The 114th Congress is here, where Republicans control both houses for the first time since 2006. Paul Kane of the Washington Post joins us to talk about the attempted rebellion against Speaker John Boehner, and the GOP’s hopes of going from the “party of no” to the “party that governs.” One of the things the new …
The Senate may turn. The House, probably not. If anything, Republicans are expected to expand on their current 234-201 advantage (including vacancies). But with great fluctuation in many of the races, there is no shortage of seats that may change parties on Tuesday. Here are our Top 30 House seats most likely to fall to …
With most attention this year squarely on which party will control the Senate, it is understandable that the 36 states holding gubernatorial elections are taking a back seat. But between the recent “fangate” flap in Florida and the presidential hopes of Wisconsin’s Scott Walker — not to mention that two of the last three presidents …
We know we sound whiny, but we figured if we’re in New Hampshire, there’s no way we can avoid talking 2016 presidential politics. So we brought two guests into the studio with us at New Hampshire Public Radio: former state Republican chair Fergus Cullen and Democratic state Senate leader Sylvia Larsen, to talk about their …
Do you ever have a moment when you hear the trivia question in each podcast and you just want to shout out the answer, right then and there inside your car? Or on the train? In the shower? Jeez — overshare. Well there is a venue for such vociferation: the Political Junkie roadshow. Slowly, but surely, we’re …
We are thrilled to announce that WXXI in Rochester, New York, is now running our full hour show! We’ll be in Rochester next month for the latest installment of the Political Junkie Roadshow with Neal Conan. But now people in Rochester can listen to the show each week and decide whether or not they want …
Two weeks ago we were astonished that Eric Cantor, a well-situated House incumbent from Virginia, could get defeated in his primary. Now we’re astonished that Thad Cochran, the six-term Republican senator from Mississippi, could pull out a victory against his tea party-backed opponent. Whether incumbents are winning or losing, it’s the latest example of a …
The death of legendary “top 40” radio personality Casey Kasem last week is the peg for this week’s Political Junkie column: The top 40 House races of 2014. We still have a ways to go before we know the nominees for all the key contests. And so this list will be updated several times before …
There’s a four-letter word in the headlines lately: Iraq. The withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2011 was done with the expectation that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would unite his country and ease ethnic tensions. Instead, Maliki, a Shiite, did what he could to ostracize minority Sunnis… perhaps in response to what Saddam Hussein did to Shiites during his ruthless decades …
So how do you run your campaign in 2014 if you’re a Democrat and your president’s job approval numbers are not so good? That’s the question host Ken Rudin put to Democratic pollster and strategist Anna Greenberg in the latest installment of the Political Junkie. Greenberg acknowledges the weak numbers, the disappointing foreign policy and the history of the party …