Lars is joined by Chris Choban to discuss the debt ceiling -- what it is, why it exists, why it's dangerous, and how can America get out of the pattern of debt ceiling impasses (yes, the trillion dollar coin comes up). For more information, check out some of our writing on the debt ceiling too: "Washington’s Invented Crisis: The Debt Ceiling"

Nikki Haley enters the race and Lars, Michael, and Chris hop back in to check on their primary draft! Check out the live updating draft with a history of our trades, points accumulated, and more!

Check out the live updating draft with a history of our trades, points accumulated, and more!

The Postrider's Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are joined by Split Ticket Founding Partner and Contributing Author Armin Thomas to discuss the state of 2022's gubernatorial elections. What states are we watching? Which races should you keep an eye on? And what can you ignore? 

With their full suite of 2022 Senate ratings now live, The Postrider's Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito hop on the podcast to discuss the national factors in the race for the chamber, what states listeners should be paying attention to, what races they're keeping an eye on, and what elections you can ignore.

Politics Editor Lars Emerson and The Postrider's Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are joined by Faith Rokowski from Blueprint Interactive, a Democratic digital strategy firm in DC, to discuss the state of political fundraising, campaign advertising, and digital best practices in the modern era. 

Politics Editor Lars Emerson and The Postrider's Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito discuss and analyze the FBI search of Donald Trump's de facto headquarters at Mar-a-Lago; including why this is -- contrary to prevailing wisdom, evidently -- not going to help his political aspirations! They then discuss the array of high profile legislation that has come out of the 117th Congress as of late, emphasizing the process, major players, impact, and electoral reality in the wake of these policies.

How does The Postrider put together its Senate ratings? With the release of our 2022 ratings, Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are here to discuss how they research states, how they assign a rating, what they feel is most important or least important in determining how competitive a race is, and -- finally -- answer a big question: is our record any better than mathematical forecasts? 

The Postrider's Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito discuss 2022's primaries for House, Senate, governor, and more. How did Trump's endorsements do? Why did Democrats strategically boost some far-right candidates? And what major primaries remain that we're watching?