Americans Think Politics Is Like ‘The West Wing’

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In Part 1 of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew debates which states should vote first in the presidential primaries if the Iowa caucuses aren’t held first. They also look at a new survey suggesting that most Americans think “The West Wing” and other political TV shows accurately reflect how politics works.

Galen Druke is FiveThirtyEight’s podcast producer and reporter. @galendruke

Micah Cohen is FiveThirtyEight’s managing editor. @micahcohen

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux is a senior writer for FiveThirtyEight. @ameliatd

Geoffrey Skelley is an elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight. @geoffreyvs

In Part 1 of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew debates which states should vote first in the presidential primaries if the Iowa caucuses aren’t held first. They also look at a new survey suggesting that most Americans think “The West Wing” and other political TV shows accurately reflect how politics works. Galen Druke is FiveThirtyEight’s podcast producer and reporter. @galendruke Micah Cohen is FiveThirtyEight’s managing editor. @micahcohen Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux is a senior writer for FiveThirtyEight. @ameliatd Geoffrey Skelley is an elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight. @geoffreyvs

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