The Republican Party is polling poorly.
Parts of its coalition are fracturing.
Special elections suggest vulnerability.

And yet — there is still a path to victory.

This episode examines the structural realities that often matter more than approval ratings: Senate geography, turnout asymmetry, voter access laws, and party discipline.

Midterms are not referendums on popularity alone.
They are shaped by institutional design.

If Republicans hold power in November, it may not be because voters are satisfied. It may be because the system itself still tilts in their favor.

Part one of our midterm analysis series.
Next week: the Democratic path.

Politics of New America
A weekly institutional briefing for people who don’t want Twitter takes.

A podcast by Haunted Mouse Productions
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Welcome back to The Politics of New America. Nathan and Producer Josh are back to talk about America's withdrawal from the world order it created, and how its dependant nations in Europe and beyond are struggling to find a new way forward.

The Politics of New America explores the radical new era of American politics and its effects on the world.

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Democrats win big, then cave on the shutdown. Nathan & Josh unpack margins that matter, why affordability could be the only winning play, and what SCOTUS might do to Trump’s tariffs. Final 2025 ep—back in January.

Host: Nathan Stone • Producer/Co-host: Josh Carmody
A Haunted Mouse Production.

Content note: explicit language.

00:00 Cold open
01:30 Election wins (VA, NJ)
07:45 NY: Mamdani & affordability
30:00 Shutdown tradeoffs
41:45 What SCOTUS could change
47:15 Programming note + cross-promo
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