Sep 25, 2026 · 47 min · 8 segments
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Inshara Ali of Inside Elections are joined by Teddy Schleifer of The New York Times to talk campaign finance, including the Trump-aligned super PAC money being…
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before we bring in teddy and get to our big stories of the day what are a few headlines that people should not miss nathan kick us off here
well this is very specific headlines a couple weeks ago republicans gathered in dallas texas for a rare midterm convention featuring president donald trump and a parade of congressional candidates trying to energize the party faithful republicans know they have a potential turnout problem and that's this was part of their part of their solution but we'll see if it pays off The headline part is that Jacob and Insura, you are both there on the ground.
People need to read your stories at InsideElections.com to catch all of that coverage of you guys being there.
In the Hudson Valley, Democratic Representative Jared Golden, who does not represent the Hudson Valley of New York, but Maine's second congressional district, crossed party lines to endorse Congressman Mike Lawler, a Republican, for re-election in New York's 17th district.
Golden is not seeking re-election, but he is supporting Lawler over Democrat Kate Conley, a Special Forces veteran and former Biden administration official.
Golden not making many, keeping many friends on the Democratic side on his way out.
And finally, the fight over a Republican drawn map in Missouri continues after a federal appeals court ordered the state to reinstate the gerrymandered map.
Those following the saga will remember that the state Supreme Court rejected the map earlier this month, which was the second time the court has blocked it.
The decision won't have an immediate effect, and it's likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked again to make a final ruling on the redistricting battle.
The new map was in use for the state primaries last month, and it effectively eliminated the Kansas City-based 5th District, represented by Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver.
And we're I mean, we're 40 days away from the election and we still don't know what map is going to be used in Missouri.
But perhaps even by the time this podcast is hitting the airwaves, we might have the updated decision from the Supreme Court on what the final say is.
before we bring in teddy and get to our big stories of the day what are a few headlines that people should not miss nathan kick us off here
well this is very specific headlines a couple weeks ago republicans gathered in dallas texas for a rare midterm convention featuring president donald trump and a parade of congressional candidates trying to energize the party faithful republicans know they have a potential turnout problem and that's this was part of their part of their solution but we'll see if it pays off The headline part is that Jacob and Insura, you are both there on the ground.
People need to read your stories at InsideElections.com to catch all of that coverage of you guys being there.
In the Hudson Valley, Democratic Representative Jared Golden, who does not represent the Hudson Valley of New York, but Maine's second congressional district, crossed party lines to endorse Congressman Mike Lawler, a Republican, for re-election in New York's 17th district.
Golden is not seeking re-election, but he is supporting Lawler over Democrat Kate Conley, a Special Forces veteran and former Biden administration official.
Golden not making many, keeping many friends on the Democratic side on his way out.
And finally, the fight over a Republican drawn map in Missouri continues after a federal appeals court ordered the state to reinstate the gerrymandered map.
Those following the saga will remember that the state Supreme Court rejected the map earlier this month, which was the second time the court has blocked it.
The decision won't have an immediate effect, and it's likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked again to make a final ruling on the redistricting battle.
The new map was in use for the state primaries last month, and it effectively eliminated the Kansas City-based 5th District, represented by Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver.
And we're I mean, we're 40 days away from the election and we still don't know what map is going to be used in Missouri.
But perhaps even by the time this podcast is hitting the airwaves, we might have the updated decision from the Supreme Court on what the final say is.
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