What podcasts say about Chris Saliza
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What Chris Saliza has said on podcasts
15 statements · 4 positive · 9 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
Unpopular presidents’ parties usually suffer larger midterm House losses.
“The losses of the president's party are almost always worse when the president is unpopular.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 7:55
The midterms will produce at least a medium Democratic wave, possibly a huge one.
“at a minimum, a medium sized Democratic wave and at a maximum, like a huge Democratic wave where they win the Senate, they win 30 seats in the House, etc.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 8:41
Democrats will definitely win the House, while the Senate is roughly even.
“I think, you know, it's about a 50 50 in the Senate. And I think Democrats definitely win the House.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 11:17
Democrats are more likely to gain at least 18 House seats than fewer.
“I would say 18 or more at this point.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 11:31
Donald Trump has not been good at developing broader political strategy.
“What he's not ever been good at is any kind of broader strategy.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 20:49
Donald Trump cannot maintain message discipline for a midterm campaign.
“he's incapable of doing that. I mean, he just can't do it.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 21:51
Donald Trump is not good at affirmative persuasion without an obvious foil.
“He's not good at that.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 22:38
Donald Trump has broken most traditional political rules taught to Chris Saliza.
“the vast majority of rules of politics that I was taught when I started covering working for Charlie Cook, working for the Washington Roll Call, working for the Washington Post, he's broken a lot of those rules.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 26:08
Historical midterm indicators point toward a good-to-great Democratic year.
“the 50 000 foot atmospherics That you and I, you know, nerd central, since 1932, they all point, all of the indicators are pointing in one direction, which is good to great Democratic year.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 27:03
No clear equivalent to the traditional generic ballot exists for 2020s politics.
“I don't know what the equivalent over here of the 2020s generic ballot is.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 28:34
Mobilizing young men alone is unlikely to deliver Republican midterm gains.
“I would be skeptical, again, based on all the rules of the road that I've known.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 33:19
Young people traditionally vote at lower rates than older people.
“Young people. Old people vote. Young people traditionally don't vote.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 33:31
Democrats winning a large House majority and the Senate is most likely.
“I do think it's the my blue heaven one”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 56:07
Recent history suggests toss-up Senate races usually move in one national direction.
“history, recent history suggests the toss up Senate races 80 to 100 percent of the time move all in one direction”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 56:52
Eliminating mail-in voting would probably hurt Republicans more than Democrats.
“I actually think it would probably hurt Republicans more at this point.”
Open the episode · Why It’s So Hard to Make Sense of These Midterms (with Chris Cillizza)Listen at 1:01:24
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