Vibes Only
by Brian Derrick and Glennis Meagher
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Election Night Races to Watch: Acton, El-Sayed, Talarico
Election Night Races to Watch: Acton, El-Sayed, Talarico
About this podcast
The polls are broken, the stakes are unprecedented, and vibes drive the future of American politics.
Every Thursday, political strategist Brian Derrick (founder of Oath) and new media strategist Glennis Meagher (co-founder of Generator Collective) break down the biggest stories in American politics, elections, and culture.
This isn't your standard cable news commentary. Get an insider's look at the US political machine, current news of the week, and the digital strategy shaping our world - delivered with the honesty, insight, and humor of two people who've actually worked in the trenches of US politics.
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Episodes
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- Election Night Races to Watch: Acton, El-Sayed, Talarico · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 26Five days out and we've got your election night watch list, from Amy Acton in Ohio to Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, plus we dig into why the polls don't agree much at all rn. Brian…
- 12 Days Out and Ramaswamy’s Amy Acton Ad Splits the GOP · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 25Twelve days out, Harris County just smashed its midterm early-vote record, and Vivek Ramaswamy's Amy Acton ad has Ohio Republicans breaking ranks. Brian and Glennis start in…
- Can Amy Acton Flip Ohio? Inside an Ohio State Tailgate · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 24An Ohio State tailgate, an Amazon data center run-in, and Brian’s old professor Amy Acton running for Ohio governor. 19 days out, the vibes are up. Glennis is back from Ohio…
- The Minority Report: Are the Polls Missing Trump Voters? · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 23Glennis is back from Iowa, where Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks literally ran from her Epstein files questions at a Hawkeyes tailgate and Brian is here to challenge the polls…
- Eric Schmitt Mixed Up the Hawks and the Hawkeyes · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 22Eric Schmitt mixed up the Hawks and the Hawkeyes, Ken Paxton says Trump's convention dropped his numbers, and the Q3 deadline is here. Vibes are up. It's the last day of Q3 and…
- What Would Lina Khan Do? Stop the Monopolies Lina Khan! · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 21ProPublica's Susan Collins bombshell, Beau Bayh putting Indiana in play, and every new Sabato rating moving left. 40 days out, the vibes are up. Brian and Glennis dig into…
- "Heavens, No": The Lawmakers Regulating AI Without Using It · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 20Maxine Waters can't remember if she uses AI, and The Democracy Draft wants your midterm bracket. 47 days out, the vibes are bullish. Primary season is officially over. Brian is…
- Rockbridge in Dallas: Inside JD Vance's 2028 Donor Network · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 19Why are Republicans holding a convention in a midterm year? Because it costs $250,000 to sit at a table with Donald Trump. Brian Derrick reads the Dallas price list out loud and…
- Ed Markey Wins and a USPS Whistleblower Complaint · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 18Your ballot is not cancelled. Sen. Richard Blumenthal released a 20-page complaint describing a rushed September 1 launch, a federal court order standing in the way, and one move…
- Mail-In Voting Panic, Ticketmaster, and Rob Sand's Iowa · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 17Your feed said the midterms are over. Brian Derrick says take a breath. Plus Rob Sand is the favorite to be Iowa's next governor. The Supreme Court's shadow docket order on…
- Angie Nixon Won. Now What? · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 16Angie Nixon was outspent 16 to 1 and won Florida anyway. Brian Derrick breaks down what the establishment missed, and Alaska's Parent Trap problem with two Dan Sullivans on the…
- Steve Kornacki, Five USB Drives, and the Wisconsin Upset · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 15David Crowley beat Francesca Hong by half a point. Peggy Flanagan won Minnesota by 20. Same night, opposite answers about where the party is going. Milwaukee County Executive…
- Vibes Only is Your Weekly Guide to the 2026 Midterms · 2 minVibes Only is a weekly political podcast hosted by Brian Derrick and Glennis Meagher, two strategists who have spent their careers inside the machine. Brian is a political…
- Abdul El-Sayed on Hasan Piker and His Narrow Win · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 14Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won his Michigan primary against Haley Stevens. Brian breaks down what that proves, and the much harder thing progressives have to prove next in the…
- Jon Ossoff's Guide to Winning Georgia? · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 13Jon Ossoff's 2020 interview is going viral again. Brian Derrick says Ossoff could win over median voters and that the internet's response right now is bananas, while Glennis…
- Arizona, Maine and Michigan's $50 Million Brawl · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 12Troy Jackson has the delegates in Maine, Amish Shah beat the DCCC in Arizona, and Michigan votes August 4. The party endorsement is now a liability. Arizona was the only state…
- Graham's Senate Shuffle and Blanche's AG Fight · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 11Lindsey Graham's sister just got picked by Trump via Fake Social to take his Senate seat, Trump's pet Todd Blanche wants to run DOJ, and we still managed to celebrate the good…
- Platner Is Out: Who Replaces Him and the Fight Over Maine · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 10Graham Platner's Senate campaign just imploded, and it might be the best news Maine Democrats got all year. Here's who replaces him. Graham Platner is out, and the Maine…
- SCOTUS Rewrote Campaign Finance and DSA Sweeps Colorado · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 9Melat Kiros toppled a longtime incumbent and Phil Weiser beat a sitting senator: Colorado's progressive wave is real and we brought the receipts. This week Colorado handed…
- Is Mamdani a Kingmaker? How DSA Swept New York's Primaries · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 8Zohran Mamdani is being called a kingmaker, and after this week's New York primaries it's easy to see why. Is the Democratic Party fundamentally shifting left, or are voters…
