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On this week's DDHQ Podcast, we spoke with Patrick Svitek about the #TXSen runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton. Patrick argued that Cornyn kept the race close (at least until Trump endorsed) because Paxton's divorce is a different kind of scandal from his other ones.
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This week's DDHQ podcast: Sean T at RCP joined to talk about the consequences of the Voting Rights Act's anticipated demise. We also dug into 2030 census projections. Sean noted how post-VRA redistricting could run into incumbents' preferences and complicate future redraws.
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On this week's DDHQ Podcast, Erin Covey from Cook Political Report joined to talk about 2026's under-the-radar House races. Cook recently rated #TX23 as somewhat competitive, so we talked about how the race between guninfluencer Brandon Herrera (R) & Katy Padilla Stout (D) gets close.
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This week's DDHQ podcast dug into Georgia with Greg Bluestein. Derek Dooley's candidacy for #GASen caught many off guard. But his famous parents were political & family is close to Gov. Brian Kemp. Kemp views Dooley's outsider bid as the GOP's best shot vs. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D).
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This week's DDHQ Podcast features a close look at #NJGov with the great Steve Kornacki. Steve joined Geoffrey Skelley for a map-rich discussion of how recent trends could influence the result in New Jersey between Mikie Sherrill (D) and Jack Ciattarelli (R).
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New DDHQ Podcast: Mary Radcliffe from FiftyPlusOne.news joined Geoffrey Skelley to talk about President Trump's approval rating. There's been a lot of coverage of his decline among young men, but he's been losing ground among most groups. Watch/listen here:
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Maps, maps & more maps. In this week's episode of the DDHQ Podcast, Geoffrey Skelley & guest Nathaniel Rakich toured the 6 states that have redistricted their congressional maps. A big ? is Texas, where a federal judicial panel just blocked the new map.
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On this week's DDHQ podcast, Geoffrey Skelley & Scott Tranter spoke with Eli McKown-Dawson about the 2025 polls & looked ahead to 2026. Polls undershot Trump in recent pres races, but were closer to the mark in midterms or even overestimated GOP. Watch/listen here:
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In this week's DDHQ podcast, Geoffrey Skelley & J. Miles Coleman talked Minnesota's gubernatorial race after Tim Walz's exit & Virginia redistricting. In #MNGov, Amy Klobuchar's strong electoral record suggests she'd be a formidable Walz substitute.
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Tomorrow is Election Day for Virginia's redistricting measure. The Decision Desk HQ Podcast dove into the race with Chaz Nuttycombe from State Navigate. He noted how No can win if independents break sharply for it, combined with solid Election Day turnout.
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This week, the DDHQ Podcast chatted 2026 governors with Louis Jacobson. One under-watched race is Georgia, where Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is term-limited. Democrats might have a real chance here, but their candidate field is hard to pin down. The GOP is likely headed to a runoff.
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