Listen to Support it, WNYC. morning everyone happy to have Errol Lewis back with us political

anchor for Spectrum News New York 1 host of their podcast you decide and a New York

magazine columnist we'll talk mostly about the crucial races for Congress in the New York City suburbs on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley and the one in New Jersey between Tom Kane Jr. and Democrats Sue Altman, as you know control of Congress

may be weirdly in historical terms runs through the New York area this year.

This week, Errol moderated a debate between two candidates in the Hudson Valley District, New York 18.

That's Newburgh, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Middletown, Newpaults all around there.

Very much a swing district.

Freshman Democrat Pat Ryan is the incumbent

running against Republican Allison Esposito.

Errol also has a New York magazine column

that just came out urging Democrats not to panic about the state of the

Harris campaign. Some per media reports are. One theme we'll discuss on the congressional

races, candidates from both parties seem to largely One theme we'll discuss on the congressional races.

Candidates from both parties seem to largely be running toward the middle as fast as they can.

But where is the middle?

And what positions are they holding on to that actually make them different from the

other candidate and different from the other party.

Errol always great to have you.

Welcome back to WNYC.

Great to be with you, Brian. And listeners, we're going to invite you in right at the top here to help us report this story

Crucial local Republican versus Democrat congressional districts.

Why do you think your area of Long Island,

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