What we cover?
The Cygnal Pulse Pod dives deep into American politics, using the latest polling data to dissect voter behavior, public opinion shifts, and key issues like border crises. It entertains and informs on various aspects of campaigning.
You get?
Listeners gain a comprehensive, data-driven understanding of the political landscape, uncovering surprising trends and insights that shape the nation's future. Political operatives and curious citizens alike can stay informed with expert analysis on the numbers, candidates, and power plays defining the next election season.
Who we are?
The Pulse Pod is hosted by Cygnal's CEO, Brent Buchanan, and features insights from various Cygnal pollsters and data experts such as Brock McCleary, Mitch Brown, Chris Lane, John Rogers, Mike Yelovich, and Noah Wyhof-Rudnick. Cygnal is a polling, analytics, and targeting firm serving GOP campaigns and center-right public affairs efforts.
Special Drop: Fed Up, Not Freaked Out: How Voters Really Feel About AI
Most voters have a strong gut reaction to AI, and for the biggest group, it’s anger, not fear. In this special episode of the Cygnal Pulse Pod, Founder & CEO Brent Buchanan and Senior Partner John Rogers break down our October survey of 1,500 likely general election voters. Voters expect AI to make 10 of 11 areas of life worse, 72% say it’s moving too fast (including 61% of Republicans), and a data center that meets every condition we tested still loses 51–38 in voters’ own counties. Brent and John explain who voters think wins and loses from AI, why the “win the race” message falls flat, and what AI and data center companies need to do to earn public trust.
13 Oct 2026
What Can Still Move the Midterm? - Ep. 94
Democrats lead the generic ballot by 9 with less than four weeks to go, but the bigger story is on the Republican side. In our last look before the midterm, Brent Buchanan and John Rogers break down the early October National Voter Trends poll: the Republican voters who think it’s already over, why gas prices now hurt the party in power, and why Chuck Schumer is the better closing villain.
Brent’s takeaway: much of this is fixable.
Give Republican voters a reason to show up, a real answer on costs, and some daylight from Trump on Iran and tariffs. Full data at cygn.al.
21 Sept 2026
GOP No-Shows - Ep. 93
Socialism is now favorable with a third of voters, but 61% of self-identified socialists can't define the word. Pollsters Brent Buchanan and Mitch Brown break down Cygnal's September National Voter Trends poll of 1,500 likely 2026 general-election voters: what's really driving socialist identity (it's housing, not age), why 88% of voters feel something negative about politics while only 25% feel anything positive, and how Democratic intensity hit a 32-month high just as Republican intensity hit a 32-month low. Plus, a look at the Voter Reachability Index our team used to measure whether paid communication can physically reach a voter, and why the swing voters campaigns need most are the hardest to reach.
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