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The NPR Politics Podcast

It Happened Again: Abortion Access Propels Dems To Huge Win

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Politics, News, Daily News

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Liberal Janet Protasiewicz won her election to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court by more than 11 percent. The rout is the latest example of a powerful national trend: voters strongly support Democratic-backed candidates on abortion access issues.

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, political correspondent Kelsey Snell, and White House correspondent Tamara Keith.

The podcast is produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It is edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Kelsey in Oregon, Wisconsin.

0:03.0

I just cast my ballot in the Wisconsin States Supreme Court race.

0:06.9

This podcast was recorded at 11 16 AM on Wednesday, April 5th.

0:11.7

Things may have changed by the time you hear this.

0:14.4

But hopefully I'm done being inundated by political messaging.

0:17.9

Enjoy the show.

0:22.0

A Kelsey talking about politics.

0:23.6

Finally, hey, there.

0:27.0

It's the MPR Politics Podcast.

0:28.8

I'm Susan Davis. I cover politics.

0:30.5

I'm Kelsey Snell. I also cover politics.

0:32.7

And I'm Tamara Keith. I cover the White House.

0:35.2

And before we get started, Kelsey, welcome back to the pod.

0:37.5

You've returned from the mom trenches.

0:39.2

I have. I am back and I'm excited to be talking about midwestern politics,

0:43.0

which is, you know, my long time love.

0:45.1

I think we're all still in the mom trenches.

0:47.3

That's true.

0:48.0

You never really leave the mom trenches.

0:50.8

So former President Trump appeared in court on Tuesday and it captured

0:54.8

the national media attention and the attention of the nation.

0:57.2

But it was also a significant day in politics for the Democratic party.

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