Why Ed Markey May Survive a Revolt Against Old Candidates (with Adam Reilly)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Why is 80-year-old Ed Markey surviving a Democratic revolt...
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The Focus Group Podcast
Unfiltered, uncompromising, unexpected—The Focus Group is a look into what the average voter thinks about politics, policy, and current events. Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, has...
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Jon Ossoff is Winning the Voters Democrats Need Most (with Amy Walter)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Amy Walter returns to the pod for a pundit therapy session....
MAGA’s Future Is in Florida (with Will Sommer)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The battle lines of the next Republican primary are being d...
South Carolina’s Surprise Election (with Meg Kinnard)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com After Sen. Lindsey Graham’s passing in July, South Carolina...
Pure Michigan Chaos (with Jonathan Cohn)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com At the end of one of the most expensive Democratic primarie...
Amy Walter: Pennsylvania's Trump-Shapiro Voters
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com In Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro is on track for a pretty...
David French: Character Counts For Less
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com American politics and politicians are decidedly lower-chara...
Tommy Vietor: Democrats’ Way Forward on Israel
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Many Democratic primaries in 2026 have been hashing out Ame...
Heather Cox Richardson: America's 250 Great (and Awful) Years
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com If you're wondering how (and whether) America is worth cele...
Kyle Clark: Colorado's Mad Libs
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Colorado isn't much of a swing state anymore, but we're cov...
Patrick Svitek: Texas & Maine Swing Voters Sound Off
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Barrels of ink have been spilled about James Talarico, Ken...
Rachel Janfaza: You Kids, Get Off My Lawn!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Gen Z swung hard for Trump in 2024. Now his approval with t...
Amy Walter: Everyone Is on the Take
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Summer’s here, and Sarah’s taking a break from primary elec...
Peter Hamby: California Is The Progressive Id
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Everyone loves to complain about how California is governed...
Adam Jentleson: More Heterodoxy, Please
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah is sick and tired of the arguments about whether Demo...
Greg Bluestein: Georgia's Root Canal Primary
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Georgia’s primaries for Governor and U.S. Senate have LOTS...
Tim Miller: Good Riddance, Bill Cassidy?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com This week's show has a rare note of agreement with our MAGA...
Maine Democrats Told Chuck Schumer to Go to Hell
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com In this bite-sized bonus Focus Group episode, Sarah Longwel...
America's 'House of Cards' Mentality (with David Frum)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Usually, an assassination attempt outside a dinner with the...
Are Democrats Blowing an Easy Way to Win? (w/ Rotimi Adeoye)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Enjoy a bonus episode of The Focus Group Podcast—Rachel Jan...