https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radio-mr-flo-politics--7466746enPoliticsCopyright RADIO MR/FLOhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dd91066d1aa07da6b27ac965830ef0f0.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radio-mr-flo-politics--7466746Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:19:13 +0000RADIO MR/FLORADIO MR/FLOfeeds@spreaker.comRADIO MR/FLO: Politics cuts through the noise — honest takes, sharp analysis, and fearless debate on US, UK, and world politics. No spin, no boring lectures — just politics that actually makes sense.falsee67dc7d9-0973-5264-95c9-1ec8c5d17b3fepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-protects-politicians-who-are-not-mps--75822301https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822301Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:25:45 +0000RADIO MR/FLOOn October 12, 2026, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced in the House of Commons that political figures who are not currently MPs will now be given police support, plus an independent root-and-branch review of protective security for those in...665falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/india-s-voter-roll-fight-protests-courts-and-the-election-commission--75822331https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822331Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:24:35 +0000RADIO MR/FLOOn October 16, polling was scheduled for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. On October 23, elections are scheduled for 28 Legislative Council seats across Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. Behind those...479falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/south-korea-a-president-calls-for-a-new-constitution--75822324https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822324Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:23:46 +0000RADIO MR/FLOPresident Lee Jae Myung called for a national conversation about rewriting the constitution. On October 16 in Busan, at a ceremony marking the 47th anniversary of the Buma democratic uprising, he called for the Buma uprising and the Gwangju...453falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/south-sudan-s-first-election-history-doubt-and-december-twenty-second--75822315https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822315Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:23:31 +0000RADIO MR/FLODecember 22 is the scheduled date for South Sudan's first national elections since independence from Sudan in 2011. Elections were initially expected in 2022 and were postponed twice. In September, parliament approved changes to the National Elections...449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/serbia-s-snap-election-protests-meet-the-ballot-box--75822308https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822308Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:23:18 +0000RADIO MR/FLOA snap parliamentary election is scheduled for October 25 after nearly two years of street protests. On September 9, President Vucic dissolved the 250-member parliament and called an early election, with the next vote not due until December 2027. The...409falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-green-party-identity-crisis--75822294https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822294Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:22:35 +0000RADIO MR/FLOOn October 4, 2026, at the Green Party conference in Brighton, members voted on a motion about Zionism and Palestine. The motion passed by 1,022 votes to 813. It set party policy treating Zionism as a form of racism, defined as an ideology supporting...596falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-toll-road-gamble-the-lower-thames-crossing--75822292https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822292Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:22:22 +0000RADIO MR/FLOOn October 15, 2026, MPs debated the Highways Financing Bill, the law creating the funding model for the Lower Thames Crossing. The bill was approved at second reading. The project would be a 14.5-mile road with two tunnels beneath the River Thames...567falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nhs-repair-bill-hits-seventeen-billion-pounds--75822289https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822289Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:22:09 +0000RADIO MR/FLOOn October 15, 2026, NHS England published estates data for 2025-26. The maintenance backlog, the cost of clearing repairs that should already have been done, has risen to 17.3 billion pounds, up from 15.9 billion pounds a year earlier, a rise of...537falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/votes-at-sixteen-britain-redraws-who-counts--75822286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822286Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:21:56 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThe Representation of the People Bill was introduced in February 2026 and has passed the House of Commons. It had its second reading in the House of Lords in September, and as of mid-October peers are still scrutinising it, so it has not yet become...574falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/justice-department-vs-california-who-controls-the-ballots--75822279https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822279Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:21:43 +0000RADIO MR/FLOVoting had already begun in California through mail-in ballots and early voting when the Justice Department sent letters to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan from Acting Deputy Attorney General...522falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-omar-citizenship-investigation--75822275https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822275Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:21:29 +0000RADIO MR/FLOOn October 14, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials, that the Trump administration is building a case to strip Representative Ilhan Omar of her US citizenship and ultimately deport her. That is a reported aim, not a filed case or...521falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ballroom-donors-who-paid-333-million-dollars--75822268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822268Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:21:13 +0000RADIO MR/FLOAn October 15 Washington Post investigation, based on internal fundraising records for the White House ballroom project, reported 333 million dollars in commitments from private donors. The ballroom is planned at about 90,000 square feet, and the...528falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bulgaria-votes-a-presidential-race-headed-for-a-runoff--75822304https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822304Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:20:44 +0000RADIO MR/FLOBulgarian voters head to the polls October 25 to choose a president and vice president, with 27 candidate pairs on the ballot. Polls point to a runoff, with no outright first-round winner expected. The frontrunner is incumbent President Iliana Iotova...444falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-cities-sue-big-oil-for-climate-damage--75822283https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822283Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:19:27 +0000RADIO MR/FLOSuncor Energy versus County Commissioners of Boulder County was argued October 5, 2026, the first oral argument of the Supreme Court's new term, lasting about two hours. Boulder sued Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil in 2018 in Colorado state court,...504falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-senate-the-half-billion-dollar-race--75822258https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822258Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:10:46 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThe Texas Senate election is scheduled for November 3, with Republican Ken Paxton facing Democrat James Talarico. More than half a billion dollars in advertising spending has been reported in the race. Elon Musk contributed over 150 million dollars...497falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/germany-a-chancellor-under-pressure-and-a-far-right-surge--75808853https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808853Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:08:30 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers Germany's state elections, where the AfD won in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It looks at Chancellor Merz under pressure, with low approval and national polls putting the AfD first. It also covers the firewall...508falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/japan-big-spending-big-debt-and-a-first-cabinet-resignation--75808854https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808854Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:07:36 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers Japan under Prime Minister Takaichi, with big spending plans set against a large public debt. It looks at the September cabinet reshuffle, which signalled continuity. It also covers the farm minister's resignation in October and...456falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/canada-s-fall-session-budgets-tariffs-and-a-rival-returns--75808855https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808855Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:07:16 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers Canada's fall parliament, with the Liberals holding about 172 seats, the opposition about 165, and vacancies. It looks at the fall budget due in October, the capital versus operational split, and the deficit debate. It also covers...520falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ukraine-s-fifth-winter-nato-the-eu-and-the-cost-of-support--75808856https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808856Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:07:00 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers the EU summit in Brussels on October 15-16, with Ukraine aid and winter energy needs on the agenda. It looks at NATO chief Rutte in Tallinn, the 5 percent defence target, Article 5, and NATO 3.0. It also covers the NATO Military...593falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/france-s-budget-squeeze-and-the-students-in-the-streets--75808745https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808745Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:06:44 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers the France 2027 budget, the deficit target, debt, and interest costs above education spending. It looks at student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowding, and school conditions. It also covers Lecornu's measures on fuel,...530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-seat-two-futures-the-holborn-and-st-pancras-by-election--75808589https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808589Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:06:27 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers the by-election on 8 October 2026, triggered by Keir Starmer resigning as MP. It reports Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali winning with 12,292 votes to Green leader Zack Polanski's 8,928, a majority of 3,364, on a turnout of 38.8 percent....429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-zealand-the-election-where-the-big-parties-are-shrinking--75808742https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808742Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:01:01 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode previews the New Zealand election on November 7 under proportional representation. It looks at the big-party vote falling, with Labour at about 31 percent and National at about 26 percent in the RNZ-Reid poll. It also covers smaller...481falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/south-africa-s-municipal-elections-water-power-and-trust--75808743https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808743Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:59:45 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode previews South Africa's municipal elections on November 4, with over 10,500 council seats at stake. It looks at ANC decline, the DA surge in metros, the MK rise in KwaZulu-Natal, and polls that diverge. It also covers basic services,...520falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spain-s-snap-election-housing-immigration-and-a-gamble--75808744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808744Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:58:50 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers Spain's snap election on November 29 after housing proposals were rejected. It looks at polls projecting PP and Vox combined above the 176-seat majority, with the Socialists trailing. It also covers housing, immigration, and...467falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scotland-votes-for-a-fifth-snp-term-without-a-majority--75808590https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808590Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:55:10 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers the Scottish Parliament election of 7 May 2026, in which the SNP won 58 seats, seven short of a majority, giving Swinney a fifth term. It looks at Labour and Reform UK tying on 17 seats each, a record 15 for the Greens, the...455falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wales-turns-a-page-plaid-cymru-ends-a-century-of-labour--75808591https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808591Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:53:40 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers the Senedd election of 7 May 2026, in which Plaid Cymru won 43 seats, Reform UK 34, Labour 9, Conservatives 7, Greens 2, and Liberal Democrats 1. It explains the new 96-member Senedd, sixteen six-member constituencies, party-list...412falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stormont-without-a-budget-northern-ireland-s-funding-standoff--75808648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808648Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:51:54 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains that Stormont is without an agreed budget for 2026-27, with departments operating under contingency at up to 95 percent of previous-year funding. It covers the UK government offer of just over 1.5 billion pounds over three years,...445falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brazil-heads-to-a-runoff-lula-against-bolsonaro-again--75808649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808649Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:51:29 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers Brazil's presidential first round on October 4, with Flavio Bolsonaro at about 47 percent and Lula at about 45 percent. It looks ahead to the runoff on October 25 and the fight for eliminated candidates' voters. It also covers cost...503falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/israel-votes-october-twenty-seventh-a-coalition-puzzle--75808647https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808647Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:50:57 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode previews the Israel election on October 27, for the 120-seat Knesset, where 61 seats are needed for a majority. It looks at polls showing no bloc clearly ahead, and how small parties and Arab parties could be decisive. It also covers...493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/assisted-dying-why-mps-changed-their-minds--75808650https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808650Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:49:12 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers the assisted dying bill rejected on 11 September 2026 by 286 votes to 270, reversing 314-291 support in 2025. It explains the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, reintroduced by Lauren Edwards MP as a Private Member's Bill, a...440falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reform-uk-from-protest-party-to-government-in-waiting--75808588https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808588Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:46:42 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode looks at Reform UK's attempt to move from protest party to party of government, and its first 100 days programme. It covers the September 2026 Birmingham conference, the national emergency pledge, and small boats and cost of living...423falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conservatives-try-again-badenoch-in-birmingham--75808524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808524Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:41:10 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, 4-7 October 2026, and Badenoch's rebuilding task in opposition. It looks at The Right Way booklet, its five guiding principles, and policies on tax, defence, energy, and welfare. It...425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burnham-s-big-speech-care-pensions-voting-and-europe--75808523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808523Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:40:18 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers Burnham's first Labour conference speech as prime minister in Liverpool, in late September 2026. It looks at the National Care Service proposal, free at point of use, and funding it by changing the pensions triple lock from 2030....476falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-budget-coming-on-the-twenty-eighth-of-october--75808525https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808525Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:39:34 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode previews the Autumn Budget scheduled for Wednesday 28 October 2026, the first Budget for Burnham and Chancellor John Healey. It covers the IFS warning of around 36 billion pounds needed in tax rises or welfare savings, the fiscal rules,...456falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-prime-minister-in-ninety-days-how-burnham-took-over--75808522https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808522Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:38:44 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode traces Andy Burnham's rapid path to prime minister in summer 2026, through the Makerfield by-election, Starmer's resignation, and the unopposed Labour leadership. It explains how a UK prime minister can change without a general election...486falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abortion-is-back-on-the-ballot-in-four-states--75808364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808364Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:37:34 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains how Dobbs in 2022 ended the federal constitutional right to abortion, leaving policy to the states. It looks at ballot measures since Dobbs in 17 states, with mixed results in 2024, and the November 2026 measures in Idaho,...588falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-states-ban-ar-fifteen-style-rifles-the-supreme-court-decides--75808365https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808365Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:36:47 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode previews the Supreme Court hearing Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins on December 2, 2026, on whether states can ban AR-15-style rifles and magazines over 10 rounds. It explains the Heller and Bruen common-use and...580falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/google-antitrust-and-the-remedies-that-stopped-short-of-a-breakup--75808366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808366Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:36:29 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains how Google's DFP publisher ad server, AdX exchange, and AdWords worked together. It covers the DOJ lawsuit of January 2023 and the April 2025 monopoly finding by Judge Brinkema, the remedies trial, the DOJ seeking AdX...625falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-save-america-act-citizenship-proof-to-vote--75808367https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808367Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:36:11 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains that current law already bans noncitizen voting in federal elections, and that registration relies on attestation. It covers the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register, photo ID to...643falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/immigration-enforcement-meets-the-courts--75808324https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808324Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:32:52 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode covers Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis in January 2026 and the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good on January 7. It looks at state lawsuits by Minnesota and Illinois, faith-group and observer lawsuits, the drawdown of roughly 700...609falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/health-care-premiums-doubled-what-happened-to-the-subsidies--75808323https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808323Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:32:12 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains how the enhanced ACA premium tax credits expired on December 31, 2025 after Congress failed to extend them. Average subsidised premiums roughly doubled for 2026, and marketplace enrollment fell by millions. It covers the House's...612falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-redistricting-war-texas-versus-california--75808322https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808322Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:31:25 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains how redistricting and gerrymandering shape House elections. It covers the Texas mid-decade map aimed at up to 5 more Republican seats, which the Supreme Court allowed in December, and California's Proposition 50 and new map aimed...617falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-the-supreme-court-struck-down-the-emergency-tariffs--75808321https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808321Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:45 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains what tariffs are and why the Constitution gives the taxing power to Congress. It covers the IEEPA tariffs and reciprocal tariffs, and the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on February 20, 2026 in Learning Resources v. Trump that IEEPA...583falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/congress-and-the-shutdown-that-did-not-happen--75808297https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808297Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:29:15 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains how Congress funds the government, through 12 appropriations bills and continuing resolutions. It looks back at three partial shutdowns totalling 161 days over health subsidies and immigration enforcement checks, and at the House...605falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-midterms-what-is-really-at-stake-on-november-third--75808273https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75808273Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:26:47 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThe 2026 US midterms take place on November 3, with all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats at stake. With a narrow House majority of 218-214, affordability, health care, and immigration are among the leading voter concerns, while mid-decade...589falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/populism-a-200-year-old-new-idea--75807850https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807850Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:53:49 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains what "populism" actually means, and what it doesn't, and traces early populist movements in the US and Europe. It lays out the classic playbook, the people versus the elite, and explains why populism rises in times of economic...531falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-voter-turnout-is-so-low-and-who-benefits--75807843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807843Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:52:22 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode sets out voter turnout numbers in the US and UK in plain terms, and examines practical barriers including registration, timing, and access. It looks at who votes and who doesn't, and why that matters, and at what higher-turnout countries...497falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supreme-court-nine-people-lifetime-jobs--75807836https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807836Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:51:31 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains how Supreme Court justices are chosen, and why the process became so political, and looks at landmark rulings that reshaped daily life. It compares the US court with the UK Supreme Court, a younger, quieter institution, and asks...515falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-small-countries-punch-above-their-weight--75807823https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807823Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:50:13 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains what "punching above your weight" really means for a small country. It looks at neutrality as a power move in Switzerland, and at financial centers and diplomatic hosts including Singapore, Norway, Qatar, Costa Rica, and Iceland....518falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/protests-that-actually-changed-the-law--75807803https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807803Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:49:55 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode looks at protests that actually changed the law, including the women's suffrage movement in the US and UK and the US civil rights movement and the laws it produced. It asks what successful movements have in common, and when protests...519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-the-us-uk-special-relationship--75807795https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807795Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:42:25 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode traces where the phrase "special relationship" came from, with Churchill at Fulton in 1946, and examines war, intelligence-sharing through Five Eyes, military and nuclear cooperation, and trade. It also covers moments of disagreement,...519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-electoral-college-explained-without-the-yelling--75807784https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807784Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:41:21 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode explains how the Electoral College actually works, step by step, and why the Founders built it this way in 1787. It looks at elections where the popular vote and the College disagreed, and lays out the arguments for keeping it and for...495falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-bill-actually-becomes-a-law-spoiler-barely--75807772https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807772Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:40:34 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode contrasts the textbook version of how a bill becomes law with the real version. It follows a bill through the US Congress, through committees, filibuster, amendments, and veto points, and through UK Parliament, through readings, committee...511falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-prime-minister-s-impossible-job--75807761https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807761Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:38:57 +0000RADIO MR/FLOThis episode traces the origins of the UK Prime Minister's office, from Walpole to today, and explains what the Prime Minister can and cannot do without Parliament. It looks at why prime ministers fall, through party revolts, scandals, elections, and...554falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-everyone-hates-congress-but-re-elects-it--75807745https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75807745Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:37:27 +0000RADIO MR/FLOWhy do voters give Congress low approval ratings yet keep re-electing their own representatives? This episode explores Fenno's paradox, why voters judge their own representative differently from the institution, and how safe seats, incumbency...596falsefull