Still Counting: Trump vs. The BLUE WAVE: A Midterm Extravaganza
Summary
Nate Silver, Claire Malone, and Galen Drouh launch their new podcast, Still Counting, with a midterms analysis featuring their Flipper model. The hosts discuss the 2026 Senate races, highlighting North Carolina and Michigan as key battlegrounds, while examining the impact of candidate perceptions and voter sentiment. They also address the role of AI in political forecasting and the shifting dynamics of the Trump coalition, offering a data-driven perspective on the upcoming election cycle.
Topics discussed
Introduction to the Still Counting podcast series
Host introductions and first episode nerves
Backgrounds of Claire Malone, Nate Silver, and Galen Dru
Promotional requests and post-Labor Day context
Midterm forecast overview and model adjustments
Game setup: Drawing competitive Senate races
Analysis of the North Carolina Senate race
Analysis of the Michigan Senate race and El-Sayed
McDonald's advertisement
Levi's advertisement
Analysis of the Iowa Senate race and outro
Closing summary and subscription call to action
Pepperidge Farm advertisement
OxyClean advertisement
End of transcript
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