The type of issues that are now being talked about, those are specifically well suited for the type of voters that democrats have been forming well with in recent elections. Have we seen the trink continue on the republican side? I remember doing so many stories about college educated republican women who, in the 20 18 miterms, were thinking about voting for democrats. Or even some voters who may have thought row was settled law, but are now looking at a post row world.
For months, leaders of the Democratic Party and President Biden have been bracing for huge losses in the upcoming midterm elections. Today, “The Daily” explores a new New York Times poll that complicates that thinking — and could set the stage for a very different showdown in November.
Guest: Nate Cohn, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- Here’s what a new Times poll shows about divisions and dissatisfaction in the United States.
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