About this episode

Sarah discusses the national political landscape with Amy Walter, focusing on swing voters and the impact of the war in Iran.

Summer’s here, and Sarah’s taking a break from primary election coverage to take stock of the national political landscape. We haven’t talked to swing voters in a little while about the overall state of the country, and it’s becoming clear that the war in Iran is overshadowing, well, everything. Plus: The post-redistricting U.S. House math for Democrats, and a local issue bubbling up all over the country that has some lessons about why Americans are so disillusioned. Sarah all kicks this around with one her favorite nerds: Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report. Note: The discussion of Maine’s Senate race took place BEFORE the June 4 New York Times reporting on Graham Platner. Subscribe to the Cook Political Report! By Amy Walter: Taking Stock of the House Math CPR’s PollTracker (Trump Approval Rating Aggregator) CPR’s “Find a Race” sorter CPR’s Recent Poll: Battleground District Project

People in this episode

Host: Sarah

Guest: Amy Walter

Topics covered

• national political landscape
• swing voters
• war in Iran
• redistricting
• disillusionment

Keywords

• politics
• swing voters
• Iran
• redistricting
• disillusionment
• Cook Political Report
• Maine Senate race

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cook Political Report, New York Times

Places: Iran, Maine

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