Sarah Frostenson
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What The Pro-Abortion Rights Win In Kansas Means For Other Elections
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses why the Kansas amendment that would have ended state constitutional rights to abortion failed by such a wide margin. They also consider whether abortion as an issue will motivate voters in other elections this fall and look at the primary winners in Arizona, Missouri, Michigan and Washington. → Read More
What Went Down During The June 14 Primary Elections
Our colleague Kaleigh signed off earlier, but Nevada is really the state to watch tonight with a number of prominent Big Lie candidates running. Right now, Marc… → Read More
What Went Down During The June 14 Primary Elections
Meanwhile, in the Democratic Senate primary, ABC News is reporting that Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is projected to win that race. → Read More
Trump’s Political Influence Is On The Ballot This Year
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the politically thorny issue of mental acuity in an increasingly elderly U.S. go… → Read More
Biden’s State Of The Union And Texas’s Primary Election: Live Updates And Results
As many of my colleagues have pointed out on this live blog, there’s a sharp pivot tonight in strategy among Democrats on how to handle COVID-19, and that might… → Read More
Biden’s State Of The Union And Texas’s Primary Election: Live Updates And Results
That’s right, Monica. To get a better understanding of how states are spending their stimulus money so far check out Monica’s recent story on this. → Read More
Biden’s State Of The Union And Texas’s Primary Election: Live Updates And Results
Looks like O’Rourke has already locked up the Democratic nomination for governor in Texas per AP: → Read More
Politics Podcast: How Much Have Hispanic Voters Shifted Toward The GOP?
Just one year after voting for Democratic House candidates by 60 percent, Hispanic voters are now evenly split between Democrats and Republicans in a hypothetic… → Read More
We’re Looking For A Politics Intern
FiveThirtyEight is seeking an intern to join our politics team for spring 2022. We’re looking for a current student or recent graduate who has experience using … → Read More
GOP Critics Of Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ Are Struggling To Win Reelection
Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez announced he is retiring from Congress at the end of his term. He is one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former Pres… → Read More
What The Failed California Recall Does — And Doesn’t — Tell Us
In this late-night edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the results of the California gubernatorial recall election. Votes are still being counted, but it’s looking like the recall effort is going to fail by a sizable margin. → Read More
The War In Afghanistan Is Officially Ending. Now What?
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, Robert Crews, a professor of history at Stanford University, joins to reflect on the history of the Taliban and talk about the current political landscape in Afghanistan. The podcast crew also discusses how Americans are responding to the Biden administration’s handling of the end of the Afghanistan War. → Read More
What Americans Think About Ending The War In Afghanistan
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew assesses public opinion on the war in Afghanistan and the Biden Administration’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops as the crisis in the region escalates. They also discuss the new district-level 2020 Census results released last week and how these trends will set the stage for redistricting debates. → Read More
Why Has Biden’s Approval Rating Fallen?
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses why Biden’s favorability is falling and how much Democrats should worry about it. They also check in on the results from two recent primary elections in Ohio and announce the launch of FiveThirtyEight’s Redistricting Tracker. → Read More
How Voters React To Scandals Like Cuomo’s
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew assesses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political future after a report from the state’s attorney general concluded that he had sexually harassed 11 women. Cuomo denied the allegations but has faced overwhelming pressure to resign from fellow Democrats, including President Biden. → Read More
What If America Had A Lot More Political Parties?
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discuss a new survey that categorizes voters into at least four ideological quadrants and tries to imagine how voters would align if America were a multi-party democracy. They also discuss shifting American views on foreign policy and the status of the infrastructure and budget bills currently being considered in the Senate. → Read More
We’re Hiring A Senior Politics Reporter
FiveThirtyEight is seeking a senior reporter to write in-depth pieces on U.S. politics and elections with a particular focus on the intersection of politics and… → Read More
Can’t Wait For The Midterms? Here’s What To Pay Attention To Until 2022.
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses which indicators are worth watching to get a sense for how the parties will perf… → Read More
We Have A Lot Of Data From The 2020 Election. Here’s What It Means For Democratic And Republican Strategies.
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the most notable data points from a verified voter survey by the Pew Research Center and what it means for Democratic and Republican strategies going forward. They also talk about ranked-choice voting and why the final vote count in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary has been delayed. → Read More
Politics Podcast: What The Best 2020 Post-Mortem Tells Us About The Electorate
Pew Research released its verified voter survey, looking at how different groups within the electorate voted in 2020. It’s generally considered to be one of the… → Read More