- 178
- Episodes
- 138
- Transcribed
- 3,095
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 637M
- YouTube views
About The Focus Group Podcast
Unfiltered, uncompromising, unexpected—The Focus Group is a look into what the average voter thinks about politics, policy, and current events. Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, has conducted hundreds of hours of focus groups all across the country. She and a series of special guests will take you behind the glass to hear what real focus group participants have to say. https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast/focus-group/ (https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast/focus-group/)
- Publisher
- The Bulwark
- Category
- news · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Aug 2022
- Latest episode
- 31 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
138 of 178 episodes have a transcript.
31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S6 Ep65: Amy Walter Sees the Makings of a Historic Electoral Earthquake
24 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S6 Ep64: Focus Group Shows Why Susan Collins is in Trouble (with Alex Seitz-Wald)
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S6 Ep63: Some Trump Voters Are Gushing Over This Iowa Democrat (with Elaine Godfrey)
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S6 Ep65: Amy Walter Sees the Makings of a Historic Electoral Earthquake
Published 31 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so the challenge for Democrats really is that they have to have the following things go right for them. Either one, your scenario where rural vote craters, either because people turned out to actually vote against the Republican, maybe they vote third party or they don't show up. […]
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- Elaine Godfrey
- Kimberly Leonard
- Amy Walter
- Andrew Tobias
- Sarah
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- YouTube views
- 636,998,091
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 2,605 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 490 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 54
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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