There's going to be a dogfight, legal fight for a long time about this vote and perhaps claims of fraud and disenfranchisement. I could definitely see her becoming chair of the state Republican party in the lead-up to 24. Her allies are already eyeing the state party. While Kelly Ward will be departing as party chair, you're going to see a lot of allies of Kerry Lake take over that party. If she wins, she is going to push the state farther rightward. We've had eight years of Doug Ducey, pretty moderate, establishment guy. It's going to been a local version of Trump.
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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