# Bill Scher

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August 21, 2026

On “The DMZ,” Washington Monthly Politics Editor Bill Scher and NOTUS columnist Matt Lewis discuss El-Sayed's challenges in Michigan, the internecine GOP battle between Marco Rubio and JD Vance, the popularity of socialism, and Natalie Harp's "Love Letters" to Donald Trump. 

Could Hasan Piker Cost El-Sayed the Michigan Senate Race? (with Bill Scher)

I’m in Atlanta for Dragon Con, and normally that would give me a chance to see what the campaigns are putting on television. But I don’t expect to see many political ads while I’m in the Peach State, because Georgia’s Senate race wasn’t supposed to look like this. It was supposed to be Brian Kemp a…

Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive | September 16, 2026

On today's show– Stephanie Zimmermann, award-winning consumer investigations reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times– Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest article is "Will It Be a Blue Wave?"– Jeffrey A. Winters, professor of political science at Northwestern University, and aut…

WCPT 820 Interview: Bill Scher of Washington Monthly

Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest article is "Will It Be a Blue Wave?" Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Websi…

Episode 1071: Arnie Arnesen Attitude September 21 2026

This is a panel discussion with our guests: Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowen, Bill Scher.The topics:The Texas elections, and effect of Rove's refusal to support Republicans like Bo French.The twilight of the Trump era?The origins of many to today's hated Departments: DHS, ICE, etc.The…

The Money, the Court, and the Blackout — with Washington Monthly's Bill Scher

Bill Scher of the Washington Monthly joins Matt Robison to argue about the three stories driving the 2026 midterms: what campaign spending actually reveals about the battlefield, whether the Supreme Court is breaking the republic or quietly saving it, and what happens when the White House bans thre…

Trump Voters Feel Betrayed: Why GOP Senators Are Spooked

On today's podcast, The Washington Monthly's Bill Scher swings by to break down why 2026 is lining up as a Democratic midterm year: collapsing Trump energy in MAGA country, a sense of betrayal over prices and the Iran war, real disposable income going the wrong way, and GOP incumbents starting to i…

Hawks, Hawkeyes, and The Schmittification of the GOP

On today's podcast, The Washington Monthly's Bill Scher talks with Matt about: — Sen. Eric Schmitt’s attempted perjury trap on Jack Smith. — The Atlanta Hawks vs. Iowa Hawkeyes mix-up, the poster-board texts, Katie Britt’s face, and why Smith pausing made it worse for Republicans — Why this heari…

Bill Scher of Washington Monthly: WCPT 820 Interview

Joan Esposito is joined by Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest articles are "This Is the Biggest Reason Why a Blue Wave Is Probably Coming" and "Why Democrats Should Be Most Worried About Troy Jackson (And It’s Not the Consultants)."  Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and…

Trump plan to buy the election crashes as Republicans set money ablaze

What happened AlterNet reports that Republican campaigns and allied groups spent heavily on Senate television advertising through September 2026 without gaining a comparable advantage in airtime or polling. AdImpact calculated that Republicans spent $563 million across nine battlegrounds, versus De…