What Tommy Vietor has said about 2026 United States midterm elections

5 quotes · 5 episodes · Apr 7, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026

Tommy Vietor, Co-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview, has been quoted on 2026 United States midterm elections 5 times in 5 episodes of Pod Save America, most recently on October 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Vietor expresses concern that the favorable polls may reflect response bias from Democrats being more willing to answer surveys.

    “I'm worried about the potential response bias. I'm worried about Democrats answering polls”

    Pod Save America: Trump Plans to Shove What Where? (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 7:56

  • Vietor argues Trump attacked Salazar because he cares only about his ego, not his House majority.

    “He doesn't care about you. He doesn't care about his majority. He just cares about himself and his own ego”

    Pod Save America: Impeach Pete Hegseth? (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 48:20

  • Vietor urges Democrats to more strongly back diplomacy and oppose regime-change wars.

    “I think Democrats need to be more full-throated in support of diplomatic solutions to problems, stop being afraid of their own shadow on this stuff”

    Pod Save America: 80-Year-Old Man Loses War (Jun 16, 2026) · Listen from 23:21

  • Vietor expects the midterms to be a referendum on Trump decided by turnout, favoring the more motivated Democratic base.

    “I think they're going to be a referendum on Trump and the party in charge. I also think it's a turnout election”

    Pod Save America: Trump Is Falling. Are Democrats Rising? (May 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:10

  • Vietor argued Trump no longer cares about the midterms or the Republican Party and is focused on personal enrichment and legacy.

    “every day I'm more convinced that Trump does not give a shit about the midterms, does not give a shit about the future of the Republican Party, does not give a shit about J.D. Vance”

    Pod Save America: Strait Up War Crimes (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 28:15

Episodes

  • Trump Plans to Shove What Where?

    Pod Save America · Oct 6, 2026 · 1 h 21 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor assess Democrats' red-state polling surge before the 2026 midterms, and Vietor interviews Texas gubernatorial nominee Gina Hinojosa.

  • Impeach Pete Hegseth?

    Pod Save America · Sep 29, 2026 · 58 min

    Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett discuss diesel prices, a Republican data center bill, rogue AI models, a possible Pete Hegseth impeachment and Trump's taxpayer-funded ads.

  • 80-Year-Old Man Loses War

    Pod Save America · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 h 15 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor assess Trump's Iran war-ending memo, the White House UFC event, and the Newsom probe; Sen. Mark Warner discusses Iran and intelligence nominees.

  • Trump Is Falling. Are Democrats Rising?

    Pod Save America · May 5, 2026 · 1 h 39 min

    Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss the Iran war, Spirit Airlines, redistricting, Fetterman and the DNC, then Favreau interviews Melissa Murray on mifepristone, Callais and her Constitution book.

  • Strait Up War Crimes

    Pod Save America · Apr 7, 2026 · 1 h 37 min

    Favreau, Lovett and Vietor discuss Trump's war-crime threats against Iran, the defense budget and deportations, then Lovett interviews Rep. Sarah McBride.

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