@galendruke.bsky.social
Creating a new podcast at GDPolitics.com. Go subscribe! Formerly host & producer of the 538 Politics podcast & ABC News yapper. NPR alum.
Demands from Dems provoked the government shutdown, but Reps are getting most of the blame so far. Why?
I talked about it on GD POLITICS today w/ @lennybronner.com and Mary Radcliffe.
We also discussed that poll out of PA showing Fetterman is -20 with PA Dems, but +40 with PA Reps.
Today on the GD POLITICS podcast...
A live taping at the Comedy Cellar with my dear friends @claremalone.bsky.social & Nate Silver!
We talked about the shutdown, NYC mayoral race, free speech, gerrymandering & more.
We also had A LOT of fun playing "guess which comedian said this."
OPINION TODAY featured podcast β
Which Party Will Win Americaβs Workers? A conversation with John Lettieri of @innovateeconomy.bsky.social.
(@galendruke.bsky.social)
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Today on GD POLITICS...
Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a struggle to be the party of working people.
I talked to John Lettieri about how workers are doing and what they think of the politicians who claim to serve them.
www.gdpolitics.com/p/video-whic...
Today on GD POLITICS:
β‘οΈ Who is watching late night TV?
β‘οΈ Kamala Harrisβs new book
β‘οΈ Are politicians using AI to do their jobs?
β‘οΈ Ending partisan rancor
β‘οΈ Trump puts an end to a national hunger study
www.gdpolitics.com/p/are-politi...
Today on GD POLITICS I spoke w/ Nadine Strossen about the state of the 1st Amendment.
She's made a career defending all manner of expression β from neo-Nazis, to flag burning, to pornography β as president of the
@aclu.org from '91-'08 & now at FIRE.
www.gdpolitics.com/p/why-a-life...
Jimmy Kimmel, if youβre listening, FiveThirtyEight would like to buy you a drink.
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On todayβs podcast with @baseballot.bsky.social and Mary Radcliffe:
β‘οΈ Our reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel has gone the way of FiveThirtyEight (at least for now)
β‘οΈ Plus, a debate over whether Dems should shut the government down
www.gdpolitics.com/p/jimmy-kimm...
Iβll say something about this news cycle.
It keeps me a consistent runner.
We've got a special guest on the podcast today.
@claremalone.bsky.social & I discuss Charlie Kirk's assassination, the MAHA movement, the NYC mayoral race, Kamala Harris's book & more.
We've also got a live show coming up w/ Nate Silver in NYC on Sept 29th.
www.gdpolitics.com/p/clare-malo...
On the latest GD POLITICS installment, @lennybronner.com and I answer your questions about the youth gender gap, Democrats' unpopularity, ChatGPT election forecasting, & more.
We also chatted about the latest election results in VA 11 and... Norway!
www.gdpolitics.com/p/election-u...
Charlie Kirk's assassination is despicable and saddening on a human level and a national level.
11.09.2025 19:24 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0π¬ Time to open the mailbag on GD POLITICS!
Who has questions about politics, elections, the meaning of life?
Any recent polling or data references you'd like us to scrutinize?
Sweet nothings also accepted.
Post what you got! π
It's Election Day in Virginia's 11th congressional district!
@baseballot.bsky.social, Mary Radcliffe & I talk about how to interpret the results.
We also discuss the latest jobs #s, how Americans are feeling abt the economy, and make sense of a NYT analysis of Electoral College bias in 2032.
How To Make Elections Competitive In A Gerrymandered America
w/ Richard Barton
www.gdpolitics.com/p/how-to-mak...
Today on the GD POLITICS pod:
π What if every state gerrymandered to the max?
π½ New York City mayoral race updates
π Voters' mood in 2025
w/ @geoffreyskelley.com
www.gdpolitics.com/p/what-if-ev...
Summer is winding down & the messiness of post-Labor Day politics is just beginning: gerrymandering, NYC's mayoral, a gov shutdown cliff...
What better way to make sense of it all than a Comedy Cellar live show with Nate Silver, @claremalone.bsky.social and me?!
www.gdpolitics.com/p/gd-politic...
π€On Sept 29 @natesilver538.tweet.pub @galendruke.bsky.social and I are doing a live podcast show in NYC at the Comedy Cellar. Come!! Tix link below.
(We did this in the spring and it was lots of fun, so we figured why not again?)
www.gdpolitics.com/p/gd-politic...
Gonna start identifying more as an island person from an island state.
22.08.2025 21:42 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0This was an excellent listen. As an election nerd, the moderation WAR debates have been rather interesting
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Does moderation win elections? The nerds go to WAR!
w/ @gelliottmorris.com and @lakshya.splitticket.org
www.gdpolitics.com/p/does-moder...
Watch this space π
21.08.2025 20:01 β π 22 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Friend of the pod @baseballot.bsky.social makes the case against AI polling on the latest GD Politics episode.
20.08.2025 12:45 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Iβve heard from some fans of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast who didnβt know that @galendruke.bsky.social has started a new podcast, GD Politics. Check it out!
19.08.2025 17:58 β π 23 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0Are Labubus demonic?
(outtakes from the GD Politics podcast lol)
We discussed a campaign to save Fivey Fox and much more on the latest GD POLITICS pod w/ Mary Radcliffe and @baseballot.bsky.social, including...
-- AI polling
-- California gerrymandering
-- Ukraine
Listen wherever you get your pods!
American higher ed is facing its most fraught moment in recent memory.
@prestoncooper93.bsky.social joined GD Politics to talk abt some of the challenges:
- Is college worth it?
- AI's impact on entry level work
- The gender gap
- Trump v. Harvard
- Student loans
www.gdpolitics.com/p/is-college...
Heading to the best summer state in America! π§π¦‘
(Sorry Maine, youβre a close second)
OPINION TODAY featured podcast β
Do Politicians Need To Go Viral To Win? A conversation with @etymology.substack.com.web.brid.gy
(@galendruke.bsky.social)
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