Episode

Can American elections be "nationalized"? What does that mean?

Podcast: Civics 101
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Duration seconds: 2068
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9662959938.mp3?updated=1774905794
Audio: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG9662959938.mp3?updated=1774905794
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/civics-101-54793/episodes/can-american-elections-be-nationalized-what-does-that-mean
Markdown: /podcast/civics-101-54793/can-american-elections-be-nationalized-what-does-that-mean.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/civics-101-54793/episodes/can-american-elections-be-nationalized-what-does-that-mean/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/civics-101-54793/can-american-elections-be-nationalized-what-does-that-mean.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

In this country, the states run elections. Congress is empowered to step in; the president is not. So what does it mean for the president to call on a political party to "take over." Is that allowed? What would that mean? And why is this happening now? DONATE TO THE PODCAST! We talk with Sarah Cooper from the Carter Center to understand who is in charge and whether anyone else can take charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices