{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpoll-hub.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-future-of-maga-XrfWQzXS","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Future of MAGA","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ace6a000-fede-4d53-b882-1f409d50a024/ca95c9f3-1fe6-4a8a-b65e-eca25f3374d1/1200x1200.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/450431cf-bc5f-4af9-b596-8e6c78047e0a\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Future of MAGA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"As the 2026 midterms approach, we're asking the question hanging over American politics: does MAGA = Trump = GOP? We dig into whether the movement can survive without Trump on the ballot, the enthusiasm gap opening up between the parties, and what the 2018 playbook tells us about November.\n\nThen, we look at criminal records. One in three American adults has one, and for millions, it came from an arrest that never led to a conviction. We explore the barriers that follow people into work, housing, and the voting booth, and why bipartisan majorities back reform even as the system stays the same.\n\nAnd our fun fact heads back to 1950, when Gallup asked Americans a simple question: can you swim? "}