S6 Ep44: Amy Walter: Everyone Is on the Take
The Focus Group Podcast
The Bulwark
4.8 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
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.
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By Amy Walter: Taking Stock of the House Math
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