GD POLITICS

The AI Apocalypse Comes To Washington

A dam of pent-up concern over AI safety burst this past week. It started with a warning from AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who resigned from Anthropic and wrote on X: “Do no

‘Still Counting’ After All These Years

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How Far Can The Redistricting Arms Race Go?

Quick note: The mid-decade redistricting wars have been so chaotic that the maps changed again between when I recorded this podcast on Thursday and when you’re hearing it

You Can’t Poll Away Uncertainty

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This Is What A Blue Wave Looks Like

We’re a week away from the official start of election season — Labor Day — but the polls are not waiting. New Senate surveys in Texas, Michigan and Iowa are sharpening th

Are Data Centers The ‘Sleeper Issue’ Of 2026?

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Millennials Are Taking Over American Politics

Today’s podcast is about the youth. And when I say youth, I am being generous. What I really mean is millennials, a group that today stretches from the sprightly age of 3

Could Texas Tip The Senate?

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The Latino Vote Is Up For Grabs

During the decade that Donald Trump has dominated American politics, no major part of the electorate has changed as dramatically as Latino voters. According to Pew’s val

Nate Silver’s Forecast Is Bullish On Democrats

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Will Wisconsin Elect A Democratic Socialist?

In case one progressive-versus-moderate swing-state showdown wasn’t enough, Wisconsin is running it back this week with its Democratic gubernatorial primary. Democratic

El-Sayed Won. The Polls Did Not.

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Scandal, Insurgents, And Big Money

A heads-up: We’ll be covering this week’s primaries live starting at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday at gdpolitics.com Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller is under pressure to step asi

We Drafted The Perfect Primary Calendar

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Democrats Can't Fool The Working Class

By now, the story of how Graham Platner was recruited to run for Senate is well known. Two Democratic Socialist-aligned operatives, Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan, set out

What Has The U.S. Actually Achieved In Iran?

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Can Progressives Win Swing States?

Democrats’ messy internal politics are on full display as we enter the final stretch of primary season. The marquee event is Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Over t

Democrats Are Favored. But By How Much?

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Why Europe’s Politics Keep Breaking

Some of the episodes that have gotten the strongest response since launching GD POLITICS have been about politics outside the United States — the United Kingdom, Canada,

What Platner’s Exit Means For Control Of The Senate

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