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Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. Every afternoon.Political wonks - get wonkier with The NPR Politics Podcast+. Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/politics
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Mike Johnson Keeps His Job — For Now
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion Wednesday afternoon to remove Speaker of the House Mike Johnson from his job. It failed by a wide, bipartisan margin. What happens now?
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
This podcast was produced by Jeongyoon Han & Kelli Wessinger. It was edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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The Fight To Fire The House Speaker — Again
Some members of the House Republican conference are mad at Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for a variety of reasons. But do they have the votes to kick him out of his role — and send the House back to the paralysis it faced last year?
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, congressional reporter Barbara Sprunt, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
This podcast was produced by Jeongyoon Han & Kelli Wessinger. It was edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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What's Driving People To — Or Away From — The Polls?
With 26 weeks to go until Election Day, voters' opinions on the major candidates are forming. We explore the different — and similar — issues motivating people across all ages to go to the polls, like abortion, the economy & Israel's war in Gaza against Hamas.
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, political reporter Elena Moore, and national political correspondent Don Gonyea.
This podcast was produced by Jeongyoon Han & Kelli Wessinger. It was edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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Who Wants To Be Trump's VP?
As the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump faces a lot of big decisions — perhaps none more so than who his running mate will be. We discuss who might be on Trump's shortlist, and what qualities he's looking for in a vice president.
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez.
This podcast was produced by Jeongyoon Han, and produced & edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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A closer look at swing state Wisconsin (Politics+)
Wisconsin is a crucial swing state in this year's election, but its influence goes beyond presidential politics. Wisconsin has long been a breeding ground for new ideas that have influenced the country. In this bonus episode, Ron Elving talks with Joy Powers, co-host of Swing State of the Union. It's a new podcast from NPR station WUWM in Milwaukee.You can check out Swing State of the Union here:https://www.wuwm.com/swing-stateUnlock bonus content like this and sponsor-free listening by supporting NPR Politics Podcast+. Sign up via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Regular episodes haven't changed and remain available every weekday!
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Roundup: What To Impart To Your Kids? Depends On Your Party
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll highlights values differences between Democrats and Republicans, as well as a shift in President Biden's coalition of voters. And Donald Trump was fined nine thousand dollars for violating a gag order, meant to protect witnesses and jurors from harassment, during his criminal trial.
This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, political reporter Ximena Bustillo, and national political correspondent Don Gonyea.
This podcast was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Casey Morell. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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Election Day Exit Polls
I have concern about Election Day exit polling, and mainstream broadcast networks’ traditional role of ‘calling’ election results on election day.
How will these predictions - supposedly based on exit interview results - be made for this election? If we consider that already HALF of the 2020 votes have been cast by remote ballot and in person voting and there are days left to run for more votes to be submitted, then what votes will be left to count from the universe of in-person voting on election day?
How can pollsters interview mail-in ballots or early in person voters to get a statistically significant confidence level to factor in that data and better predict the outcome (rhetorical question - they can’t)?
Any election calls made on the day that are based on in-person exit interviews from targeted polling stations will be skewed and unrepresentative of the larger voting public. Those calls, if made, will formulate the backbone of any claim to the office of the Presidency and weigh HEAVILY on the public’s perception of who ‘won’ the election - well before the count is complete.
We can already see the candidates’ around the nation telegraphing their election day and post election day game plan, and its hinging largely on the widely but erroneously propagated idea that the result ‘must be known on the day’.
I’ve not heard anything about this, and hope that it can be addressed and get into the public psyche so we don’t end up with 2000 repeat from the Florida experience, and show the ability to be patient and wait for the true count of all votes to be completed before jumping to any wrong conclusions.