Downballot Counts

Bloomberg Government politics reporter Emily Wilkins joins hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux to discuss how campaigns are continuing to reach out to voters as the coronavirus keeps most people at home.

Hosts Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux break down the postponement of primaries and one of the first campaign ads focused on coronavirus.

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) discusses her state's initiatives to both prepare for a worst-case scenario, helping citizens on a day-to-day basis, and how the coronavirus will affect upcoming primary elections in her state.

Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) leads the political arm of the largest ideological caucus in Congress, the New Democrat Coalition. He joins Downballot Counts to discuss why freshman House Democrats from suburban districts were happy to see the former vice president take the delegate lead in the presidential race.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, discusses his party’s efforts to win control of the House two years after losing it and how many seats the GOP could gain if Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) wins the presidential nomination.

Former Rep. Jason Altmire, a Democrat who represented western Pennsylvania for three terms, discusses what ails Congress and what reforms the bipartisan organization he’s advising, Unite America, is supporting.

The Texas Tribune’s Washington bureau chief Abby Livingston discusses the Lone Star State’s most vulnerable House incumbents in Super Tuesday primaries and what the chances are it goes blue in the presidential and Senate races.

Republican media consultant Casey Phillips discusses his new documentary that highlights the unusual ways U.S. election ties are broken and reinforces that every vote matters.

Rep. Cheri Bustos, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, discusses the party’s strong fundraising in 2019 and what it means for Democrats' chances to retain control of the House in November.

In our premiere episode, Bloomberg Government’s Kyle Trygstad and Greg Giroux look ahead to Super Tuesday’s big states to watch, highlight a campaign ad airing in Alabama, and discuss congressional races in Iowa with the Cook Political Report’s Jessica Taylor.