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The Problem with The Bulwark
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The Problem with The Bulwark

Sarah Longwell’s The Focus Group isn’t just a podcast. It’s a mirror held up to the consultant class—and it’s not a flattering one.

Apr 18, 2025
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There’s a moment in The Focus Group podcast that captures everything broken about elite political culture. From a sterile office in Washington, D.C., Sarah Longwell and her guests—pollsters, consultants, and Beltway insiders—sit around a table listening to clips of “regular people” talk about politics. The format is meant to look like humility, but what…

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