A Look At Key Senate, Governor's Races In Arizona And Georgia

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🗓️ 15 February 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Biden won back Pennsylvania and Arizona from Trump in 2020, but the president's sagging approval ratings could cause problems for downticket Democrats in those states come November. And election conspiracies are proving popular in Republican primaries, but some establishment figures are worried that the so-called Big Lie will be a liability in the general election.

This episode: White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, KJZZ reporter Ben Giles, and WHYY reporter Katie Miles.

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0:00.0	Howdy, this is David from San Antonio, Texas, but I'm talking to you now from Padre Island National Sea Shore down my Corpus Christi.
0:07.0	I'm taking a mental health day at the beach. This podcast was recorded at.
0:11.0	It is 209 pm on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022.
0:18.0	Things may have changed since then, but I'll still be wishing it was a little warmer and the National Park Service served my ties. Enjoy the show!
0:26.0	This sounds real nice though, I need a mental health day too.
0:32.0	Mmm, my ties, that sounds pretty good. I'd love to be on an island on a beach somewhere.
0:38.0	It's like 25 degrees outside Aisha.
0:41.0	It is, like we need a vacation.
0:44.0	Hey there, it's CMPR Politics Podcast, I'm Aisha Roscoe, I cover the White House.
0:50.0	I'm Domenico Montanero, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:53.0	Today we're going to talk about two states that were watching really closely this election cycle, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
1:01.0	We're going to start with Arizona and for that we have Ben Jiles back with us from Member Station KJZZ.
1:09.0	Hi Ben.
1:10.0	Hi y'all.
1:11.0	You're in Arizona where it's very warm, right?
1:14.0	Yeah, it's a sunny 80 degrees here, so this might be a good place to take that to mental health break.
1:20.0	Exactly. So your way is nice and warm, but let's talk about, instead of talking about the weather so much, let's talk about the governor's race.
1:29.0	The current Republican governor, Doug Ducey, cannot run for re-election because he has already served two terms.
1:37.0	So now you have this wide open race to replace him.
1:41.0	And let's talk about the Democrats who are trying to flip this governor's seat to the blue.
1:47.0	Who's running over there?
1:49.0	Well, the clear frontrunner so far is Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.
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