From New York Times, I'm Michael O'Barrro.

This is the Daily.

In primary elections across the country, starting over the next few weeks,

the Republican Party will test its voters' appetite for revenge,

while the Democratic Party will test its voters' appetite for revenge, while the Democratic Party will test its voters' appetite for change. Today, Shane Goldlocker, Lisa Lair, and Reid Epstein on how to understand

key elections from Michigan to Kentucky.

Thank you. stand key elections from Michigan to Kentucky. It's Tuesday, May 5th.

Lisa, Reed, Shane, welcome to the first midterm election roundtable of 2026.

Thanks for having me.

Very exciting.

Michael, it's great to be here.

Okay.

We're bringing you three together for this conversation because arguably the most intense

phase of the primary season is about to get underway. Over the next few weeks, literally starting

today, Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters will start to pick their nominees in races all

the way up and down the ballot. And on both sides, the contests are going to start

to tell us a bigger story about where the two parties are as they seek to control the country's

direction in the second half of the second Trump presidency. Where do you want to start this conversation?

Well, I think it's helpful to get a sense of the overall landscape now that we're less than six months out from these midterms. And I think it's helpful to get a sense of the overall landscape now that we're

less than six months out from these midterms. And I think it's helpful to start with Republicans,

because really when you look at these races, it's not a question of whether these midterms

will be bad for Republicans. It's a question of how bad they will be. Levels of badness.

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