Well, howdy there internet people, Lidsboo again. So today we are going to talk about civics and

races to watch during the midterms from a civics teacher's point of view.

We're gonna do this because I got a request from a teacher.

By the way, because this is kind of in here,

if you're a teacher and you want to use any of these videos in a class,

go right ahead. You don't need anything for me to do that. Just don't, you know, get in trouble. Okay, so the actual question here, which

races in the upcoming midterms do you feel would be good ones to watch?

I'm hoping to put together a list of Senate, House, and Governor

races that my students can monitor in November. Okay, so if I was doing it for a civics class, I would focus on like two house, two gubernatorial ones,

and then a whole bunch of Senate ones, because it provides unique opportunities that way.

For the House I would look at North Dakota because it gives you an independent, you know, Carl Mund, we've talked about her on the channel.

And you can explain the dynamics of running as the opposing party in a incredibly partisan state, a state that leans heavily one way or the other.

I would look at Colorado, I think because it's a new seat which gives you the

opportunity to talk about how seats and districts and all that stuff come

together.

Then for governors I would look at Florida because that's one that if your students

are watching the news at all, they'll catch bits and pieces of that one.

And Marilyn, because it gives you the opportunity to talk about the tactic that the Democratic Party used there.

The Democratic nominee is Westmore, and they intentionally elevated a Republican candidate during the primary

because they thought he would be easy to beat.

And then for the Senate, this is where I would give them a bunch.

Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,

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