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CNN 5 Things

One Thing: How Abortion Could Swing the Midterms

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Primary season is over, and we are less than 60 days away from the midterm elections. We examine what’s at stake in November, preview the key races to watch and look at how the abortion issue is galvanizing voters of both parties in a key governor’s race. Guest: Dana Bash, CNN Chief Political Correspondent   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.2

colors, no more sweating profusely every time I step out the door, like sign me up.

0:38.6

Now that we're past Labor Day, I have all that to look forward to. But Labor Day isn't just the

0:44.2

unofficial start of fall. It also means election season is going to start to

0:48.7

ramp up in a big way. And this week we got to talk about it, sure enough the midterms are just 51 days away.

0:59.0

And beyond the usual questions of which party will control Congress and various state houses, this year some people are asking,

1:06.2

what state will our democracy be in after all the votes are counted?

1:10.3

On today's episode, CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bass joins me to lay out what we should

1:16.4

know about the 2022 midterms and how the story of abortion is dividing voters in Michigan, but not in the way you might think.

1:25.8

From CNN, this is one thing.

1:28.1

I'm David Ryan. Hey there, Dana.

1:37.0

Danna.

1:38.0

Hi, how are you?

1:40.0

I'm good.

1:41.0

things are getting serious now.

1:42.0

We're less than 60 days from Election Day, and I want to get a quick math check from you.

1:48.0

Right now, Democrats are in control of both houses of Congress. How many seats do Republicans need to flip that balance?

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