A Country Divided: Midterm Elections Preview

In the home stretch before November's midterms

Monday, September 06, 2010

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    The Takeaway's political contributors — Todd Zwillich, Farai Chideya and Andrea Bernstein — have been covering the issues most on Americans' minds as November's midterm elections approach.

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  • “ I think almost every scenario right now favors the Republicans. The economy is dismal. There's a lot of anti-Barack Obama, anti-Nancy Pelosi sentiment out there, a lot of anti-Washington among voters. And low turnout is probably going to favor Republicans even more because that excited Democratic base from just two years ago that swept Barack Obama into office, it's not excited anymore, it's kind of likely to stay home. Maybe the best thing the Democrats can hope for right now is a rainy day on November 2.
    — Todd Zwillich

Across the country, there are only nine political primaries left this season, and the race for November’s midterm elections is coming into full swing. 

Two members of our political team discuss the upcoming races and what to expect from our coverage. The Takeaway Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, describes the national chessboard between the Dems, GOP and Tea Party-backed candidates; and correspondent Farai Chideya joins us to describe her new WNYC project: "Race, Rage and Reconciliation," a three part special on the midterm elections.

Guests:

Farai Chideya and Todd Zwillich

Produced by:

Hsi-Chang Lin

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