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Party Lines is what happens when two friends on opposite sides of politics sit down, argue it out, and still enjoy the conversation. Kurt Bardella and Erin Maguire are not afraid to have real debates, deliver sharp analysis, and dabble in their shared love of the Buffalo Bills because politics doesn’t have to be boring or toxic. They don’t always agree, but they always keep it smart, honest, and surprisingly fun.

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  • 31: Fake Polls Fooled the Media: Can You Trust a Single Number Before the Midterms?

    31: Fake Polls Fooled the Media: Can You Trust a Single Number Before the Midterms?
    Oct 22 2026
    With less than two weeks until Election Day, Kurt Bardella and Erin Maguire skip the polls and follow the money and the early vote. The DGA puts $1 million behind David Jolly in Florida, JB Pritzker writes a seven-figure check for Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, and Texas early voting is off to a strong start. Erin explains why Republicans aren't picking up the phone for pollsters and why, at this point, campaigns aren't convincing voters, they're driving them. Plus: is James Talarico closing strong in Texas, and how Abdul El-Sayed took on the attacks about his family in Michigan.Then, family ties: use them or lose them. Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother has crossed into group chats, and JD Vance is telling Republicans to stop whining about it. Kurt and Erin debate when a candidate's family is fair game.Last, the state of polling in 2026: a pollster that admits it made its numbers up, The New York Times pulling its surveys from the tracker, and what newsrooms should do before they report the next poll. And in Left Field Lunacy, the Jacksonville Jaguars will let fans spend eternity at the stadium.What do you think about the Acton ad, or public polling? Leave a comment and find us on social at Party Lines. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODEFlorida Phoenix: Democratic Governors Association investing $1 million to support David Jollyhttps://floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/20/democratic-governors-association-investing-1-million-to-support-david-jolly/ AJC: Billionaire Democrats rush to Keisha Lance Bottoms' aid in final stretchhttps://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/10/pritzker-bloomberg-donate-keisha-lance-bottoms-georgia-governor/ Michigan Public: Rogers-El-Sayed debate gets hostile in pivotal U.S. Senate racehttps://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-10-09/rogers-el-sayed-debate-gets-hostile-as-candidates-clash-in-pivotal-us-senate-race CBS News: Ohio governor's race takes ugly turn with Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged motherhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-governor-amy-acton-mother-ramaswamy/ Springfield News-Sun: JD Vance tells Republicans to "stop whining" about the Ramaswamy adhttps://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/jd-vance-tells-republicans-to-stop-whining-about-ramaswamy-ad-with-acton-s-estranged-mother/article_c66de25e-fc7f-5011-b27b-86e48a6f05d2.html Mediaite: National polling company admits it's totally fakehttps://www.mediaite.com/media/news/national-polling-company-admits-its-totally-fake-crows-it-was-far-too-easy-to-get-major-media-outlets-to-bite/ KATU: Polling firm closes after releasing fake election surveys for a "social experiment"https://katu.com/news/nation-world/polling-firm-closes-after-releasing-fake-election-surveys-for-social-experiment-los-angeles-mayoral-race-wisconsin-democratic-gubernatorial-primary-karen-bass-francesca-hong Mediaite: Francesca Hong concedes after razor-thin Wisconsin primaryhttps://www.mediaite.com/media/news/democratic-socialist-francesca-hong-concedes-after-falling-agonizingly-short-in-razor-thin-wisconsin-primary/ Action News Jax: Jaguars fans can reserve a permanent place in the new stadium, even after deathhttps://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/forever-teal-jags-fans-can-reserve-permanent-place-new-stadium-even-after-death/JEEYTCKEMBCEVLNORUOPR6UCLI/ CHAPTERS0:00 Less than two weeks to go0:33 Follow the early vote and the money1:34 The DGA bets on David Jolly1:47 Pritzker backs Keisha Lance Bottoms2:05 Pritzker, Beshear and the 2028 shadow race2:44 Texas early voting3:11 Republican malaise and the base play4:09 Why Republicans aren't talking to pollsters5:07 Driving voters, not convincing them5:59 Is Talarico closing strong?6:37 El-Sayed takes the attacks head on7:38 Family ties: use them or lose them7:56 Ramaswamy's ad with Amy Acton's mother9:06 Vance: politics is a tough business10:29 When family turns on a candidate12:20 Fair game or hands off?13:15 Will this follow JD Vance?14:32 The state of polling in 202615:42 Silly season: real polls vs. garbage polls16:22 Why people trust prediction markets17:10 The Wedgewood fake polls18:44 Where are the media's polling standards?20:00 When the polls miss: El-Sayed and Francesca Hong21:02 Only report polls you commission23:31 Did bad polling cost Haley Stevens?23:55 Left Field Lunacy: rest in peace at the Jaguars' stadium26:48 Wrap and happy birthday, Kurt
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    28 min
  • 30: Is Maria Bartiromo Is Out at Fox?

    30: Is Maria Bartiromo Is Out at Fox?
    Sep 4 2026

    Erin and Kurt break down Maria Bartiromo's shocking exit from Fox amid alleged White House leaks, debate whether Trump and Kamala should campaign for midterm candidates, argue over the best Democratic surrogates, and take on a bipartisan bill to strip pensions from ethics-violating members of Congress.

    00:00 — Cold open: Kurt needs a drink after "one of the dumbest conference calls" of his life, and Erin pays off her no-bike-helmet bet after Seth Moulton's primary loss

    01:21 — Big story: Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News and Fox Business

    01:48 — Kurt's reaction: losing a "cornerstone" talent this way is shocking — pulled off air in August with no goodbye show

    02:57 — Erin draws the comparison to Fox abruptly firing the #1-rated Tucker Carlson

    03:35 — How it broke: a brief farewell statement, then reporting (Oliver Darcy) that Bartiromo was allegedly screenshotting internal memos and texts for the administration

    04:21 — Kurt on why this is a fireable, contract-breaking offense — and why you never trust "the leakiest people in the professional world" to keep a secret

    05:35 — Fox's pattern: nobody's untouchable (Beck, O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly, Tucker) — "Exhibit A: Jesse Waters"

    06:03 — Erin: CNN did the same with Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon

    07:33 — Jason Chaffetz steps in to fill Bartiromo's morning slot

    07:49 — Speculation kicks off: could Bartiromo be in line for White House Press Secretary?

    08:12 — Erin's take: unlikely — more probable she goes independent or launches her own venture

    09:24 — Kurt's counter-pitch: skip Press Secretary, make her Treasury Secretary

    09:39 — Pivoting to the midterms: with ~60 days left, should Trump and Kamala campaign for candidates?

    10:51 — Kurt's story from a 2006 special election: turning down a Bush campaign visit — and winning anyway

    13:16 — Erin: the calculus is different for Trump (boosts GOP turnout) vs. Kamala (playing forward to 2028)

    14:24 — Why telephone town halls are cheap, effective voter contact

    15:05 — Best surrogates right now: Kurt argues for executive-experience Democrats — Pritzker, Wes Moore, Andy Beshear — over legislators

    16:41 — Erin's pick for Abdul El-Sayed specifically: Shapiro or Buttigieg, to counter attacks branding him a socialist/anti-Semite

    18:16 — Kurt on local star power over national names: Colin Allred pairing with Mark Cuban in Texas

    19:39 — New bipartisan bill: strip pensions from members of Congress found guilty of ethics violations

    20:10 — Erin and Kurt agree: lose your floor privileges, healthcare, and pension if censured or expelled

    21:16 — The flip side: should former presidents get lifetime pay so they're not stuck hustling for cash post-office?

    22:56 — Means-testing the idea — wealthy ex-presidents like Trump or Romney wouldn't need it

    24:04 — Historical context: the presidency wasn't designed for a 40-year retirement

    24:34 — Erin on the Bidens' post-presidency cash-ins, with a pointed Hunter Biden aside
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    26 min
  • 29: Hakeem Jeffries' Political Malpractice: Meeting Jared Kushner Before Midterms Is Certifiably Stupid

    29: Hakeem Jeffries' Political Malpractice: Meeting Jared Kushner Before Midterms Is Certifiably Stupid
    Aug 24 2026

    Kurt and Erin break down why Hakeem Jeffries meeting with Jared Kushner just 75 days before the midterms is political malpractice — smart for Kushner, disastrous for Jeffries. Then they run through the South Carolina Senate runoff, a Massachusetts primary that exposes a Democratic identity crisis, whether Abdul El-Sayed going on Jesse Watters' Fox show is genius or suicide, a WNBA culture-war flashpoint, and a media-ethics debate sparked by tragedy in the Buffalo Bills family.

    Hakeem Jeffries catches heat for meeting Jared Kushner mid-election-cycle — "measuring the drapes" before he's even speaker
    Kurt: smart for Kushner (zero downside, more power-broker cred), "idiotic, stupid... political malpractice" for Jeffries
    South Carolina Senate runoff: Graham vs. Norman, and whether a bad debate answer matters more than a Trump endorsement
    Massachusetts Senate primary: AOC and Bernie backing 80-year-old Ed Markey over younger Seth Moulton — a Democratic "identity crisis"
    Too smart or too stupid: Abdul El-Sayed goes on Jesse Waters' Fox primetime show
    Kurt: respect the audacity, "if you can't hang, get off the stage"; Erin: high-wire act, one bad answer could implode his career
    WNBA culture clash after a Sophie Cunningham celebration incident goes viral — good or bad for the league?
    Media ethics debate: should reporters have broken the news of Bills DT Ed Oliver's family tragedy?
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    27 min
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