Exclusive interviews with: Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee Ronna McDaniel, and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

State of the Union

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🗓️ 6 November 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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First, Dana goes one-on-one with Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. She pushes McDaniel on whether Republicans should accept election results and whether she thinks think the Republicans are going to take control of the House. They also discuss poll-watching and voter intimidation, and McDaniel explains that the RNC will stop paying Trump’s legal bills if he launches a 2024 presidential bid.Next, Dana interviews Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar. She presses Klobuchar on whether she thinks the Democrats made a mistake spending millions boosting an election denier who could now potentially win the New Hampshire Senate race, responds to Governor Gavin Newsom’s comment about Democrats 'getting crushed on narrative', and says she believes Democrats will keep control of the Senate.Then, CNN’s John King breaks down what to watch for on Election Night. Later, the panel discusses how each party will fare on election night and what their winning message will be, plus, Trump rallying voters in key states while hinting he’ll run again in a possible 2024 showdown with Ron DeSantis. Finally, Dana travels to key states to hear voters’ priorities and the issues motivating their votes, just days ahead of the midterms. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Republican takeover? Two days until the midterms. Republicans aim to regain the House
0:11.7	and Senate.
0:12.7	Will the GOP ride a red wave back to power? And will it propel Donald Trump into 2024?
0:19.9	I'll speak to the chair of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, next,
0:25.2	and a pair of presidents. Democrats out on the trail trying to defend their
0:29.7	record on the economy. Have they made their case? I'll speak to a Senator traveling
0:38.2	the country to try to keep her party in power. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar ahead.
0:43.6	Plus, on their mind, as Democrats and Republicans tried to appeal to the undecided, I got up
0:49.8	with voters in five states to see what's driving them to the polls this Tuesday.
0:54.5	Why is the price of gasoline where it is today?
0:57.3	It's abortion rights, I think, for me. Some of it might surprise you.
1:01.5	Hello, I'm Dana Bash in Washington, where the state of our union is hours away from counting
1:11.9	the votes. We are two days from finishing a marathon of a campaign that's twisted and
1:16.9	turned and is now coming to a close. Saturday, we saw three presidents in Pennsylvania,
1:22.6	Biden, Trump, and Obama trying to give a final boost to their party, and for Biden and
1:27.1	Trump, flex their own political muscle ahead of a possible 2024 rematch.
1:32.6	But in the closing days of this midterm race, outrunning history appears extremely difficult
1:37.4	for Biden and his party. Democrats are playing defense in bright blue states, New York,
1:42.5	California, Oregon, and Washington, while Republicans are on offense, feeling confident
1:47.0	that a house takeover seems likely, and that a Senate flip is very possible.
1:51.6	The polls, all of them, show Americans are thinking about inflation and the economy,
1:56.6	and that Republicans win the trust battle on kitchen table issues.
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