Nixon's first presidential midterm election (the election in which the House and Senate would be up for election) would turn out to be his last, but no one knew it at the time. Nixon tried something Presidents hadn't tried and took off in Air Force One to boost GOP candidates and attack hippie "thugs" across the country. He hoped to reverse the midterm trend ... Show More
Oct 28
THE "SEINFELD MIDTERM" OF 1990 AND THE "DISCO MIDTERM" OF 1978
There's an expectation that every midterm will be a wave. 2026 well could be, in line with 1994, 2014 or 2006. But it's not automatic. In this episode we discuss the modern reality of midterms. Party losses are getting lower on average, and what a wave is has changed. In this epi ... Show More
31m 51s
Oct 25
WHAT WE SAID LAST MIDTERM ELECTION: The 2022 Midterm Result, and Listener Questions
4 years ago we said this... Call 2022 the Mick Jagger midterm - neither party got fully what they wanted. Both parties experienced win and losses. It is, so far, largely a "stave midterm" where the President's party lost less seats than expected - we've discussed a few of these o ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2021
If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Government Compilation
Trevor explores several aspects of government and politics in the U.S., including the history of the Senate filibuster, presidents who lied about their health and pioneering first ladies.
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35m 25s