Can He Do That?: How to Flip the House podcast

Can He Do That?: How to Flip the House

This special week-long miniseries from the "Can He Do That?" podcast explores wave elections that changed control of the House of Representatives -- something that's only happened three times in the past 60 years. Host Martine Powers looks at why they happened, how they changed our political system, and most importantly, what they tell us about what to expect in November, telling each story through the eyes of the people who were there.

This special week-long miniseries from the "Can He Do That?" podcast explores wave elections that changed control of the House of Representatives -- something that's only happened three times in the past 60 years. Host Martine Powers looks at why they happened, how they changed our political system, and most importantly, what they tell us about what to expect in November, telling each story through the eyes of the people who were there.

 

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Epilogue: The takeaways for 2018

Given what we've learned from the 1994, 2006 and 2010 midterms about how partisanship, div... more

29 Jun 2018

39 MINS

39:16

29 Jun 2018


#4

The secret heist of 2010

2010 was the year of the Tea Party, the year of backlash against Obama, and the year of th... more

28 Jun 2018

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:17

28 Jun 2018


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The 2006 blue wave

To understand the identity crisis within the Democratic Party, you could look to the 2006 ... more

27 Jun 2018

55 MINS

55:11

27 Jun 2018


#2

The 1994 Republican revolution

Since childhood, Bill Paxon was a diehard Republican – a Nixon fanboy who watched House Re... more

26 Jun 2018

57 MINS

57:24

26 Jun 2018


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Prologue: Why midterms matter

In the last 60 years, the House of Representatives has changed political control just thre... more

25 Jun 2018

07 MINS

07:50

25 Jun 2018