Nathan Gonzales is the Editor and Publisher of Inside Elections, one of the foundations of American political analysis, and a frequent presence talking and writing about politics on TV and in print. In this conversation, recorded two weeks after Election Day 2024, Nathan weighs in on the headlines from the '24 campaign, surprises and lessons learned, goes deep on the Presidential, Senate, and House races, looks ahead to the 2026 midterms, & much more.
IN THIS EPISODE
Nathan's big picture headlines coming out of Election 2024...
Was 2024 simply an anti-inflation, anti-status quo election?
The role of "collective amnesia" in the 2024 elections...
Do Democrats have a "woke" problem?
Why cultural attacks on Democrats packed more punch in 2024 than in other recent elections?
Why the "fascism" critique of Trump may have fallen flat?
A savvy tactic from the Trump campaign that surprised Nathan...
Surprises in the exit polls...
Nathan's initial read on the likelihood of a whole-scale partisan "realignment"...
The story of the 2024 Senate races...
Nathan's take on the split Senate verdicts in AZ, MI, NV, and WI...
The one Senate race that was the most frustrating for Republicans...
Was the AZ Senate race a missed opportunity for Republicans?
Why PA was the one swing state Senate race that flipped from Blue to Red...
The two Senate races the party senate committees viewed dramatically differently...
Nathan's initial early analysis on the 2026 Senate map, including thoughts on the Senate retirement watch...
Headlines from the 2024 House elections...
Early handicapping the 2026 House races...
Will court cases or redistricting impact the 2026 House playing field?
The one House race Nathan was most interested in following...
Stories about Tucker Carlson, Robert Novak, the Capital Gang and more from Nathan's first job in politics as a CNN assistant producer in the early 2000s...
& more!
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