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Echoes of the 1994 Midterms in 2022 with Steve Kornacki

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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The Politics of the Midterms

I think people always say like partisan polarization is bad. And I understand why they say that and I have agreements with that disagreements. But it's related to the higher levels of participation, which generally from a small D democratic perspective, I think is good. We just had a poll the other day, NBC,. You asked Democrats if Republicans were given power unchecked with a ruined America, 81%. Yes, Republicans if Democrats, would they ruin America? 79% yes. That's the level of regard each party has for the other. So when it's that deeply felt and the wonder we're seeing numbers this big.

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