The Focus Group Podcast

150 episodes · 5 with AI analysis

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/

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

People · top 20

Companies · top 7

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Topics · top 10

Maine Senate Race 2024Democratic Primary StrategyCandidate Age and Generational RepresentationPolitical Establishment vs. Anti-Establishment SentimentCharacter and Baggage in Modern PoliticsVoter Authenticity PerceptionSusan Collins Re-election ChallengeChuck Schumer Leadership CriticismDemocratic Party Voter ExpectationsPost-Trump Voter Standards

Analyzed Episodes

May 6, 2026

S6 Ep39: Chuck Schumer’s Candidate Got Humiliated in Maine

Maine Senate Race 2024Democratic Primary StrategyCandidate Age and Generational Representation

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Jan 17, 2026

S6 Ep20: Playing Stupid Games, Winning Stupid Prizes (with Bill Kristol)

ICE Accountability and Police MilitarizationFederal Reserve Independence vs. Presidential PressureEpstein Files Transparency and Elite Protection

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Jan 24, 2026

S6 Ep21: The Heebie Jeebie GOP (with Will Sommer)

2028 Presidential Election DynamicsMAGA Establishment vs America First Ideological SplitSwing Voter Sentiment on Republican Candidates

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Jan 31, 2026

S6 Ep22: Put Excuses on ICE (with Adrian Carrasquillo)

ICE enforcement operations and tactics in American citiesVoter perception of immigration policy implementation vs. campaign promisesExcessive force and accountability in federal law enforcement

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Feb 7, 2026

S6 Ep23: Young Trump Voters Have Feelings (with Rachel Janfaza)

Gen Z Political Preferences and Voter BehaviorEconomic Anxiety and Cost of Living Impact on YouthForeign Policy Isolationism and America First Ideology

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