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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 17h

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 18h

The website also got a rebrand. Check it out!

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, this is said in the voice of Veep's Selina Meyer 🤣

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ALT: Veep Rebranded GIF

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 18h

Rebranded!!!

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 2d

Gonna be chatting shutdown politics with Gabe Fleisher live at 2:30pm ET today. Join us!

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 3d

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.

Why Americans Blame Republicans For The Government Shutdown

Demands from Democrats provoked the shutdown, but so far Republicans are getting more blame.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 7d

www.gdpolitics.com/p/video-live...

VIDEO: Live At The Comedy Cellar With Nate Silver And Clare Malone

We discuss the government shutdown, NYC mayoral race, gerrymandering, vaccines, and free speech.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 7d

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."

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 9d

OPINION TODAY featured podcast —
Which Party Will Win America’s Workers? A conversation with John Lettieri of @innovateeconomy.bsky.social.
(@galendruke.bsky.social)
opiniontoday.substack.com/i/174910789/...

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 10d

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...

VIDEO: Which Party Will Win America’s Workers?

Republicans and Democrats are in a struggle to be the party of working people.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 14d

Today on GD POLITICS:

➡️ Who is watching late night TV?

➡️ Kamala Harris’s new book

➡️ Are politicians using AI to do their jobs?

➡️ Ending partisan rancor

➡️ Trump puts an end to a national hunger study

www.gdpolitics.com/p/are-politi...

Are Politicians Using AI To Do Their Jobs?

Plus Kamala Harris's book, who is watching late night, and ending partisan rancor.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 17d

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 – from neo-Nazis, to flag burning, to pornography – as president of the
@aclu.org from '91-'08 & now at FIRE.
www.gdpolitics.com/p/why-a-life...

Why A Lifelong Free Speech Defender Is Optimistic In This Moment

The longest-serving president of the ACLU, Nadine Strossen, weighs in on current threats to free speech.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 21d

Jimmy Kimmel, if you’re listening, FiveThirtyEight would like to buy you a drink.

Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 21d

On today’s podcast with @baseballot.bsky.social and Mary Radcliffe:

➡️ Our reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel has gone the way of FiveThirtyEight (at least for now)

➡️ Plus, a debate over whether Dems should shut the government down

www.gdpolitics.com/p/jimmy-kimm...

Jimmy Kimmel Reaction And A Government Shutdown Debate

A reaction to ABC's halt of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a debate over whether Democrats should shut the government down.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 21d

On today’s podcast with @baseballot.bsky.social and Mary Radcliffe:

➡️ Our reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel has gone the way of FiveThirtyEight (at least for now)

➡️ Plus, a debate over whether Dems should shut the government down

www.gdpolitics.com/p/jimmy-kimm...

Jimmy Kimmel Reaction And A Government Shutdown Debate

A reaction to ABC's halt of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a debate over whether Democrats should shut the government down.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 22d

I’ll say something about this news cycle.

It keeps me a consistent runner.

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 24d

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...

Clare Malone On MAHA, Charlie Kirk, And NYC's Mayoral Race

Friend of the pod Clare Malone discusses the latest in politics and media.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 28d

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...

Election Updates, Listener Questions, And A Note On Charlie Kirk

A note on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 28d

Charlie Kirk's assassination is despicable and saddening on a human level and a national level.

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · Sep 9

📬 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! 👇

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · Sep 9

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.

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · Sep 1

How To Make Elections Competitive In A Gerrymandered America

w/ Richard Barton

www.gdpolitics.com/p/how-to-mak...

How To Make Elections Competitive In A Gerrymandered America

The case for primary election reform.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today on the GD POLITICS pod:

🐀 What if every state gerrymandered to the max?

🗽 New York City mayoral race updates

😠 Voters' mood in 2025

w/ @geoffreyskelley.com

www.gdpolitics.com/p/what-if-ev...

What If Every State Gerrymandered To The Max?

Plus an update on the New York City mayoral race and voters' mood in 2025.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · Aug 25

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...

GD Politics Live with Nate Silver and Clare Malone!

Join us at the Comedy Cellar in New York City on September 29th.

www.gdpolitics.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎤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...

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · Aug 22

Gonna start identifying more as an island person from an island state.

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