See How They Run is a new, weekly election-themed podcast hosted by Nation editor-in-chief D.D. Guttenplan. Every week, Guttenplan will be joined by The Nation’s leading correspondents and contributors, bringing listeners up to date on the latest news from the trail—the issues, the polls, the ads—and analyze what it means for the election and the progressive movement in America. It’s the campaign cheat sheet delivered in a way that only The Nation can.

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On this final episode of The Nation&#39;s election coverage podcast, See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by John Nichols and Jeet Heer to examine the wreckage of Election 2024 and talk about the way forward.

Where Do We Go From Here?

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On this episode of See How They Run, Ettingermentum’s Josh Cohen on how political junkies can get through the next few days.

What The Polls Can (And Can’t) Tell Us

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On these final days of the race, the chance for either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump to persuade undecided voters will have narrowed to almost nothing. In such a razor-thin election, which party reaches more of its core voters, and gets more of them to actually cast a ballot, could decide the next presidency more than any ad, speech, or scandal. That’s why there’s been so much focus in 2024 on the topic of this episode: the ground game.Anxious Democrats are hoping that their get-out-the-vote operation, which they often describe as much more sophisticated than Trump’s, will give them the edge. But how much better is that operation, really? Can it make that much of a difference? And what does it even mean to have a good ground game? To discuss all of this on See How They Run, we’re joined by Yasmin Radjy, executive director of the progressive campaigning organization Swing Left, and The Nation’s own Jeet Heer, who has been following every twist and turn of this election for us.

Will 2024 All Come Down to the Ground Game?

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On this episode of See How They Run, Ben Wikler and John Nichols join D.D. Guttenplan to discuss how the election will turn out in the very particular, very important swing state of Wisconsin.

How to Win (or Lose) Wisconsin

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Few questions have bedeviled Democrats as much as the question of how—or even whether—to reverse their decline in rural and blue-collar America. Long gone are the days when the party was seen as the natural home of the working class. Now, the dominant narrative goes, Democrats are a haven for urban, highly educated elites, while the Trump-led GOP makes inroads among working-class voters of all races, thus imperiling the coalition that has sustained Democrats for decades.With states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan on a knife-edge this November, the Democrats need every vote they can get. So on today’s episode, we’re kicking the tires on the party’s relationship to rural voters. We have three guests who live and breathe rural America—and who are adamant that, far from being a lost cause for Democrats, many rural and working-class voters could be up for grabs if the party made a serious effort to win them over. Jane Kleeb is the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and the author of Harvest the Vote: How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America. Anthony Flaccavento is an organic farmer, co-chair of the Rural Urban Bridge initiative, and the co-author of The Nation’s Rethinking Rural column. And, in a special bonus segment, we spoke to Sarah Taber, the Democratic candidate for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, about <a href="https://taberfornc.com/" rel="nofollow">her campaign</a> and how she is trying to bring urban and rural residents in her state together.

Why Democrats Can’t Write Off the Rural Vote

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Chris Lehmann and Jeet Heer to discuss the Walz-Vance showdown.

Did the Veep Debate Change Anything? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Bill Gallegos and Jack Herrera to discuss Latino voters—what kind of power they have, the complex ways they are using that power, and what Democrats need to do to stop Donald Trump&#39;s aggressive attempts to win their support.Gallegos is a longtime Chicano activist, political organizer, and a member of the Nation editorial board. Herrera is a reporter who has covered Latino politics and immigration for just about every major outlet you can think of—including The Nation.

How Will Latinos Vote In November? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Jeet Heer to discuss the last presidential debate and where we go from here.

Kamala Crushed Trump. Will It Matter? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, DD Guttenplan is joined by Sasha Abramsky and Amy Littlefield to discuss the chaotic, complicated, high-drama prize of the Southwest.

What Makes Arizona Tick | See How They Run

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So on today&#39;s See How They&#39;re Run, we&#39;re talking all things Pennsylvania. Where does the race stand there? What are the currents that could shift voters in one direction or another?To discuss all of this, host D.D. Guttenplan is joined by two of the sharpest Pennsylvanians around: Will Bunch, longtime opinion columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Carrie Santoro, executive director of progressive advocacy group Pennsylvania Stands Up

The Road to the White House Runs Through Pennsylvania | See How They Run

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The Nation is back from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago—and, judging from what we saw this week, most Democrats couldn&#39;t be happier with Kamala Harris or the state of their party.Most, but not all. Even as Harris and a string of top Democrats rode the waves of jubilation coming off the floor of the United Center, activists and delegates from the Uncommitted movement were doing everything they could to keep the issue of Gaza on the agenda.So what did the convention say about how Democrats see the race ahead? Did Harris pull off her reintroduction to the American people?On this episode of See How They Run, we&#39;re joined by Nation national affairs correspondent John Nichols to discuss all that and more.

The Kamala Coronation | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, Regina Mahone on how the Democrats&#39; approach to reproductive freedom has changed post-Biden—and how it hasn&#39;t.

Can Kamala Harris Really Affect the Fight for Abortion Rights? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Alyssa Oursler and Chris Lehmann to talk about Kamala Harris’s pick for VP and the bid for the White House.

Walz Won The Veepstakes. Can He Help Win the Election? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Elie Mystal and John Nichols discuss the chance to reform the court under Kamala Harris—and the dangers that await under Donald Trump.

The 2024 Election Could Decide the Future of the Supreme Court | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by The Nation&#39;s Joan Walsh and Jeet Heer to discuss a week that changed everything about the 2024 election.

Joe's Out. Kamala's In. What Now? | See How They Run

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What a week. In just the past seven days, an assassin’s bullet almost killed Donald Trump, Joe Biden got Covid, Democrats continued to melt down over whether to replace Biden at the top of their ticket, and Republicans gathered in Milwaukee to crown Trump as their party’s nominee. It’s been an overwhelming, unprecedented period in our political history. But it’s this podcast’s job to try to make sense of this chaos for you. So today on See How They Run, Nation editor D.D. Guttenplan and national affairs correspondent John Nichols do just that.

What’s Next for Trump and Biden After This Wild Week? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, a wide-ranging conversation with Christina Greer, Steve Phillips, and Adolph Reed Jr.If there&#39;s one thing everyone knows about American politics, it&#39;s that there is no way for a Democrat to win the presidency without Black voters. That&#39;s one of the reasons why, as Joe Biden fights desperately to stay in the 2024 election, he&#39;s made an aggressive effort to shore up Black support. In recent days, Biden has spoken at Black churches, given interviews to Black radio hosts, and leaned on the powerful Congressional Black Caucus to help bolster his political defenses.But there are signs that Black voters may not be ready to turn out for Biden as fervently as he needs them to. in the past few months, polls have shown Black support for Biden slipping to levels Democrats have not seen in generations. So can Biden overcome doubts about his fitness, reverse these trends, and hold the White House? Should we even believe the polls? And are we in the middle of a historic shift in the relationship between Black voters and the Democratic Party?To discuss all of this, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by a powerhouse trio of guests: Christina Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University; Steve Phillips, political strategist, Nation contributor, and author most recently of How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good; and Adolph Reed Jr., Nation columnist and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.

What We Talk About When We Talk About the "Black Vote" | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Nation political correspondents, Jeet Heer and John Nichols to discuss President Biden’s post-debate crisis and where the Democratic party goes from here.

What Should The Democrats Do Now? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, Micah Sifry and Peter Beinart join D.D. Guttenplan for a discussion about 2024&#39;s most divisive congressional primary.

What Can Jamaal Bowman's Defeat Teach Us? | See How They Run

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On this episode of See How They Run, Jon Ralston on one of the most complicated swing states of 2024.Today we bring you the first in a series of special in-depth episodes about the swing states that will decide the 2024 election. We&#39;re starting with Nevada, a state that Joe Biden won in 2020 but is struggling to retain this year. To understand what makes Nevada tick and what hurdles Biden has to overcome, D.D. Guttenplan spoke to Jon Ralston, editor and CEO of the Nevada Independent and the dean of Nevada political journalists.

Everything You Need to Know About Nevada | See How They Run

See How They Run is a new, weekly election-themed podcast hosted by Nation editor-in-chief D.D. Guttenplan. Every week, Guttenplan will be joined by The Nation ’s leading correspondents and contributors, bringing listeners up to date on the latest news from the trail—the issues, the polls, the ads—and analyze what it means for the election and the progressive movement in America. It’s the campaign cheat sheet delivered in a way that only The Nation can.