<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Running Mates]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A politics podcast</p>]]></description><link>https://riverside.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:37:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/S3ob89Dq.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Andrew Comstock]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:42:40 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2025 Andrew Comstock]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[News Commentary]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><itunes:author>Andrew Comstock</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;A politics podcast&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Andrew Comstock</itunes:name><itunes:email>andrewcomstock92@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="News Commentary"/><itunes:category text="Politics"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/40c1e1f7-7a16-4b72-8247-7f2c44404d96/logos/06750c52-34fe-4f97-9244-7d5955f1adb1.jpeg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 6: Georgia Midterm Elections 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Running Mates Episode 6 - Georgia’s 2026 elections</p><p><br />We’re back in 2026 discussing the current races in Georgia and giving some predictions on the primaries coming in May. </p><p></p><p>1:17 Intro and campaign dynamics</p><p>05:47 The Senate Race: Ossoff and Others</p><p>09:21 The Governor's Race in a wave-election year</p><p>16:06 Democratic Candidates for Governor</p><p>18:37 Republican Candidates for Governor and 2026 outlook</p><p><br /></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">61822d36-f507-46b1-92c9-6e49fdd3afd1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Comstock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/69c3bd7bf328b96df4088f33f8e0a466689ea9da662889584a9c24423642437d/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI2MTgyMmQzNi1mNTA3LTQ2YjEtOTJjOS02ZTQ5ZmRkM2FmZDEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0MGMxZTFmNy03YTE2LTRiNzItODI0Ny03ZjJjNDQ0MDRkOTYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OGEyMGUyYWYwYjQ1NDY4OTljMzY2NmMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlhMjFmZmEzMWNkNDU2ODYxMjlhMzkwL2FuZHJld3Mtc3R1ZGlvLTZYeFRNLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtMi0yN19fMjMtNTEtMzgubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="36518704" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Running Mates Episode 6 - Georgia’s 2026 elections&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We’re back in 2026 discussing the current races in Georgia and giving some predictions on the primaries coming in May. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1:17 Intro and campaign dynamics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:47 The Senate Race: Ossoff and Others&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;09:21 The Governor&apos;s Race in a wave-election year&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;16:06 Democratic Candidates for Governor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:37 Republican Candidates for Governor and 2026 outlook&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:25:22</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/40c1e1f7-7a16-4b72-8247-7f2c44404d96/logos/06750c52-34fe-4f97-9244-7d5955f1adb1.jpeg"/><itunes:title>Episode 6: Georgia Midterm Elections 2026</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[#5 December Update + 2026 predictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Running Mates!</p><p><br /></p><p>In this brief episode we do a quick news roundup regarding”</p><ul><li>1:31 State of the ACA and legislative outlook in 2026</li><li>9:51 Is Trump a Lame Duck?</li><li>13:58 A little bit of Jeffery Epstein stuff </li><li>16:20 Predictions in 2026</li></ul><p></p><p>We’re taking a holiday break and will be back in 2026 with fresh interviews and cutting analysis. Happy Holidays.</p><p></p><p>Further Reading</p><p><br /></p><p>6:00 The Nation: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-epstein-congress-democracy/" target="_blank">“Trumps Imperial Presidency has taken a hit, can he recover</a>? By Jeet Heer</p><p> </p><p>7:04: The Georgia Recorder <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/12/09/democrat-flips-northeast-georgia-state-house-seat-pulling-off-special-election-upset/" target="_blank">“Democrat flips northeast Georgia state House seat, pulling off special election upset”</a> by Maya Homan and Ross Williams</p><p></p><p>15:26 NYT “<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-money-scams-investigation.html" target="_blank">Scams, Schemes, and Ruthless Cons: the untold story of how Jeffery Epstein got Rich</a>” by ​​By David Enrich, Steve Eder, et al.</p><p></p><p>16:15 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2001732069496402418" target="_blank">“I’ll tell you what to expect in advance of tomorrow's statutory disclosure deadline.”</a> Thomas Massie on X</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">3d91eb2c-134f-49f4-8537-8b387e060aea</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Comstock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/d129632354d5080c72147db6b174ffd7452b7c20fbef054f3efaedb22923ea60/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIzZDkxZWIyYy0xMzRmLTQ5ZjQtODUzNy04YjM4N2UwNjBhZWEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0MGMxZTFmNy03YTE2LTRiNzItODI0Ny03ZjJjNDQ0MDRkOTYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OGEyMGUyYWYwYjQ1NDY4OTljMzY2NmMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk0NzFlNjY2NzJhZWIzMzNiYzhlZWRhL2FuZHJld3Mtc3R1ZGlvLTZYeFRNLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjUtMTItMjBfXzIzLTgtMzgubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="17682972" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Running Mates!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this brief episode we do a quick news roundup regarding”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;1:31 State of the ACA and legislative outlook in 2026&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;9:51 Is Trump a Lame Duck?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;13:58 A little bit of Jeffery Epstein stuff &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;16:20 Predictions in 2026&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We’re taking a holiday break and will be back in 2026 with fresh interviews and cutting analysis. Happy Holidays.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further Reading&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;6:00 The Nation: &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-epstein-congress-democracy/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;“Trumps Imperial Presidency has taken a hit, can he recover&lt;/a&gt;? By Jeet Heer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;7:04: The Georgia Recorder &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/12/09/democrat-flips-northeast-georgia-state-house-seat-pulling-off-special-election-upset/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;“Democrat flips northeast Georgia state House seat, pulling off special election upset”&lt;/a&gt; by Maya Homan and Ross Williams&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:26 NYT “&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/magazine/jeffrey-epstein-money-scams-investigation.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Scams, Schemes, and Ruthless Cons: the untold story of how Jeffery Epstein got Rich&lt;/a&gt;” by ​​By David Enrich, Steve Eder, et al.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;16:15 &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/2001732069496402418&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;“I’ll tell you what to expect in advance of tomorrow&apos;s statutory disclosure deadline.”&lt;/a&gt; Thomas Massie on X&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:23:43</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/40c1e1f7-7a16-4b72-8247-7f2c44404d96/logos/06750c52-34fe-4f97-9244-7d5955f1adb1.jpeg"/><itunes:title>#5 December Update + 2026 predictions</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>