On the Ground with Joe Trippi

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Legendary Democratic strategist Joe Trippi has worked Iowa for decades as a campaigner, but now he's going back to cover the races from the outside. On the Ground with Joe Trippi takes you directly to the races that are going to make headlines in November, the ones that could make or break the Democrats' chances to take back the House and, God help us, the Senate.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Deep in the Heart of Texas Politics | On the Ground with Joe Trippi & Gilberto Ocañas

    It’s all new episode of On the Ground with Joe Trippi, and this time Joe’s on the ground in Texas, where all eyes are watching the U.S. Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

    38 min

  2. Apr 20

    Rural America Has Been Decimated. Can Dems Break Through? | On the Ground with Joe Trippi & Iowa U.S. Senate Hopeful Josh Turek

    Few non-Iowans know Iowa the way Joe Trippi does. He’s worked on campaigns there for decades. For this show, Joe comes to us from the historic Hotel Fort Des Moines, where many presidential campaigns have gathered on the night of the Iowa caucuses. He was joined by a rising star in the Democratic Party, state Rep. Josh Turek, who’s running for the open U.S. Senate seat. A Democrat hasn’t represented the Hawkeye State in the upper chamber since U.S. Senator Tom Harkin retired in 2015. But with GOP U.S. Senator Joni Ernst declining to run for another term, Democrats see their chance to make a comeback.

    31 min

  3. Apr 16

    Can Dems Really Retake the Senate? | On the Ground with Joe Trippi with AP Reporter Tom Beaumont

    “A year ago, nobody would have thought that the Democrats would be in the position that they’re in now. It’s a reach to say that they are within striking distance of the majority, but they’re in a better position than they were,” Tom Beaumont, national politics writer with The Associated Press, tells Joe Trippi on this latest edition of On The Ground with Joe Trippi.

    38 min

  4. Apr 16

    Are Trump's Tariffs Turning Farmers Against Him? | On the Ground with Joe Trippi & U.S. Senate Hopeful Zach Wahls

    In 2011, a then-19-year-old Zach Wahls stood before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee during a debate over marriage equality. Wahls, who has two mothers, proudly spoke up to fight back against the attacks on LGBTQ+ families. Now, at 34, Wahls is a Democratic Iowa State Senator and is running to represent the Hawkeye State in the U.S. Senate. He joined Joe Trippi for another installment of On The Ground to talk about his campaign . “Electability is about the future. It’s about a vision for the future of our state that a majority of Iowans want to vote for. And I believe that I’m the strongest candidate. We’re proving that we can do it. We’re leading in the polls. We’re raising the most money, more support from actual Iowa donors than any of the other candidates who are in currently or have been in the race.”

    29 min

  5. Mar 23

    Is Rob Sand Iowa's Next Governor? | On the Ground with Joe Trippi

    In 2018, after helping uncover and prosecute the Hot Lotto fraud scheme — the biggest lottery-rigging case in U.S. history, Rob Sand ran for Iowa state auditor. He unseated the Republican incumbent and becoming one of the very few Democrats to hold that office in the last century in a state that’s rapidly turned red. and was reelected in 2022 by a razor‑thin margin and ended up as the only Democrat holding statewide office in Iowa. Now he's running for governor, and he's hit the ground running. Joe Trippi joined him on the ground in Iowa to talk about the campaign and the future of the Hawkeye State, where Dems are feeling bullish about the upcoming midterms.

    25 min

  6. Mar 23

    Is Iowa a Bellwether for Democrats? | SERIES PREMIERE: On the Ground with Joe Trippi

    In this premiere episode, Joe speaks with Laura Belin, one of the most essential Iowa-based political reporters on Earth. She’s been called “probably the hardest-working — and perhaps the best — political reporter in the state” and “one of the best investigative reporters in the state.” If you want to know anything about the current state of politics in the Hawkeye State, Laura is your go-to.

    49 min
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Legendary Democratic strategist Joe Trippi has worked Iowa for decades as a campaigner, but now he's going back to cover the races from the outside. On the Ground with Joe Trippi takes you directly to the races that are going to make headlines in November, the ones that could make or break the Democrats' chances to take back the House and, God help us, the Senate.

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