Lost in the Middle

So what did the political orphans do in the Presidential election? Check this out.

When you keep looking at polls that say Trump is up one here, Harris up 2 there—you need to keep one fact in mind.

There are a zillion political scientists at colleges around the country, most are dry and mind-numbing. Seth Masket is one of a handful who is both entertaining and insightful.

Frustrated by the media coverage of the election? Boy, am I with you. Look, I spent a third of my career working as a journalist.

60% of Americans say they are worn out by so much coverage of the 2024 presidential election (Pew research).

For the last year we’ve been tracking America’s bewildered 71 Million voters who are lost in the middle and can’t abide today’s politics.

Justin Young, host of the podcast “Politics, Politics, Politics,” is a comedian, magic aficionado, and the inventor of the card game “The Contender” about how to run a presidential campaign.

In our first episode of our election countdown special, political podcaster and comedian Andrew Heaton files his observations from Scotland from a phone booth in Edinburgh.

The United States has 3,242 counties. But we will tell you the seven to watch on Election Night, which are loaded with political orphans.

Today, everyone has an election reform idea. A noble cause, or just trying to change who wins? Episode 12 of Lost in the Middle: America’s Political Orphans.

Better maps, open primaries, more parties, ranking candidates–a roadmap to a souped-up democracy with the same clunky, beat-up sedan.

If you are a Democrat Texas makes you scream in outrage at the sight of pickup trucks, cowboys boots and open-carry guns.

With half of US election oficials quitting in the last two years it is a scary scenario this November.

Once upon a time working as an election worker was a badge of honor, a commitment to democracy. Now nobody wants the job.

Scientists will tell you that if they scan people's brains while listening to negative campaign ads, it will light up a spot that triggers disgust and revulsion.

If Republican and Democrats were listed on the New York Stock Exchange, I would sell right now. The two legacy parties are tied at 27% in January polling.

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Former Congressman Scott Klug, host of “Lost in the Middle: America's Political Orphans,” joined “The Martha Zoller Show” on North Georgia radio station WDUN to talk about ticket-splitting.

Political Scientists tell us ticket splitting is disappearing. But it sure didn’t in the '22 elections where voters in Kansas, Nevada, Georgia, Vermont, New Hampshire and Wisconsin shopped around.

Meet an old friend of mine from my broadcasting days in Seattle who we are going to blame for the long slow decline of TV news.

I actually dragged a high-school girlfriend to a George Wallace rally. It was not exactly her dream date.

Former Congressman Scott Klug, host of “Lost in the Middle: America's Political Orphans,” joins Steve Scully, host of “The Briefing with Steve Scully,” on SiriusXM POTUS 124 to talk about the podcast…

Meet Tami, a Utah special-ed teacher, Mormon Tabernacle singer and mom of five who launched a civility index web site to grade America’s politicians.

71 million American voters define themselves as centrists. So why is nobody listening to them? We do. Focus group guru Frank Luntz discusses what he calls commonsense voters.