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With the election (mostly) behind us, Beyond the Bubble is taking a holiday break. We’ll return with new episodes in the new year. In the meantime, thank you to all who have listened in throughout this past year—and we’ll talk to you again soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Michael Wilner as they discuss the merits, or lack thereof, of the president's legal challenge to overturn the apparent results of the 2020 election. Plus, we assess why Democrats suffered an across-the-board decline in support among voters of color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy’s Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner, David Catanese, and Francesca Chambers for a special episode of Beyond the Bubble, as they discuss the Democratic presidential nominee’s victory—and why Democrats have lots to ponder nonetheless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty and Kristin Roberts, the Miami Herald's Bianca Padró Ocasio and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy as they discuss why there was yet another polling miss in this year's presidential election, and why Hispanic voters in Florida and Texas swung toward President Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Adam Wollner for a special pre-election episode of Beyond the Bubble. They'll talk about the state of play less than a week before the big day, have one last debate over whether this year really does mirror 2016, and discuss the biggest surprises of the campaign.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClachy's Kristin Roberts, Francesca Chambers, and Alex Roarty as they size up how each party's presidential nominee can most easily reach 270 electoral votes and why the upper Midwest is so important for both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, Dave Catanese, and Alex Roarty as they discuss the battleground state of Arizona and why Joe Biden is holding a lead there over Donald Trump. Does Cindy McCain's endorsement of Biden make a big difference? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Tia Mitchell joins McClatchy’s Kristin Roberts and Adam Wollner to break down the presidential race in Georgia, a newly emerging battleground where Joe Biden is attempting to become the first Democratic presidential nominee to win since 1992.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

McClatchy's Kristin Roberts and Alex Roarty are joined this week by Tim Alberta, Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent, to debate the battleground state of Michigan, whether the public should believe the polls that show Donald Trump struggling there, and why Joe Biden is performing better with working class voters than Hillary Clinton did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts and Alex Roarty and the Charlotte Observer's Jim Morrill as they discuss the all-important battleground of North Carolina, why Democrats are nervous about the absence of an on-the-ground presence in the state (and elsewhere), and what African-American voters make of Joe Biden's campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Miami Herald’s Bianca Padró Ocasio joins McClatchy’s Kristin Roberts and Adam Wollner to break down how the 2020 presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is shaping up in the critical swing state of Florida. They discuss what the polls are showing, key parts of the state to watch, and whether Democrats were too late in settling on their strategy for Florida’s Latino voters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, Francesca Chambers, and Alex Roarty as they debate whether Bob Woodward's new book will hurt Donald Trump's chances this November and why White House officials thought it wise for the president to speak with the author in the first place. Plus, they'll discuss Joe Biden's continued problems with the Hispanic vote, especially in the pivotal state of Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy’s Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner and Brian Murphy as they break down Joe Biden’s speech responding to President Donald Trump’s law and order attacks and the civil unrest that has gripped some American cities. Plus, they discuss how the latest polling suggests that the 2020 election is in a very similar place to where it was before the conventions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Michael Wilner, and Francesca Chambers as they discuss the GOP convention that was and whether or not Donald Trump' s campaign had the kind of positive week it desperately needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Adam Wollner as they discuss Biden's big acceptance speech, why the convention seemed intent on elevating Republican voices, and what they expect from next week's GOP convention.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, David Catanese, and Alex Roarty as they discuss the politics of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's running mate. What does she bring to the ticket? Plus, Roarty interviews Sacramento Bee editorial editor Gil Duran about Harris' nearly two-decade career in public office and answers whether the first-term senator is really all that liberal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Adam Wollner, Francesca Chambers and David Catanese as they break down President Donald Trump and Joe Biden's diverging ad spending strategies in the battleground states less than three months out from the election. They also take one final look at where Biden's VP shortlist stands ahead of an expected announcement next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Francesca Chambers, and Adam Wollner as they talk about how the pandemic has changed the way campaigns are run ... at least for one party. Plus, we dive into the latest rumors and speculation over who Joe Biden will pick as his running mate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Kristin Roberts (making her long-awaited return to the program) as they discuss whether or not Trump's disadvantage in the polls is really as dire for the GOP as it seems. Also, the trio discuss whether Democrats have reason to be worried about Joe Biden's lackluster support from Latinos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join McClatchy's Adam Wollner, Alex Roarty, and Brian Murphy as they debate whether Joe Biden's polling lead on Donald Trump is as solid as it appears, or if reporters are making the same mistake as some of them did in 2016. Plus, should we really start calling him "Teflon Joe"? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices