What A Day

Nate Silver, statistician and host of Crooked Media's Still Counting, made a bold prediction about the 2026 Senate Midterm races today. Silver argues that Democrats have a 75% chance of winning the Senate, which feels VERY optimistic. Jane talks to Erinn Haines, co-host of Crooked's Long Play, who has been traveling through the South to talk to candidates and voters ahead of the election about whether Democrats can flip some historically red seats.
Show Notes:

Check out Long Play – crooked.com/podcast-series/longplay/

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This weekend, Senator Bernie Sanders will rally with Florida Democratic State Representative Angie Nixon, who is challenging Republican Senator Ashley Moody for Florida's U.S. Senate seat. Running on a platform of lowering costs, raising wages, and putting everyday people first, Nixon joins Jane to discuss her campaign.
Show Notes:

Check out Angie's campaign – https://angienixon.com/

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The midterms are just around the corner, and that means you’re probably seeing more political ads than ever in your mailbox and on your screens. But who’s funding those ads… and the campaigns they’re supporting? Jane speaks with Judd Legum, a contributor to the The Guardian newsletter How We Win, about dark money and the forces shaping our politics.
Show Notes:

Subscribe to How We Win — https://www.theguardian.com/hwwjl

Check out Judd’s Substack, Popular Information — https://popular.info/ 

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Abortion is back on the ballot in a handful of states – including Missouri, where voters are being asked to repeal the rights they just instated two years ago. Jane sits down with Carter Sherman, co-host of the Guardian podcast, Stateside with Kai and Carter, to hear more about the states weighing abortion in the midterms.
Show Notes:

Check out Stateside with Kai and Carter — theguardian.com/us-news/series/stateside

Buy your Crooked Con tickets — crookedcon.com

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The Supreme Court is back in session — and nearly two years into Trump’s presidency, we have more questions than ever about the justices' ethics rules, shadow docket, and more. Jane sat down with Strict Scrutiny co-host Kate Shaw to hear her four ideas to reform the highest court in the land.
Show Notes:

Check out Kate’s piece – https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/opinion/supreme-court-reform-democrats.html 

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