RealClearPolitics Podcast

With the election less than two weeks away, the electoral map is trending red and some Democrats are already singing the blues. Can the Democrats come back? Also, a look at the fallout from the Pennsylvania Senate debate, and an examination of the 2022 youth vote: a new poll predicts a “Gen Z Wave,” but will young voters show up at the ballot box and if so, what impact will they have on the final results? Co-founder and president of RCP Tom Bevan, Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, and Axios senior political correspondent Josh Kraushaar join Andrew Walworth on today’s RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.

Matthew Bunson of EWTN News, joins RCP Washington Bureau Chief Carl Cannon and Andrew Walworth to discuss a brand new poll conducted jointly by EWTN and RealClear Opinion Research of Catholic voters in six swing states just weeks before the 2022 midterms.

RealClearPolitics president and co-founder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon look at the national map two weeks before election day. What do the RCP averages say about which party may win control of Congress?

On today’s RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast, a look at the RCP Polling Accountability Project, a new initiative designed to shed light on polling accuracy. Also, a look at President Biden’s midterm strategy, and an examination of the Senate race in Utah, where incumbent Republican Mike Lee is in a surprisingly close race with independent candidate Evan McMullin. Associate editor and columnist A. B. Stoddard, president and co-founder Tom Bevan, and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon join Andrew Walworth for today’s discussion.

On the RealClearDefense podcast "Hot Wash", host John Sorensen and RCD Contributor John Waters speak with Stephanie Savell, the Co-Director of the Costs of War project at the Watson Institute for International Relations at Brown University. Savell is an anthropologist, who researches militarism, security, and civic engagement in relation to the United States post-9/11 wars. The Costs of War project takes an interdisciplinary approach to ask what are the real total costs of war? Have the post-9/11 conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan improved those nations or left them worse off for the American interventions? What are the combined costs of using the military when you include financing the "military industrial complex," the costs of financing that borrowing,  the long term medical care of veterans, the impact on communities, and all the ripples that 20 years of war sends through a society?To read more about the Costs of War projectSubscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletterfor a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.

RealClearPolitics co-founder and president Tom Bevan joins RCP Washington Bureau Chief Carl Cannon to discuss the 2022 midterms. With only three weeks to go, huge numbers in early voting indicate that this election will be a high turnout midterm. Will debates move the needle when a significant portion of voters have already cast their votes?Join us each week on Tuesday and Thursday, and Friday as RealClear’s journalists discuss the issues of the day. Stay informed with context and perspective on the RealClearPolitics Takeaway. Be sure to rate and recommend the podcast on iTunes.Subscribe to Carl Cannon's Morning NoteFind podcasts and more on RealClearPolitics.comGet the latest polling averages on today's racesSubscribe on iTunes to catch every episode

RealClearPolitics co-founder and president Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon discuss the latest revelations from the January 6 hearings and their effect on the 2022 midterm elections.

RealClearPolitics co-founder and president Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon discuss President Biden's response to the latest inflation numbers, and the effect inflation will have on the 2022 midterms.

On today's episode of the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash" host John Sorensen and RCD contributor Todd Carney, speak with Jason Kander, veteran, politician and most recently author of “Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD”In 2006, Kander served as a military intelligence officer in Afghanistan for the Army Reserve. After returning to civilian life, Kander entered politics serving in his home state of Missouri’s House of Representatives in 2008, and then in 2012 as the Missouri Secretary of State. In 2016 he ran for Missouri’s Senate seat, narrowly losing to Republican Roy Blunt by a small margin in a state where President Trump beat Hillary Clinton by more than 18 points. He became a rising star in the Democratic party with speculation about a presidential run. In 2018 he ran for mayor of Kansas City, but in a dramatic turn dropped out of the race citing symptoms of PTSD and depression.Currently, he co-Hosts with Ravi Gupta the progressive political podcast Majority 54. And is the president of national expansion at Veterans Community Project, a non-profit supporting homeless veterans.Subscribe to the RealClearDefense Podcast "Hot Wash"Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletterfor a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security.

On this Friday's news roundup, The Takeaway looks at the RealClear poll averages less than 5 weeks out from the 2022 midterms. What are the options for Democrats to retain control of the House and the Senate in the remaining weeks before the election? What are the prospects for Republicans to take both houses? Also this week, a new RealClear Opinion Research survey conducted in concert with Catholic television network EWTN looks at American Catholics' attitudes toward President Biden and the top political issues. And Susan Crabtree profiles Senator Tim Scott. Is he positioning himself for a 2024 presidential run?Guest host John Sorensen is joined by Tom Bevan, co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics, Washington Bureau Chief Carl Cannon, and Susan Crabtree, national and White House correspondent.Read the RealClear Opinion/EWTN survey of Catholics in AmericanTim Scott's Midterm Mission by Susan CrabtreeSubscribe to Carl Cannon's Morning NoteFind podcasts and more on RealClearPolitics.comGet the latest polling averages on today's racesSubscribe on iTunes to catch every episode