The Odd Years
Join Amy Walter, the celebrated editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report, every other Tuesday, for conversations on the surprising — and often odd — times we live in.
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- Sep 8, 2026
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Sarah Longwell on What Democrats Should Borrow From Trump (opens the original)
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Amy is a frequent guest on Sarah Longwell's podcast, The Focus Group, where they listen to voters and analyze what their opinions may or may not mean for individual candidates or their campaigns. So it was a real treat to turn the tables and get to interview Sarah about her new book, How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time. In it, Sarah traces her political journey from young GOP operative to prominent Never Trumper and she lays out a roadmap for what she thinks needs to happen to fully defe
The Real Threats to Voting This November Might Not Be What You Think (opens the original)
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Election administration may not be the sexiest topic out there but it’s something many of us have started paying close attention to these days. President Trump, who still refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election, has made influencing how we vote a major part of his second term from attempts to force states to turn over voter rolls to changing rules on mail-in voting to broader attempts to “nationalize” election oversight ahead of the midterms. That’s why Amy wanted to talk with someone
Are Democrats Blowing Their Chance to Take Back the Senate? (opens the original)
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Is the Senate still in play for Democrats after Michigan? Amy, Jessica and Carrie get together to discuss what they’re watching in the contest between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, the latest in the Maine Senate race and what the expanding field for Democrats means.
Democrats Are Counting on Latinos to Come Home in 2026. It’s More Complicated Than It Seems. (opens the original)
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It is not an exaggeration to say that Amy has been wanting to have our guest today, Carlos Odio, on this podcast for at least a year now. Carlos, co-founder of Equis Research, has a deep and nuanced understanding of a Latino voters, a group that gets discussed a lot in the media but not with the complexity the topic deserves.
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