The TPM Show with Josh and Kate

Josh and Kate discuss the launch of a new video Q&A series on polls and campaigns, then analyze late-breaking scandals in Kansas and Nebraska involving Roger Marshall and Pete Ricketts.

Josh and Kate analyze the 2026 midterm landscape, noting that Republicans are in "crisis mode" as polls show worsening trends despite their internal optimism.

Josh and Kate analyze the post-Labor Day midterm election landscape, highlighting new polls that show Democrats gaining ground on key issues like the economy and immigration.

Josh and Kate analyze the Trump administration's coordinated effort to disrupt the 2026 midterms through mail-in ballot restrictions, voter purges, and census manipulation.

Josh and Kate discuss Georgia Republican nominee Mike Collins’ ties to extremist staffers, including a former intern who identified as a "twink fascist.

The hosts analyze Darlene Graham’s narrow victory in South Carolina’s Senate runoff, noting her lack of experience and total loyalty to Trump.

The hosts celebrate hitting their $500,000 fundraising goal before dissecting a bizarre fake polling experiment and analyzing recent primary results in Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, and Alaska.

Josh and Kate share an episode of The TPM Social Club featuring classics professor Joel Christensen, who analyzes Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.