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What’s Up With the Midterms?
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2022
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Podcast episode
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For decades, the conventional wisdom surrounding the midterm elections has been that the party in the White House will lose the seats in the House, Senate, or both. Earlier this year, skyrocketing gas prices and Biden’s sinking approval rating portended misfortune for Democrats, particularly those in swing districts. But now, the fall of Roe and some snappy social media campaigns have shaken up most politicos’ predictions.
Guest: Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report.
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Guest: Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report.
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Released:
Sep 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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