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2024-12-16

  Our 2024 Superlatives

How do you measure a year? In votes cast? Money spent? Or in “seasons of love”? On this end-of-2024 installment of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew tries to find out by making a yearbook and assigning superlatives. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-12-12

  What Happens To Trump's Legal Cases Now?

Earlier this year, as President-elect Donald Trump mounted his campaign to return to the presidency, it seemed like one of the biggest barriers to his election would be the battery of criminal and civil cases that had been filed against him. Now, as we...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-12-09

  A Topsy-Turvy Week In Review

What even happened last week?! On this episode of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew catches Galen up as he returns from a rare week away from his push notifications. They take a look at President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, the status of House...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-12-05

  Your Post-Election Questions, Answered

In this post-election mailbag episode, the crew tackles your burning questions about the 2024 election. Why did Democrats have lower turnout than four years ago? Is misinformation skewing some voters’ view of reality? Did Harris lose because of her can...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-12-02

  The 2026 Midterms Are Only 701 Days Away

Galen is out today, so 538’s Nathaniel Rakich steps in to guide the crew through the numbers. They unpack President Joe Biden’s surprise decision to pardon his son Hunter, exploring the historical context for such a move and how it might resonate with ...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-11-25

  Voters Lose Their Appetite For Incumbents

In this Thanksgiving week installment of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew sits down for a three-course discussion. First, a new poll suggests that economic sentiment data might be even more warped by partisanship than we thought. After that, it’s ano...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-11-21

  How The Polls Did In 2024

Election Day was a moment of truth for pollsters. After high-profile misses in 2016 and 2020, and with a public that has become less trusting of polling, 2024 had the potential to be a make-or-break year for the polls. Two weeks later, pollsters are, o...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-11-18

  What Americans Expect From Trump's Second Term

We are beginning to get a clearer view of what a second Trump administration might look like. President-elect Donald Trump is announcing his cabinet picks, the size of Republicans' majority in Congress is coming into focus, and this has all led to pred...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-11-14

  A 'Realignment' Among Latino Voters

Latino voters made a big jump to the right this election cycle. While the numbers aren’t final, AP Votecast reports an 8-point shift and Edison exit polls indicate more than a 14-point swing. Carlos Odio, co-founder of Equis Research, joins us on the p...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author
2024-11-11

  The Best And Worst Post-Election Hot Takes

Since Election Day, there’s been no shortage of hot takes explaining what happened and what it all means. Have Democrats lost the working class? Does President-elect Donald Trump have an unprecedentedly powerful mandate? Were the polls wrong? On this e...
  ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke author