This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root talk with FiveThirtyEight.com senior political writer Harry Enten about the results of the New York primary.
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The Ticket was a weekly look at presidential politics from a Texas perspective in the leadup to the 2016 election. It included veteran political reporters Jay Root of The Texas Tribune and Ben Philpott of KUT News. Find it on SoundCloud and Stitcher.
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The Ticket: Can Alexander Hamilton Stop Donald Trump?
This week on The Ticket: Ben Philpott talks Trump with the Tribune’s Ross Ramsey. Then he gets a quick history lesson from This American Life producer Zoe Chase.
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The Ticket: Third Parties in the U.S.A.
This week on The Ticket podcast: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root talk with presumptive Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson about the struggle third party candidates have breaking through the two-party political system.
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The Ticket: The Year Paid Political Advertising Died
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root talk political media with two digital media strategists. That includes a look back at some of the most famous and infamous political ads in history.
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The Ticket: The Rules and Regulations of a Contested Convention
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root educate themselves about what could happen at a contested convention by taking Convention 101 with teacher and former Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri.
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The Ticket: Super Tuesday and a Surprise Trump Endorsement
This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott give their takes on the March 1st Super Tuesday elections. And we talk about Chris Christie’s endorsement of Donald Trump with WNYC’s Matt Katz.
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The Ticket: As Trump Dominates, What Do Hispanic Republicans Do Now?
This week on The Ticket podcast, we check in with conservative Hispanic activist Temo Muniz to see how he feels about the Republican primaries. And pollster Jim Henson tells us what’s brewing ahead of Super Tuesday.
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The Ticket LIVE: The Palmetto Primary
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root look to South Carolina by explaining who’s voting, who’s still running and what could happen on Primary night for both parties.
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The Ticket: On the Road with a Presidential Campaign in Iowa
This week on The Ticket: Ben Philpott gives us a peak behind the curtain to see what life on the campaign trail is like, plus a breakdown of the final GOP debate before Monday’s Iowa caucus.
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The Ticket: Brown Envelope Season
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune’s Jay Root explain the evolution of the attack ad — and get some analysis on Chris Christie’s recent bump in the polls from New Jersey Public Radio’s Matt Katz.