The Ground Game Podcast

Veteran journalist Tom LoBianco and former political consultant Patrick Pfingsten talk politics from the ground up.

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 13 - Cancel Your Enthusiasm 12/19/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 13 - Cancel Your Enthusiasm First, some exciting news! My dear friend and co-host Patrick is out on paternity leave. Congratulations to the Pfingsten Family! Here’s hoping for healthy baby, healthy mom, and that sleep is in your near future, my man. Joining me today is the always insightful and hilarious Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project. Few can say they professionally troll president-elect Donald Trump, along with the (now) dominant MAGA wing of the Republican Party. That’s probably because Rick cut his teeth as a Democrat-trolling Republican, before breaking hard with the party in 2016. He’s the author of multiple books, including “Everything Trump Touches Dies”, and host to multiple podcasts like the eponymous Lincoln Project Podcast. - Rick’s got some thoughts and advice on battling people who don’t play by any rules- Parents: earphones for you or earmuffs for the kids. This one’s got more than a few cuss words. Like, comment, and subscribe on our YouTube page: Apple podcasts: Spotify: Amazon Music: Tom's 24Sight newsletter: Patrick's The Illinoize newsletter: Follow us on Twitter! /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/34534345

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 12 - Trump Telegraphed All of This 12/11/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 12 - Trump Telegraphed All of This Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten discuss Trump's cabinet choices, the murder of United Health Care's CEO, and Trump's Meet the Press interview. We're also joined by Taegan Goddard of politicalwire.com to talk about the Trump transition and party messaging. Like, comment, and subscribe on our YouTube page: Apple podcasts: Spotify: Amazon Music: Tom's 24Sight newsletter: Patrick's The Illinoize newsletter: Follow us on Twitter! /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/34392995

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 11. - RFK, Jr. is off the rails 12/03/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 11. - RFK, Jr. is off the rails Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Donald Trump's choice for Health & Human Services Secretary has become a noted vaccine skeptic, claiming vaccines cause autism in children. Capitol reporter Eric Garcia, who lives with autism, explains the damage Kennedy could do to public health. /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/34272125

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 10 - The Guardrails Are Gone (w/Kim Wehle) 11/19/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 10 - The Guardrails Are Gone (w/Kim Wehle) How much will the new Trump administration push the limits of the constitution? University of Baltimore Law Professor and ABC New Legal Analyst Kim Wehle joins Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten to discuss. Like, comment, and subscribe on our YouTube page: Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4f0BxYA... Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJYZ64FV?... Tom's 24Sight newsletter: https://www.24sight.news/ Patrick's The Illinoize newsletter: https://theillinoize.substack.com/ Follow us on Twitter! https://x.com/ground_game_pod /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33988817

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 09 - DC Turned Upside Down 11/16/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 09 - DC Turned Upside Down How much has Trump 2.0 already turned Washington on its head? Independent journalists Matt Laslo and Pablo Manriquez join Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten on The Ground Game. (Patrick's mic switched on him just before we recorded and he sounds bad. He's very upset about it.) Like, comment, and subscribe on our YouTube page: Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4f0BxYA... Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJYZ64FV?... Tom's 24Sight newsletter: https://www.24sight.news/ Patrick's The Illinoize newsletter: https://theillinoize.substack.com/ Follow us on Twitter! https://x.com/ground_game_pod /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33952807

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 08 - Blame the Media? 11/11/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 08 - Blame the Media? How did we keep missing the Trump phenomenon? Julie Mason, SiriusXM POTUS 124 host, joins Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten to talk about the state of media and politics. Like, comment, and subscribe on our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/cGDoTLhYHQU Apple podcasts: Spotify: Amazon Music: Tom's 24Sight newsletter: Patrick's The Illinoize newsletter: Follow us on Twitter! https://x.com/ground_game_pod /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33886072

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 07 - Picking Up the Pieces 11/06/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 07 - Picking Up the Pieces Patrick Pfingsten and Tom LoBianco react to Tuesday's election results. Let's just say, there are some big feelings. /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33823082

Election Eve Cocktail Hour with The Ground Game Podcst 11/05/2024

Election Eve Cocktail Hour with The Ground Game Podcst Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten pour a drink and talk about Tuesday's election. We're joined by Bill Scher of Washington Monthly for a spirited debate. Suscribe to The Ground Game Podcast on YouTube! /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33788577

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 05 - Women Are On Fire (with @JoJoFromJerz) 11/01/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 05 - Women Are On Fire (with @JoJoFromJerz) With just days remaining in the presidential election, women are clearly becoming the key to the race. Liberal influencer @JoJoFromJerz joins Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten to tell us why women are so vital to the outcome. The boys also discuss Garbage Gate, Kamala Harris' 75,000 strong showing in DC, and whether we should trust polls. Subscribe to The Ground Game on your favorite podcast service and subscribe to the channel! /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33721552

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 04 - Kari Lake's Worst Nightmare (with Stephen Richer) 10/29/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 04 - Kari Lake's Worst Nightmare (with Stephen Richer) With a week to go before the November 5 election, Patrick and Tom talk about Donald Trump's Puerto Rico problem, Elon Musk's run-in with the DOJ, and Kamala Harris' closing message. We're also joined by Maricopa County, Arizona Recorder Stephen Richer, who came under intense Republican criticism for following election law in the wake of the 2020 and 2022 elections and won a defamation suit against former gubernatorial candidate and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake. Subscribe to The Ground Game on your favorite podcast service and subscribe to the channel on YouTube! /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33676577

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 03 - Cheeseheads (with Charlie Sykes) 10/25/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 03 - Cheeseheads (with Charlie Sykes) Both the Trump and Harris campaigns are pumping millions of dollars into Wisconsin to identify and turn out a small handful of cheesehead voters. Longtime Wisconsin radio host Charlie Sykes, co-founder of The Bulwark, joins Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten to discuss the search for the elusive undecided voter. Subscribe to The Ground Game on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Amazon Music! /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33607297

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 02 - The Latino Vote (with Mike Madrid) 10/23/2024

The Ground Game Podcast - Ep. 02 - The Latino Vote (with Mike Madrid) With two weeks to go before the November 5 election, longtime Republican strategist and expert on Latino voting trends, Mike Madrid, joins The Ground Game to discuss the impact Latinos could play in the final result. Tom LoBianco and Patrick Pfingsten discuss Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney taking their show on the road, Donald Trump's French Fry distraction, and what happens if there's an Electoral College tie. Subscribe to The Ground Game on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and Amazon. /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33579277

The Ground Game Podcast- Ep. 1 - All Eyes on Pennsylvania 10/18/2024

The Ground Game Podcast- Ep. 1 - All Eyes on Pennsylvania National Political Reporter Tom LoBianco of 24sight.news and longtime political operative and talk show host Patrick Pfingsten are pleased to present The Ground Game podcast! All politics is local and all races start from the ground up. That's why we're digging deep for the remainder of the 2024 election and beyond. On Episode 1, Tom and Patrick discuss the fiesty Harris/FOX debate, Donald Trump's...odd...Univision town hall, whether we should be worried about Trump's stability, and if Democrats should be panicking. We're also joined by Pennsylvania data nerd Josh Smithley on the state of the race in the Keystone State (commonwealth). /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33509692

Welcome to the Ground Game 10/11/2024

Welcome to the Ground Game Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast, hosted by veteran journalist Tom LoBianco and former political consultant Patrick Pfingsten. /episode/index/show/32983e80-a917-47ea-b2c2-5d0d936b358f/id/33425337

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