All eyes are on Georgia. And depending on how some of these other Senate races shake out, it could come down once again to a Georgia run-off. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor and John Federman appears to be wrapped up as a doctor in Pennsylvania's Senate race. The polls were actually correct. They showed Josh Shapiro, our attorney general up by 10, 15 points. That's pretty much the margin he looks to win by beat a guy who was present on January 6 at the Capitol. As he didn't go in the building, but was definitely there, brought some people down with him when he went.
After Kara and Nayeema have a chat about — what else? — Elon Musk’s latest moves, we dive into democracy and the midterms. The results are (mostly) in, and the “red wave” that Republicans predicted never came. To understand why, Kara gets deep into political reporting in three key swing states: Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Our guests are three veteran journalists who know their respective states' politics inside out: Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, democracy reporter covering Arizona for The Washington Post; Tia Mitchell, Washington correspondent for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; and Chris Potter, government and accountability editor for WESA FM, Pittsburgh’s NPR news station. Together, the panel unpacks the midterm results and the decision by Democrats to focus on democracy, Dobbs and, yes, Donald Trump.
Plus, stay tuned for Kara’s RANT about why she’s savoring John Fetterman’s win — and why President Biden deserves more credit than he’s gotten.
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