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The Focus Group with Sarah Longwellinactive

Publisher |: The Bulwark

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Interview,; News & Politics,; USA

Categories Via RSS |: News,; Politics,; Society & Culture

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/

People |: Sarah Longwell (@sarahlongwell25)
Premiere Date |: 2021-09-18
Frequency |: Biweekly
Explicit |: No

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58 Available Episodes (58 Total) / Average duration: 00:43:14

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58 Available Episodes (58 Total)Average duration: 00:43:14

Mar 25, 2023

00:55:00

A year ago, Republican voters thought Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine were badasses. Now...Zelenskyy is just as bad as Putin. Tom Nichols, Professor Emeritus at the Naval War College and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Sarah to listen to the voters' foreign policy takes. Tom is not impressed with the voters.

show notes:

Tom Nichols Atlantic piece: I Supported the Invasion of Iraq

Tom Nichols book: Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from within on Modern Democracy

Pew Research Poll: Poll on Ukraine

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Mar 18, 2023

01:03:10

You've heard the terms "woke" and "cancel culture" for years now. No one seems to agree on what they mean, though — which is why our guest says the culture wars will keep morphing, and they'll go on forever. New York Times opinion writer Jane Coaston joins Sarah to hear how the focus groups respond to "wokeness," "cancel culture," and...schools and drag show bans. We promise, this is NOT the episode to miss.

show notes

Jane Coaston: social-conservatives-abortion.html">The Debate Hugh Hefner Won and William Buckley Lost

Survivor: Host Jeff Probst Refuses to Say "Come On In, Guys"

Teen who refuses to cite the Pledge of Allegiance

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Mar 11, 2023

00:48:01

Mike Pence seems to think that he's destined to be president. The evangelical Christians in our focus groups did NOT get the memo. McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic joins Sarah to talk about the future of social conservatism in the Republican Party and Mike Pence's 2024 prospects.

show notes:

"God's Plan for Mike Pence" by McKay Coppins

https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/mckay-coppins/the-wilderness/9780316327466/

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Mar 04, 2023

00:55:27

Marjorie Taylor Greene wants a national divorce. We don't, but we asked our focus groups about it anyway. New York Times opinion columnist David French (literally) wrote the book on a possible national divorce. He joins Sarah to talk about whether (and how) the United States holds together; and the task of rebuilding trust in our institutions.

Show notes:

Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation (by David French)

news-lies-dominion.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/opinion/fox-news-lies-dominion.html

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Feb 25, 2023

00:56:38

Voters that we talk to are iffy about Biden running for re-election given his age, but Republicans may have even larger challenges. Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs joins Sarah to talk Joe Biden, the Democratic base, and the bright future of the Democratic bench.

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Feb 18, 2023

00:43:17

The Republican establishment — and many Republican voters in our focus groups — think Ron DeSantis is the answer to their prayers that they can win in 2024. But Donald Trump has a say in this matter, and he's already offering up an early taste of the kind of attacks he's planning on DeSantis. Heads-up: Those attacks are likely to go lower. What are DeSantis' vulnerabilities as a candidate? Tara Palmeri of Puck News joins Sarah to listen to the focus groups and share some of her reporting from the Trump and DeSantis camps.

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Feb 11, 2023

00:48:32

Ready or not, it looks like Joe Biden is running for re-election. Our swing voters liked his State of the Union speech this week, but they've got concerns under the surface. Peter Baker, Chief White Correspondent for The New York Times, joins Sarah to listen to Trump-to-Biden voters and make a broader assessment of the Biden administration's political standing.

show notes:

harris-vice-presidenct-legacy.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/us/politics/kamala-harris-vice-presidenct-legacy.html

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Feb 01, 2023

00:47:52

The Focus Group podcast is BACK, with a twist: We're releasing The Bulwark's first-ever poll of Republican primary voters where we're trying to figure out just how big the "Always Trump," "Maybe Trump," and "Never Trump" buckets are among Republican primary voters. For that, we brought in Republican pollster Whit Ayres, who joins Sarah to stack our poll results up against the focus groups we've done since the election.

Links:

Poll by The Bulwark and North Star Opinion Research of Republican Primary Voters Poll Toplines from Whit Ayres

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Dec 03, 2022

00:44:28

We're wrapping up this election cycle in Georgia with voters who voted for Herschel Walker in November — but aren't so sure about him going into the December 6 runoff. Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein joins Sarah for one last focus group in 2022.

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Nov 26, 2022

00:54:43

The midterms have come and gone, and it turns out many of our focus groups were signs of things to come. Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report, joins Sarah for a look back at this year's groups.

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Mar 25 | 00:55:00

The "Everybody Sucks" Foreign Policy (with Tom Nichols)

Mar 18 | 01:03:10

How the Culture Wars Weren't Won (with Jane Coaston)

Mar 11 | 00:48:01

The Voters Forgot God's Plan (with McKay Coppins)

Mar 04 | 00:55:27

"They" Sent This Tornado (with David French)

Feb 25 | 00:56:38

It's Why They Play the Game (with Robert Gibbs)

Feb 18 | 00:43:17

DeSanctimonious Deep Dive (with Tara Palmeri)

Feb 11 | 00:48:32

Biden's B12 Shot? (with Peter Baker)

Feb 01 | 00:47:52

Sleepwalking Toward Catastrophe? (with Whit Ayres)

Dec 03 | 00:44:28

Midnight Train (Back) to Georgia (with Greg Bluestein)

Nov 26 | 00:54:43

Thankful for Swing Voters (with Amy Walter)

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