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🗓️ 18 November 2022
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The balance of power in the nation’s capital has finally been decided — Democrats will keep control of the Senate and Republicans grabbed the majority in the House, though by slim margins.
And as both sides decide their party’s leaders, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced she would not seek reelection for Democratic leadership.
But before a new Congress begins its work next year, the lame duck season has begun. The Democrats have already secured bipartisan support for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect same-sex marriages if the Supreme Court decided to overturn that right. It earned 62 votes — enough to overcome a filibuster — so it may be on its way to becoming law.
With all its technicalities, is this a good bill? What does it say about this moment in American culture that 12 Republicans supported it?
And Democrats are also eager to move the needle on the DACA program that protects “Dreamers,” but why? How are Republicans responding with calls for more border security?
What other legislation can we expect to see coming down the pipeline over the next two months?
Plus, Donald Trump announced his presidential bid for 2024, despite being blamed for his hand-picked candidates losing. Are Republicans ready to move past Trump?
Host David Greene discusses with Mo Elleithee, executive director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service, on the left; and Sarah Isgur, staff writer at The Dispatch, on the right.
And special guests Jim Hobart, partner at Public Opinion, and Margie Omero, principal at GBAO Strategies, weigh in on exit poll trends and why certain issues deeply resonated with voters.
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| 0:00.0 | This is David Green. I'm the co-founder of Fearless Media and your host here on left |
| 0:05.0 | right and center. This is the show where we take on all the political issues, even the |
| 0:08.8 | complicated ones that might divide your own family. But we know a lot more than we did |
| 0:13.0 | a week ago about the balance of power in Washington. Democrats are keeping control in the |
| 0:17.8 | Senate regardless of what happens in that December 6th runoff for a Senate seat in Georgia. |
| 0:23.5 | Republicans will now control the House with a narrow majority. And also, there's an |
| 0:28.4 | historic passing of the torch. Nancy Pelosi will not run again to lead House Democrats |
| 0:34.0 | after two decades at the top. She became the most powerful woman ever in American politics. |
| 0:40.6 | Never would I have thought that someday I would go from homemaker to house speaker. |
| 0:45.8 | In fact, I never intended to run for public office. |
| 0:56.5 | Mom and daddy taught us through their example that public service is a noble calling and |
| 1:01.7 | that we all have a responsibility to help others. |
| 1:04.6 | And we're going to spend some time on Pelosi's legacy on next week's show. So definitely |
| 1:08.7 | come back for that. Now, before Pelosi steps down, there's some legislating to do. Let |
| 1:13.3 | the lame duck session begin. The question is, are Democrats going to be able to squeeze |
| 1:17.6 | some substantive bills through before they lose their full hold on Congress? Let's bring |
| 1:22.8 | in our left, right and center panel. I'm your host at your center. We have on the left, |
| 1:26.8 | Moal Athe executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public |
| 1:31.2 | Service also was communications director for the Democratic National Committee and advisor |
| 1:35.5 | to Hillary Clinton. And on the right, Sarah Isger is back. She's staff writer at the dispatch, |
| 1:40.2 | lawyer and was the spokesperson at the Department of Justice under President Trump. Hello |
| 1:44.7 | to you both. |
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