Beyond Trump Vs. Harris: These Races Will Shape Our Future

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

There’s a whole world of 2024 elections that don’t involve Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. These races will be key to determining America’s future. As we inch closer to Election Day, the hosts zoom in on the congressional races that reveal something deeper — and stranger — about our politics. Plus, Ross has a new Vice.

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0:00.0	No, I was recording the audio version of my fantasy novel, Michelle Coddle.
0:06.0	Okay, I think we should have a bonus episode about Ross's fantasy novel.
0:11.0	No, we can do a bonus, I will in all seriousness happily do a bonus episode about the fantasy novel.
0:17.0	Oh, happily, of course you will, you're selling books.
0:20.1	From New York Times opinion, I'm Carlos Lusada.
0:26.0	I'm Michelle Kottle.
0:27.2	And I'm Ross Douthand.
0:28.7	And this is matter of opinion
0:31.0	where thoughts are allowed and a clear. So I learned something this week when I was reading the papers and watching the news and that is that it turns out there are a lot of other
0:55.3	elections happening in early November besides Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were were you guys
1:01.7	aware I had heard something
1:03.7	Kazakhstan has parliamentary elections?
1:05.8	Is that what we're talking about the Cambodian state legislatures yes right
1:11.5	I am not amused by your pretend ignorance.
1:13.7	Pretend! So if you look back on our prior conversations, as I often do, this is what I do, I just
1:20.1	listen to past matters of opinion. Is it matters of opinion or
1:23.6	matter of opinions? It's matters of opinion clearly. We have spent so much time
1:28.1	talking about the presidential contest about Trump and Harris and Vance and
1:31.7	walls, but of course the success of the next president will depend about Trump and Harris and Vance and Wall's.
1:32.6	But of course the success of the next president
1:34.6	will depend in significant part on who controls the House
1:37.4	and the Senate.
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