Today on GD POLITICS I spoke w/ Nadine Strossen about the state of the 1st Amendment. She's made a career defending all manner of expression – from neo-Nazis, to flag burning, to pornography – as president of the @aclu.org from '91-'08 & now at FIRE. www.gdpolitics.com/p/why-a-life...

Jimmy Kimmel, if you’re listening, FiveThirtyEight would like to buy you a drink.

On today’s podcast with @baseballot.bsky.social and Mary Radcliffe: ➡️ Our reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel has gone the way of FiveThirtyEight (at least for now) ➡️ Plus, a debate over whether Dems should shut the government down www.gdpolitics.com/p/jimmy-kimm...

I’ll say something about this news cycle. It keeps me a consistent runner.

We've got a special guest on the podcast today. @claremalone.bsky.social & I discuss Charlie Kirk's assassination, the MAHA movement, the NYC mayoral race, Kamala Harris's book & more. We've also got a live show coming up w/ Nate Silver in NYC on Sept 29th. www.gdpolitics.com/p/clare-malo...

On the latest GD POLITICS installment, @lennybronner.com and I answer your questions about the youth gender gap, Democrats' unpopularity, ChatGPT election forecasting, & more. We also chatted about the latest election results in VA 11 and... Norway! www.gdpolitics.com/p/election-u...

Charlie Kirk's assassination is despicable and saddening on a human level and a national level.

📬 Time to open the mailbag on GD POLITICS! Who has questions about politics, elections, the meaning of life? Any recent polling or data references you'd like us to scrutinize? Sweet nothings also accepted. Post what you got! 👇

It's Election Day in Virginia's 11th congressional district! @baseballot.bsky.social, Mary Radcliffe & I talk about how to interpret the results. We also discuss the latest jobs #s, how Americans are feeling abt the economy, and make sense of a NYT analysis of Electoral College bias in 2032.

How To Make Elections Competitive In A Gerrymandered America w/ Richard Barton www.gdpolitics.com/p/how-to-mak...

Today on the GD POLITICS pod: 🐀 What if every state gerrymandered to the max? 🗽 New York City mayoral race updates 😠 Voters' mood in 2025 w/ @geoffreyskelley.com www.gdpolitics.com/p/what-if-ev...

Summer is winding down & the messiness of post-Labor Day politics is just beginning: gerrymandering, NYC's mayoral, a gov shutdown cliff... What better way to make sense of it all than a Comedy Cellar live show with Nate Silver, @claremalone.bsky.social and me?! www.gdpolitics.com/p/gd-politic...

🎤On Sept 29 @natesilver538.tweet.pub @galendruke.bsky.social and I are doing a live podcast show in NYC at the Comedy Cellar. Come!! Tix link below. (We did this in the spring and it was lots of fun, so we figured why not again?) www.gdpolitics.com/p/gd-politic...

Gonna start identifying more as an island person from an island state.

This was an excellent listen. As an election nerd, the moderation WAR debates have been rather interesting

Does moderation win elections? The nerds go to WAR! w/ @gelliottmorris.com and @lakshya.splitticket.org www.gdpolitics.com/p/does-moder...

Watch this space 👀

Friend of the pod @baseballot.bsky.social makes the case against AI polling on the latest GD Politics episode.

I’ve heard from some fans of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast who didn’t know that @galendruke.bsky.social has started a new podcast, GD Politics. Check it out!

Are Labubus demonic? (outtakes from the GD Politics podcast lol)

We discussed a campaign to save Fivey Fox and much more on the latest GD POLITICS pod w/ Mary Radcliffe and @baseballot.bsky.social, including... -- AI polling -- California gerrymandering -- Ukraine Listen wherever you get your pods!

American higher ed is facing its most fraught moment in recent memory. @prestoncooper93.bsky.social joined GD Politics to talk abt some of the challenges: - Is college worth it? - AI's impact on entry level work - The gender gap - Trump v. Harvard - Student loans www.gdpolitics.com/p/is-college...

Heading to the best summer state in America! 🧀🦡 (Sorry Maine, you’re a close second)

OPINION TODAY featured podcast — Do Politicians Need To Go Viral To Win? A conversation with @etymology.substack.com.web.brid.gy (@galendruke.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/170762888/...

Do politicians need to go viral to win? I talked to @etymologynerd.bsky.social about his new book "Algospeak" and how algorithms are shaping language, culture, and politics. I also got new glasses 🤓 www.gdpolitics.com/p/video-do-p...

On today's installment of GD POLITICS: After Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, can we still trust U.S. economic data? w/ all-star team @bencasselman.bsky.social and Tara Sinclair

Data extraordinaire @lennybronner.com and I opened up the mailbag on the latest GD POLITICS episode. It's in your feeds now and it's a good one... "Gaza, Gen Z, And A Gay President"

The U.S. is on track for the lowest annual murder rate since data collection began in 1960. It's a major success story and its explanation doesn't fit neatly along ideological lines. The pod w/@jeffasher.bsky.social is in the GD Politics feed now! www.gdpolitics.com/p/video-2025...

Violent & property crime are at or near historic lows, but many of the interventions ppl argue lead to low crime also haven't happened. I.e. police staffing levels are down and the U.S. is still awash in guns. So what's going on? Coming up on today's pod w/ @jeffasher.bsky.social!

Ok Temu, work your magic…

📭 It is once again time to open the mailbag on the GD POLITICS pod. Who's got questions about politics, elections, public opinion, and anything else (within reason)? Drop your questions below! 👇

Trump’s approval rating has indeed fallen recently, but it’s not at all clear that it has to do w/ the Epstein files. On the latest GD POLITICS pod, @baseballot.bsky.social, Mary Radcliffe & I tried to disentangle the public’s reaction to OBBBA, deportations, the economy & the Epstein files.

The leader of Denmark's socialist party @pelledragsted.bsky.social joined me on the podcast to make his case for socialism. He lays out his ideas in the book "Nordic Socialism," which is about to be released in English. I read the book cover-to-cover and had lots of questions!

One of my favorite convos on GD POLITICS so far! I talked to Sandro Galea about American health & the Trump administration: MAHA, vaccines, OBBBA, covid, health vs. healthcare & how we determine settled science. A lot in here! GDPolitics.com & wherever you listen to podcasts.

Today on the GD POLITICS podcast... election data trivia from America's 250 years with Leah Askarinam and @rubashkin.bsky.social! 🥳🇺🇸

OPINION TODAY featured podcast — The Parties Craft Their Midterm Messages. (@galendruke.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/167796477/...

@jessicatarlov.bsky.social and @galendruke.bsky.social talk the GOP’s budget bill in today’s Raging Moderates. Watch here 👇🏽

OPINION TODAY featured podcast— Mary Radcliffe and @lennybronner.com join @galendruke.bsky.social to discuss what Americans think about SCOTUS, Iran, and the 'Big Beautiful Bill.' We also check out a new analysis of special elections since Trump took office. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/167248216/...

Even as the host of the GD POLITICS podcast, not all of my pitches get accepted 🤣 Action packed episode today with Mary Radcliffe and @lennybronner.com. It's in your feeds and on the 'stack now!

Had a good time chatting with Nate Silver and @michaellangenyc.bsky.social yesterday about that NYC mayoral race. Check it out at GDPolitics.com!

Gonna be chatting with Nate Silver and @michaellangenyc.bsky.social on Thursday at 12:15pm ET about the NYC Dem mayoral primary results over on Substack. Tune it!

Remember the discourse about Donald Trump being everything Democrats had called Republicans for years? Well, Mamdani is an actual Muslim socialist.

The full interview is now available at GDPolitics.com and wherever you listen to podcasts.

Thought-provoking by @galendruke.bsky.social in his NYT essay on how to run as a "moderate" and against your own party. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...

NEW: Sen. Murkowski tells me, on the question of whether she'd consider becoming an ind & caucusing w/ the Dems if they pick up 3 seats in the midterms: "There may be that possibility," and, "There is some openness to exploring something different than the status quo." substack.com/@galendruke/...

I'm not really sure what Democrats' best play in 2028 is, but this was a great discussion and I came away from it with some better-developed thoughts on it!

If you wanna hear more about my "Why Dems Need Their Own Trump" Times piece, head to gdpolitics.com OR subscribe to GD POLITICS wherever you get your pods. I had a nice long chat w/ dear friend & pod fave @baseballot.bsky.social!

I wrote some thoughts in the Times today. There's a longer conversation about the whole idea at gdpolitics.com and in the podcast feed. Share any questions you've got!

Substack will henceforth be known as “Cancelvania.” Thank you for your attention to this matter!

There's a new episode in the GD POLITICS feed. I think it's the longest cold open of my podcast career. @baseballot.bsky.social brought his A game. Enjoy!