Podcasts about senate races

The Maine Senate race was rocked this month when revelations about the Democratic frontrunner Graham Platner threatened to completely upend the Democratic primary to select a candidate to try to unseat Susan Collins. Jen Psaki had Platner back on The Briefing to ask him directly about past offensive internet comments, a tattoo identified as being associated with Nazism and the state of his campaign in the wake of a tumultuous month.Graham Platner, an upstart outsider who appears to still be leading the Democratic primary race for a chance to unseat Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins, talks with Jen Psaki about weathering scandal on the campaign trail and succeeding as a Democratic candidate despite considerable resistance from powerful figures within the Democratic Party. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former Congressman Mike Rogers joins Tudor Dixon to tackle Michigan’s biggest challenges—from the loss of manufacturing jobs to declining education standards and rising crime. Rogers shares his plan to rebuild the state through vocational training, stronger communities, and smart leadership, while outlining his vision for Michigan’s future in his run for U.S. Senate. The Tudor Dixon Podcast is part of the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Podcast Network. For more visit TudorDixonPodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ed Morrissey, Managing Editor at Hot Air, and host of the Ed Morrissey Podcast, joins Seth to discuss his ornithological photography skills, the 2026 Texas Senate race, defining “Woke,” the Democrats’ financial woes, former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s recent memoir on the last year of the Biden Administration, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of The DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss:-- Despite all the scandals, Graham Platner, a first-time candidate, is leading Gov. Janet Mills by a whopping 34 points (!) in Maine's Senate Race. Bill and Matt discuss why that's the case, and what it might say about the state of American politics.-- Are Democrats winning the government shutdown PR battle?-- John Fetterman raised a mere $330K during the third quarter fundraising period.-- Donald Trump takes a wrecking ball to the East Wing of the White House. Is this a metaphor for his presidency?-- And MUCH more!Follow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattLewisDCTwitter: https://twitter.com/mattklewisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattklewis/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhSMpjOzydlnxm5TDcYn0A– Who is Matt Lewis? –Matt K. Lewis is a political commentator and the author of Filthy Rich Politicians.Buy Matt's book: https://www.amazon.com/Filthy-Rich-Politicians-Creatures-Ruling-Class/dp/1546004416Copyright © 2025, BBL & BWL, LLC

Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown now has a more competitive Senate race up in New Hampshire after former U.S. Senator John Sununu decided to enter the race! Brown served as a senator representing Massachusetts before he went on to serve as the United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during President Trump's first term in office. Scott Brown checked in to discuss his campaign and share his reaction to John Sununu entering the race!

Former Republican U.S. Senator announced he's entering the race for U.S. Senate to represent New Hampshire again in D.C. Sununu served the Granite State in the Senate until he lost a reelection bid to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2008. What made Sununu enter what is already a competitive primary race with another former U.S. Senator, Scott Brown? We discussed how things are heating up in New Hampshire ahead of an open battleground race next November.

Former Republican U.S. Senator announced he's entering the race for U.S. Senate to represent New Hampshire again in D.C. Sununu served the Granite State in the Senate until he lost a reelection bid to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2008. What made Sununu enter what is already a competitive primary race with another former U.S. Senator, Scott Brown? We discussed how things are heating up in New Hampshire ahead of an open battleground race next November.We also discussed the continued conflict in Ukraine.

The government shutdown rolls on and it is impacting North Carolina. The Senate is in session, but the House has been out for weeks. We'll catch up on what has been happening and not happening on Capitol Hill and consider the possible impact in Washington D.C. of North Carolina's plans to gerrymander districts for the midterms.

Ross welcomes in Paul Craney, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, on rising energy costs in Massachusetts.Joel Valenzuela, Business Development and marketing for Dashpay, on the Amazon Web Services OutageHarris Van Pate, Policy Analyst at the Maine Policy Institute, on the Maine Senate race and Governor Janet Mills aiming to challenge Senator Susan Collins,and Ashley Klingensmith, Vice-President with Americans for Prosperity, on the government shutdown, and why no agreement is taking place.

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Scott Korzenowski is in for Jason. He talks to former Senate Leader and GOP analyst Amy Koch about Scott Jensen's gubernatorial campaign, and why there's not a major Republican in the race for US Senate yet.

A handful of Democrat says they're coming for Maine Senator Susan Collins' seat. But first they have to capture the soul of the Democratic party.

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State House correspondent Kevin Miller spoke with political science professor Jim Melcher from the University of Maine-Farmington about Gov. Janet Mills' bid for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins next fall.

Taylor starts the hour discussing the Maine senate race, and Janet Mills in an interview said Graham Platner was too untested to run against Collins. Then, Platner put out one of the most cringe-inducing political ads.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

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This Day in Maine for Wednesday, October 15th, 2025.

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Callers talk to Aaron about their favorite (and least favorite) candidates in the Maine Senate election.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

This Day in Maine for Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

The staff, and special guest Julio Salinas, vent at the end of a long week that consisted of Texas-sized problems: from Gov. Abbott sending Texas National Guard troops to Illinois to Ken Paxton's ego, and threat as the top lawyer and candidate in 2026. Plus, what's concerning us and what's keeping us hopeful in these busy, chaotic times.Thanks for listening! Learn more about Progress Texas at https://progresstexas.org/.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: City of Dallas faux pas shows that taxpayer funded lobbying may be an even bigger problem than we know. It's time we get action, not just words (acta non verba) from Speaker Burrows and the legislature and fully ban the practice of local governments using our money to hire lobbyists to lobby against our interests. More, more.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Why is Lubbock ISD's superintendent under TEA investigation? More importantly why has local media not been covering the issue?Cause celebre Roberson execution and “shaken baby syndrome” is back with a stay issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Victim's Brother Pushes Back on Claims of Innocence for Convicted Killer Robert Roberson.Poll: John Cornyn, Ken Paxton tied, Wesley Hunt third in GOP primary; Why someone not yet running leads the Democratic pack in Senate race.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

After catching up on the federal shutdown, James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the political dynamics around Gov. Greg Abbott’s fast deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois at the order of President Trump, including a look at Texas attitudes toward Abbott’s response to Operation Jade Helm a decade ago.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: There is much hubbub about the Republican Party of Texas executive committee meeting this weekend and Rule 44. This Tribune piece gives a good background of how Rule 44 came to be and has evolved. I give my overall take on the issue on today's show. Don't trust the self-interested who want to use a Party for their own advancement, trust those who work with the party to advance the interests of its members.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Local sales tax numbers are out. Click here to look up your city.Campaign stories I mention: Cornyn boast $10 million in his campaign account as GOP race heats up – not hard when your are a DC Swamp functionary who helps control the money machine! Why Wesley Hunt Entered the Senate Race  – this is the Q&A that I spend much time talking about. Greg Abbott's campaign fundraises off Texas National Guard deployment – and who is that new? SD9: Casino Lobby Bets Big on John Huffman in North Texas Senate Race Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

10/8/2025 PODCAST Episode #3053 GUESTS: Peach Crew+ YOUR CALLS! at 1-888-480-JOHN (5646) and GETTR Live! @jfradioshow #GodzillaOfTruth #TruckingTheTruth

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, host Tim Boyum talks with North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton.  Clayton discusses next year's top-watched U.S. Senate race, the future of the Democratic party and the political debates centered on crime in the state and around the country. Clayton, who was the nation's youngest state party chair just two years earlier, recently secured a second term as head of the North Carolina Democratic Party.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republicans getting ripped to shreds in Michigan and Meiselas interviews Democratic State Senator Mallory McMorrow who is running for the United States Senate seat in Michigan who talks about the damages Trump is causing to people in Michigan and across the country. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the 2025 campaign is heading into the final weeks, some are already looking to 2026. Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Plus: Chesterfield County School Board accepts Dot Heffron's resignation; Richmond's real estate tax vote has been deferred; and other stories. 

Fayette County School Superintendent is called before the Legislature and asked about his financially failing school district that has been spending millions on travel, hotels, and restaurants. Jefferson County School Board learns they must sell assets in order for the district to remain solvent. A new poll is out in the Senate race. I go through how each candidate's strengths and weaknesses are shaping up.

James Henson and Joshua Blank look at the arc of the President’s standing in Texas and how his ratings intersect persistent economic concerns in the state. Plus, they consider approaches to (very) early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking as a Senate candidate in Maine, Graham Platner, has emerged as the authentic version of what Trump pretends to be. Trump can't handle that a real man has stepped up to call him out as the fraud he is, and Meiselas interviews Platner. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the deadly signs on the horizon for Donald Trump in red states like Iowa where he is destroying the MAGA base by screwing their lives after defrauding them by promising to help them and Meiselas interviews Democratic Senate Candidate in Iowa Zach Wahls who is currently an Iowa State Senator and he shares his observation on the ground traveling across the state. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lt. Governor joined Vineeta for a wide ranging conversation on the WCCO Morning News.

Jeremy Alford joins Tommy to talk about the current race for state senator and other races in the state.

Doug Wagner in for Simon Conway during Monday's second hour.

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, pollster Tom Jensen joins host Tim Boyum to talk about early polling in the 2026 U.S. Senate race and whether we can really glean any insight this early into the race.  Jensen also talks in depth about the overall political mood for 2026, the highs and lows for candidates Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley, and why we should reconsider everything we think we know about the race.  Jensen has been a pollster with the nationally recognized Public Policy Polling since 2007. He's a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate.

On the Wednesday, Aug. 27 edition of Georgia Today: The race to replace state Sen. Brandon Beach is headed to a runoff; Lt. Gov. Burt Jones kicks off his campaign for governor in Butts County; and Grady Memorial celebrates its new airbound trauma care unit.

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This week, state politics reporter Kyle Ingram is your guest host. He talks to D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the anticipated matchup between two high profile candidates in the North Carolina U.S. Senate race: Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Party leader Michael Whatley. Host: Kyle Ingram Guest: Danielle Battaglia Executive Producer: Laura Brache Want even more North Carolina politics news? Our Under the Dome newsletter dives deep into all things #ncpol and legislative happenings. It's sent to your inbox Sunday to Friday. Sign up here. Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription to The N&O. If you're already a subscriber, thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what promises to be a decisive clash for control of the Senate, North Carolina's high-stakes Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most costly of 2026. This next cycle, Republicans will be fighting to preserve their 53– 47 Senate majority. Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley is running for that North Carolina Senate seat; he joins the Rundown to share his outlook on GOP prospects in the midterms, the weight of President Trump's endorsement, and the sharp divide he sees between Republican and Democratic platforms. As acting NASA administrator, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, a strategic initiative he says will be crucial to compete with the growing lunar ambitions from China and Russia. Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins the podcast to explore Secretary Duffy's call for American nuclear reactors in space, the evolving legal debate over ownership in space, and why he predicts mining rare metals on the moon will become very lucrative. Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital columnist David Marcus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In what promises to be a decisive clash for control of the Senate, North Carolina's high-stakes Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most costly of 2026. This next cycle, Republicans will be fighting to preserve their 53– 47 Senate majority. Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley is running for that North Carolina Senate seat; he joins the Rundown to share his outlook on GOP prospects in the midterms, the weight of President Trump's endorsement, and the sharp divide he sees between Republican and Democratic platforms. As acting NASA administrator, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, a strategic initiative he says will be crucial to compete with the growing lunar ambitions from China and Russia. Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins the podcast to explore Secretary Duffy's call for American nuclear reactors in space, the evolving legal debate over ownership in space, and why he predicts mining rare metals on the moon will become very lucrative. Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital columnist David Marcus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode of The BS Show features "Wrong About Everything" co-hosts Amy Koch and Brian McDaniel, uber-fan Bernie Bomberg, and psychic Ruth Lordan.

In an election year of astronomically high stakes, in the absolutely crucial Senate race in North Carolina, Democrats got their wish with popular former Governor Roy Cooper entering the race. Fresh from announcing his candidacy, Cooper talks with Rachel Maddow about his accomplishments leading North Carolina, and what he hopes to bring to Washington, D.C. 

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Andrew Dunn is the publisher of Longleaf Politics and a contributing columnist to The Charlotte Observer. He joined me to discuss former Democrat Governor Roy Cooper's announcement he's running for the US Senate seat next year, as well as the likely announcement that Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley will also run. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/ All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalinerShow.com Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is reportedly going to run for the Democrat nomination, and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley will announce his candidacy soon. The race is on, and it will likely be the most competitive and most expensive in America in 2026. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/ All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalinerShow.com Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.