mothers from running for public office. Greg and Kyle also go over the most recent campaign finance disclosures and find that anti-Trump Republicans seem to be raking in the dough.

]]> 1302 no A Centrist's Plan to Save the Democratic Party Last year's elections didn't go quite as well as Democrats had hoped, and one group of centrists in the party just issued a report looking at why. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) about how he thinks his party should avoid losing its slim House majority next year. Also, Greg breaks down exactly what ranked-choice voting is and why it seems to be catching on. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:14:33 -0000 A Centrist's Plan to Save the Democratic Party full Bloomberg Government Last year's elections didn't go quite as well as Democrats had hoped, and one group of centrists in the party just issued a report looking at why. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) about how he thinks his party should avoid losing its slim House majority next year. Also, Greg breaks down exactly what ranked-choice voting is and why it seems to be catching on. Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690. Last year's elections didn't go quite as well as Democrats had hoped, and one group of centrists in the party just issued a report looking at why. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) about how he thinks his party should avoid losing its slim House majority next year. Also, Greg breaks down exactly what ranked-choice voting is and why it seems to be catching on.


Have feedback on this episode of Downballot Counts? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

]]> 1373 no Redistricting to Pit Incumbent Against Incumbent in the House On this episode of Downballot Counts, Kyle and Greg look at the political ramifications of redistricting and reapportionment, which will merge some congressional districts and force incumbents to battle each other to stay in power. Also, we hear from Tom Lopach, the CEO of the nonprofit nonpartisan Voter Participation Center, about recent legislation in the states to restrict voting access. Mon, 10 May 2021 18:35:07 -0000 Redistricting to Pit Incumbent Against Incumbent in the House full Bloomberg Government On this episode of Downballot Counts, Kyle and Greg look at the political ramifications of redistricting and reapportionment, which will merge some congressional districts and force incumbents to battle each other to stay in power. Also, we hear from Tom Lopach, the CEO of the nonprofit nonpartisan Voter Participation Center, about recent legislation in the states to restrict voting access. On this episode of Downballot Counts, Kyle and Greg look at the political ramifications of redistricting and reapportionment, which will merge some congressional districts and force incumbents to battle each other to stay in power. Also, we hear from Tom Lopach, the CEO of the nonprofit nonpartisan Voter Participation Center, about recent legislation in the states to restrict voting access.

]]> 1342 no Wave of Senate Retirements Test GOP Luck in 2022 Nearly half a dozen Republicans Senators will not be seeking reelection next year, with more retirement announcements potentially on the way. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look at whether this is a good or bad thing for the Grand Old Party. And we also feature a special St. Patrick's Day-themed political trivia question. Erin go Bragh! Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:45:40 -0000 Wave of Senate Retirements Test GOP Luck in 2022 full Bloomberg Government Nearly half a dozen Republicans Senators will not be seeking reelection next year, with more retirement announcements potentially on the way. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look at whether this is a good or bad thing for the Grand Old Party. And we also feature a special St. Patrick's Day-themed political trivia question. Erin go Bragh! Nearly half a dozen Republicans Senators will not be seeking reelection next year, with more retirement announcements potentially on the way. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look at whether this is a good or bad thing for the Grand Old Party. And we also feature a special St. Patrick's Day-themed political trivia question. Erin go Bragh!

]]> 954 no Senate Retirements Means 2022 Cycle Will Be Extra Spicy We're just a few months in to the 2022 election cycle and the dynamics at play are already starting to look fascinating. Democrats have two special election winners running for full terms in the Senate, while Republicans are dealing with at least three open Senate seats--and possibly more. Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down what we know so far and talk about why, at this moment, neither party appears to have the upper hand. Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:09:08 -0000 Senate Retirements Means 2022 Cycle Will Be Extra Spicy full Bloomberg Government We're just a few months in to the 2022 election cycle and the dynamics at play are already starting to look fascinating. Democrats have two special election winners running for full terms in the Senate, while Republicans are dealing with at least three open Senate seats--and possibly more. Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down what we know so far and talk about why, at this moment, neither party appears to have the upper hand. We're just a few months in to the 2022 election cycle and the dynamics at play are already starting to look fascinating. Democrats have two special election winners running for full terms in the Senate, while Republicans are dealing with at least three open Senate seats--and possibly more. Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down what we know so far and talk about why, at this moment, neither party appears to have the upper hand.

]]> 767 no Democrats Have Senate Now Thanks to Turnout in Georgia Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the results from last week's Georgia Senate runoff elections. They say Democrats were victorious because turnout in these contests far exceeded anything previously seen in a runoff so soon after a general election. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 18:59:51 -0000 Democrats Have Senate Now Thanks to Turnout in Georgia full Bloomberg Government Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the results from last week's Georgia Senate runoff elections. They say Democrats were victorious because turnout in these contests far exceeded anything previously seen in a runoff so soon after a general election. Downballot Counts hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the results from last week's Georgia Senate runoff elections. They say Democrats were victorious because turnout in these contests far exceeded anything previously seen in a runoff so soon after a general election.

]]> 808 no Georgia Runoffs With Stratospheric Stakes Grip the Nation Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins is in Georgia covering tomorrow's all-important Senate runoff elections. She talks with hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux about how we got here, the similarities between Democrats' and Republicans' closing messages, and the challenges of holding campaign rallies during a pandemic. Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:37:05 -0000 Georgia Runoffs With Stratospheric Stakes Grip the Nation full Bloomberg Government Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins is in Georgia covering tomorrow's all-important Senate runoff elections. She talks with hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux about how we got here, the similarities between Democrats' and Republicans' closing messages, and the challenges of holding campaign rallies during a pandemic. Bloomberg Government's Emily Wilkins is in Georgia covering tomorrow's all-important Senate runoff elections. She talks with hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux about how we got here, the similarities between Democrats' and Republicans' closing messages, and the challenges of holding campaign rallies during a pandemic.

]]> 1063 no Introducing: Black Lawyers Speak Despite decades of work to educate more Black lawyers, the percentage of Black associates and partners in firms across the U.S. remain very low, and well below those of other professional careers. Big Law firms across the board are ramping up social justice efforts as the nation engages in a renewed dialogue on race and equality. But some have accused firms of using minorities as “diversity props” to impress clients and misrepresent their inclusiveness to potential employees. So what are law firms doing to fix their lack of diversity? Hosts Adam Allington and Lisa Helem, along with reporters Ayanna Alexander, Ruiqi Chen, and Meghan Tribe, interviewed lawyers across the industry, from corporate general counsels to top Am Law 200 lawyers to current law students, each sharing their experience navigating the legal space as a person of color. We try to answer what law firms are doing to recruit more diverse classes of lawyers, and how they are addressing barriers to entry for Black lawyers. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:32:22 -0000 Introducing: Black Lawyers Speak full Bloomberg Government Despite decades of work to educate more Black lawyers, the percentage of Black associates and partners in firms across the U.S. remain very low, and well below those of other professional careers. Big Law firms across the board are ramping up social justice efforts as the nation engages in a renewed dialogue on race and equality. But some have accused firms of using minorities as “diversity props” to impress clients and misrepresent their inclusiveness to potential employees. So what are law firms doing to fix their lack of diversity? Hosts Adam Allington and Lisa Helem, along with reporters Ayanna Alexander, Ruiqi Chen, and Meghan Tribe, interviewed lawyers across the industry, from corporate general counsels to top Am Law 200 lawyers to current law students, each sharing their experience navigating the legal space as a person of color. We try to answer what law firms are doing to recruit more diverse classes of lawyers, and how they are addressing barriers to entry for Black lawyers. Despite decades of work to educate more Black lawyers, the percentage of Black associates and partners in firms across the U.S. remain very low, and well below those of other professional careers. Big Law firms across the board are ramping up social justice efforts as the nation engages in a renewed dialogue on race and equality. But some have accused firms of using minorities as “diversity props” to impress clients and misrepresent their inclusiveness to potential employees. So what are law firms doing to fix their lack of diversity?

Hosts Adam Allington and Lisa Helem, along with reporters Ayanna Alexander, Ruiqi Chen, and Meghan Tribe, interviewed lawyers across the industry, from corporate general counsels to top Am Law 200 lawyers to current law students, each sharing their experience navigating the legal space as a person of color. We try to answer what law firms are doing to recruit more diverse classes of lawyers, and how they are addressing barriers to entry for Black lawyers.

]]> 128 no Thin Margins to Make Life Difficult for Political Leaders Regardless of the final outcomes of the still-uncalled House races or the two upcoming Senate runoffs in Georgia, it's clear both chambers of Congress will have razor-thin partisan margins next year. On the latest episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk about what this will mean for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and whoever it is that will become Senate Majority Leader in the new Congress. Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:59:15 -0000 Thin Margins to Make Life Difficult for Political Leaders full Bloomberg Government Regardless of the final outcomes of the still-uncalled House races or the two upcoming Senate runoffs in Georgia, it's clear both chambers of Congress will have razor-thin partisan margins next year. On the latest episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk about what this will mean for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and whoever it is that will become Senate Majority Leader in the new Congress. Regardless of the final outcomes of the still-uncalled House races or the two upcoming Senate runoffs in Georgia, it's clear both chambers of Congress will have razor-thin partisan margins next year. On the latest episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk about what this will mean for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and whoever it is that will become Senate Majority Leader in the new Congress.

]]> 1009 no Political Future Becoming Clearer Despite Uncalled Races It's Nov. 16, and there are still a handful of uncalled House races. But it's becoming more clear, now that a few weeks have passed since the elections, that partisan margins in both houses of Congress will be razor thin. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux discuss where there are still undecided races and why Democrats underperformed in this year's Congressional elections. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:07:07 -0000 Political Future Becoming Clearer Despite Uncalled Races full Bloomberg Government It's Nov. 16, and there are still a handful of uncalled House races. But it's becoming more clear, now that a few weeks have passed since the elections, that partisan margins in both houses of Congress will be razor thin. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux discuss where there are still undecided races and why Democrats underperformed in this year's Congressional elections. It's Nov. 16, and there are still a handful of uncalled House races. But it's becoming more clear, now that a few weeks have passed since the elections, that partisan margins in both houses of Congress will be razor thin.

On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux discuss where there are still undecided races and why Democrats underperformed in this year's Congressional elections.

]]> 1121 no 'Something Has to Be Wrong,' Democratic Pollster Says Contrary to popular belief, the results of last week's elections weren't as far off from final polling projections as they initially appeared. But the discrepancy was large enough that it indicates a fundamental flaw in the way polling is conducted, according to Democratic pollster Jefrey Pollock with the firm Global Strategy Group. On this post-election episode of Downballot Counts, we speak with Pollock about his industry's painful soul-searching and about what this election says about where the country's two parties are at. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 21:01:46 -0000 'Something Has to Be Wrong,' Democratic Pollster Says full Bloomberg Government Contrary to popular belief, the results of last week's elections weren't as far off from final polling projections as they initially appeared. But the discrepancy was large enough that it indicates a fundamental flaw in the way polling is conducted, according to Democratic pollster Jefrey Pollock with the firm Global Strategy Group. On this post-election episode of Downballot Counts, we speak with Pollock about his industry's painful soul-searching and about what this election says about where the country's two parties are at. Contrary to popular belief, the results of last week's elections weren't as far off from final polling projections as they initially appeared. But the discrepancy was large enough that it indicates a fundamental flaw in the way polling is conducted, according to Democratic pollster Jefrey Pollock with the firm Global Strategy Group.

On this post-election episode of Downballot Counts, we speak with Pollock about his industry's painful soul-searching and about what this election says about where the country's two parties are at.

]]> 1279 no On Election Eve, a 'Pre-Mortem' Analyzing This Year's Races We're about 36 hours or so before polls close and election results start to come in. But it's not too soon to start analyzing what this historic election cycle has meant. On this episode of Downballot Counts, Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk about the forces that shaped 2020's congressional races and about which races they'll be paying close attention to tomorrow night. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:11:56 -0000 On Election Eve, a 'Pre-Mortem' Analyzing This Year's Races full Bloomberg Government We're about 36 hours or so before polls close and election results start to come in. But it's not too soon to start analyzing what this historic election cycle has meant. On this episode of Downballot Counts, Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk about the forces that shaped 2020's congressional races and about which races they'll be paying close attention to tomorrow night. We're about 36 hours or so before polls close and election results start to come in. But it's not too soon to start analyzing what this historic election cycle has meant.

On this episode of Downballot Counts, Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux talk about the forces that shaped 2020's congressional races and about which races they'll be paying close attention to tomorrow night.

]]> 1019 no Tracking the Candidates in the Election's Final Days You can tell a lot about the shape of an election by tracking where candidates are spending their time in the race's final days. That's according to Nathan L. Gonzales, a political prognosticator and publisher of the Inside Elections newsletter. We speak with Nathan about how this election cycle has turned out and about what one can glean from watching the movements of the President, Vice President, and other senior administration officials in the coming days. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:23:14 -0000 Tracking the Candidates in the Election's Final Days full Bloomberg Government You can tell a lot about the shape of an election by tracking where candidates are spending their time in the race's final days. That's according to Nathan L. Gonzales, a political prognosticator and publisher of the Inside Elections newsletter. We speak with Nathan about how this election cycle has turned out and about what one can glean from watching the movements of the President, Vice President, and other senior administration officials in the coming days. You can tell a lot about the shape of an election by tracking where candidates are spending their time in the race's final days. That's according to Nathan L. Gonzales, a political prognosticator and publisher of the Inside Elections newsletter. We speak with Nathan about how this election cycle has turned out and about what one can glean from watching the movements of the President, Vice President, and other senior administration officials in the coming days.

]]> 1155 no GOP Faces Wide-Open Senate Map in Final Weeks We're two weeks from election day and roughly a dozen GOP-held Senate seats are competitive, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad speak with the Report's Senate editor Jessica Taylor about how we got here and whether Republicans' hopes for holding on to the Senate really are as dim as they seem. Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:41:53 -0000 GOP Faces Wide-Open Senate Map in Final Weeks full Bloomberg Government We're two weeks from election day and roughly a dozen GOP-held Senate seats are competitive, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad speak with the Report's Senate editor Jessica Taylor about how we got here and whether Republicans' hopes for holding on to the Senate really are as dim as they seem. We're two weeks from election day and roughly a dozen GOP-held Senate seats are competitive, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad speak with the Report's Senate editor Jessica Taylor about how we got here and whether Republicans' hopes for holding on to the Senate really are as dim as they seem.

]]> 1292 no Lindsey Graham's Opponent Touts Stratospheric Fundraising Totals Recent fundraising disclosures confirmed what polling numbers have hinted at: South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham is in the fight of his life. On this week's episode of Downballot Counts, we talk about how Graham's Democratic opponent, Jamie Harrison, shattered fundraising records during the third quarter of this year. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:53:56 -0000 Lindsey Graham's Opponent Touts Stratospheric Fundraising Totals full Bloomberg Government Recent fundraising disclosures confirmed what polling numbers have hinted at: South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham is in the fight of his life. On this week's episode of Downballot Counts, we talk about how Graham's Democratic opponent, Jamie Harrison, shattered fundraising records during the third quarter of this year. Recent fundraising disclosures confirmed what polling numbers have hinted at: South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham is in the fight of his life. On this week's episode of Downballot Counts, we talk about how Graham's Democratic opponent, Jamie Harrison, shattered fundraising records during the third quarter of this year.

]]> 1345 no Carolinas, Both of Them, Have 2020's Tightest Senate Races (Podcast) Political handicappers long predicted that North Carolina's Senate race would be one of the closest of the 2020 election cycle. But almost no one could have foreseen that its neighbor, South Carolina, would also see a Senate race turn into a dead heat. On today's Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux examine the difficult reelection campaigns of Republicans Senators Thom Tillis and Lindsey Graham, and also breakdown a campaign ad playing right now in Colorado. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 18:38:37 -0000 Carolinas, Both of Them, Have 2020's Tightest Senate Races (Podcast) full Bloomberg Government Political handicappers long predicted that North Carolina's Senate race would be one of the closest of the 2020 election cycle. But almost no one could have foreseen that its neighbor, South Carolina, would also see a Senate race turn into a dead heat. On today's Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux examine the difficult reelection campaigns of Republicans Senators Thom Tillis and Lindsey Graham, and also breakdown a campaign ad playing right now in Colorado. Political handicappers long predicted that North Carolina's Senate race would be one of the closest of the 2020 election cycle. But almost no one could have foreseen that its neighbor, South Carolina, would also see a Senate race turn into a dead heat.

On today's Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux examine the difficult reelection campaigns of Republicans Senators Thom Tillis and Lindsey Graham, and also breakdown a campaign ad playing right now in Colorado.

]]> 1011 no 'Wind Is Not at Our Backs,' GOP Pollster Says With five weeks to go before the election, polling data is looking pretty grim for Republicans up and down the ballot. Today we hear from Glen Bolger, a major Republican pollster and founder of the firm Public Opinion Strategies, on what his party needs to do to turn this trend around or at least mitigate it heading into Election Day. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:12:17 -0000 'Wind Is Not at Our Backs,' GOP Pollster Says full Bloomberg Government With five weeks to go before the election, polling data is looking pretty grim for Republicans up and down the ballot. Today we hear from Glen Bolger, a major Republican pollster and founder of the firm Public Opinion Strategies, on what his party needs to do to turn this trend around or at least mitigate it heading into Election Day. With five weeks to go before the election, polling data is looking pretty grim for Republicans up and down the ballot. Today we hear from Glen Bolger, a major Republican pollster and founder of the firm Public Opinion Strategies, on what his party needs to do to turn this trend around or at least mitigate it heading into Election Day.

]]> 1010 no Biden in Stronger Position than Hillary Was, Dem Pollster Says On this episode of Downballot Counts, we speak with Joe Biden's top pollster. He says comparisons between current polls and those from four years ago indicate there are fewer undecided voters now than there were back then. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 18:14:42 -0000 full Bloomberg Government On this episode of Downballot Counts, we speak with Joe Biden's top pollster. He says comparisons between current polls and those from four years ago indicate there are fewer undecided voters now than there were back then. On this episode of Downballot Counts, we speak with Joe Biden's top pollster. He says comparisons between current polls and those from four years ago indicate there are fewer undecided voters now than there were back then.

]]> 1128 no Election Begins Final Act With Democrats at Center Stage Primary season is all but over and now Democrats and Republicans face off against each other in earnest. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad break down the state of play with less than two months to go and they explain why Democrats are in a favorable position heading into the home stretch. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:42:15 -0000 Election Begins Final Act With Democrats at Center Stage full Bloomberg Government Primary season is all but over and now Democrats and Republicans face off against each other in earnest. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad break down the state of play with less than two months to go and they explain why Democrats are in a favorable position heading into the home stretch. Primary season is all but over and now Democrats and Republicans face off against each other in earnest. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad break down the state of play with less than two months to go and they explain why Democrats are in a favorable position heading into the home stretch.

]]> 981 no All Eyes on Massachusetts as Incumbents Fight to Survive The Bay State is the center of the political universe this week, with several primary elections there that may unseat incumbents with decades of experience in Congress. We speak with Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic consultant in Massachusetts, about what's at stake in tomorrow's primaries and about who is likely to come out on top. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:10:50 -0000 All Eyes on Massachusetts as Incumbents Fight to Survive full Bloomberg Government The Bay State is the center of the political universe this week, with several primary elections there that may unseat incumbents with decades of experience in Congress. We speak with Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic consultant in Massachusetts, about what's at stake in tomorrow's primaries and about who is likely to come out on top. The Bay State is the center of the political universe this week, with several primary elections there that may unseat incumbents with decades of experience in Congress. We speak with Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic consultant in Massachusetts, about what's at stake in tomorrow's primaries and about who is likely to come out on top.

]]> 1351 no GOP Needs Ticket Splitters, Ex-Lawmaker Says To avoid a blowout in this November's elections, Republicans will need to revive the nearly extinct tradition of ticket splitting, former GOP congressman Tom Davis says. That's because many GOP candidates are running in swing states that Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expected to win. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with the former Virginia lawmaker about why ticket splitting is such a rarity these days and about why he thinks some threatened GOP incumbents are not in as much trouble as many believe. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:22:06 -0000 GOP Needs Ticket Splitters, Ex-Lawmaker Says full Bloomberg Government To avoid a blowout in this November's elections, Republicans will need to revive the nearly extinct tradition of ticket splitting, former GOP congressman Tom Davis says. That's because many GOP candidates are running in swing states that Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expected to win. On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with the former Virginia lawmaker about why ticket splitting is such a rarity these days and about why he thinks some threatened GOP incumbents are not in as much trouble as many believe. To avoid a blowout in this November's elections, Republicans will need to revive the nearly extinct tradition of ticket splitting, former GOP congressman Tom Davis says. That's because many GOP candidates are running in swing states that Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expected to win.

On this episode of Downballot Counts, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux speak with the former Virginia lawmaker about why ticket splitting is such a rarity these days and about why he thinks some threatened GOP incumbents are not in as much trouble as many believe.

]]> 1046 no With Biden Way Up in Polls, "Coattails" Come Into Play The campaign season shifts into a new phase with the political conventions starting this week. And despite running against an incumbent president, Joe Biden has a very strong lead, according to a recent cluster of polls. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look at whether Biden could have a so-called "coattail effect" and about who to watch during this week's Democratic convention. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 18:06:42 -0000 With Biden Way Up in Polls, "Coattails" Come Into Play full Bloomberg Government The campaign season shifts into a new phase with the political conventions starting this week. And despite running against an incumbent president, Joe Biden has a very strong lead, according to a recent cluster of polls. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look at whether Biden could have a so-called "coattail effect" and about who to watch during this week's Democratic convention. The campaign season shifts into a new phase with the political conventions starting this week. And despite running against an incumbent president, Joe Biden has a very strong lead, according to a recent cluster of polls. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look at whether Biden could have a so-called "coattail effect" and about who to watch during this week's Democratic convention.

]]> 914 no Rebroadcast: Quentin James on Black Political Power Quentin James, the founder and president of The Collective PAC, discusses his organization’s effort to elect more black candidates to federal, state and local offices. He also talks about the generational change taking place among black political leaders. (Note: This interview originally aired on the June 29 episode of Downballot Counts.) Mon, 10 Aug 2020 20:12:04 -0000 Rebroadcast: Quentin James on Black Political Power full Bloomberg Government Quentin James, the founder and president of The Collective PAC, discusses his organization’s effort to elect more black candidates to federal, state and local offices. He also talks about the generational change taking place among black political leaders. (Note: This interview originally aired on the June 29 episode of Downballot Counts.) Quentin James, the founder and president of The Collective PAC, discusses his organization’s effort to elect more black candidates to federal, state and local offices. He also talks about the generational change taking place among black political leaders. (Note: This interview originally aired on the June 29 episode of Downballot Counts.)

]]> 846 no Incumbents Dropping Like Flies With Possibly More to Come Primary season is far from over, but we’ve already seen an above-average number of incumbent congressmen fail to win their party’s nomination. We may see more in the coming weeks, with two members of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s so-called “Squad” facing strong intra-party challengers, and a member of the Kennedy family dynasty going after a sitting Senator. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the dynamics at play here and also look at the primary for an open Senate seat in Kansas, where the campaign ads are no-holds-barred. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 19:01:14 -0000 Incumbents Dropping Like Flies With Possibly More to Come full Bloomberg Government Primary season is far from over, but we’ve already seen an above-average number of incumbent congressmen fail to win their party’s nomination. We may see more in the coming weeks, with two members of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s so-called “Squad” facing strong intra-party challengers, and a member of the Kennedy family dynasty going after a sitting Senator. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the dynamics at play here and also look at the primary for an open Senate seat in Kansas, where the campaign ads are no-holds-barred. Primary season is far from over, but we’ve already seen an above-average number of incumbent congressmen fail to win their party’s nomination. We may see more in the coming weeks, with two members of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s so-called “Squad” facing strong intra-party challengers, and a member of the Kennedy family dynasty going after a sitting Senator.

Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the dynamics at play here and also look at the primary for an open Senate seat in Kansas, where the campaign ads are no-holds-barred.

]]> 927 no Virtual Fundraising Outperforming Expectations in Covid Era Bloomberg Government politics reporter Emily Wilkins discusses second-quarter fundraising reports and how Democrats’ benefit from significant fundraising advantages in the House and Senate races. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:24:46 -0000 Virtual Fundraising Outperforming Expectations in Covid Era full Bloomberg Government Bloomberg Government politics reporter Emily Wilkins discusses second-quarter fundraising reports and how Democrats’ benefit from significant fundraising advantages in the House and Senate races. Bloomberg Government politics reporter Emily Wilkins discusses second-quarter fundraising reports and how Democrats’ benefit from significant fundraising advantages in the House and Senate races.

]]> 994 no Jeff Sessions Squares Off Against Trump Favorite in Alabama Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is fighting for his political life in this week's Alabama GOP primary runoff. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad breakdown this race along with other primaries in Texas and Maine. Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:39:39 -0000 Jeff Sessions Squares Off Against Trump Favorite in Alabama full Bloomberg Government Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is fighting for his political life in this week's Alabama GOP primary runoff. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad breakdown this race along with other primaries in Texas and Maine. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is fighting for his political life in this week's Alabama GOP primary runoff. Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad breakdown this race along with other primaries in Texas and Maine.

]]> 929 no Quentin James on Black Political Power Quentin James, the founder and president of The Collective PAC, discusses his organization’s effort to elect more black candidates to federal, state and local offices. He also talks about what it would mean for Joe Biden to choose a black woman as his running mate. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:14:08 -0000 Quentin James on Black Political Power full Bloomberg Government Quentin James, the founder and president of The Collective PAC, discusses his organization’s effort to elect more black candidates to federal, state and local offices. He also talks about what it would mean for Joe Biden to choose a black woman as his running mate. Quentin James, the founder and president of The Collective PAC, discusses his organization’s effort to elect more black candidates to federal, state and local offices. He also talks about what it would mean for Joe Biden to choose a black woman as his running mate.

]]> 1425 no Tuesday Is Make-Or-Break for Several Longtime Incumbents Austin Chambers, president of the Republican State Leadership Committee, joins the latest episode of Downballot Counts to discuss the GOP's heightened focus on state legislative races this year. And Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad talk about Tuesday's primaries, with several longtime incumbents struggling to win their own party's nomination. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:47:19 -0000 Tuesday Is Make-Or-Break for Several Longtime Incumbents full Bloomberg Government Austin Chambers, president of the Republican State Leadership Committee, joins the latest episode of Downballot Counts to discuss the GOP's heightened focus on state legislative races this year. And Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad talk about Tuesday's primaries, with several longtime incumbents struggling to win their own party's nomination. Austin Chambers, president of the Republican State Leadership Committee, joins the latest episode of Downballot Counts to discuss the GOP's heightened focus on state legislative races this year. And Hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad talk about Tuesday's primaries, with several longtime incumbents struggling to win their own party's nomination.

]]> 1189 no Georgia Voting Mess, GOP Women, and More Mailbag Questions Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux take questions on the Georgia primaries, whether we'll have more or fewer Republican woman holding office this time next year, and the campaign impact of “Defund The Police” in Downballot Counts' inaugural mailbag episode. Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:16:52 -0000 Georgia Voting Mess, GOP Women, and More Mailbag Questions full Bloomberg Government Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux take questions on the Georgia primaries, whether we'll have more or fewer Republican woman holding office this time next year, and the campaign impact of “Defund The Police” in Downballot Counts' inaugural mailbag episode. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux take questions on the Georgia primaries, whether we'll have more or fewer Republican woman holding office this time next year, and the campaign impact of “Defund The Police” in Downballot Counts' inaugural mailbag episode.

]]> 1033 no Jessica Post on Ultra-High Stakes of Statehouse Races (Podcast) This is the first time in 20 years that a presidential election will be held in the same year as the decennial census, which means that whichever party wins in statehouses this November will have a huge advantage in redrawing legislative districts. Jessica Post, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, talks with hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad about her efforts to win state legislative races and set the party up well for the next round of redistricting. Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:12:44 -0000 Jessica Post on Ultra-High Stakes of Statehouse Races (Podcast) full Bloomberg Government This is the first time in 20 years that a presidential election will be held in the same year as the decennial census, which means that whichever party wins in statehouses this November will have a huge advantage in redrawing legislative districts. Jessica Post, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, talks with hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad about her efforts to win state legislative races and set the party up well for the next round of redistricting. This is the first time in 20 years that a presidential election will be held in the same year as the decennial census, which means that whichever party wins in statehouses this November will have a huge advantage in redrawing legislative districts. Jessica Post, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, talks with hosts Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad about her efforts to win state legislative races and set the party up well for the next round of redistricting.

]]> 1462 no Tuesday's Primary May Be Steve King's Last Stand Tuesday marks the start of a big month in congressional primaries. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux highlight the top primaries to watch, including open-seat contests that will all but decide the next House member and the most challenging nomination fight of Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) career. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:41:00 -0000 Tuesday's Primary May Be Steve King's Last Stand full Bloomberg Government Tuesday marks the start of a big month in congressional primaries. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux highlight the top primaries to watch, including open-seat contests that will all but decide the next House member and the most challenging nomination fight of Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) career. Tuesday marks the start of a big month in congressional primaries. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux highlight the top primaries to watch, including open-seat contests that will all but decide the next House member and the most challenging nomination fight of Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) career.

]]> 1190 no Kelly Dittmar on a Sustained Surge in Female Candidates A record number of women ran for the House in 2018, but that record has already been broken just two years later. Kelly Dittmar of the Center for American Women and Politics has been tracking the data and explains why Democrats are still fielding far more female candidates than Republicans. Hosts: Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block. Mon, 18 May 2020 19:42:00 -0000 Kelly Dittmar on a Sustained Surge in Female Candidates full Bloomberg Government A record number of women ran for the House in 2018, but that record has already been broken just two years later. Kelly Dittmar of the Center for American Women and Politics has been tracking the data and explains why Democrats are still fielding far more female candidates than Republicans. Hosts: Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block. A record number of women ran for the House in 2018, but that record has already been broken just two years later. Kelly Dittmar of the Center for American Women and Politics has been tracking the data and explains why Democrats are still fielding far more female candidates than Republicans. Hosts: Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block.

]]> 1318 no Paul Mitchell on a House Seat in California That Could Flip Paul Mitchell, the Sacramento-based vice president of Political Data, Inc., discusses the highly competitive special election in California’s 25th District, north of Los Angeles, and how to read the early ballot returns he’s been tracking. Hosts: Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block. View this episode's ad of the week here. Mon, 11 May 2020 18:58:53 -0000 Paul Mitchell on a House Seat in California That Could Flip full Bloomberg Government Paul Mitchell, the Sacramento-based vice president of Political Data, Inc., discusses the highly competitive special election in California’s 25th District, north of Los Angeles, and how to read the early ballot returns he’s been tracking. Hosts: Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block. View this episode's ad of the week here. Paul Mitchell, the Sacramento-based vice president of Political Data, Inc., discusses the highly competitive special election in California’s 25th District, north of Los Angeles, and how to read the early ballot returns he’s been tracking.


Hosts: Greg Giroux and Kyle Trygstad. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block.


View this episode's ad of the week here.

]]> 1525 no GOP Faces Strong Headwinds Six Months to Election Day With the elections six months away, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux discuss how the coronavirus pandemic and Trump's re-election prospects affect who will win the majorities in the House and Senate. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block. Mon, 04 May 2020 18:39:04 -0000 GOP Faces Strong Headwinds Six Months to Election Day full Bloomberg Government With the elections six months away, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux discuss how the coronavirus pandemic and Trump's re-election prospects affect who will win the majorities in the House and Senate. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block. With the elections six months away, hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux discuss how the coronavirus pandemic and Trump's re-election prospects affect who will win the majorities in the House and Senate. Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block.

]]> 1102 no How to Make a Good Political Ad From a Distance Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins discusses how the lack of retail campaigning thanks to stay-at-home orders has made TV ads more important than ever, despite the fact that they're now becoming more complicated than ever to produce. Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:31:05 -0000 How to Make a Good Political Ad From a Distance full Bloomberg Government Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins discusses how the lack of retail campaigning thanks to stay-at-home orders has made TV ads more important than ever, despite the fact that they're now becoming more complicated than ever to produce. Bloomberg Government’s Emily Wilkins discusses how the lack of retail campaigning thanks to stay-at-home orders has made TV ads more important than ever, despite the fact that they're now becoming more complicated than ever to produce.

]]> 1336 no Nathan Gonzales on Democrats' Colossal Cash Advantage First quarter fundraising numbers just came in and they show that vulnerable House Democrats raked in far more than their Republican challengers. Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales discusses these numbers and the state of play for control of Congress after more than a month of social distancing. Hosts: Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block Watch this episode's featured political ad here. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:51:29 -0000 Nathan Gonzales on Democrats' Colossal Cash Advantage full Bloomberg Government First quarter fundraising numbers just came in and they show that vulnerable House Democrats raked in far more than their Republican challengers. Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales discusses these numbers and the state of play for control of Congress after more than a month of social distancing. Hosts: Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block Watch this episode's featured political ad here. First quarter fundraising numbers just came in and they show that vulnerable House Democrats raked in far more than their Republican challengers. Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales discusses these numbers and the state of play for control of Congress after more than a month of social distancing.

Hosts: Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux

Producers: David Schultz and Josh Block


Watch this episode's featured political ad here.

]]> 1388 no Autumn Airwaves Already Filling Up With Campaign Ads Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux highlight the states where the four main congressional super PACs recently reserved TV time for the weeks leading up to the general election. Producer: David Schultz. Watch the campaign ad featured in this episode here. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:12:05 -0000 Autumn Airwaves Already Filling Up With Campaign Ads full Bloomberg Government Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux highlight the states where the four main congressional super PACs recently reserved TV time for the weeks leading up to the general election. Producer: David Schultz. Watch the campaign ad featured in this episode here. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux highlight the states where the four main congressional super PACs recently reserved TV time for the weeks leading up to the general election. Producer: David Schultz.

Watch the campaign ad featured in this episode here.

]]> 933 Wisconsin Takes Center Stage, For Now and Later https://news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts/downballot-counts Wisconsin's head-spinning state primary dynamics, a discussion of this campaign ad airing in Kentucky and later, Senate races talk with Bloomberg Government reporter Nancy Ognanovich. Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:31:30 -0000 full Bloomberg Government Wisconsin's head-spinning state primary dynamics, a discussion of this campaign ad airing in Kentucky and later, Senate races talk with Bloomberg Government reporter Nancy Ognanovich. Wisconsin's head-spinning state primary dynamics, a discussion of this campaign ad airing in Kentucky and later, Senate races talk with Bloomberg Government reporter Nancy Ognanovich.

]]> 1131 no How to Campaign in a Social Distancing World Bloomberg Government politics reporter Emily Wilkins joins hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux to discuss how campaigns are continuing to reach out to voters as the coronavirus keeps most people at home. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:20:42 -0000 How to Campaign in a Social Distancing World full Bloomberg Government Bloomberg Government politics reporter Emily Wilkins joins hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux to discuss how campaigns are continuing to reach out to voters as the coronavirus keeps most people at home. Bloomberg Government politics reporter Emily Wilkins joins hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux to discuss how campaigns are continuing to reach out to voters as the coronavirus keeps most people at home.

]]> 1315 no Coronavirus Puts the Campaign Calendar in Flux Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the postponement of primaries and one of the first campaign ads focused on coronavirus. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:19:22 -0000 Coronavirus Puts the Campaign Calendar in Flux full Bloomberg Government Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the postponement of primaries and one of the first campaign ads focused on coronavirus. Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the postponement of primaries and one of the first campaign ads focused on coronavirus.

]]> 971 Kathy Hochul on Managing the Coronavirus Response in New York and Nationally New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) discusses her state's initiatives to both prepare for a worst-case scenario, helping citizens on a day-to-day basis, and how the coronavirus will affect upcoming primary elections in her state. Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:36:47 -0000 Kathy Hochul on Managing the Coronavirus Response in New York and Nationally full Bloomberg Government New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) discusses her state's initiatives to both prepare for a worst-case scenario, helping citizens on a day-to-day basis, and how the coronavirus will affect upcoming primary elections in her state. New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) discusses her state's initiatives to both prepare for a worst-case scenario, helping citizens on a day-to-day basis, and how the coronavirus will affect upcoming primary elections in her state.

]]> 1027 no Ami Bera on Why Biden’s Tuesday Was Super for House Democrats Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) leads the political arm of the largest ideological caucus in Congress, the New Democrat Coalition. He joins Downballot Counts to discuss why freshman House Democrats from suburban districts were happy to see the former vice president take the delegate lead in the presidential race. Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:18:09 -0000 Ami Bera on Why Biden’s Tuesday Was Super for House Democrats full Bloomberg Government Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) leads the political arm of the largest ideological caucus in Congress, the New Democrat Coalition. He joins Downballot Counts to discuss why freshman House Democrats from suburban districts were happy to see the former vice president take the delegate lead in the presidential race. Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) leads the political arm of the largest ideological caucus in Congress, the New Democrat Coalition. He joins Downballot Counts to discuss why freshman House Democrats from suburban districts were happy to see the former vice president take the delegate lead in the presidential race.

]]> 1529 no Tom Emmer on Republicans Winning Back the House Majority Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, discusses his party’s efforts to win control of the House two years after losing it and how many seats the GOP could gain if Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) wins the presidential nomination. Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:54:49 -0000 Tom Emmer on Republicans Winning Back the House Majority full Bloomberg Government Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, discusses his party’s efforts to win control of the House two years after losing it and how many seats the GOP could gain if Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) wins the presidential nomination. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, discusses his party’s efforts to win control of the House two years after losing it and how many seats the GOP could gain if Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) wins the presidential nomination.

]]> 1567 no Jason Altmire on How to Fix What's Wrong With Congress Former Rep. Jason Altmire, a Democrat who represented western Pennsylvania for three terms, discusses what ails Congress and what reforms the bipartisan organization he’s advising, Unite America, is supporting. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:31:31 -0000 Jason Altmire on How to Fix What's Wrong With Congress full Bloomberg Government Former Rep. Jason Altmire, a Democrat who represented western Pennsylvania for three terms, discusses what ails Congress and what reforms the bipartisan organization he’s advising, Unite America, is supporting. Former Rep. Jason Altmire, a Democrat who represented western Pennsylvania for three terms, discusses what ails Congress and what reforms the bipartisan organization he’s advising, Unite America, is supporting.

]]> 1399 no Abby Livingston on Action-Packed Texas The Texas Tribune’s Washington bureau chief Abby Livingston discusses the Lone Star State’s most vulnerable House incumbents in Super Tuesday primaries and what the chances are it goes blue in the presidential and Senate races. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:36:35 -0000 Abby Livingston on Action-Packed Texas full Bloomberg Government The Texas Tribune’s Washington bureau chief Abby Livingston discusses the Lone Star State’s most vulnerable House incumbents in Super Tuesday primaries and what the chances are it goes blue in the presidential and Senate races. The Texas Tribune’s Washington bureau chief Abby Livingston discusses the Lone Star State’s most vulnerable House incumbents in Super Tuesday primaries and what the chances are it goes blue in the presidential and Senate races.

]]> 1328 no Casey Phillips on Win, Lose or Draw Straws Republican media consultant Casey Phillips discusses his new documentary that highlights the unusual ways U.S. election ties are broken and reinforces that every vote matters. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:20:54 -0000 Casey Phillips on Win, Lose or Draw Straws full Bloomberg Government Republican media consultant Casey Phillips discusses his new documentary that highlights the unusual ways U.S. election ties are broken and reinforces that every vote matters. Republican media consultant Casey Phillips discusses his new documentary that highlights the unusual ways U.S. election ties are broken and reinforces that every vote matters.

]]> 1295 no Cheri Bustos on Democrats’ House Majority Rep. Cheri Bustos, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discusses the party’s strong fundraising in 2019 and what it means for Democrats' chances to retain control of the House in November. Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:16:15 -0000 Cheri Bustos on Democrats’ House Majority full Bloomberg Government Rep. Cheri Bustos, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discusses the party’s strong fundraising in 2019 and what it means for Democrats' chances to retain control of the House in November. Rep. Cheri Bustos, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discusses the party’s strong fundraising in 2019 and what it means for Democrats' chances to retain control of the House in November.

]]> 1423 no Jessica Taylor on Iowa’s Other Big Races In our premiere episode, Bloomberg Government’s Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look ahead to Super Tuesday’s big states to watch, highlight a campaign ad airing in Alabama, and discuss congressional races in Iowa with the Cook Political Report’s Jessica Taylor. Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:26:00 -0000 Jessica Taylor on Iowa’s Other Big Races full Bloomberg Government In our premiere episode, Bloomberg Government’s Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look ahead to Super Tuesday’s big states to watch, highlight a campaign ad airing in Alabama, and discuss congressional races in Iowa with the Cook Political Report’s Jessica Taylor. In our premiere episode, Bloomberg Government’s Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look ahead to Super Tuesday’s big states to watch, highlight a campaign ad airing in Alabama, and discuss congressional races in Iowa with the Cook Political Report’s Jessica Taylor.

]]> 1144 no Introducing: Downballot Counts From the politics team at Bloomberg Government, a new podcast exploring the races for control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2020. For more information: https://about.bgov.com/news-reports/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:48:00 -0000 Introducing: Downballot Counts full Bloomberg Government From the politics team at Bloomberg Government, a new podcast exploring the races for control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2020. For more information: https://about.bgov.com/news-reports/ From the politics team at Bloomberg Government, a new podcast exploring the races for control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2020.

For more information: https://about.bgov.com/news-reports/

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