How do you win an unprecedented election that could see a criminally indicted ex-president take on the current vice president of the United States. How do you win crucial down-ballot races that will ultimately shape the power dynamics for whoever wins the White House? And how do you win over voters – of ANY party — when mistrust in leadership is at an all-time high? Former Sen. Claire McCaskill, one of the most well-respected voices in American politics today, has some ideas.

Listen to ‘How to Win’ with Claire McCaskill
Rachel Maddow, host of the #1 hits “Bag Man” and “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra,” is back at the mic with a new original series, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News.” In each episode, Rachel and co-host Isaac-Davy Aronson seek a deeper understanding of a story in today’s headlines by asking: Has anything like this ever happened before? Would knowing that help us grapple with what’s happening now… and what might happen next?

