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The 2020 Presidential election will dominate the news and our lives for the majority of the year, but with so much noise, so much misinformation, and so much frustration with the entire political process, how do we know what’s real and what isn’t? This po

James Cheek


    • Nov 2, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    Election Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 45:16


    Election Day is finally here. What are the numbers telling us? How does this race compare to 2016? Ultimately, who wins? Unfortunately, I don't think we are going to have a winner for a while...

    The Final Stretch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 76:34


    Less than a week until Election Day and the polls are still in favor of former VP Joe Biden, but there are key battleground states where things are getting tight. Could we see history repeat itself?

    Numbers, Numbers, and More Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 44:11


    State by state breakdowns of all toss up states and a look at some interesting trends among Hispanic, African American, and white voters.

    Why Beating an Incumbent is Rare

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 62:07


    This week's Added Value Report focuses on the history of Presidental re-election since 1900. It's not easy defeating a sitting President, even in rough times. I analyze when it has happened, and what the recipe for success has been. I also begin our look at the state by state polling and give an overview of where the election stands right now. 62 days until election day. Subscribe today, so you can Stay Tuned. To check out the raw data I am using for the podcast, check out 270towin.com.

    Democratic National Convention Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 84:33


    This week, we sum up four days of the DNC in about 20 minutes. Why was President Obama's speech so powerful and so unorthodox? How did Biden and Harris do in their introductions to the country? In this week's Added Value Report, we take a look at the Electoral College, and why we use this complicated method for electing a President. Finally, we use the 2016 Presidental Election as an example of how flawed polls can be. I discuss potential reasons for the polling inaccuracies, and how we will be using polls for the next two months heading into election night. Subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and join in as we head into one of the most controversial and interesting elections of our lifetimes.

    It's Go Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 30:03


    Conventions, polls, pundits, and VP picks! After a summer with nothing happening in the race for the White House, the sprint towards Election Day has started.

    A Whole New World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 47:34


    Much more opinion this week. Proceed with caution.

    Biden's Super Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 36:04


    Back from the dead, Joe Biden has not only made one of the most stunning comebacks in modern political history, he has positioned himself as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Bloomberg leaves the races just when he entered it. Bernie Sanders has to decide between his ego and defeating Trump.

    Super Tuesday and Big Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 39:06


    Candidates are suspending campaigns and endorsing each other as the race for the Democratic nomination seems to be narrowing even before votes are cast on Super Tuesday. Pete and Amy endorse Joe in an attempt to stop Bernie. Things change quicker than I can record!

    3. New Hampshire, New Front-Runner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 40:23


    Bernie Wins. Pete stays strong. Amy's in this thing. Warren and Biden have reasons to worry. What we learned in New Hampshire is that we really don't know anything. So where do we go from here? In this week's Added Value Report, what's better for Democrats: a long nomination fight or a single candidate wrapping things up by St. Patrick's Day? We look to the past to try to see the future.

    State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 57:09


    The President delivered his State of the Union address before Congress. There was a snub if a handshake, the ripping of the speech, and jeers from the crowd. But did the President accomplish what he needed to do? What is the President's plan for his re-election campaign? Why does the media hate Trump so much?

    This is 2020 (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 0:57


    Iowa Circus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 53:50


    The race for the White House officially begins with the Iowa Caucuses. But rather than gaining a clearer view of the race, the fiasco in Iowa has left the Democratic primary process up in the air. What is a Caucus? Why is Iowa first? How does this process work? What happens now? I try to answer all these questions as our first steps towards November turn out to be a stumbling block.

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