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Sanity Check with Dan Schnur
Sanity Check with Dan Schnur cuts through the noise of American politics with honest, non-partisan analysis, no screaming, no spin. Each week, a campaign strategist turned independent analyst explains what's actually happening in politics at the local, national, and international levels, and what it actually means.
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Episodes
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurThe Real Fight Starts Wednesday
Whoever wins on Tuesday, the next fight in American politics won’t be between the parties. It will be inside them. Every solid indicator, from the polls to…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurWhat Should Collins and Jackson Do in the Final Days?
One of the most interesting questions we got this week was from one of our loyal subscribers, Sam, who asked: What should Susan Collins and Troy Jackson do in…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurTwo Parties, Four Factions
With the midterms days away, I look at the divisions inside each party. Democrats are split between an energized progressive base and a more traditional…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurWhat do you want to know about the midterms?
I’m answering your questions before Election Day. Leave yours in the comments and I’ll take as many as I can on the podcast and in upcoming videos. Get full…
Sanity Check with Dan Schnur66 to 4: Why Gen Z Wants Dramatic Change
With the midterms just weeks away, I want to tell you about something I see every day teaching college students: Generation Z could reshape our politics. In…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurThe One Sentence That Could Transform the AI Debate
Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, told Politico that the world should “accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.” He was trying to…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurOctober 7 and the Israel Split in American Politics
I know I normally come to you on Thursdays on the podcast and on Sundays with a written newsletter, but today is October 7th, and it is the three-year…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurTrump's Tone Problem
Every candidate, every officeholder, every leader talks in a certain way when they are just being themselves — when they’re not thinking about how they sound…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurPlaying Defense on MAGA Turf
This week: what money and maps says about the midterms, and a Republican Speaker who’s suddenly talking like a regulator. The spending tells the real story…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurXi Holds the Cards, Trump Chases His Base
Donald Trump went to the UN this week and gave what sounded like a MAGA speech to a room full of world leaders who’ve grown weary of him. His threats against…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurTrump’s Losing Media Ban Explained
Why did Trump kick CNN, Politico, and MS NOW out of the White House? Dan Schnur reads it the way he reads everything this fall, through the midterms. It’s not…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurWatch What They Do, Not What They Say
This week on Sanity Check, Dan Schnur covers three stories worth watching with less than fifty days to the midterms: the sudden panic over AI and why a divided…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurGavin Newsom Goes Fishing
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he won't run for president if former Vice President Kamala Harris does, a striking claim from someone who's spent years…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurEveryone Suddenly Hates Data Centers
In Episode 2 of Sanity Check, Dan Schnur looks at three stories through one lens: the populist backlash reshaping politics at home and abroad. First, the…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurTrump’s Unprecedented Convention
We normally send just one podcast a week, but this news was too interesting to hold. Donald Trump is doing something with no modern precedent: holding a…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurDSA vs. MAGA: The Battle of the Acronyms
In the first episode of Sanity Check, Dan Schnur lays out the story he thinks matters most this fall: the rise of the progressive left as the dominant force in…
Sanity Check with Dan SchnurWelcome to Sanity Check with Dan Schnur
Hi, I’m Dan Schnur, and I want to welcome you to Sanity Check, where we’re going to talk about politics each week, but in a much calmer and more reasonable way…