Sarah's trying to peel voters away from Trump in 2024. It's a tall order, but she's done it before.

S4 Ep25: "I voted for Donald Trump. My bad, fam." (with Tim Miller)

Unfiltered, uncompromising, unexpected—The Focus Group is a look into what the average voter thinks about politics, policy, and current events. Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, has conducted hundreds of hours of focus groups all across the country. She and a series of special guests will take you behind the glass to hear what real focus group participants have to say.https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast/focus-group/

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We have five months to go until Election Day, and nobody's happy. So we're bringing you some catharsis. Jonathan V. Last joins Sarah to let out a primal scream and preview the home stretch of this presidential campaign through the lens of Trump '16/Biden '20 voters. 



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S4 Ep35: It's Just About Feelings, Man (with Jonathan V. Last)

North Carolina Republicans have nominated a candidate for governor who might be crazier than all of the Republicans who ran in 2022. And that's saying something.

S4 Ep34: The Holocaust Denier from North Carolina (with Zach Montellaro)

2024's college graduates started their college careers with COVID, and ended them with encampments on most of their campuses. Tim Miller joins Sarah to discuss how America's youth have dealt with a turbulent few years, how they view the recent protests on their campuses, and their thoughts on November's election.

S4 Ep33: Unlearning Their Hermit-ness (with Tim Miller)

One of Sarah's fav Republicans, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, is running for Senate. So how are Sarah, and her fellow Marylanders thinking about the race?

S4 Ep32:  Larry Hogan: The Most Democratic Republican (with Michael Steele)

Trump said that Nikki's supporters would be "permanently barred" from the MAGA camp, and he's keeping that promise in the general election.

S4 Ep25: "I voted for Donald Trump. My bad, fam." (with Tim Miller)

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