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Will Georgia Voters End Joe Manchin's Reign As King Of The Senate?
Episode 1442
All eyes are on Georgia's Senate runoff election as Democrat Raphael Warnock fights for his first full term. He's up against Republican Herschel Walker, a former college football celebrity and politi…
Published on 3 years ago
Why Biden And Congress Are Trying To Stop A Railroad Strike
Episode 1441
Railroad unions rejected a Biden-brokered deal to prevent a national strike over concerns that it did not include paid sick leave. Now, the president is pushing Congress to implement it anyway. Biden…
Published on 3 years ago
Why Biden And Congress Are Trying To Stop A Railroad Strike
Episode 1441
Railroad unions rejected a Biden-brokered deal to prevent a national strike over concerns that it did not include paid sick leave. Now, the president is pushing Congress to implement it anyway. Biden…
Published on 3 years ago
Here's How Republicans Pulled Off Big Upsets In New York State
Episode 1440
GOP candidates there embraced "bipartisan" messaging and capitalized on redrawn maps to flip four House seats from Democratic control in New York. Democratic hopefuls also didn't benefit as much as c…
Published on 3 years ago
Rural Voters, Latino Voters Defy Easy Narratives in Midterms
Episode 1439
In Pennsylvania, Democratic candidates managed to turnout their rural supporters while many rural Republicans stayed home. And long-term under-investment in Latino voter engagement by Democrats conti…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Weekly Roundup: November 25, 2022
Episode 1438
The 2022 election season is winding to a close. What can Democrats and Republicans learn from their candidates' successes and failures in this midterm cycle — and can any of those lessons be applied …
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Spare A Thought For Sparing Turkeys?
Episode 1437
It's a holiday tradition unlike any other — the annual pardoning of Thanksgiving turkeys. But not everybody is a fan of giving the birds clemency, especially if they've had to report on it for more t…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
How Do Election Polls Work?
Episode 1436
Our colleagues at Planet Money had a simple question: how do pollsters do their work ahead of elections? They went to Marist College — home of the Marist Poll, which partners with NPR for its polling…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Democrats Race Against Time
Episode 1435
When the new Congress takes office in January, Democrats will lose control of the House of Representatives. Until that happens, they have a slew of legislative priorities, ranging from increasing the…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Misinformation's Limited Impact On The Midterms
Episode 1434
Election observers were concerned misinformation would have an outsized impact on the 2022 elections, as it did in 2020. But, that ended up not being the case. Why?
This episode was produced by Elena …
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago