- 10/22TX Senate
On CNN he walked through James Talarico's steady but narrow polling lead over Ken Paxton and how often candidates leading within the margin of error go on to win.
source - 10/22KS Senate
On Anderson Cooper 360 he said polling in the Kansas Senate race is tied and listed it among the races that could hand Democrats a majority.
source - 10/22IA Senate
On Anderson Cooper 360 he said Democrats lead the Iowa Senate race by one point but warned Republicans have beaten their final polls in Trump states.
source - 10/22
- 10/22OH Senate
On Anderson Cooper 360 he said Sherrod Brown holds a four point lead over Jon Husted in Ohio.
source - 10/22MI Senate
On Anderson Cooper 360 he called the Michigan Senate race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed very tight.
source - 10/22AK Senate
On Anderson Cooper 360 he said polling in the Alaska Senate race is tilting toward Democrats.
source - 10/21AK Senate
Listed Alaska as a toss up Senate race where Democrats lead by 3, and warned Democrats to trust no one as GOP has beaten polls in Trump states.
source - 10/19OH Governor
Said the Ohio governor race has flipped to Amy Acton, up 4, and called Ramaswamy's standing with independents the worst this century.
source - 10/16OH Senate
Named Ohio among six toss up Senate races and warned Democrats of a big siren because polls are within the margin of error.
source - 10/16MI Senate
Named Michigan among six toss up Senate races Democrats need to win at least three of.
source - 10/16
- 10/16KS Senate
Named Kansas among toss up Senate races, with polling showing a tie or Democrats up a few points.
source - 10/12TX Senate
Broke down unusual Democratic strength in Texas beyond Talarico, citing a 20 point shift on the statewide House ballot and a big Hispanic swing.
source - 10/04TX Senate
Said a Talarico win would give Democrats a 78% chance of winning the Senate and showed Talarico with a 70% chance to win Texas.
source - 08/17ME Senate
In a YouTube forecast video listed Maine as a Democratic lead of 3 points on the path to a Democratic sweep.
source - 08/17
- 08/13GA Senate
Highlighted Jon Ossoff leading by 13 points as one of three Southern Senate races where Democrats lead.
source - 08/13NC Senate
Highlighted Roy Cooper leading by 9 points in North Carolina, which has not elected a Democratic senator since 2008.
source - 08/13TX Senate
Highlighted James Talarico leading by 2 points in Texas, calling it a possibly historic year for Democrats in the South.
source - 07/01NC Senate
Said North Carolina, with Democrats up 7, was the only Senate seat Democrats could count on, arguing the math was not there for a majority.
source - 07/01ME Senate
Called the Collins vs Platner race a contest with no clear leader in his Senate math segment.
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Who is talking about which race? Which podcasters, hosts and reporters are putting a race in front of their audience.
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170 podcasters, hosts, streamers, reporters and handicappers, and the 372 times since June they put a 2026 race in front of their audience: interviews, attacks, endorsements, ratings changes and calls.
The races getting the most airtime
- 10/20TX Senate
Inside Elections moved the open Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico from Tilt Republican to Toss Up, part of 30 rating changes all toward Democrats.
source - 10/20KS Senate
Inside Elections moved the Kansas Senate race between Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton from Likely Republican to Tilt Republican.
source - 10/20NH Senate
Inside Elections moved the open New Hampshire Senate race from Toss Up to Tilt Democratic.
source - 10/20SC Senate
Inside Elections moved the South Carolina Senate race against Darline Graham from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.
source - 10/20FL Senate
Inside Elections moved the Florida Senate race for Ashley Moody's seat from Solid Republican to Likely Republican.
source - 10/20TX Governor
Inside Elections moved the Texas governor race between Greg Abbott and Gina Hinojosa from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.
source - 10/20NE Governor
Inside Elections moved Jim Pillen's Nebraska governor race from Solid Republican to Likely Republican.
source - 10/20VT Governor
Inside Elections moved Phil Scott's Vermont governor race from Solid Republican to Likely Republican.
source - 10/20
- 10/20IA-02
Inside Elections moved the open Iowa 2nd District left by Ashley Hinson from Tilt Republican to Toss Up.
source - 10/20NC-01
Inside Elections moved Rep. Don Davis's North Carolina 1st District from Tilt Republican to Toss Up.
source - 10/20NC-11
Inside Elections moved the open North Carolina 11th District from Lean Republican to Toss Up.
source - 10/20OH-09
Inside Elections moved Rep. Marcy Kaptur's Ohio 9th District from Tilt Republican to Toss Up.
source - 10/20PA-07
Inside Elections moved Rep. Ryan Mackenzie's Pennsylvania 7th District from Toss Up to Tilt Democratic.
source - 10/20PA-08
Inside Elections moved Rep. Rob Bresnahan's Pennsylvania 8th District from Toss Up to Tilt Democratic.
source - 10/20TX-15
Inside Elections moved Rep. Monica De La Cruz's Texas 15th District from Tilt Republican to Toss Up.
source - 10/20NE-02
Inside Elections moved the open Nebraska 2nd District from Tilt Democratic to Lean Democratic.
source - 10/20MT-01
Inside Elections moved the open Montana 1st District from Lean Republican to Tilt Republican.
source - 10/20ME-02
Inside Elections moved the open Maine 2nd District from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.
source - 10/20KY-06
Inside Elections moved the open Kentucky 6th District from Lean Republican to Tilt Republican.
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- 10/20TX Senate
Said Talarico would win if the election were held now and Paxton loses if he will not debate.
source - 10/20
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- 10/16TX Senate
On Fox News Radio said Trump expects Paxton to lose and is looking for someone to blame, adding I really don't care.
source - 06/08IA Senate
On the Journal Editorial Report said Democrats got the better candidate in Josh Turek, though Hinson is strong.
source - 06/08OH Senate
On the Journal Editorial Report called Sherrod Brown a terrific candidate and predicted a horserace with Jon Husted.
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- 10/06
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- 10/06OR Governor
Fox News Power Rankings moved Oregon governor from Likely D to Lean D, citing Gov. Kotek's lethargic debate.
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- 09/22
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- 10/20TX Senate
Called Texas a coin flip, praised Talarico and called Paxton perhaps the worst candidate in the country.
source - 10/20
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- 10/19MI Senate
On The Arena said El-Sayed should answer quickly and pivot to the economy, calling his I am smarter than you posture not appealing.
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- 10/16TX Senate
Said Talarico knows his real views are very unpopular with Texans as he distances himself from past rhetoric.
source - 10/13MI Senate
Ran a segment on El-Sayed's campaign and the GOP strategy in Michigan under the line that the only poll that matters is on Election Day.
source - 09/03TX Senate
Said Texas would dance into 'economic Armageddon' with Talarico as senator over his past comments on capitalism and oil and gas.
source - 08/25SC Senate
Attacked Democratic nominee Dr. Annie Andrews ahead of the Republican Senate runoff, saying under the white coat is a left wing agenda.
source - 08/25MI Senate
Called Abdul El-Sayed 'weird' and obsessed with sex over his comments about JD Vance's children and mocked his posture.
source - 08/20FL Senate
Called DSA member Angie Nixon's Democratic Senate primary win the best midterm news for the GOP since Platner.
source - 07/18ME Senate
Mocked the Maine Democratic Senate debate and its candidates' policies and discussed the effect on Susan Collins.
source - 06/05ME Senate
Ran a segment on a report about Democratic candidate Graham Platner's alleged past behavior and relationships.
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- 10/06AK Senate
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the Alaska Senate race from Toss-up to Lean Democratic, a projected Democratic pickup.
source - 10/06SC Senate
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the South Carolina Senate race from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.
source - 09/22MI Senate
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the Michigan Senate race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
source - 09/22
- 09/22OH Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the Ohio governor race from Leans Republican to Toss-up.
source - 09/22NV Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the Nevada governor race from Leans Republican to Toss-up.
source - 09/22
- 10/22OH Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball, in a report by Kondik and J. Miles Coleman, moved the Ohio governor race from Toss Up to Leans Democratic, calling Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother an awfully risky and desperate move.
source - 10/22MI Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the Michigan governor race between Jocelyn Benson and John James from Leans Democratic to Likely Democratic.
source - 10/22AL Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the Alabama governor race between Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.
source - 10/22OK Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the Oklahoma governor race between Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.
source - 09/03AK Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the open Alaska governor race from Likely Republican to Toss-up.
source - 09/03IA Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved the open Iowa governor race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
source - 09/03PA Governor
Sabato's Crystal Ball moved Gov. Josh Shapiro's race from Likely Democratic to Safe Democratic.
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- 10/26MI Senate
Refused to air clips of Mike Rogers' Meet the Press interview on Morning Joe, calling it embarrassing and humiliating and calling Rogers a puppet for Trump.
source - 10/22TX Senate
On Morning Joe he called Republican attacks on James Talarico's manliness hypocritical and joked that after losing, Republicans should take Guys and Dolls on a world tour.
source - 10/16
- 09/18MI Senate
Grilled El-Sayed on calling Hasan Piker just a California streamer, asking if that was disingenuous.
source - 09/17TX Senate
Mocked Joe Rogan for saying he does not know enough about Paxton, calling it a classic move.
source - 08/21
- 10/17OH Senate
Interviewed Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown; the episode page listed it as 5 days old on Oct 22.
source - 10/14
- 10/14
- 09/30
- 09/30PA House, Bob Brooks race
Interviewed Bob Brooks, billed as the Democratic nominee in the most flippable district in Pennsylvania.
source - 09/09CA Governor
Interviewed Xavier Becerra, whom the episode called the future governor of California.
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- 10/15AK Senate
Hosted a 2WAY panel where Hans Nichols and Eliana Johnson named Alaska, Texas and Ohio as the Senate seats most likely to flip.
source - 10/13TX Governor
His 2WAY 'Midterm Blitz' coverage described both the Texas governor and Senate races as in play, citing Vance's return to the state and money flowing to Paxton.
source - 10/13GA Governor
His 2WAY coverage focused on Republican Rick Jackson's absence from a Georgia governor debate and candidates dodging debates.
source - 08/06TX Senate
Told Megyn Kelly that if the election were held today James Talarico would beat Ken Paxton unless Republicans change the race's trajectory.
source - 07/10ME Senate
Ran a Morning Meeting segment on Maine's evolving Democratic Senate field and the deadline for Graham Platner to exit the race.
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- 10/21MN Senate
On Today warned a tide seems to be working against Democrats in Minnesota's Flanagan vs Tafoya race.
source - 10/20TX Senate
Joined the Texas Tribune's TribCast election preview to walk through what the polls say in the Paxton versus Talarico Senate race and what he will watch on election night.
source - 10/15ME Senate
At a Princeton talk he called Susan Collins's seat the most obvious Democratic Senate opportunity.
source - 10/15
- 10/15TX Senate
Broke down the Dallas and Houston suburbs and Ken Paxton's prospects in the Texas Senate race.
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- 10/22MI Senate
On The Five he said El-Sayed spent the month defending himself against terrorism smears and quipped that it is kind of silly to have an FBI agent running against a Muslim.
source - 10/15TX Senate
On The Five said there is a whiff of corruption around Paxton and something off-putting about him.
source - 10/12TX Senate
Mocked Talarico over the debunked mental health facility rumor, saying he 'slipped on his cowgirl boots' for a Kacey Musgraves show.
source - 10/12MI Senate
Said El-Sayed is 'infatuated with Sharia law' and joked he could become 'President Abdul Mohamed'.
source - 08/24MI Senate
Interviewed Abdul El-Sayed and tried to tie him to Sharia law, while El-Sayed called Mike Rogers a 'beta'.
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- 10/13TX Senate
Ran a segment on conservative influencers and Elon Musk spreading the false Ohio mental facility claim about Talarico.
source - 10/13MI Senate
Covered the Detroit Free Press note refusing pro Rogers letters over racist attacks on El-Sayed.
source - 09/10TX Senate
Covered Trump attacking Talarico and criticizing Paxton's speech and appearance at the GOP midterm convention.
source - 08/12
- 07/08ME Senate
Contrasted Republican reaction to the Platner allegations with GOP silence on allegations against Trump.
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- 10/25OH Governor
Hosted Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on State of the Union, where he called JD Vance profoundly and pathetically weak for defending Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's mother.
source - 10/25AK Senate
Grilled Attorney General Todd Blanche on State of the Union over the Justice Department suit to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if Dan Sullivan loses, asking what crime is alleged.
source - 10/21MI Senate
Hosted an Inside Politics panel on El-Sayed that erupted when a GOP strategist said he sleeps in Bin Laden's jersey.
source - 10/18
- 10/14
- 10/25MI Senate
Interviewed Republican Mike Rogers on Meet the Press, pressing him on whether he supports Trump and MAGA Republicans; Rogers ducked tariff questions and called the MAGA question disgusting.
source - 10/04
- 08/30
- 08/23SC Senate
Asked Sen. Tim Scott on Meet the Press whether Darline Graham is qualified to be a senator.
source - 08/09MI Senate
Confronted El-Sayed about whether he disavows Hasan Piker saying America deserved 9/11.
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- 10/12TX Senate
On her AM Update she amplified debunked claims that James Talarico was treated at an Ohio mental health facility during his absence from the trail.
source - 10/12MI Senate
Argued El-Sayed is doing well because of his hard line on Israel and domestic focus, and called Republican Mike Rogers a 'neocon' whose attacks will not energize the GOP base.
source - 08/06TX Senate
Hosted Mark Halperin and called his view that Talarico is on track to beat Paxton 'stunning', noting polls show Talarico ahead.
source - 07/25MI Senate
Ripped Senate primary candidate Haley Stevens' accent and called her a new Jasmine Crockett.
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- 08/19SC Senate
Interviewed Sen. Darline Graham and gave her a chance to defend her Taiwan debate answer.
source - 08/13ME Senate
Raised an accusation that Troy Jackson threw a bottle at a woman, then cut off Bill de Blasio.
source - 07/07TX Senate
On his radio show he played Talarico clips and hosted Gov. Greg Abbott, who said Talarico is far outside Texas values.
source - 07/03TX Senate
Broke down what he called James Talarico's 'crazy beliefs' and radical record after Paxton won the GOP nomination.
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- 10/16TX Senate
On Piers Morgan Uncensored he called Talarico versus Paxton a coin toss and said he felt better about Paxton than three weeks earlier.
source - 10/16
- 09/25MI Senate
Big Data Poll released a Michigan poll showing El-Sayed leading Rogers 45.9% to 40.5% among likely voters.
source - 09/02GA Senate
Told The Bulwark that Michigan and Georgia are effectively locks for El-Sayed and Jon Ossoff.
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- 10/12TX Senate
Asked Ken Paxton whether a debate with Talarico was in the works after Trump urged one.
source - 09/26FL Governor
Asked Byron Donalds whether he needs to make a pledge to voters wary of data centers given industry donations.
source - 08/23
- 08/15FL House, Oliver Larkin race
Co-hosted the Big Weekend Show clash with DSA House candidate Oliver Larkin.
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- 10/21AZ House, Jonathan Nez race
Interviewed former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez about his bid in a Trump plus 15 Arizona district.
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- 10/20
- 10/19
- 10/25TX Governor
Interviewed Democratic governor nominee Gina Hinojosa on Face the Nation about four day school weeks, the uninsured rate, Greg Abbott's data center tax breaks and Elon Musk's donations to Abbott.
source - 10/25AK Senate
Pressed Sen. Thom Tillis on Face the Nation about the Justice Department suit over the Alaska Senate ballot; Tillis called filing it before the facts are known suspicious.
source - 08/23FL Governor
Interviewed Byron Donalds, who blamed Florida's measles outbreak on illegal immigration.
source - 07/26ME Senate
Asked Bernie Sanders whether he regrets not acting earlier on Platner and whether it hurt Troy Jackson's chances.
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- 10/25OH Governor
Said on This Week that Ramaswamy's Acton ad reflects a rotten moral core in the Republican Party.
source - 10/25MI Senate
Called Abdul El-Sayed an awful candidate on This Week and said Democrats are giving Republicans a chance in Michigan.
source - 10/25ME Senate
Called the Democratic Senate picks in Maine, Graham Platner and Troy Jackson, awful candidates who give Republicans a chance.
source - 10/25
- 09/11MI Senate
Defended El-Sayed over his controversial 9/11 comments, saying he is obviously right.
source - 09/03MI Senate
Said he would not vote for Republican Mike Rogers and praised Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's campaign, in a conversation with Saagar Enjeti.
source - 09MI Senate
In his newsletter, defended El-Sayed's 2021 remarks on post 9/11 U.S. military action after the Rogers campaign attacked them.
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- 10/23CA Governor
Hosted California Republican governor candidate Steve Hilton on Real Time and warned that many Democrats are getting a false positive from the midterms.
source - 09/26MI Senate
Responded to Abdul El-Sayed's vow to beat him in a debate by saying he would have El-Sayed on and that his criticism of Islam is about ideas, not people.
source - 08/21TX Senate
On Real Time, during a Dana Bash segment on James Talarico's Christian faith, Maher quipped that Democrats accept a candidate's faith as long as it isn't Jewish.
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- 10/20MI Senate
Favreau, Vietor and Lovett defended El-Sayed against 'bigoted' Muslim Brotherhood questions but said he should show '20% less condescension' after an Oct 17 town hall.
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- 06/26TX Governor
Interviewed Democratic nominee Gina Hinojosa about what it would take to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.
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- 10/17MI Senate
Ran 'The Radical Record Abdul El-Sayed Wants You To Forget', citing alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties, CAIR linked donations and his Hasan Piker ties.
source - 10/10TX Senate
Ran a 'Who is James Talarico?' episode attacking his record on Christianity, drag and transgender issues.
source - 08/05MI Senate
Did a 'Ben Reacts' episode on what El-Sayed's Democratic primary win means for the midterms.
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- 09/19MI Senate
Endorsed and campaigned with El-Sayed; in September the El-Sayed campaign publicly disagreed with remarks Piker made in an Axios interview.
source - 08/28MI Senate
Told Semafor that El-Sayed asked him to stump for his campaign and defended his rally appearances amid backlash from establishment Democrats.
source - 08/02WI Governor
Endorsed Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Democratic primary and appeared at her Milwaukee rally.
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- 10/21
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- 10/07
- 10/21OH Governor
Called Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother indefensible and predicted it will blow up in their face.
source - 10/20OH Governor
On NewsNight called the Ramaswamy ad risky and said launching it late was not reassuring for the campaign.
source - 09/30TX Senate
Told Ken Paxton to keep it to yourself after Paxton said Trump's convention hurt GOP poll numbers.
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- 12/23OH Governor
On a livestream after Ramaswamy criticized him at AmericaFest, said he would work against Ramaswamy's election and called it the only 2026 race he cares about.
source - 05/06OH Governor
After Ramaswamy won the GOP primary, urged followers on his livestream to vote for Democrat Amy Acton as a protest vote or stay home.
source - 10/08 to 2026-10-10OH Governor
As Ohio early voting opened, posted repeated calls on X for followers to vote for Acton; one post drew about 2 million views.
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- 10/16FL House, Mario Diaz-Balart seat
Breaking Points, which he co-hosts with Krystal Ball, featured Democrat Nicole Lachland's challenge to Republican Mario Diaz-Balart as a sign of a Hispanic shift in South Florida.
source - 09/03MI Senate
As a guest on The Tucker Carlson Show he praised El-Sayed's populist message and predicted he would likely beat Mike Rogers.
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- 10/15
- 09/20MI Senate
MeidasTouch video spotlighted an emotional El-Sayed campaign exchange with a young voter worried about housing costs.
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- 09/11
- 08/19MI Senate
On Pod Force One he called El-Sayed's social video strategy 'really clever' messaging aimed at white college educated liberals.
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- 09/18TX Senate
On episode #2555 with Ron White, who called Paxton a criminal, Rogan said he did not know enough about Paxton and that Talarico had said some questionable things.
source - 09TX Senate
On an episode with Ron White, praised Talarico on one issue, questioned some of his positions, and said he did not know enough about Paxton; no endorsement.
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- 10/16
- 08/05CO Governor
Interviewed Republican governor nominee Victor Marx, an interview 9News' Kyle Clark said contained false claims.
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- 10/26KS Senate
Interviewed Democrat Adam Hamilton on his campaign bus for Hopium Chronicles, where Hamilton said early voting looks really strong and slammed Roger Marshall for skipping town halls.
source - 10/15CO-08
Held a live interview with Democratic nominee Manny Rutinel, who is challenging Rep. Gabe Evans.
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- 10/14
- 08/21SC Senate
On OutFront called out Sean Hannity for giving Sen. Darline Graham cover on her Taiwan debate gaffe after mocking a similar AOC answer.
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- 10/13OH Governor
Anchored The 11th Hour live from Columbus covering the Ohio governor and Senate races.
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- 10/14
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- 10/26MN Senate
Interviewed Republican Michele Tafoya on The Guy Benson Show, asking if fraud and Somali gang violence resonate in a blue state; she said Peggy Flanagan is not an experiment worth retrying.
source - 10/16
- 10/21IA Senate
The NBC Nightly News anchor interviewed Republican Ashley Hinson in western Iowa and then Democrat Josh Turek on the same day as part of his midterm interview series.
source - 10/14
- 10/26IA Senate
Said she would not vote for Democrat Josh Turek after his closing ad opposed taxpayers paying for sex changes, calling the stance devastating for transgender Iowans.
source - 10/26MI Senate
Praised Abdul El-Sayed for saying health care decisions belong between a patient and their doctor, contrasting him with Democrats running anti trans ads.
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- 10/26WI Governor
Reported in Popular Information that mailers from a so called Progressive Alliance of Wisconsin attacking Democrat David Crowley from the left were paid through an Oklahoma firm that mainly works for Republicans.
source - 10/26MN Governor
Reported that similar anti Democrat mailers from an unregistered group have appeared in the Minnesota governor race targeting Amy Klobuchar.
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- 10/25IA Senate
Interviewed both Iowa Senate nominees, Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek, on This Week, pressing Hinson on Iran and Trump and asking Turek whether Obama's endorsements matter.
source - 10/25OH Governor
Asked Ashley Hinson on This Week about Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's mother; Hinson called it absolutely terrible and said it should come down.
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- 10/26AK Senate
On the RealClearPolitics podcast he argued ranked choice voting will shield Dan Sullivan from confusion with the other Dan Sullivan on the ballot, with Peltola up 0.8 in the RCP average.
source - 10/26KS Senate
On the RealClearPolitics podcast he said many Kansans remain angry the Epstein files are unreleased, as an Epstein themed ad targets Roger Marshall in a race within one point.
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- 10/06KS Senate
Breaking Points ran a 'GOP Panic Over Kansas' segment on Senate Leadership Fund spending about $14 million to rescue Sen. Roger Marshall.
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- 10/06KS Governor
On Breaking Points he said Democrats have a shot in the Kansas governor race with a two to three point polling gap and that the Senate race is getting very uncomfortable for Roger Marshall.
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- 09/25MI Senate
Interviewed Abdul El-Sayed on Noosphere, where El-Sayed said he would go on Bill Maher's show and win the debate.
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- 10/16MT-01
Cook Political Report moved Montana's 1st District, a Trump plus 12 seat, into the Toss Up column as part of 11 House shifts toward Democrats.
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- 08/03TX Senate
Interviewed James Talarico about his race against Ken Paxton, voting rights and his outreach to Black Texans.
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- 10/12TX Senate
Wrote a Meidas+ piece arguing the MAGA claim that Talarico secretly got psychiatric treatment in Ohio had unraveled.
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- 10/14MI Senate
Said on his program that Abdul El-Sayed leads almost every poll and that he believes El-Sayed will win.
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- 08/06
- 09/25MI Senate
Did a 93 minute interview with Abdul El-Sayed titled 'Abdul El-Sayed Is a Test for Democrats'.
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- 10/12OH Senate
Spoke at Trump's Youngstown rally and urged Ohioans to vote Nov 3 so Republicans keep control, without naming candidates.
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- 10/15TX Senate
Announced on Louder with Crowder that he is suing CNN and Jubilee over Talarico's 'Change My Mind' style town hall.
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- 10/15
- 09/02TX Senate
On CNN NewsNight he rejected false equivalence between Talarico and Paxton and attacked Paxton's record.
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- 10/19
- 10/05NE Senate
Interviewed Dan Osborn on The Reason Interview about whether he can win over libertarians.
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- 10/21TX Senate
TMZ reporter questioned James Talarico, who then proposed a TMZ hosted debate with Ken Paxton moderated by Wasserman and Charlie Cotton, and TMZ said it would host.
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- 10/06OH Governor
Interviewed Vivek Ramaswamy on All Sides about the gas tax holiday, property taxes and Amy Acton's refusal to debate.
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- 08/13TX Senate
Pressed Ken Paxton on when he would expose Talarico's record, saying many are worried the seat could flip.
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- 10/06
- 10/20
- 10/08
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- 10/21
- 10/21
- 10/21
- 10/15
- 09/24TX Senate
Interviewed James Talarico at TribFest, where Talarico offered Paxton a Fox News debate.
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- 10/13
- 10/08GA Senate
Moderated the Atlanta News First Senate debate between Ossoff and Collins aired on Gray stations.
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- 10/07
- 10/07
- 10/13
- 10/13
- 10/11TX Senate
Posted the false claim that an Ohio mental hospital confirmed Talarico was discharged and released alleged audio.
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- 10/11TX Senate
Posted unverified audio claiming Talarico was a patient at the Lindner Center of Hope and hosted a livestream on it.
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- 10/11TX Senate
Posted that Talarico was BUSTED leaving a mental hospital and called him unfit for office.
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- 10/11TX Senate
Amplified the false claim that Talarico was caught being discharged from an Ohio mental hospital.
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- 10/11
- 10/11TX Senate
Posted that the Talarico mental hospital claim, if true, could be a game changer like Fetterman.
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- 10/12TX Senate
The Paxton supporting radio host scolded people who accepted the Talarico hospital story without question, like baby birds yearning for a worm.
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- 10/11TX Senate
Confronted Rhein Amacher on a Sunday night livestream and called his Talarico audio post sloppy.
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- 09/09TX Senate
Said his taped James Talarico interview would not air on TV because of FCC threats and released it on YouTube.
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- 10/20TX Senate
Interviewed Karl Rove and David Axelrod for PBS News on predictions for 12 key Senate races, led by Texas.
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- 06/10ME Senate
Devoted an episode to Graham Platner's campaign against Susan Collins the morning after the Maine primary.
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- 06/10ME Senate
Told Perry Bacon that Maine voters largely shrugged off Platner's sexting reports and that his nomination was about 98 percent certain.
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- 07/07ME Senate
Ran an episode titled The Unraveling of Graham Platner on support for Platner falling apart.
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- 10/20OH Governor
Called Ramaswamy's Acton mother ad extremely risky and asked if it signals trouble for his campaign.
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- 10/20OH Governor
Called the Ramaswamy ad unbelievably disgusting and said he would no longer vote for Ramaswamy.
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- 10/19TX Senate
Said Trump's attacks on Talarico do not seem to be working and called Talarico mild mannered and pleasant.
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- 10/16TX Senate
Pushed back on Rep. Pat Fallon's attack on Talarico, saying Talarico seems to connect with most likely voters.
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- 10/13TX Senate
Said Vance insinuating Talarico is gay is not the sign of a party convinced it can win on its record.
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- 10/11
- 10/18
- 10/21OH Governor
Called Ramaswamy's ad using Amy Acton's estranged mother a sick, depraved effort to dirty up his opponent.
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- 10/14TX Senate
The former Cruz spokesman gave a brutal midterm forecast on CNN centered on the Paxton vs Talarico race.
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- 10/12TX Senate
Argued Talarico's absence handed Republicans a gift but Paxton fumbled it with his media ineptitude.
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- 10/19MI Senate
Said he would vote for El-Sayed and urged Michiganders to do the same, calling Mike Rogers a Constitution hating two-bit thug.
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- 10/19MI Senate
Interviewed Andrew Napolitano for her show and shared the clip of him endorsing El-Sayed.
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- 10/19MI Senate
Hosted a panel on The Arena where Democratic strategists criticized El-Sayed's cockiness.
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- 10/15MI Senate
Pressed progressive activist Corbin Trent on why El-Sayed would not say whether Israel or Iran is the bigger threat.
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- 10/19MI Senate
Warned on Morning Joe that polls may miss Democrats, especially Jewish suburban voters, voting against El-Sayed.
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- 10/16MI Senate
On Fox's Outnumbered lumped El-Sayed in with 9/11 terrorists and the Fort Hood shooter as assimilated.
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- 10/18
- 10/13
- 10/13TX Senate
Mocked blaming voters for Paxton's troubles while ignoring the candidate's own conduct.
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- 10/13
- 10/13TX Senate
Contrasted MAGA influencers' outrage over the Talarico rumor with silence on Paxton's Dubai report.
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- 10/13TX Senate
Sarcastically said Texas Republicans who attacked Cornyn over the DC swamp overlooked murkier swamps.
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- 10/13
- 08/04CO Governor
Blasted Piers Morgan's Victor Marx interview as a rehash with false and misleading claims.
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- 10/08MI Senate
In the debate spin room asked El-Sayed why Rogers must answer for Trump if he does not answer for Hasan Piker.
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- 09/13
- 08/15FL House, Oliver Larkin race
Called DSA House candidate Oliver Larkin a prep school hypocrite in a tense interview.
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- 09/03MI Senate
Fired back at El-Sayed on reparations during a Straight Shooter interview, saying we are $40 trillion in debt.
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- 10/21OH Governor
Said he was surprised JD Vance defended the controversial Ramaswamy ad featuring Acton's mother.
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- 10/21
- 10/20OH Governor
Admonished Ramaswamy for embracing the attack ad on Amy Acton and told him to disavow it.
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- 08/25SC Senate
Predicted on The Huddle that Ralph Norman would come out ahead of Sen. Darline Graham in the GOP primary.
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- 10/17IA Senate
Interviewed Democratic nominee Josh Turek and GOP strategist David Kochel on how Iowa became a battleground.
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- 06/08OH Senate
Hosted the Journal Editorial Report segment where Karl Rove weighed the Brown vs Husted and Iowa Senate races.
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- 08/13MN Senate
Claimed Peggy Flanagan is pushing a Native American identity as cover for socialism, comparing her to Elizabeth Warren.
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- 08/18GA Senate
On No Spin News called Ossoff's Natalie Harp remark a gutter snipe statement and said he would support Putin over Ossoff.
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- 08/20
- 08/17FL Governor
Repeatedly fact-checked Byron Donalds on inflation and prices during and after a live interview.
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- 09/26
- 08/03ME Senate
Said Graham Platner may have been the most talented Democrat since Obama and called his exit a loss.
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- 08/03ME Senate
Hosted James Carville on The Sharpe Exchange discussing Platner's exit from the Maine race.
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- 07/10
- 10/23TX Senate
Interviewed Libertarian Senate candidate Ted Brown on The Reason Interview about whether he could swing the close Paxton versus Talarico race, covering Paxton's scandals and Talarico's stance on billionaires.
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- 10/22TX Senate
The former George W. Bush adviser discussed with CNN's Audie Cornish members of the Bush family breaking with Ken Paxton, including a Bush brother reportedly voting for Talarico.
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- 10/22MI Senate
Responded to Jesse Watters' FBI agent versus a Muslim remark about the Rogers and El-Sayed race by calling it Fox racism on display as ever.
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- 10/24OH Senate
Interviewed Sen. Jon Husted on Fox News about Trump's repeated comments on his physique, which Husted said motivated him to hit the gym.
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- 10/27MI Governor
Interviewed Republican governor nominee Rep. John James at a Romeo, Michigan diner on Fox & Friends, asking how he would bring jobs back to Michigan.
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- 10/27MI Senate
Hosted Republican Mike Rogers on Fox & Friends, where he said Abdul El-Sayed wants to represent Palestine and that Michigan cannot risk his ideology.
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- 10/27KS Senate
Interviewed Sen. Roger Marshall in Wichita for Fox News Digital, where Marshall said that if Republicans lose Kansas he does not see how they keep the Senate.
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- 10/26TX Senate
On her podcast she asked detransitioner Soren Aldaco about her criticism of James Talarico and what she would tell him.
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- 10/26TX Senate
Defended Elon Musk against James Talarico's attacks, saying Musk has brought at least 30 million dollars in property taxes to Texas and asking if that is the man Talarico wants to vilify.
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- 10/26TX Senate
Said James Talarico lies so much he needs to be fact checked and urged a look at the donors bankrolling his Senate campaign.
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- 10/26OH Governor
Opened Deadline: White House calling Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother abhorrent desperation and highlighted the Cleveland Plain Dealer's rare endorsement of Acton.
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- 10/27SC Senate
Called Sen. Tim Scott such a tool after Scott used a slur about Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews on The Charlie Kirk Show.
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- 10/26OH Governor
Interviewed Democratic governor nominee Amy Acton on The Parnas Perspective as nearly 30 million Americans had already voted.
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- 10/26OH Governor
Argued in Public Notice that Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother was a self defeating copy of Trump's style and that the backlash shows voters have limits.
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- 10/26AZ Governor
The Downballot's Morning Digest by Nir and Jeff Singer said Gov. Katie Hobbs and other Arizona Democrats lead statewide as the party aims to flip both legislative chambers.
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- 10/26ME Senate
Wrote for TIME that the toss up Collins versus Troy Jackson race is almost entirely a referendum on Susan Collins, with Jackson narrowly ahead within the margin of error.
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- 10/26TX Senate
Conducted an exclusive ABC-7 interview with James Talarico in El Paso on cost of living, immigration, border security and tensions in the Democratic Party.
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- 10/25OH Governor
Called Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's mother disgusting and despicable on the This Week panel and said it should be removed.
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- 10/25OH Governor
Said on the This Week panel that Ramaswamy's Acton ad showed poor judgment and that Sen. Jon Husted was right to call it unsound.
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- 10/21OH Governor
In the Daily Caller's State of Wednesday newsletter he called Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother noxious political dirt and said it was unclear the 4 million dollar ad helped him.
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- 10/21OH Governor
In The Bulwark's Morning Shots newsletter he said Ramaswamy's Acton mother ad blew up in his face and called it a new low.
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- 10/22OH Governor
On Fox News, minutes after Trump defended it, he explained the outrage over Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother and asked whether there is nothing below the belt.
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- 10/22MN Senate
Shifted the Minnesota Senate race between Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya from Likely Democrat to Lean Democrat.
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