The takeaway for me is this race of how much the national outcry over democracy and election integrity or other issues like abortion outpace the misinformation around election denial. I think that race between fact and fiction is going to be what determines 2024. It's going to bewhat determines the next midterms. Who wouldn't you count out from these elections who lost anyways? Tim Ryan is definitely on that list. Beto, I don't know. I feel like does Beto have a third flag? I kind of feel it's... No. Same thing with Stacey Abrams. She's got a woman of many talents.
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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