“The Only Question Isn’t Who Gets More Votes”: Behind The New York Times’ New Politics Podcast

Ron Johnson’s Bumpy Road to Reelection • Lindsey Graham Predicts Riots • Republicans’ Political Recalibration [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “The Only Question Isn’t Who Gets More Votes”: Behind The New York Times’ New Politics Podcast Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Charlotte Klein [talks]( to The New York Times’ Astead Herndon, who’s set to host a new midterms-focused politics podcast called The Run-Up next week. Geared toward an audience beyond the political-insider set, The Run-Up comes as media outlets are being called upon to think harder about how they frame stories and provide the right context in the current political moment. Elsewhere, Tara Golshan [says]( Ron Johnson’s road to reelection is getting bumpy as Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes leads in recent polls against the pro-Trump senator. In a Fox News segment on Sunday, Lindsey Graham predicted there will be “riots in the streets” if Donald Trump is prosecuted; the former president approvingly shared Graham’s comments on Truth Social, where “he seems to be priming his base for aggressive public unrest,” Eric Lutz [writes](. Plus, Caleb Ecarma [observes]( a political recalibration among Republicans on the topic of abortion post-Roe. Thanks for reading! [“The Only Question Isn’t Who Gets More Votes”: Behind The New York Times’ New Politics Podcast]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Host Astead Herndon wants his forthcoming podcast, The Run-Up, to cover the midterms for more than the political-insider set. “It can’t just be wonks only,” he says.]( [Read more button]( [Ron Johnson’s Road to Reelection Is Getting Bumpy]( By [Tara Golshan]( [Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is leading in recent polls against the pro-Trump senator, whose positions on abortion and same-sex marriage, as well as his “couple seconds” spent attempting to overturn the 2020 election, have made for a highly contentious matchup.]( [Read more button]( [Trump, Lindsey Graham All But Call for Violent Revolt as Mar-a-Lago Raid Case Intensifies]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Graham predicted there will be “riots in the streets” if Trump were to get prosecuted.]( [Read more button]( [Seems Like GOP Candidates Really Don’t Like Getting Called Out for Their Antiabortion Views]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Some Republican candidates have gone from calling abortion activism “demonic,” and supporting federal bans, to backing “reasonable” compromises on abortion access and assuring voters that their rights won’t be infringed upon, as the fall of Roe becomes a flash point in the midterms.]( [Read more button]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2022 Condé Nast