Midterm Update: Arizona, Florida, & Oklahoma Hold Primary Elections

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🗓️ 27 August 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday Arizona and Florida hold some of the year's most anticipated primaries. The fight for Senate in both states will test how much candidates should attach themselves to President Trump. And Democrats are hoping to pick up a seat in Arizona, while struggling to hold onto one in Florida. This episode: Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow, Congressional reporter Kelsey, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Jessie and I'm researching candidates for Florida's primary.
0:05.3	This podcast was recorded at...
0:07.3	Monday, August 27th at 149 Eastern.
0:11.3	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:13.8	Okay, here's the show!
0:16.1	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:21.6	Tomorrow, Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma hold their primaries and we are here now to tell
0:27.3	you what you need to know about what's stick.
0:29.8	I'm Scott Detro, I cover Congress.
0:31.4	I'm Kelsey Snell, I also cover Congress.
0:33.2	And I'm Domenico Montanero political editor.
0:35.5	How's everybody doing?
0:36.5	Awesome!
0:37.5	It's the full August outside in Washington, so I'm happy to be inside and know I'm just
0:42.1	sweating.
0:43.1	Are we back to the humidity?
0:44.1	Yeah.
0:45.1	We had like a week reprieve.
0:46.1	Let's talk about a place with no humidity.
0:48.2	It's a dry heat in Arizona.
0:49.7	I think I can say Florida because...
0:51.5	You know, they've even started in the...
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