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Midterms in the Wake of Political Violence

Radio Atlantic

The Atlantic

Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.41.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The upcoming midterms mark the first nationwide referendum on the Trump presidency and the GOP-led Congress. Coming amid a shocking spree of political violence and an ugly showdown over voting rights, Tuesday’s election will have massive ramifications. What conclusions can we draw from the vote? Links - “The Jews of Pittsburgh Bury Their Dead” (Emma Green, October 30, 2018) - “Trump Shut Programs to Counter Violent Extremism” (Peter Beinart, October 29, 2018) - “Trump’s Caravan Hysteria Led to This” (Adam Serwer, October 28, 2018) - “A Broken Jewish Community” (Emma Green, October 28, 2018) - “Voter Suppression Is the New Old Normal” (Vann R. Newkirk II, October 24, 2018) - “The 2018 Midterms Are All About Trump” (Ronald Brownstein, October 18, 2018) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dive into the heart of artistic inspiration, rooted in Enlightenment thinking, and discover how contemporary creators are holding a mirror up to society to reflect who we are, where we've been, and where we're headed.

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0:25.6

Rethink, the branded content studio at the Atlantic, and Howzer and Worth.

0:29.4

This will be the election of the caravan.

0:34.0

Two weeks before the midterm elections, President Trump is rallying Republicans

0:38.0

insisting once again without any evidence that unknown Middle Easterners as well as criminals are in a caravan of my

0:45.4

You know I think that blue wave is being rapidly shattered the American voter you have a lot to consider

0:50.2

so much on the line. You just heard President Donald Trump's closing

0:55.4

play for the midterm elections. Immigrants, immigrants, immigrants. In the

0:59.8

first nationwide electoral referendum on his administration and the GOP-led Congress,

1:04.7

Americans face a choice with massive ramifications and their decisions to vote, not to vote,

1:10.8

how to vote, how to vote?

1:12.8

Come amid a shocking spree of political violence, an ugly showdown over who should be allowed

1:19.0

to vote, and of course an active investigation into the run-up and aftermath of the last American election.

1:26.4

With all this, what will Tuesday's vote mean?

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And what happens after? This is Radio Atlantic. Hi, I'm Matt Thompson, Executive Editor of The Atlantic, here in D.C. in the studio this week it's just

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me and Kevin Townsend our producer but we are connected remotely with two of the

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sharpest journalists covering American politics calling in from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is our staff writer Emma Green.

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Emma, so glad you could join us.

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Yeah, thanks for having me.

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Thank you again for taking the time.

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