RealClearPolitics Podcast

Peace talks continue between Ukraine and Russia, even as Russia claims that Ukraine recently staged its first attack within Russian territory - a helicopter raid against an oil depot 22 miles from the Ukraine Border. At the same time, Vladimir Putin is working hard to keep information about the war from reaching the Russian people. Is the US doing enough to pierce what some now call “The Internet Iron Curtain?” And President Biden proclaimed March 31 Transgender Day of Visibility, embracing some of the issues identified by the LBGTQI community. Is this smart politics on the part of the White House? RealClearPolitics Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, national correspondent Susan Crabtree, and White House reporter Phil Wegmann join Andrew Walworth on today’s RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.

Andrew, Tom, and Carl have a round-house discussion on new national polls, the Maryland Senate race, and new polls on who voters blame for the crisis at the southern border. They also talk about Monday’s Florida court decision to allow a referendum on abortion in November and RFK Jr. saying Joe Biden is a bigger threat to Democracy than Donald Trump. Next, Tom Bevan talks to Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende about what the U.S. Census says about the Future of Congress. And winding it up, Carl Cannon talks to RCP reporter Addie Von Drehle on the current state of the youth vote.

RealClearPolitics columnist and associate editor A.B. Stoddard joins RCP president and cofounder Tom Bevan, Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, and moderator Andrew Walworth on today's Takeaway podcast.

Andrew, Carl, and Tom discuss new swing state polls from New York Times/Sienna and this Saturday’s Trump’s rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. Then, they talk about the student walk-out on Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement address at Duke University and Jen Psaki’s decision to remove her account of Biden’s “Watch Check” from her new book. Next, Tom Bevan talks with Emerson College pollster Spencer Kimball about tomorrow’s Maryland primaries. And lastly, Andrew Walworth talks to Professor Michael Glennon of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University about his new book "Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom: The Dangerous Allure of Censorship in the Digital Era".

A look ahead to the big political stories of 2023, including Biden's decision to run for a second term and the Republican struggle for Speaker of the House. Andrew Walworth is joined by RCP president and co-founder Tom Bevan, Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon, and senior elections analyst Sean Trende on this special New Year's edition of the RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.