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Back to SearchTrump's Megaphone Is A Thing Of Envy
Donald Trump knows how to speak so he's heard. Democrats ... much less so. Plus, there are many legitimate recriminations for the Democrats to engage in, but "Elon Musk's money made things unfair" is…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Polling Predictiveness And Nate-Hating Maniacs
The polls were really very accurate, despite what the Nate-haters say. Amy Walter, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report, explains why a clean sweep was not a surprise, assuming …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Trump II, Day 1
Donald Trump has won, his coalition is actually more diverse than any Republican since Nixon, and his share of the popular vote could be larger than any Republican since George H.W. Bush in 1988—it w…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Migratory Patterns of the North American Elk as Rendered In Song
Nah, its the election. We advise against supposed bellwethers, and the scrutinization of early exit polls. Plus, the march of progress by so many statistical measures will happen and has happened, no…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Pennsylvania's Battle Against Election Denial
Kathy Boockvar, former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, fought back an orchestrated, well-funded, and dangerous scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in her state. She sha…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Endorsements Edition
Each weekend on Best Of The Gist, we listen back to an archival Gist segment from the past, then we replay something from the past week. This weekend, though, we’re kicking it old school, with two se…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Funny You Should Mention - Episode 3 Sam Jay
Our third installment of Funny You Should Mention welcomes Sam Jay, former SNL writer, Tom Brady Roaster, host of HBO's Pause with Sam Jay, and stand-up comic behind such specials as Netflix's 3 In T…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Gist Presidential Endorsement
Everyone's getting out of the presidential endorsement business, but The Gist, sensing a market opportunity, is wading in! Plus, Bloomberg's Akshat Rathi is back to discuss EVs, the energy needs of t…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Garbage Gate Redux
Joe Biden calls Trump supporters "garbage," only he didn't mean it, probably, though he did say it, literally. Ugh. Pennsylvania Puerto Ricans are in play! Plus, Trump and Harris' dueling energy poli…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
A Panel Of Zoomers
Four members of the Gen Z cohort, who will be voting in their first Presidential election cycle next week, talk with Mike about America In One Room: The Youth Vote, a deliberative poll and group expe…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago