'The Run-Up': The Blueprint

<p>How the Republican grass roots got years ahead of a changing country, and whether the Democrats can catch up.</p><p>“<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/election-run-up-podcast">The Run-Up</a>” is a new politics podcast from The New York Times. Leading up to the 2022 midterms, we’ll be sharing the latest episode here every Saturday. If you want to hear episodes when they first drop on Thursdays, follow “The Run-Up” wherever you get your podcasts, including on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-run-up/id1142083165" target="_blank">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6mWcEpRBJ3hCMtcBQiKYVv?si=de2f346204224cad&nd=1" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9LY3RuMVJEQg?sa=X&ved=0CAIQ9sEGahgKEwjIsOW9pID6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQogE" target="_blank">Google</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-run-up" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> and <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d00566e5-d738-4166-9794-9102adb15da8/the-run-up?ref=dm_sh_fwYnU6MJQiH18TSxZvauWZ9Gx" target="_blank">Amazon Music</a>.</p><p> </p>