FiveThirtyEight Politics

In the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, it appeared that Republican leaders might be ready to break ties with then-President Trump once and for all.   More

The crew looks back at what Americans thought about some of the biggest political and cultural issues of 2021. They play a game of “Guess What Americans Think,” in which the panelists have to guess Americans’ opinions on a wide variety of topics, including Elon Musk, inflation and Britney Spears.   More

President Biden’s $2 trillion social spending and climate change agenda is in its most tenuous position yet after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced that he will not support the Build Back Better Plan.   More

According to a new poll from the Wall Street Journal, Hispanic voters are now split evenly between the Democratic and Republican parties, just one year after 60 percent voted for Democratic House candidates.   More

Nate Silver and Galen Druke open the mailbag and answer listener questions, including how much it would cost to “fix polling” and why Vice President Harris is polling less favorably than President Biden.   More

On today’s Politics Podcast, the crew discusses God, COVID-19, and the midterms. So, the usual.   More

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in one of the highest profile cases of the term. The question is whether Mississippi’s law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy is constitutional.   More

The crew debates the value of polling whether Americans want Biden and Trump to run again in 2024.   More