Podcast Episodes

How to dethrone a Democratic ranking member

Generational change. It’s been a hot topic for Democrats ever since Joe Biden announced he’d run for a second term, and it's been picking up steam th…

1 year, 4 months ago

How the Senate GOP is tempering Trump 2.0

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) weighs in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks, the news of former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal from attorney general …

1 year, 4 months ago

A vanquished Democratic senator’s warning

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) opens up for the first time about his recent defeat, and what he thinks his experiences holding a senate seat in reliably…

1 year, 4 months ago

Why this Trump term will be different

Donald Trump is coming back to the White House. On this episode of Deep Dive, POLITICO’s top Trump-ologist, Meridith McGraw, and Playbook editor Mike…

1 year, 5 months ago

What top election forecasters are predicting for Tuesday

Top election forecasters Lakshya Jain (Split Ticket) and Logan Phillips (Race to the White House) join Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to give thei…

1 year, 5 months ago

Normal Trump vs. Dangerous Trump

Election Day is less than two weeks away. And Donald Trump has been employing an innovative strategy to keep Democrats’ — and an increasingly large n…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why Democrats see 'warning signs' in Pennsylvania

Trump, Harris, and the vast network of campaigns, Super PACs, and down ballot candidates operating alongside them are now on pace to spend $1 billion…

1 year, 5 months ago

The 'boys vs. girls' election

The 2024 election. It’s a contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But increasingly, it also looks like it’s girls versus boys. 

Playbook’s Rac…

1 year, 5 months ago

How not to get fooled by “biased polls” this election

Joining Playbook’s Eugene Daniels on this episode of Deep Dive are two pollsters who know how to find the signal in what has been a very noisy electi…

1 year, 6 months ago

The “giant opening” Trump has given to Harris | James Carville

James Carville is one of the oldest and best known political strategists in America. He also is the subject of a new CNN documentary called “Winning …

1 year, 6 months ago