Inside Elections Podcast

Podcast Episode 56: Midterms, NFL, Kentucky Derby w/ Steve Kornacki of NBC News

October 1, 2025 · 7:20 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Steve Kornacki of NBC News take a fresh look at the battle for the House majority with a little more than a year before the midterm elections, analyze the latest numbers in the race for governor in New Jersey this year and talk about how…

Podcast Episode 55: Two Biggest Races of 2025 w/ Abby Turner of National Journal’s Hotline

September 18, 2025 · 2:45 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Abby Turner of National Journal’s Hotline analyze the key messages and strategies ahead of the two biggest races of 2025 (the New Jersey and Virginia races for governor) as Republicans try to keep up their momentum from 2024 and Democrats try to get a bump…

Podcast Episode 54: Big Texas Senate Primary + Redistricting w/ Gabby Birenbaum of Texas Tribune

September 9, 2025 · 11:09 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Gabby Birenbaum of The Texas Tribune break down the critical Republican primary in the Texas Senate race between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton and analyze the five individual House seats most affected by Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting effort encouraged by President Donald…

Podcast Episode 53: OH-IO Senate Rating Change + Redistricting w/ Kyle Kondik of Crystal Ball

August 21, 2025 · 3:37 PM EDT

Inside Elections' Nathan Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin along with Kyle Kondik of Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia dive into the Ohio Senate race where former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is challenging Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to replace Vice President J.D. Vance, in a…

Podcast Episode 52: 2026 Senate Map + New Senate Race Ratings

July 24, 2025 · 3:19 PM EDT

Inside Elections' Nathan Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin focus on the 2026 Senate map including a deep dive into four most important states at the core of the battleground (Georgia, Maine, Michigan and North Carolina) as well as other important states to watch including Iowa, Texas, Alaska, New Hampshire and Minnesota.…

Podcast Episode 51: All Things Iowa w/ Brianne Pfannenstiel of The Des Moines Register

July 15, 2025 · 2:14 PM EDT

Inside Elections' Jacob Rubashkin and Brianne Pfannenstiel of The Des Moines Register break down the key Iowa races including Republican Senator Joni Ernst’s fight for re-election, the race for the open governorship left behind by Republican Kim Reynolds and multiple competitive House races where Republican incumbents Zach Nunn, Ashley Hinson…

Podcast Episode 50: A Legacy of Nonpartisan Political Analysis w/ Stuart Rothenberg

July 3, 2025 · 1:36 AM EDT

Nathan Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin chat with one of the godfathers or nonpartisan political handicapping, Stuart Rothenberg. Stu is a Roll Call columnist, former CNN contributor, acclaimed speaker and founder of The Rothenberg Political Report, which is the predecessor to and foundation for Inside Elections. Without Stu, Inside Elections and…

Podcast Episode 49: Congressional Women’s Softball Game Preview w/ Bridget Bowman of NBC News

June 25, 2025 · 2:02 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin preview the annual women’s congressional softball game for charity with co-organizer Atalie Ebersole of the Pet Food Institute and Bridget Bowman of NBC News. It’s a wide-ranging episode that also includes Trump’s Latino support, Bruce Springsteen, Orlando Bloom, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Sza and an…

Podcast Episode 48: Congressional Baseball Game Preview w/ Nathaniel Rakich

June 10, 2025 · 8:27 AM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, and Nathaniel Rakich preview the upcoming annual congressional baseball game for charity between Republicans and Democrats and analyze the key Senate race in Iowa that could impact which party controls the Senate in 2026 and could give Democrats a star pitcher in upcoming baseball games. In…

Podcast Episode 47: New Jersey Governor Elections w/ Madison Fernandez of Politico

May 23, 2025 · 12:23 AM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, and Madison Fernandez of Politico analyze the upcoming race for governor in New Jersey including the Democratic and Republican primaries and the general election, which will get even more national attention this fall as one of the first opportunities for Democrats to find their way out…