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Notes from America with Kai Wright

Notes From Our Exit Poll Episode

Notes from America with Kai Wright

WNYC Studios

News Commentary, Politics, History, News

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Keeping the voters in the midterm conversation: We invite callers to tell us what motivated them this election and what’s on their minds as news continues to unfold.

Joan Walsh, national affairs correspondent for The Nation and a CNN political contributor, joins host Kai Wright to open the phone lines. They invite listeners to call in and share their perspectives on the developing news from the midterm elections. They also check in with reporters across the country who have been covering the races in their states: Jo Ingles (Ohio), Sam Dunklau (Pennsylvania), and Fred Hicks (Georgia).

PRODUCERS NOTE: This conversation took place the weekend after Election Day 2022. Official vote tallies and other news have likely developed. Check WNYC or Gothamist.com for the latest updates.

Companion listening for this episode:

The Morning After: A Midterm Breakdown (11/10/2022)

Of red ripples and blue walls. Kai joins The Brian Lehrer Show to help digest election results. Why did Democrats defy predictions? And where does it leave the Republican Party?

“Notes from America” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. To catch all the action, tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on notesfromamerica.org or on WNYC’s YouTube channel.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The midterms were this week and the news is still unfolding.

0:05.0

What are your feelings after the election?

0:07.0

I'm more of a global news kind of person.

0:09.0

Local, national is not really my forte.

0:12.0

I'm feeling cautiously hopeful.

0:14.0

Feeling better than I was going into Tuesday, I guess.

0:17.0

The Democratic Party weren't expected to do very well this election.

0:20.0

And I think it's impressive that they've been able to stand their ground so far.

0:24.0

It felt like democracy itself was on the ballot in a way.

0:27.0

Do you agree with that, David?

0:29.0

Yeah, I think democracy was on the ballot.

0:31.0

I don't know if it won or lost.

0:33.0

I feel like time will tell.

0:34.0

Yes, absolutely true.

0:36.0

I am French and American.

0:38.0

And I cannot understand America anymore.

0:40.0

I feel like I am the wrong country.

0:43.0

I think democracy is always on the ballot.

0:45.0

This year, more so than usual.

0:47.0

I feel like we're in a better place, but it'll come up again in two years.

0:59.0

It's Notes from America, I'm Kai Wright, and welcome to the show.

1:16.0

After every election, there are a couple of weeks,

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