Michael Lovito
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Initial Rating: New Hampshire Senate Race
Don Bolduc v. Maggie Hassan Likely Democrat If there was any bright spot for the Democrats in 2016, it was then-Governor Maggie Hassan’s razor thin victory over incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte for the right to represent New Hampshire in the ...
Politics Express: An Insider’s Look at Political Outreach and Advertising
Politics Editor Lars Emerson and The Postrider‘s Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are joined by Faith Rokowski from Blueprint Interactive, a Democratic digital strategy firm in DC, to discuss the state of political fundraising, campaign advertising, and digital best practices in the modern ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Into the Abyss and Home Again
Mike and Louis have reached the halfway point of the season. Apollo 15 has finally landed on the moon, and finally delivers on some outer space action. How much ice is there on the moon exactly, and will they be ...
Initial Rating: Alaska Senate Race
Alaska may tend to vote for Republicans in state wide elections, but whether it involves a successful write in campaign, a second place Libertarian finisher, or an independent gubernatorial victory, their races are rarely boring.
Initial Rating: Oklahoma’s (Special) Senate Race
Kendra Horn v. Markwayne Mullin Safe Republican In 2018, Kendra Horn stood out as one of the unlikeliest ripples of the blue wave when she unseated the heavily favored Steve Russell in Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District, becoming the first Democrat ...
Initial Rating: Oklahoma Senate Race
Madison Horn v. James Lankford Safe Republican In many other states, an incumbent senator being adjacent to a major (if undercovered) sexual abuse scandal and testifying that you believe 13 year-olds can consent to sex would at least inject some ...
Pony Express: 2022 Emmys Preview
Michael and Louis preview the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The Postrider’s 2022 Emmys Preview Part 3: Drama
The 74th Annual Primetime Emmys will take place on Monday, September 12th. This year, rather than assault you with one giant article of predictions, we’re breaking down our analysis into three digestible chunks. Wanna win an office pool for a ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Nixon’s Women and Prime Crew
In this episode, Nixon wants to follow the Soviets’ lead and land an American woman on the moon. NASA begins finding and training women astronauts. Two hours focusing on the feminine side of space travel help elevate the show from ...
The Postrider’s 2022 Emmys Preview, Part 2: Comedy
The 74th Annual Primetime Emmys will take place on Monday, September 12th. This year, rather than assault you with one giant article of predictions, we’re breaking down our analysis into three digestible chunks. Wanna win an office pool for a ...
Initial Rating: South Dakota Senate Race
Brian Bengs v. John Thune Safe Republican Like its neighbor to the north, South Dakota was once a red state that frequently sent Democrats to the Senate, counting 1972 presidential nominee George McGovern and one time Senate Majority Leader Tom ...
The Postrider’s 2022 Emmys Preview, Part 1: Limited Series, Specials, and Reality Competition
The 74th Annual Primetime Emmys will take place on Monday, September 12th. This year, rather than assault you with one giant article of predictions, we’re breaking down our analysis into three digestible chunks. Wanna win an office pool for a ...
Initial Rating: Vermont Senate Race
Gerald Malloy v. Peter Welch Safe Democrat This November, there will be an open Senate election in a state that is over 90% white, over 60% rural, and has only elected one Democratic senator in its 231 year history. It’s ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Red Moon and He Built the Saturn V
The Visitors return for a second exciting season! They head into bold new territory covering the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind. Joining the Visitors this season is new co-pilot Mike Lovito. Together, Louis and Mike will be doing a ...
Initial Rating: Pennsylvania Senate Race
One of the highest profile races this cycle is the Keystone State's epic showdown between Democratic Lieutanant Governor John Fetterman and TV doctor and New Jerseyan Mehmet Oz.
Initial Rating: Hawaii Senate Race
Bob McDermott v. Brian Schatz Safe Democrat If you spend way too much time on Twitter, you’ve probably come across Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz, perhaps the most active Democratic lawmaker on the platform. He’s also among the most aggressive “climate ...
Initial Rating: Missouri Senate Race
When this seat was last contested in 2016, a handful of forecasters considered it a toss up or lean Republican at most.
Initial Rating: Kentucky Senate Race
Charles Booker v. Rand Paul Safe Republican In 2020, nobody’s profile was raised more by losing a primary than the progressive, Bernie Sanders- and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez-endorsed Kentucky state Representative Charles Booker, who lost his state’s Democratic Senate primary by less ...
Pony Express: The Rehearsal Part II
Louis, Lars, and Michael discuss the fascinating and controversial conclusion to The Rehearsal, and wonder what’s next for the mad genius that is Nathan Fielder
The Visitors Might Be Listening Season 2: For All Mankind
Today, we’re proud to announce that Louis Ryan’s hit podcast The Visitors Might Be Listening is returning for a second season, where Louis and co-host Michael Lovito will break down season one of Apple TV+’s For All Mankind. You don’t ...
Initial Rating: Indiana Senate Race
Thomas McDermott Jr. v. Todd Young Safe Republican Look at a map of Indiana’s congressional districts and you’ll probably be surprised to see a little patch of blue, far away from Indianapolis, in the far Northwest corner of the state. ...
Politics Express: Bills, Bills, Bills / Search of Mar-a-Lago
Politics Editor Lars Emerson and The Postrider‘s Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito discuss and analyze the FBI search of Donald Trump’s de facto headquarters at Mar-a-Lago; including why this is — contrary to prevailing wisdom, evidently — not going to help his political ...