Podcast appearances and mentions of Patrick Ruffini

On this episode of The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond, host Jim Baer sits down with Republican pollster and political strategist Patrick Ruffini, co-founder of Echelon Insights and author of The Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. Ruffini shares his insights on the shifting political landscape, the rise of a multiracial working-class coalition within the Republican Party, and what this realignment means for future elections. They discuss why Trump's economic populism has resonated with minority voters, how the GOP has become the party of the working class, and what both parties must do to stay competitive in an evolving electorate. Looking ahead to 2028, they explore whether figures like J.D. Vance can carry the torch and how policy, bureaucracy, and economic realities will shape the next four years. Tune in for a data-driven, big-picture look at where American politics is heading.

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joins us to discuss the crisis at the U.S.-Canada and Mexico borders, the fentanyl epidemic—Montana's #1 public safety threat with overdose deaths up 2,000% in three years—and his fight against banks debanking conservatives. Next, pollster and political analyst Patrick Ruffini breaks down his book Party of the People, shares his insights on populism, and dives into recent polling—including Elon Musk's likability and 2024 election over-performers. Then, History As It Happens host Martin Di Caro examines the global shift between democracy and authoritarianism, the growing rejection of the establishment, whether history truly repeats itself, and how government failures have fueled public distrust. Finally, in Kiley's Corner, we cover UMass denying a student his $10,000 prize for making a half-court shot and the shocking details of the Zizian cult, a radical transgender group linked to the killing of a Border Patrol agent and a California landlord. Don't miss these crucial conversations, only on Breaking Battlegrounds!www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegroundsTruth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@breakingbattlegroundsShow sponsors:Invest Yrefy - investyrefy.com4Freedom MobileExperience true freedom with 4Freedom Mobile, the exclusive provider offering nationwide coverage on all three major US networks (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile) with just one SIM card. Our service not only connects you but also shields you from data collection by network operators, social media platforms, government agencies, and more.Use code ‘Battleground' to get your first month for $9 and save $10 a month every month after.Learn more at: 4FreedomMobile.comDot VoteWith a .VOTE website, you ensure your political campaign stands out among the competition while simplifying how you reach voters.Learn more at: dotvote.voteAbout our guests:Austin Knudsen is serving as the Attorney General of Montana. He formerly served as the Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. As Attorney General, Austin has made combating the drug pandemic and supporting law enforcement a main focus — ensuring that Montana is a safe place to live and raise a family.-Patrick Ruffini is a pollster, political analyst, and co-founder of Echelon Insights, a leading firm specializing in public opinion research and data-driven strategy. Follow him on X @PatrickRuffini.-Martin Di Caro is an award-winning broadcaster and host of 'History As It Happens,' a podcast that delves into current events through a historical perspective.Follow him on X @MartinDiCaro. Get full access to Breaking Battlegrounds at breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com/subscribe

Bridget sits down with Patrick Ruffini, a Republican pollster and author of Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. The book explores the transformative political landscape of recent American elections, challenging previous narratives about the Republican Party's demographics and highlighting a significant multi-racial shift in voter preferences, particularly noting how Donald Trump expanded Republican support among African American and Latino voters. Patrick and Bridget discuss what he got right about the 2024 election that everyone else missed, Gen Z's political realignment, suburban women's concerns, working-class voter migrations, the impact of COVID, identity politics agendas in schools, and gender identity debates. They cover the breakdown of traditional political paradigms, why 2020 was supposed to be a return to normal but was actually the opposite, why it felt okay to openly support Trump in this election, the yearning for strong leadership and stability, why Kamala wasn't a good candidate, why it would have been a disaster for her to go on Joe Rogan's podcast, and the key polling question that indicated the true direction America was leaning: “How are your neighbors are voting?”Please subscribe to the More Bridget Phetasy YouTube channel where we've moved Walk-Ins Welcome - https://www.youtube.com/@morebridgetphetasyBridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn't conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there's no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she'll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribeSupport the show

President-elect Donald Trump made stunning gains with black men, Hispanic voters, and younger Americans in the 2024 presidential election, challenging long-held political assumptions. One person saw it coming more than a year ago. Patrick Ruffini, founding partner of Echelon Insights, published "Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP" in November 2023. He spoke with The Daily Signal when the book published last year. Listen to that episode: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/07/how-a-working-class-coalition-is-remaking-the-republican-party/ Ruffini returned this week to share his insights on Trump's victory and how the Republican Party can build upon his electoral success. Listen to the full interview or read an edited transcript below. Key highlights include: Dramatic shifts in voting patterns across diverse communities Why traditional Democratic strongholds are crumbling The emergence of a new multiracial populist coalition How economic issues and cultural dynamics are reshaping voter allegiances Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email   Subscribe to our other shows:  The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-tony-kinnett-cast  Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women  The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown    Follow The Daily Signal:  X: https://x.com/DailySignal  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/  Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal    Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day's top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode.

In this live episode of The Science of Politics, panelists examined the class, race, and gender dynamics that shaped the 2024 election. The panel features Tom Edsall, Amanda Iovino, Patrick Ruffini, and Ruy Teixeira. Did the election cement a class realignment of American politics? Did Republicans peel off minority voters based on changing perceptions of the GOP as a working-class party? And how did these dynamics interact with the growing gender divide in voting?

In our first post-election episode, I'm joined by Patrick Ruffini, a co-founder of Echelon Insights and the author of Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. We dive right into last week's results, starting with how and why non-white voters shifted so much towards Trump. We cover the “cosmopolitan trap” that Democrats have fallen into—focusing solely on issues that motivate white voters with a college degree—and why the Harris campaign over-indexed on abortion and democracy. Will Democrats finally have a “Sister Souljah” moment? Who might emerge as the face of a changed Democratic Party? What can the Trump administration focus on to improve the GOP's standing with their new voters?  Get full access to The Liberal Patriot at www.liberalpatriot.com/subscribe

Tara starts things off with some reporting on the growing number of appointments in Donald Trump's increasingly controversial Cabinet. She's then joined by Republican Party pollster and strategist Patrick Ruffini to talk about how Trump won both the electoral and popular vote in spectacular fashion. They shine a light on the GOP's ongoing efforts to court minority voters, discuss the Democrats' failed attempts at campaigning on identity politics, and speculate on how each political party will move forward from here. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best and the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Patrick Ruffini Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To understand the 2024 election results, it helps to go back to 2020. Donald Trump lost the election that year, but he made significant gains with nonwhite voters. At the time, a lot of Democrats saw that as a fluke, a hangover from Covid lockdown policies. But the Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini saw it as bellwether.In his 2023 book, “Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP,” Ruffini argued that Trump was ushering in a party realignment. A trend that had been happening for years in the white electorate – college-educated voters moving to the left, and non-college-educated ones moving to the right – was now evident, he said, among voters of all races, breaking up the core of the Democratic base.And so far, the data we have from this election suggests that Ruffini was right.In this conversation, Ruffini, a founding partner at Echelon Insights, contextualizes the 2024 election results by looking back at 2020's. We discuss what Democrats missed about these voter trends; the appeal of Trump's brand of class politics; why Democrats might have been better off with a red wave in the 2022 midterms; and how Kamala Harris's campaign may have hurt her with nonwhite working-class voters.Book Recommendations:Steadfast Democrats by Ismail K. White and Chryl N. LairdThe Real Majority by Richard Scammon and Ben WattenbergThe New Americans by Michael BaroneThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Elias Isquith. Fact-checking by Kate Sinclair, Mary Marge Locker, Jack McCordick and Michelle Harris. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Aman Sahota and Efim Shapiro. Our supervising editor is Claire Gordon. The show's production team also includes Rollin Hu and Kristin Lin. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

[Initially Released 11/07/23]Patrick Ruffini, pollster at Echelon Strategies, returns to talk about his new book PARTY OF THE PEOPLE - on the transition of the Republican Party from being dominated by wealthy, suburban white voters to a more blue-collar and increasingly-multi-racial coalition. In this conversation, Patrick lays out the data behind these shifts, what is driving the GOP's new-found success with blue-collar voters, why this movement came as a surprise to many, the balance of economic vs. cultural priorities, how Latino/AAPI/Black voters are increasingly persuadable audiences in elections, and expectations as to how these shifts will continue to define American politics for the foreseeable future.IN THIS EPISODEPatrick lays out the core thesis of Party of the People...Patrick's favorite data points that illustrate the changing face of the GOP...Patrick's take on the role of "educational attainment" in changing voting patterns...Patrick gives a quick tutorial on when and how Democrats have historically been the party of working-class Americans...How flawed 2012 exit polls have contributed to shifting party coalitions more than a decade later...Patrick's take on how the "In This House..." yard signs unwittingly speak to tensions within the Democratic coalition...Economic vs cultural drivers of voter behavior...Missteps and missed GOP opportunities from the trifecta control of government in 2017 and 2018...Mining recent data among Hispanic voters...What Patrick learned about border communities on a trip to the Rio Grande Valley...Why Lester Chang is important...Why Black voter behavior has been more stable than Latino and Asian voters...Patrick's take on the growing segment of biracial and multi-racial Americans...The impact of free trade and foreign policy on changing partisan coalitions...What Patrick learned in the process of writing his first book...AND 7:3 coalitional splits, anti-globalization sentiments, Joe Biden, blurbs, Brexit, George W. Bush, census buckets, charts and data, Hillary Clinton, Nate Cohn, Thomas Dewey, Tom Edsall, Ryan Enos, existential demographic crisis, fading historical patterns, faint echoes, frontier mentalities, the Great Recession, the green transition, Hamiltonian tendencies, illiberal populism, instinctive hawks, Andrew Jackson, jettisoning first principles, Chryl Laird, majority popular tendencies, mercantile progress, the New Deal, Barack Obama, Mike Podhorzer, Ronald Reagan, the Republican autopsy, rivalrous groups, Mitt Romney, sheepskin effects, David Shor, social taboos, Starr County, Steadfast Democrats, Harry Truman, Donald Trump, the UAW, Ismail White, white phenomenons....& more!

Author and GOP strategist Patrick Ruffini discusses Trump's re-election and the ways in which the party is changing.

Just days before Americans cast their final ballots, former President Trump and Vice President Harris are spending the weekend making their final case to swing state voters nationwide. The consensus among pundits and pollsters is that the race is neck-and-neck, but are they missing something? This past week, Patrick Ruffini, founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, joined the Rundown's Jessica Rosenthal to analyze the state of the race in key battlegrounds, what we can read from registration trends, and how polling methods have evolved since 2016 and 2020. Ruffini explained why he thinks the race is very close but went through some trends and data that can be seen as favorable to both campaigns and could provide them with an edge. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with GOP pollster Patrick Ruffini and learn even more about the “tea leaves” the political experts are examining days before the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just days before Americans cast their final ballots, former President Trump and Vice President Harris are spending the weekend making their final case to swing state voters nationwide. The consensus among pundits and pollsters is that the race is neck-and-neck, but are they missing something? This past week, Patrick Ruffini, founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, joined the Rundown's Jessica Rosenthal to analyze the state of the race in key battlegrounds, what we can read from registration trends, and how polling methods have evolved since 2016 and 2020. Ruffini explained why he thinks the race is very close but went through some trends and data that can be seen as favorable to both campaigns and could provide them with an edge. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with GOP pollster Patrick Ruffini and learn even more about the “tea leaves” the political experts are examining days before the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just days before Americans cast their final ballots, former President Trump and Vice President Harris are spending the weekend making their final case to swing state voters nationwide. The consensus among pundits and pollsters is that the race is neck-and-neck, but are they missing something? This past week, Patrick Ruffini, founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, joined the Rundown's Jessica Rosenthal to analyze the state of the race in key battlegrounds, what we can read from registration trends, and how polling methods have evolved since 2016 and 2020. Ruffini explained why he thinks the race is very close but went through some trends and data that can be seen as favorable to both campaigns and could provide them with an edge. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with GOP pollster Patrick Ruffini and learn even more about the “tea leaves” the political experts are examining days before the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Ruffini is a pollster with Echelon Insights and he is also the author of the book Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP.  Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

This election has been unlike the others, with many historic moments leading up to the big day. Both candidates made their closing arguments this week, former President Donald Trump at New York's famed Madison Square Garden on Sunday and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Ellipse in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. Host of MediaBuzz on FOX News and the MediaBuzz Meter podcast, Howie Kurtz, joins the Rundown to break down the media reaction to the events and the Washington Post's decision to not endorse any presidential candidate. Which candidate has the edge in the race for President of the United States? With just days before Americans cast their final ballots, former President Trump and Vice President Harris will be found making their final case to swing state voters across the country. As both candidates push to earn the advantage, most pundits and analysts looking at the poll numbers agree that the candidates' winning chances appear to be neck-and-neck. Founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, Patrick Ruffini, joins the Rundown to analyze the state of the race in key battlegrounds and how the methods and accuracy of polling have changed since previous elections. Plus, commentary from the host of “Tomi Lahren is Fearless on Outkick,” Tomi Lahren. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This election has been unlike the others, with many historic moments leading up to the big day. Both candidates made their closing arguments this week, former President Donald Trump at New York's famed Madison Square Garden on Sunday and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Ellipse in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. Host of MediaBuzz on FOX News and the MediaBuzz Meter podcast, Howie Kurtz, joins the Rundown to break down the media reaction to the events and the Washington Post's decision to not endorse any presidential candidate. Which candidate has the edge in the race for President of the United States? With just days before Americans cast their final ballots, former President Trump and Vice President Harris will be found making their final case to swing state voters across the country. As both candidates push to earn the advantage, most pundits and analysts looking at the poll numbers agree that the candidates' winning chances appear to be neck-and-neck. Founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, Patrick Ruffini, joins the Rundown to analyze the state of the race in key battlegrounds and how the methods and accuracy of polling have changed since previous elections. Plus, commentary from the host of “Tomi Lahren is Fearless on Outkick,” Tomi Lahren. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This election has been unlike the others, with many historic moments leading up to the big day. Both candidates made their closing arguments this week, former President Donald Trump at New York's famed Madison Square Garden on Sunday and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Ellipse in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. Host of MediaBuzz on FOX News and the MediaBuzz Meter podcast, Howie Kurtz, joins the Rundown to break down the media reaction to the events and the Washington Post's decision to not endorse any presidential candidate. Which candidate has the edge in the race for President of the United States? With just days before Americans cast their final ballots, former President Trump and Vice President Harris will be found making their final case to swing state voters across the country. As both candidates push to earn the advantage, most pundits and analysts looking at the poll numbers agree that the candidates' winning chances appear to be neck-and-neck. Founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, Patrick Ruffini, joins the Rundown to analyze the state of the race in key battlegrounds and how the methods and accuracy of polling have changed since previous elections. Plus, commentary from the host of “Tomi Lahren is Fearless on Outkick,” Tomi Lahren. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 10-30-24 Patrick Ruffini, founding partner of Echelon Insights, analyzes the battleground states. He looks at how the methods and accuracy of polling have changed since previous elections.     NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL Livestream 24/7: bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Ruffini and Ruy Teixiera talk about how the U.S. electorate has changed in the last four years.

The polling keeps shifting in the 2024 presidential race, as attention focuses almost exclusively on seven swing states where the competition is further tightening. The RealClearPolitics averages have former President Trump up in Arizona by one point, Pennsylvania by two points, and North Carolina by less than a point. For Vice President Harris, polling averages have her up by little over a point in Wisconsin and Michigan and just under a point in Nevada and Georgia. Both the Trump and Harris campaigns have downplayed polls or even denied that the polling will accurately reflect the reality of the race. Founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, Patrick Ruffini, joins the Rundown to analyze the state of the race and how undecided swing voters are likely to cast their ballots in November. The NFL season kicks off tonight with the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the Baltimore Ravens. The reigning champions are looking to return and win the Super Bowl for the third season in a row. Author of the new book, "Out Of The Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers," Ian O'Connor joins the podcast to preview the NFL season, give his picks for the Super Bowl, and share stories of the Jets quarterback from his book. Plus, commentary by Fox News Medical Contributor and author of "Panic Attack," Dr. Nicole Saphier. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The polling keeps shifting in the 2024 presidential race, as attention focuses almost exclusively on seven swing states where the competition is further tightening. The RealClearPolitics averages have former President Trump up in Arizona by one point, Pennsylvania by two points, and North Carolina by less than a point. For Vice President Harris, polling averages have her up by little over a point in Wisconsin and Michigan and just under a point in Nevada and Georgia. Both the Trump and Harris campaigns have downplayed polls or even denied that the polling will accurately reflect the reality of the race. Founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, Patrick Ruffini, joins the Rundown to analyze the state of the race and how undecided swing voters are likely to cast their ballots in November. The NFL season kicks off tonight with the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the Baltimore Ravens. The reigning champions are looking to return and win the Super Bowl for the third season in a row. Author of the new book, "Out Of The Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers," Ian O'Connor joins the podcast to preview the NFL season, give his picks for the Super Bowl, and share stories of the Jets quarterback from his book. Plus, commentary by Fox News Medical Contributor and author of "Panic Attack," Dr. Nicole Saphier. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The polling keeps shifting in the 2024 presidential race, as attention focuses almost exclusively on seven swing states where the competition is further tightening. The RealClearPolitics averages have former President Trump up in Arizona by one point, Pennsylvania by two points, and North Carolina by less than a point. For Vice President Harris, polling averages have her up by little over a point in Wisconsin and Michigan and just under a point in Nevada and Georgia. Both the Trump and Harris campaigns have downplayed polls or even denied that the polling will accurately reflect the reality of the race. Founding partner at Republican polling firm Echelon Insights, Patrick Ruffini, joins the Rundown to analyze the state of the race and how undecided swing voters are likely to cast their ballots in November. The NFL season kicks off tonight with the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the Baltimore Ravens. The reigning champions are looking to return and win the Super Bowl for the third season in a row. Author of the new book, "Out Of The Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers," Ian O'Connor joins the podcast to preview the NFL season, give his picks for the Super Bowl, and share stories of the Jets quarterback from his book. Plus, commentary by Fox News Medical Contributor and author of "Panic Attack," Dr. Nicole Saphier. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freddy Gray speaks to pollster Patrick Ruffini about the first 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Just how bad was it and can Biden survive his performance? They discuss the reaction to the debate, including a surprising theory going around Republican circles.  Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Freddy Gray speaks to pollster Patrick Ruffini about the first 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Just how bad was it and can Biden survive his performance? They discuss the reaction to the debate, including a surprising theory going around Republican circles.  Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

What are the biggest myths and political misconceptions about former President Donald Trump and the GOP right now? Republican pollster  Patrick Ruffini breaks it all down and shares important considerations for anyone looking to understand the current political landscape. Ruffini also discusses his most recent book, "Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP."FOLLOW BILLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA:- Follow Billy on Twitter- Follow Billy on Instagram- Follow Billy on Facebook

Patrick Ruffini of Echelon Insights joins to discuss his new book, The Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. He and Henry consider why the shift has occurred, why so few saw it coming, how sustainable a working class Republican Party really is, and what to make of it as […]

If recent polls are to be believed, Donald Trump is poised to become the President, for the second time, of the United States of America. Yet some observers think most swing voters who end up deciding American elections will ultimately turn away from Trump 2.0. For proof, they point to the difficulty Trump has had winning over many voters in his own party during the Republican primaries.   But other analysts insist the former president remains a formidable political force: He has a large and loyal base, he motivates people who don't typically don't vote, and he's consistently beating Democrat Joe Biden in polls of key battleground states. 2016 should serve as an important lesson, they argue: don't underestimate Donald Trump. Arguing in favour of the resolution is Sarah Longwell. She is the publisher of the political analysis and opinion website The Bulwark, and host of The Focus Group Podcast.  Arguing against the resolution is Patrick Ruffini. He is a pollster and founding partner of the firm Echelon Insights. He is also the author of the book Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP.   SOURCES: The Times and Sunday Times, MSNBC   The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths  Tweet your comments about this episode to @munkdebate or comment on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/munkdebates/ To sign up for a weekly email reminder for this podcast, send an email to podcast@munkdebates.com.   To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 50+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events. This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ Senior Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Producer: Daniel Kitts Editor: Kieran Lynch

The Republican pollster argues that the "working class is concentrated in states that are more electorally significant to the outcome of the election."

In this episode of the American Compass Podcast, Oren Cass talks with Patrick Ruffini, founding partner of Echelon Insights, about his book "Party of the People," which examines the Republican Party's transformation in recent years.Ruffini argues that the divide between college-educated and non-college voters has become the defining cleavage in American politics. Ruffini and Cass discuss the cultural and economic roots of this realignment, the unique political talents of figures like Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, and how both parties are struggling to build broad coalitions.

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan talks with Echelon Insights founding partner Patrick Ruffini on the 2024 presidential race, the future of the Republican Party, and whether an improving economic picture will help President Biden's chances in November.

Freddy Gray is joined by pollster and writer Patrick Ruffini. They talk about why the strengthening economy isn't improving Biden's numbers, and the other factors that will influence the 2024 election.

Freddy Gray is joined by pollster and writer Patrick Ruffini. They talk about why the strengthening economy isn't improving Biden's numbers, and the other factors that will influence the 2024 election.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 116: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: TRUMP DC ELECTION SUBVERSION TRIAL POSTPONED. Still officially scheduled for a month from Sunday, it has in fact "fallen off" the Washington Federal Court Calendar and no new date has been set. Even as the District of Columbia and the federal government think of ways to protect the Prettyman Courthouse with metal fencing and street closures (just like right after Trump's January 6 coup), The Washington Post speculates the trial will allow for Trump's trial in New York on the Stormy Daniels Payoff Business Fraud to start next month instead. Either way, Trump's stall has worked. The DC District Appeals Court has yet to rule on his "Presidential Immunity" bullshit and fingers are pointed at the member of the three-judge panel who was appointed by George W. Bush. ALSO: MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE is the worst person ever to serve in the United States House of Representatives. Her inability to pronounce "indictable" correctly is everything that's wrong with this country today, particularly our refusal to help the chronically stupid to heal themselves. More maddening, Greene has previously claimed a) that dyslexia runs in her family AND b) that her political opponents are "retards." B-Block (22:48) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Steve Garvey assailed by three kids in an L.A. Times profile (the other 197 love him though). Moms For Liberty actually manages to outdo itself in what we used to call Bluenosing. And the pollster who has defined which group of voters can put Trump over the top: African-American Men With Three Arms. C-Block (34:32) FRIDAYS WITH THURBER: His most famous, most imagination-stimulating work: "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Ruffini, Republican pollster and co-founder of Echelon Insights, talks about his new book, Party of the People Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP, including the causes of working class voters shifting to the Republicans, key insights into the educational divide, the interplay of culture, class and race, and much more.

Andrew delves into the shifting dynamics in the Republican Party with pollster Patrick Ruffini — and discusses voters' outlook on the economy in 2024, the divide between college and non-college voters, and the latest Biden-Trump polling data. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7CS7tRUsBUI Party of the People - https://amzn.to/48TWgHi Follow Patrick Ruffini: https://www.patrickruffini.com | https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patrick Ruffini is the author of the book Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. Patrick is the founder of Echelon Insights that uses digital analytics to improve polling and strategy for Republican candidates. I want to hear from Patrick if voter behavior is entrenched and whether the Republicans can persuade Black and Hispanic voters to vote like their White Working-Class brethren. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

In 2020, Donald Trump's considerable margin of victory among white working-class voters was expected, but his success in winning a larger share of the Latino and black vote was not. Amy's latest guest, Republican Pollster Patrick Ruffini, argues that Trump's advances with these voters is part of a more significant realignment in our politics. Amy talks to Patrick about his fascinating new book, "Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP." The pair discuss whether Trump will be able to keep this coalition in 2024 and the influence of culture on voting patterns.

Gone are the days of the Mitt Romney or George Bush Republican Party. A party that once dominated the suburbs now dominates the rural areas. Donald Trump has remade much of the party's base into a multiracial, populist coalition. On today's Flyover Country, Patrick Ruffini, author of the new book "Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP", joins the show to break down this new coalition and examine the state of the GOP as we head into 2024. Can the party only win with Trump or without Trump? We discuss it all! 

Patrick Ruffini joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a Republican pollster and his book "Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP".

Andrew Egger is joined by Patrick Ruffini, a Republican pollster and co-founder of Echelon Insights. The two discuss the shift in non-white voting habits, how Trump activated the populist coalition on the right, and the role of pro-life politics in that coalition. Show notes: -New York Times/Siena Poll -Patrick Ruffini's profile at Echelon Insights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Hub Dialogues features Patrick Ruffini, founder of Echelon Insights and leading Republican pollster and political strategist, about his new, must-read book, Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP.The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Kyle Kondik and Carah Ong Whaley talk with Patrick Ruffini, a Founding Partner of Echelon Insights and Republican pollster about his new book Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP. The book examines an unfolding political realignment especially along class lines with implications for the 2024 elections and beyond.

Freddy Gray is joined by Patrick Ruffini, pollster and author of Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP to discuss who could be a serious competitor to Trump.

In 2016, as has been widely reported, white working-class voters shifted decisively to the right. In 2020, working-class voters of color followed suit to varying degrees, though still giving President Joe Biden a clear majority of their support. This has left both parties with the understanding that going forward a multiracial, working-class majority will play a pivotal role in their electoral fortunes. So why have we seen these recent shifts to the right and what will both parties do to either capitalize on or reverse these trends? In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with two authors who have recently published books about precisely those questions, but from opposite sides of the political aisle. Democratic political scientist Ruy Teixeira recently co-wrote the book “Where Have All The Democrats Gone? The Soul Of The Party In The Age Of Extremes” along with John Judis. Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini wrote the book, “Party Of The People: Inside The Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara kicks off the episode by chatting with New Hampshire political insider Matthew Bartlett about the latest polls coming out of the Granite State, before bringing on Republican Party pollster and political strategist Patrick Ruffini to break down the growing support for Donald Trump among working-class voters of color. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest', at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guests: Matthew Bartlett and Patrick Ruffini Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini talks with Matt about his new book, Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP.

The GOP of old is disappearing, and a new one is being born in its place. But is this a permanent transformation, or just a product of the singular figure of Donald Trump? Pollster Patrick Ruffini helps Charlie assess whether any other conservatives can recreate the coalition that could carry Trump to victory in 2024. Plus, James Lawrence gives an update on the unjust imprisonment of meme-maker Douglas Mackey.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail Us: realignmentpod@gmail.comFoundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-faiPatrick Ruffini, author of Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP and cofounder of Echelon Insights, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Patrick discuss how Trump assembled the most diverse Republican presidential coalition in history in 2020, how and why the GOP became the party of non-college educated workers, what the potential GOP populist coalition could look like, and how these trends could realign the American political system over the next few decades. 

Patrick Ruffini is a Republican pollster with a reputation for deciphering data and spotting trends. His new book, “Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP,” takes a deep dive into one of the biggest political realignments of our lifetime.Ruffini spoke with The Daily Signal about the demographic changes that are rapidly transforming America's two biggest political parties—and what it means for the 2024 presidential election and beyond.“When I first started in politics, Republicans had this reputation as being the country club party,” Ruffini said. “Democrats had this reputation as being the party of the people, the party of the working class.”He added, “Flash forward almost 20 years, and that trend has completely almost reversed.”Recent election results show the GOP's gains with working-class voters were not an aberration or confined to one candidate. Republicans today are increasing their support among non-college voters—the type of working-class American who once loyally supported Democrats.“The parties used to be defined by income and now they're defined by education,” Ruffini said. “I argue that that's good news for Republicans in the sense that you have many more working-class, non-college voters in the country than you have college-educated voters.”The breakdown for 2024, according to Ruffini, is about 60% non-college voters compared to 40% who have college degrees. This, he surmises, will provide the GOP will an advantage in upcoming elections. Factor in Republican gains with Hispanics and black voters, and you have a different GOP than the one of yesterday.Most surprising to Ruffini, however, is how the political alignment happened.“I did not expect Donald Trump to be the one who was able to pull this off, but my credit goes to him for getting us to this point,” Ruffini said.“The fact that he was able to expand the Republican coalition first to include the Rust Belt states and dramatically expand Republican performance among working-class voters in 2016, and then in 2020, almost defying the odds and winning re-election with the help of more Hispanic voters and continued progress among black voters,” he added. “It really has upended what we think the two parties are about.”Ruffini began writing “Party of the People” after observing the trends of the 2020 election, and he hopes it serves a helpful guide for readers to understand the realignment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Ruffini is a Republican pollster with a reputation for deciphering data and spotting trends. His new book, “Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP,” takes a deep dive into one of the biggest political realignments of our lifetime. Ruffini spoke with The Daily Signal about the demographic changes that […]

Patrick Ruffini, pollster at Echelon Strategies, returns to talk about his new book (released today, 11/7/23) PARTY OF THE PEOPLE - on the transition of the Republican Party from being dominated by wealthy, suburban white voters to a more blue-collar and increasingly-multi-racial coalition. In this conversation, Patrick lays out the data behind these shifts, what is driving the GOP's new-found success with blue-collar voters, why this movement came as a surprise to many, the balance of economic vs. cultural priorities, how Latino/AAPI/Black voters are increasingly persuadable audiences in elections, and expecations as to how these shifts will continue to define American politics for the forseeable future.IN THIS EPISODEPatrick lays out the core thesis of Party of the People...Patrick's favorite data points that illustrate the changing face of the GOP...Patrick's take on the role of "educational attainment" in changing voting patterns...Patrick gives a quick tutorial on when and how Democrats have historically been the party of working-class Americans...How flawed 2012 exit polls have contributed to shifting party coalitions more than a decade later...Patrick's take on how the "In This House..." yard signs unwittingly speak to tensions within the Democratic coalition...Economic vs cultural drivers of voter behavior...Missteps and missed GOP opportunities from the trifecta control of government in 2017 and 2018...Mining recent data among Hispanic voters...What Patrick learned about border communities on a trip to the Rio Grande Valley...Why Lester Chang is important...Why Black voter behavior has been more stable than Latino and Asian voters...Patrick's take on the growing segment of biracial and multi-racial Americans...The impact of free trade and foreign policy on changing partisan coalitions...What Patrick learned in the process of writing his first book...AND 7:3 coalitional splits, anti-globalization sentiments, Joe Biden, blurbs, Brexit, George W. Bush, census buckets, charts and data, Hillary Clinton, Nate Cohn, Thomas Dewey, Tom Edsall, Ryan Enos, existential demographic crisis, fading historical patterns, faint echoes, frontier mentalities, the Great Recession, the green transition, Hamiltonian tendencies, illiberal populism, instinctive hawks, Andrew Jackson, jettisoning first principles, Chryl Laird, majority popular tendencies, mercantile progress, the New Deal, Barack Obama, Mike Podhorzer, Ronald Reagan, the Republican autopsy, rivalrous groups, Mitt Romney, sheepskin effects, David Shor, social taboos, Starr County, Steadfast Democrats, Harry Truman, Donald Trump, the UAW, Ismail White, white phenomenons....& more!

In this episode of Faithful Politics, Will Wright and guest Patrick Ruffini delve into the intricacies of American politics, discussing the changing dynamics of voter demographics and the impact on election outcomes. Ruffini, a political strategist and author, shares insights from his book, highlighting the shift in voting patterns among different ethnic and racial groups, and the factors that contribute to these changes. They explore the complexities of black politics, the influence of religious beliefs on voting behavior, and the importance of understanding the nuances of different communities to accurately interpret polling data.Will and Patrick also discuss the challenges and misconceptions surrounding polling, offering valuable advice on how to be a better consumer of polling information. They emphasize the significance of state polls over national polls in predicting election outcomes, and the evolution of the Republican party in recent years. The conversation also touches on the impact of economic factors on voter sentiment, the role of intergenerational wealth in the African-American community, and the potential appeal of Republican policies to minority populations. This episode provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the current political landscape, with practical tips for navigating the complex world of polling and elections.Guest Bio:Over the last 15 years, Patrick Ruffini has advanced the digital and data-driven transformation of politics in numerous roles, most recently as the co-founder of Echelon Insights, a next-generation polling, analytics, and intelligence firm.Ruffini began his career as one of the country's first political-digital practitioners, starting at the Republican National Committee in 2002. He managed grassroots technology and outreach for President George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, and returned to the RNC to run digital strategy in 2006. As the founder of Engage, a leading right-of-center digital agency, Ruffini would apply these lessons learned at the Presidential level to political campaigns nationally and internationally, the advocacy and nonprofit worlds, the Fortune 50, and beyond.In 2014 he co-founded Echelon Insights to evolve the traditional ways that organizations collect information to drive strategy. Ruffini leads the firm's analytics and technology practices, helping a wide array of clients craft more persuasive messages, manage crisis, and reach audiences more cost-effectively.As a writer and public speaker, Ruffini's insights on political, demographic, and technology trends are often highlighted by national media. He has contributed to publications including the Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, Politico, and National Review, has been featured in The New York Times, Time, and Newsweek, and has appeared as a political analyst for NPR.Support the showTo learn more about the show, contact our hosts, or recommend future guests, click on the links below: Website: https://www.faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/ Faithful Host: Josh@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Political Host: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.com Twitter: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, November 6, 20234:20 pm: Patrick Ruffini, a Republican Pollster and Author of “Party of the People” joins Rod to discuss his piece in Politico about the emerging working-class Republican majority.4:38 pm: Jonathan Tobin, Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, joins the show to discuss why Barack Obama is wrong to declare that both Hamas and Israel are in the wrong, and why Obama should bear guilt for what's happening there.6:05 pm: Sarah Parshall Perry, Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins the program to discuss why the Ohio ballot initiative on abortion is a Trojan horse that holds many other left-wing policy aims, including opening gender ideology doors.6:20 pm: Matthew Boose, a contributor to American Greatness, joins Rod for a conversation about how the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act didn't work as advertised and has had a devastating impact on working class Americans.6:38 pm: Robert Moffitt, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins the program to discuss the sober consequences of Joe Biden's covid vaccine mandates, including health risks to some who have received the vaccine.

Patrick Ruffini on the exodus of working class, minority voters from the Democratic party to the Republican party // Chris Martin on the species of salmon most susceptible to becoming endangerment // Thane Rosenbaum on the Second Amendment case in front of the Supreme Court // Matthew Gardner on the economy and Washington's housing market // Daily Dose of Kindness: Students help a fellow color blind student // Gee Scott on Starbucks raising wages for non-union workers // David Fahrenthold on the latest with Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York

(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:08) Vivek's background, corporate political / ESG distractions, why he's running for president (19:16) Energy policy, unemployment work requirements, immigration (30:24) Foreign policy: How to handle Ukraine/Russia and Taiwan/China (44:46) Media strategy, Silicon Valley Bank's implosion (54:09) Thoughts on Trump (1:06:16) Campaign strategy, establishment appeal (1:14:10) Social issues: Abolishing the DOE, abortion, trans rights (1:29:31) Defense budget, Military Industrial Complex, GOP division over Ukraine (1:39:27) Bestie update! (1:41:33) Post-interview debrief Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow Vivek Ramaswamy: https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/20/vivek-ramaswamy-pete-buttigieg-00107193 https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/ https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/1680204156953407488 https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1680205700738211840 https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1680665098765975558

This episode of The Great Battlefield podcast features a conversation with Republican political consultant Patrick Ruffini, recorded in front of his class of students at Johns Hopkins University. Patrick discusses his longtime career in political technology, working at the RNC, founding his firm -- Echelon Insights, and why he elected not to vote for Donald Trump.

The priorities that have traditionally shaped American national character – patriotism, religious faith, family, community involvement – are no longer as important to most Americans. The Wall Street Journal reported this trend in a viral poll, but the sentiment is believable even without the stark statistics. This poll was conducted in 1989, 2019, and now in 2023, and the only value to go up in importance? Money. Our guest explains that there is necessary context for the reported numbers due to methodology, but the overall trend is undeniable: we are becoming an increasingly selfish country. And what is to blame? Perhaps it is the echo chamber of social media, the decline of serious education, or anti-Western propaganda from our adversaries beginning to define our own national message. In any case, the country is unhealthy. But entirely fixable, and worth fixing. Patrick Ruffini is a pollster and co-founder of Echelon Insights, a polling and analytics firm. Ruffini began his career working for President George W. Bush, including roles at the Republican National Committee, his re-election campaign, and in his Administration. From 2005 to 2006, he was the lead digital strategist for the RNC. He is the Author of Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP (coming November 2023).Download the transcript here.

On this episode, Ben sits down with GOP pollster and Echelon Insights Founding Partner, Patrick Ruffini, to discuss what he believes are the many lessons learned from this year's midterm results, and what it says about where the country is headed entering the 2024 presidential election cycle. They look at the dynamics of why Republicans did not do well as many had hoped, what polling was right, what was wrong, and what trendlines show positive demographical movement for the GOP. Later, Ben breaks down why he believes former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may be a dark horse candidate in the 2024 GOP Primary, as well as taking a look at some of the other possible contenders outside of former President Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Follow Ben on Twitter: @BDomenech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Ruffini, founding partner of Echelon Insights, talks with Matt about his firm's voter turnout estimate for the 2022 midterms, as well as his forthcoming book on the rise of working-class populist voters.

Oliver Wiseman, Ben Domenech and Patrick Ruffini discuss where things stand in the fight for control of Congress.

URGENT CIA BRIEFING A BLOCK (1:48) SPECIAL COMMENT: Warning or Coincidence? CIA Director Burns urgently briefs Pelosi, McCarthy, Schiff, Gang of 8 at Capitol at close-of-business. Could easily be nothing except it's now public (3:24) that Trump stole classified documents marked HCS, SI, and FISA. It's all in the less-redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit. (4:05) Judge is again warned SHE is risking national defense (5:53) Trump gives up the pretense and posts a picture of himself wearing a "Q" lapel pin, referencing "The Storm." (6:43) An attack on Liberals to "restore Trump to President-King" is thwarted in Pennsylvania (7:15) Lindsey Graham falls further, announcing an anti-abortion bill that proves McConnell was lying that it was to be "left to the states" (11:03) Lindsey now works for the Mike Lindell party. Lindell says the FBI seized his phone at an Arby's. Then he says it was at a Hardee's. Please lord let the agents have said "Sir, this is a Wendy's." (11:31) And can it get dumber? Yes, if Lauren Boebert is around. Tasked with reading the Bible aloud to a bunch of Christian theocrats, she screws it up and refers to "Wonton Murders." B BLOCK (15:49) EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY: Josephine in Illinois (17:06) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: Polling showing Shapiro over Mastriano by 19? Warnock over Walker by 10? Is it legit? And what's wrong in Russia? An oligarch didn't defenestrate, he drowned! (19:08) IN SPORTS: Aaron Judge has 57 homers - and competition, and could they have become "The Southern California Angels?" (23:21) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Etsy, sponsoring Steve Bannon, competes with Erin Burnett and Brett Favre for the honors. C BLOCK (28:30) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Clinton-Lewinsky persecutor Ken Starr is dead, and so is the rule that you can't speak ill of the dead. He was a harbinger of today's Authoritarian Rules-For-Thee Fascism, and he distracted America from the looming threat of terrorism, and he leaked constantly and illegally, and he let people like NBC News President Andy Lack degrade and demean America - and me, too, when I told him I no longer wanted to do a "news" show designed to fulfill Starr's nakedly political purposes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Patrick Ruffini, co-founder of Echelon Insights, a firm specializing in next generation research, analytics, and digital intelligence. Patrick was my boss at Engage, back in 2009-2013, and he has always been at the forefront of innovation in politics and public affairs. In our show today, we discuss the challenges of being at the cutting edge, how to spot lasting trends from momentary fads, and more.The Business of Politics Show, hosted by Eric Wilson, is a production of Startup Caucus, an investment fund and incubator for Republican campaign technology. Visit StartupCaucus.com to learn more.

Patrick Ruffini has been on the cutting edge of politics for 20+ years, as one of the first wave of operatives working in the tech and digital political space. After working at the RNC in 2004, he started an early political tech firm and then formed Echelon Insights to merge political data and tech. In this conversation, Patrick talks his career trajectory, the advancement of digital political tools, and how American politics has evolved in the age of Donald Trump.IN THIS EPISODE…Patrick's unusual bi-national upbringing…Patrick starts following politics at a very early age…A young Patrick on the cutting edge of the political boom on the internet…Patrick's 1998 correspondence with Karl Rove…Patrick's stint at the RNC in 2004….Patrick breaks down the tech impact of the Obama 2008 campaign…Patrick starts his own digital firm Engage…The importance of the 2012 GOP “autopsy” report on Patrick's career…Patrick starts Echelon Insights with GOP pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson…Patrick's advice on how to balance reliance on polling vs analytics…What Patrick has learned about social media listening…Patrick's dissection about the recent populist direction of the Republican Party…Patrick talks of Glenn Youngkin-type candidates as the future of the GOP…Patrick's take on the recent reduced racial polarization in the electorate…Patrick previews a book he's working on that outlines a rising cross-racial coalition of the Republican Party…Patrick talks some of the new measurement tools he's excited about…AND base politics, Joe Biden, blaming the internet, Blue State Digital, Scott Brown, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Eric Cantor, the center-right blogosphere, Mike Connell, Howard Dean, Chuck DeFeo, Becki Donatelli, Efficient Market Hypothesis, Facebook, Mindy Finn, governing agendas, Don Green, Mickey Kaus, John Kerry, Josh Marshall, John McCain, mybarackobama.com , RCTs, relational organizing, Mitt Romney, snake oil, Andrew Sullivan, the War on Terror, & more!

Patrick Ruffini, a co-founder of the predictive analytics and research firm Echelon Insights, joins Sarah and Chris to discuss his recent analysis of the American electorate. Ruffini tells our hosts where the ideological center of gravity seems to be and why cultural issues might be driving voter turnout. Chris asks whether a party can adopt a perfect policy position and if party bases tolerate ideological flexibility. Plus, why are moderate Democrats outperforming progressives? And why are educated voters drifting left, but non-educated voters are drifting right?    Show Notes: -Echelon Insights Four Quadrants of American Voters See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can conservative principles adapt to appeal to younger generations and minorities? What are realistic conservative policy goals for the 21st century? Is there a future for an inclusive, equal opportunity-oriented conservative movement? Patrick Ruffini from Echelon Insights, a next-generation polling, analytics, and intelligence firm, joins American Wonk to discuss. Patrick has a background as a […]

This week marked the second and final debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. What has felt like a never-ending election cycle is taking place against the backdrop of a pandemic, an economic crisis, and a groundswell for racial justice and police reform. With less than two weeks until Election Day, Joel Payne, Democratic strategist and Host of Here Comes the Payne, and Patrick Ruffini, Republican Party pollster and political strategist, reflect on the rest of the race.  It’s been six months since the $2 trillion CARES Act was signed into law. The bill provided much-needed aid to states, businesses, and individuals who were deprived of traditional means of income as a result of the pandemic. The relief the CARES Act provided has since dried up and millions have fallen into poverty as a result. Emily Cochrane, a congressional reporter at The New York Times, shares the latest from the ongoing stimulus talks between Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin and what could happen if a deal doesn’t come together before Election Day. Turnout is up in Wisconsin where voters will play a pivotal role in deciding who will become the next president of the United States. As some Wisconsin neighborhoods have already surpassed turnout levels from 2016, Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin shares how the level of enthusiasm compares to four years ago. Plus, Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel describes trends in early voting and what’s happened to pockets of support for President Trump since 2016. This election cycle special attention is being paid to growing voting blocs that have the power to move the needle towards or away from a second term for Donald Trump. Since 2016, millions of Latino voters have become eligible to vote, making young Latino voters a powerful political force. Takeaway host Tanzina Vega joins Amy to discuss what A Votar series and what she's observed from the conversations she’s had with this group ahead of Election Day.

This week marked the second and final debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. What has felt like a never-ending election cycle is taking place against the backdrop of a pandemic, an economic crisis, and a groundswell for racial justice and police reform. With less than two weeks until Election Day, Joel Payne, Democratic strategist and Host of Here Comes the Payne, and Patrick Ruffini, Republican Party pollster and political strategist reflect on the rest of the race.  It’s been six months since the $2 trillion CARES Act was signed into law. The bill provided much-needed aid to states, businesses, and individuals who were deprived of traditional means of income as a result of the pandemic. The relief the CARES Act provided has since dried up and millions have fallen into poverty as a result. Emily Cochrane, a congressional reporter at The New York Times, shares the latest from the ongoing stimulus talks between Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin and what could happen if a deal doesn’t come together before Election Day. Turnout is up in Wisconsin where voters will play a pivotal role in deciding who will become the next president of the United States. As some Wisconsin neighborhoods have already surpassed turnout levels from 2016, Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin shares how the level of enthusiasm compares to four years ago. Plus, Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel describes trends in early voting and what’s happened to pockets of support for President Trump since 2016. This election cycle special attention is being paid to growing voting blocs that have the power to move the needle towards or away from a second term for Donald Trump. Since 2016, millions of Latino voters have become eligible to vote, making young Latino voters a powerful political force. Takeaway host Tanzina Vega joins Amy to discuss her A Votar series and what she's observed from the conversations she’s had with this group ahead of Election Day.

This week marked the second and final debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. What has felt like a never-ending election cycle is taking place against the backdrop of a pandemic, an economic crisis, and a groundswell for racial justice and police reform. With less than two weeks until Election Day, Joel Payne, Democratic strategist and Host of Here Comes the Payne, and Patrick Ruffini, Republican Party pollster and political strategist, reflect on the rest of the race.  It’s been six months since the $2 trillion CARES Act was signed into law. The bill provided much-needed aid to states, businesses, and individuals who were deprived of traditional means of income as a result of the pandemic. The relief the CARES Act provided has since dried up and millions have fallen into poverty as a result. Emily Cochrane, a congressional reporter at The New York Times, shares the latest from the ongoing stimulus talks between Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin and what could happen if a deal doesn’t come together before Election Day. Turnout is up in Wisconsin where voters will play a pivotal role in deciding who will become the next president of the United States. As some Wisconsin neighborhoods have already surpassed turnout levels from 2016, Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin shares how the level of enthusiasm compares to four years ago. Plus, Craig Gilbert of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel describes trends in early voting and what’s happened to pockets of support for President Trump since 2016. This election cycle special attention is being paid to growing voting blocs that have the power to move the needle towards or away from a second term for Donald Trump. Since 2016, millions of Latino voters have become eligible to vote, making young Latino voters a powerful political force. Takeaway host Tanzina Vega joins Amy to discuss what A Votar series and what she's observed from the conversations she’s had with this group ahead of Election Day.

American pollster and strategist Patrick Ruffini joins the show to talk about the potential impact the crisis will have on the presidential race. Regulars Grant McArthur and Tom minear also join to talk about the latest COVID-19 updates for Melbourne and Victoria.Latest updates at www.heraldsun.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, and Google have redefined the way both Republicans and Democrats approach digital campaign outreach and fundraising. However, calls to regulate social media platforms grew louder after evidence surfaced that nefarious actors attempted to use social media to influence the last US presidential election.   While Twitter recently announced that it would no longer run political advertisements, Facebook has moved in the opposite direction. Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would continue to allow political advertisements on the platform, even ads containing false information.  Patrick Ruffini, co-founder of Echelon Insights and Tara McGowan, CEO and founder of Acronym, join Politics with Amy Walter to discuss what both parties have learned since 2016 about using social media platforms to target voters for fundraising.

Patrick Ruffini, partner and co-founder, Echelon Insights on the reasons to test political and advocacy messages in surveys, telephone polls, focus groups and newer ways to figure out who might be convinced by an ad message and not just which segments of voters to target.  Patrick talks about their new directional tool Creative Optimizer which addresses the need to find good data on how much an ad persuades a voter, testing how voters respond to negative/contrast and humorous ads, and discovering new segments of supporters and what messages might resonate with them. @echeloninsights Echelon Insights

An errant tweet from a Republican strategist forces Ashley, David & Michael to ask themselves whether they live in a cultural bubble of fussy craft beer and corner-window Peletons. Michael expounds on the great capitalist success story of craft brewing, David talks about the origins of the right-wing 'real America' discourse, Ashley shreds the so-called Bubble Quiz and everyone dunks on Patrick Ruffini.

As U.S. voters increasingly spend more of their lives online, political campaigns and other outside groups are trying to figure out how best to meet them on these digital spaces. But in the rush to perfect the effectiveness of digital ads, regulators have been slow to catch up. Will the lessons of 2016, and what can happen when nefarious actors hijack those platforms to spread disinformation, prove an effective warning for 2020 and beyond? And will Democrats be able to catch up to the Trump campaign's robust online operation? Also, continuing with our "Candidate Talk" series, Amy talks with Senator Michael Bennet about trying to break out in a crowded Democratic field. Guests: Patrick Ruffini, Republican digital strategist, partner and co-founder of Echelon Insights, a polling and data analytics firm Guy Cecil, Chairman of Priorities USA, a Democratic super PAC Kevin Roose, tech columnist for Business Day at The New York Times Young Mie Kim, professor at the school of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Ellen Weintraub, Chair of the Federal Election Commission Michael Bennet, United States Senator from Colorado, Democratic Presidential candidate

Kristen speaks with Patrick Ruffini about Echelon Insights' Middle America Project, which ranks every county in the U.S. on how representative it is of the country as a whole. They discuss how the typical American community isn't a small town that voted for Donald Trump to counterbalance Hillary Clinton's lopsided margin in the cities. By definition, it's something in between. This usually means that it's a small city with surrounding suburbs, mainly located in the Northeast and Midwest, that not only was closely contested in 2016 but closely resembles the social and demographic characteristics of the country as a whole. Kristen and Patrick also talk about the accuracy of election polling and the "new" tech that drives every election. You can subscribe to Patrick's newsletter at EchelonInsights.com/TheIntersection. The Pollsters is on hiatus next week but will be back in 2019! Happy holidays!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of The Great Battlefield podcast features a conversation with Republican political consultant Patrick Ruffini, recorded in front of his class of students at Johns Hopkins University. Patrick discusses his longtime career in political technology, working at the RNC, founding his firm -- Echelon Insights, and why he elected not to vote for Donald Trump. | Episode 237

In the final part of our mini-series on the US midterms ahead of Tuesday's vote Keiran talks to Patrick Ruffini from Echelon insights on the races to watch, the prospects for a Democratic wave and the likelihood of Trump winning re-election in 2020. Follow this week's guests: @PatrickRuffini @Keiranpedley

This week, the bomber is apprehended and Rob Long is not surprised, there's a caravan headed our way, professional prognosticator Patrick Ruffini opines on his epic Tweet storm and makes some mid-term predictions, and the great Heather Mac Donald stops by to chat about her new book The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture. Finally... Source

Let's Talk about the Midterms Kristen is joined by special guest co-host, Echelon Insights co-founder Patrick Ruffini, to determine who is the goat in this scary movie, who is excited about the midterms, what just happened with North Korea, and what people thought about it before it happened, or didn't. Generic ballot / Trump's approval ratingThe generic ballot is widening back out again in favor of Democrats, but Trump's approval rating has not taken a hit. Are Dems in the clear? Not so fast.Real Clear Politics: 2018 Generic Congressional VoteTrump Job Approval NBC/Wall Street Journal PollHow do you talk about the expectation poll when the results of the summit wasn't a choice?  And what were those results anyway? What is the net outcome of alienating allies and befriending dictators in the same week?Voters unsure what to expect from North Korea talks(Morning Consult poll: U.S. Public Skeptical That North Korea Will Get Rid of Nukes After Trump-Kim Summit)What are midterm voters looking for? A check on Trump? Health care is a problem for Republicans. And the gun issue is surprising. More Dems say they are enthusiastic about primaries, and Republicans look like Independents.Trump's support has gotten deeper — but not broaderEconomic satisfaction under Trump isn't helping his party's 2018 chancesDemocratic Women have won 49% of open seat primaries, Republican Women only 16% California PrimariesCalifornia Results Are Consistent With a Competitive House RaceWhat to Make of the California Primary ResultsOhio PrimariesVIrginia PrimariesFlorida Primaries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Ruffini, partner and co-founder, Echelon Insights is an expert on voter turnout.  He confirms there is trouble ahead for the Republican party primarily because of the noteworthy increase in Democratic voters while the number of Republican voters has remained stable.  With data from special elections in 2017, Patrick points out that the increased turnout is in large part from white well-educated women as well as more voters from all minority groups. @echeloninsights @PatrickRuffini Echelon Insights

When the campaign of then-Senator Barack Obama mined users’ Facebook feeds for information about how they might vote in 2008, Obama was praised as an innovator. But this spring, a firestorm of controversy enveloped Facebook, after the New York Times reported that Cambridge Analytica mined data from Facebook users to help elect Donald Trump. So […]Sponsored by Quip Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/american-wonk/patrick-ruffini-facebook-trump-future-political-campaigns/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to American Wonk in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.

I'm sorry I missed you all last week! Time kind of got away from me, and I didn't have time to record this on Friday night. As a result, I have a combination of articles of things I read last week as I was preparing for that podcast as well as things I read this week. I didn't want to throw out the great stuff I found last week, so we are back and better than ever! 1. University Kicks InterVarsity Off Campus for Requiring Its Leaders to Be Christian by Relevant Staff from Relevant Magazine 2. A Tragic Abandonment of Identity: The Secularization of America's Religious Colleges and Universities by Arthur Goldberg from Public Discourse 3. The Triumph of Emotion Over Reason by Zachary Yost from The American Conservative 4. The Media’s Double Standard on Privacy and Cambridge Analytica by Patrick Ruffini from Medium 5. I Would've Aborted a Fetus with down Syndrome. Women Need That Right by Ruth Marcus from The Washington Post All music from audionautix.com.

This week on Unorthodox, Mel Gibson gives tzedakah. Our Jewish guest is Ukrainian-born writer Sana Krasikov, whose latest novel, The Patriots, explores the effects of the Cold War on three generations of a Jewish-American family, from the 1930s to the present. Our Gentile of the Week is Republican strategist Patrick Ruffini, who tells us what the future of data and technology looks like for political campaigns, and the value of data under a president who is openly dismissive of unfavorable polls. Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, behind-the-scenes photos, and more! Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com—we'll share our favorite notes on air. This episode is sponsored by Harry’s. Enter code UNORTHODOX at checkout to get a free post-shave balm. Music Credits: “Mikveh Bath” by Golem “Dancing Tiger” by Damscray “A Spoonful Of Sugar” by Richard and Roger Sherman, from the film Mary Poppins "Outro Dia" by Diogo Cadaval “The One on the Right is on the Left” by Johnny Cash “Birds of Prey” by Dark Sunn “Stranger in Moscow” by Michael Jackson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Ruffini, co-founder and partner of Echelon Insights, a political research and analytics firm, discussed the September 26 presidential debate and the challenges facing the Republican Party in a conversation with Shorenstein Center director Nicco Mele. Ruffini, who was a digital strategist for George W. Bush’s 2004 campaign and the RNC in 2006, also discussed polling, the resiliency of the Republican Party in other races, voter expectations of Donald Trump, the effect of grassroots movements on political parties, and many other topics. This Shorenstein Center Speaker Series event was recorded on September 27, 2016, at Harvard Kennedy School. 

This week, Democratic members of the House Of Representatives staged a sit-in in the chamber to try to force House leadership to allow a vote on a pair of gun safety measures. But one proposal -- to use the so-called terrorist "no fly list" as a screener for gun ownership, comes encrusted in controversy. We're joined by one of Democratic legislators at the center of this story, Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke, to talk about what they hope to achieve and where things go from here. Meanwhile, a lot of ink has been spilled about GOP nominee Donald Trump's various rancid statements. But this week, we've learned more about a larger problem -- the candidate's inability to mount a professional campaign. Joining us to lend his insight into the weaknesses of Trump's campaign is veteran GOP digital strategist Patrick Ruffini. And is it possible for the Clinton campaign to become overconfident and complacent running against Trump? We'll put the question to the Center for American Progress' Daniella Leger. Next up... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our last regular episode of Floor Fight, we discuss Donald Trump wrapping up the Republican nomination with his win in Indiana, and look back on why we DIDN'T get a contested convention in 2016. We also cover Sanders' win in Indiana, and his role in the race moving forward. In upcoming special episodes, we will be answering your questions(tweet them to us using #FloorFight!)and interviewing experts on what changes may arise from 2016 that may impact the process in 2020 and beyond. Floor Fight is the podcast on delegate math and the potential for a contested convention in the 2016 race from Patrick Ruffini of Echelon Insights (@PatrickRuffini) and Daniel Nichanian of the University of Chicago and Daily Kos Elections (@Taniel).

Patrick (Kristen's business partner) has a new podcast about the delegate hunt. We talk to him pre-NY about all the fun we're going to have this summer. / Patrick (Kristen's business partner) has a new podcast about the delegate hunt. We talk to him pre-NY about all the fun we're going go have. Listen to his new show "Floor fight" & follow him on twitter here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices