Parhaat The Focus Group Podcast Podcastit (2024)

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S4 Ep30: Arizona: The "Leave Me Alone" State (with Yvonne Wingett Sanchez) 43:25

4d ago43:25

43:25

Abortion has become a defining feature of the 2024 election in Arizona, and Arizona women know it. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Arizona-based democracy reporter for the Washington Post, joins Sarah to walk through the implications of the Arizona Supreme Court re-instituting an 1864 ban on abortion in the state. Editor's note: This show was taped before …

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S4 Ep29: Wanted: Serious, Sober People (with Bill Kristol) 45:02

11d ago45:02

45:02

Voters have gotten long looks at both Donald Trump and Joe Biden representing America on the world stage, so what did swing voters see? Bill Kristol joins Sarah to talk about the foreign policy stakes of the 2024 election, and how voters think about the War in Ukraine and America's role in it. This show was recorded before Iran's April 13-14 attack…

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S4 Ep28: The "Uncommitted" Democrats (with Tommy Vietor) 53:47

18d ago53:47

53:47

Some voters in recent Democratic primaries have been upset with Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Whether and how he can bring them back onside in November is an open question. Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor joins Sarah to break down a small but critical part of the Democratic coalition, why they're upset, and what it could mean …

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S4 Ep27: RFK, Jr.: The Most Insider Outsider (with Astead Herndon) 51:53

25d ago51:53

51:53

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is shaking up the presidential race...and no one knows what his impact is going to be. So we talked to former Trump voters and former Biden voters who are giving Kennedy a look. Astead Herndon, host of the New York Times politics podcast The Run-Up joins Sarah to discuss his recent interview with Kennedy and how the voters ar…

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S4 Ep26: Hands Off My TikTok (with Andrew Egger) 47:25

1M ago47:25

47:25

The House recently passed a bill that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S. It made for strange bedfellows (Lauren Boebert voted for it, and President Biden would sign it). It takes a lot to get them to agree…but the voters we talked to didn’t get the memo. Bulwark White House correspondent Andrew Egger joins Sarah to break down a weird and imp…

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S4 Ep25: "I voted for Donald Trump. My bad, fam." (with Tim Miller) 46:04

1M ago46:04

46:04

Sarah's trying to convince former Trump voters to abandon him in November, through a campaign called Republican Voters Against Trump. It's a tall order, but luckily she's done it before. The Bulwark's own Tim Miller, who was the political director of Republican Voters Against Trump in 2020, joins Sarah to discuss the theory behind RVAT and how anti…

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S4 Ep24: Cleveland Rocks (with Henry Gomez) 44:38

2M ago44:38

44:38

The Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio is heating up...unexpectedly. Cleveland-area businessman Bernie Moreno is on the ropes despite Trump's endorsement. And despite voters being mad about the Cleveland Guardians (née Indians) name change, a member of the ownership family is still in the ballgame (pun intended). NBC News senior political r…

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S4 Ep23: Taken for Granted? (with Ashley Allison) 56:52

2M ago56:52

56:52

Donald Trump is polling better with Black voters than he used to, so we fielded a focus group of Black voters who are warming up to him...after not voting for him in 2016 or 2020. Ashley Allison, former Biden-Harris campaign official and CNN commentator, joins Sarah to discuss why some Black voters are souring on the Democratic Party.…

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S4 Ep22: California Schemin' (with Jon Favreau) 42:49

2M ago42:49

42:49

California's U.S. Senate race is a battle royal for small-dollar Democratic donors, between Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter...but they're both boosting certain Republican candidates to gain an advantage in this race. California also has a governor who's scheming to run for president in 2028. Pod Save America's Jon Favreau joins Sarah to discuss …

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S4 Ep21: Nikki Haley's (New) Time for Choosing (with Tim Alberta) 51:07

2M ago51:07

51:07

Nikki Haley is in YOLO mode as she faces down a loss in her home state of South Carolina, but her years-long tortured Trump two-step has caught up to her. The Atlantic's Tim Alberta joins Sarah to discuss his reporting on Haley through the years and ask a simple question: is this FINALLY her last straw with Trump? show notes By Tim Alberta: Nikki H…

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S4 Ep20: Life's Too Short for Trump (with Jonathan V. Last) 43:28

2M ago43:28

43:28

Trump appears to be in the driver's seat to return to the White House. We could really use more two-time Trump voters who don't want to vote for him again. Fortunately, we found a group just like that! Jonathan V. Last joins Sarah to listen to two-time Trump voters who think "life's too short" for the anger of the Trump years, and to break down wha…

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S4 Ep19: Congress: The Dumbest It's Ever Been (with Joe Perticone) 48:40

3M ago48:40

48:40

We're bringing you an update on the Republicans in Congress. We taped this BEFORE Republicans failed to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, failed to pass aid to Israel, and before the Senate's compromise on the border and foreign aid was blown up. Still, this show gives you a good window into what Republican voters expect from congressional …

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S4 Ep18: Nevada: State of Confusion (with Jon Ralston) 46:26

3M ago46:26

46:26

Nevada has a GOP presidential primary AND a caucus. Donald Trump is going to win the caucus...but the primary is a race between Nikki Haley and "None of these Candidates." Jon Ralston of The Nevada Independent returns to break down the mess that is Nevada's presidential contest, and to preview the state's starring role in the general election.…

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S4 Ep17: No One's Looking Out for You (with Brian Stelter) 46:04

3M ago46:04

46:04

Donald Trump is wrapping up the Republican nomination, despite 91 felony charges against him. One reason for that is that his voters don't seem to trust any unflattering news about him...and they're turning to sources you probably haven't heard of. Many of them feel like Fox News has gone "woke"...and we're going to ask them why. Brian Stelter, aut…

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S4 Ep16: New Hampshire Weirdos for Nikki? (with Tim Miller) 38:48

3M ago38:48

38:48

Nikki Haley is on the ropes after losing Iowa by 30 points, but there's one group of voters who could bail her out: New Hampshire's undeclared and moderate Republican voters. The problem? Even though they vote in Republican primaries sometimes, they hate Trump, they're pro-choice, and some watch MSNBC. Republican voters in all of the other states? …

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S4 Ep15: It's Not That Hard to Win Iowa (with J. Ann Selzer) 45:28

4M ago45:28

45:28

Iowa's living legend of polling, J. Ann Selzer, joins Sarah to listen to Iowa Republicans ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses. Ann discusses her polling, how she does her own focus groups, and how Republican voters are feeling about Donald Trump (good), and the rest of the candidates (lukewarm at best). Ann also discusses how Donald Trump's e…

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S4 Ep14: January 6: If They Had Just Told the Truth (with Rep. Adam Kinzinger) 47:52

4M ago47:52

47:52

To mark the three-year anniversary of the January 6 attack, we're doing something we've never done before. We're digging deep into our archives to play focus group clips from January 2021, right after the attacks, and showing how the voters have changed three years on. show notes: Rep. Kinzinger's new book: Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty…

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S4 Ep13: Nikki's Narrow Path (with Whit Ayres) 47:57

5M ago47:57

47:57

Donald Trump has a huge lead in the Republican primaries...but Nikki Haley has managed to distinguish herself from the other afterthoughts in the field. GOP pollster Whit Ayres joins Sarah for the last episode of 2023 to recap the Republican presidential primary and chart out Nikki Haley's narrow path to the nomination. Hat-tip to Peter Hamby of Pu…

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S4 Ep12: Unreliable Narrators (with Jonathan V. Last) 1:02:18

5M ago1:02:18

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The economy isn't the best...but it could be a lot worse. And our guest thinks voters are catastrophizing too much about the state of things. Sarah's best friend Jonathan V. Last (JVL) joins the show to argue with voters who aren't there to argue back. show notes: Even Most Biden Voters Don’t See a Thriving Economy…

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S4 Ep11: Quarter-Life Crises (with Peter Hamby) 48:57

5M ago48:57

48:57

Democrats need young voters on-side to win in 2024...so how is Gen Z feeling about the future of the country, and their leaders? What do young progressives and conservatives think about each other? Peter Hamby of Puck News joins Sarah to check in with a cross-section of young voters. show notes Peter's: https://puck.news/biden-gen-z-and-the-illiber…

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S4 Ep10: Our Better Angels (with Judy Woodruff) 49:46

5M ago49:46

49:46

Americans are more divided than they've been in a long time, and Sarah and our guest have heard a lot about that when they've done focus groups together this year. PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff joins Sarah for a special Thanksgiving episode to discuss how Americans are thinking of their political differences, and how we might move beyond them going …

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S4 Ep9: American Jews Are Nervous (with Bill Kristol) 50:35

5M ago50:35

50:35

It's been difficult to be Jewish in America since October 7, so we're listening to how Jewish voters are processing this moment, and how all Americans are reacting. Bill Kristol joins Sarah to break it all down.Kirjoittanut The Focus Group Podcast

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S4 Ep8: The Pro-Choice Trump Voter (with Elaine Godfrey) 46:35

6M ago46:35

46:35

Ohio passed a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights this week. And the women we talked to in Ohio who voted for Sherrod Brown in 2018 and Donald Trump in 2020 showed us why. Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic joins Sarah to talk about where the abortion issue is headed in 2024...and why Sarah thinks voters "have Donald Trump's number" on …

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S4 Ep7: America Needs Mushrooms (with Rep. Tim Ryan) 44:50

6M ago44:50

44:50

The Kentucky gubernatorial election is coming down to the wire, and a young, charismatic Democratic incumbent might have lessons for other Democrats in tough races. As luck would have it, we have our own charismatic red state Democrat to break it all down with Sarah and offer suggestions for fixing American politics: former Ohio Congressman and U.S…

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S4 Ep6: 'Orange Man Bad' is Not Enough (with Ruy Teixeira) 55:18

6M ago55:18

55:18

It seemed impossible that Donald Trump could ever make inroads with Hispanic voters, but in 2020, he did. And he could again in 2024. Ruy Teixeira— co-founder of The Liberal Patriot and co-author of the new book Where Have All the Democrats Gone— joins Sarah for a frank exchange of ideas about how Democrats can win back a community that might decid…

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S4 Ep30: Arizona: The "Leave Me Alone" State (with Yvonne Wingett Sanchez) 43:25

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S4 Ep29: Wanted: Serious, Sober People (with Bill Kristol) 45:02

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S4 Ep28: The "Uncommitted" Democrats (with Tommy Vietor) 53:47

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S4 Ep27: RFK, Jr.: The Most Insider Outsider (with Astead Herndon) 51:53

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S4 Ep26: Hands Off My TikTok (with Andrew Egger) 47:25

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S4 Ep25: "I voted for Donald Trump. My bad, fam." (with Tim Miller) 46:04

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S4 Ep24: Cleveland Rocks (with Henry Gomez) 44:38

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S4 Ep23: Taken for Granted? (with Ashley Allison) 56:52

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S4 Ep22: California Schemin' (with Jon Favreau) 42:49

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S4 Ep21: Nikki Haley's (New) Time for Choosing (with Tim Alberta) 51:07

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S4 Ep20: Life's Too Short for Trump (with Jonathan V. Last) 43:28

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S4 Ep19: Congress: The Dumbest It's Ever Been (with Joe Perticone) 48:40

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S4 Ep18: Nevada: State of Confusion (with Jon Ralston) 46:26

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S4 Ep17: No One's Looking Out for You (with Brian Stelter) 46:04

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S4 Ep16: New Hampshire Weirdos for Nikki? (with Tim Miller) 38:48

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S4 Ep15: It's Not That Hard to Win Iowa (with J. Ann Selzer) 45:28

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S4 Ep14: January 6: If They Had Just Told the Truth (with Rep. Adam Kinzinger) 47:52

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S4 Ep13: Nikki's Narrow Path (with Whit Ayres) 47:57

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S4 Ep12: Unreliable Narrators (with Jonathan V. Last) 1:02:18

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S4 Ep11: Quarter-Life Crises (with Peter Hamby) 48:57

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S4 Ep10: Our Better Angels (with Judy Woodruff) 49:46

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S4 Ep9: American Jews Are Nervous (with Bill Kristol) 50:35

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S4 Ep8: The Pro-Choice Trump Voter (with Elaine Godfrey) 46:35

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S4 Ep7: America Needs Mushrooms (with Rep. Tim Ryan) 44:50

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S4 Ep6: 'Orange Man Bad' is Not Enough (with Ruy Teixeira) 55:18

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