{"podcast":{"title":"The Bulwark","slug":"the-bulwark-4018927","podcast_index_feed_id":4018927,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/87281.rss","website_url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/87281/d619df11c786f62219e9b278e6bef3f0.jpg","author":"The Bulwark","episode_count":976,"summary":"The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good faith.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:17:26.542124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927"},"episode":{"title":"Patrick Svitek: Texas & Maine Swing Voters Sound Off","slug":"patrick-svitek-texas-maine-swing-voters-sound-off","published_at":"2026-06-20T10:01:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/patrick-svitek-texas-maine-swing-voters-sound-off","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927","url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/p/patrick-svitek-texas-and-maine-swing","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202742994/3df82b0e74c851fc76dced73ef66bcd8.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Barrels of ink have been spilled about James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Graham Platner, and Susan Collins. For the first time, we’re listening to how swing voters in Texas and Maine are assessing these two races. We hear from 2024 Trump voters in Texas who disapprove of the president, and Mainers who voted for Joe Biden for President in 2020 and for Susan Collins down-ballot. CNN political reporter Patrick Svitek joins to break these groups down, and to preview some upcoming congressional primaries. Watch, listen, and leave a comment . Hit that like 🤍 button and share this episode with a friend. Full ad-supported episodes of The Focus Group Podcast are available wherever your podcasts and YouTube . Ad-free editions are available exclusively for Bulwark+ members on the site, the Bulwark App, via your member-only RSS feeds, and the Substack Mobile and TV Apps. Upgrade now to listen without ads and to join the community in the comments.","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Barrels of ink have been spilled about James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Graham…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1423,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bulwark-4018927/episodes/patrick-svitek-texas-maine-swing-voters-sound-off/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/patrick-svitek-texas-maine-swing-voters-sound-off.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}