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The Chuck ToddCast

Fetterman preps for debate, Walker doubles down, with Stephen Hayes and Adrienne Elrod

The Chuck ToddCast

iHeartPodcasts

Government, News

4.02.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Less than one month out from Election Day, Georgia's Herschel Walker is in the midst of a scandal amid allegations he paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion, and Pennsylvania's John Fetterman speaks to NBC News in an interview that does little to assuage health concerns as he recovers from a stroke. Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod and Stephen Hayes, co-founder and editor of the Dispatch, join Chuck to give their read on the latest midterm developments.

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0:00.0

Hello there, I'm Chuck Todd.

0:06.7

This is Chuck Toddcast.

0:07.9

So we are less than a month out.

0:09.9

We know the headlines right now that are dominating.

0:12.2

We're public and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is in trouble for a portion.

0:16.0

Allegations, Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Federman is speaking to reporters,

0:20.3

including our very own Dasha Burns, but still won't release a health update after his

0:24.0

stroke.

0:25.0

We've got clashes of party and personality across Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin.

0:28.8

We've got nine Senate races that are probably going to be decided by five points or less.

0:33.8

So let's dig in where things stand.

0:36.4

My guest today, Democratic Strategist Adrian Elra and Stephen Hayes, the co-founder and

0:40.4

editor of the dispatch, so Adrian and Stephen welcome back to the Toddcast.

0:46.1

So I want to, there's so many different directions I want to go, but I'm going to start with the incumbent

0:51.5

party, so that means you, Adrian.

0:53.8

And I want to start with something that both Carvel and Bernie Sanders have said in the last

0:58.7

couple of weeks about the abortion issue and about whether the Democrats are gambling

1:06.0

too much on one issue and not doing enough to sort of respond on crime and respond on

1:12.1

the border and respond on the economy.

1:14.0

What say you?

1:15.0

Yeah, look, I understand I guess where they're coming from and obviously I'm right here

1:20.5

to dispute what James Carvel and one of the senior, both brilliant strategists in our party

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