Republicans Are In Good Position To Win The Senate
The NPR Politics Podcast
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🗓️ 5 September 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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In the House, Democrats are in a strong position but whoever wins is expected to hold another slim majority.
This episode: national political correspondent Sarah McCammon, poltiical correspondent Susan Davis, and political reporter Ximena Bustillo.
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode of Wild Card, comedian and actor Rob Delaney tells us how to embrace failure. |
| 0:06.4 | I love failure now. I love it. I smash it up into a powder and I snort it. |
| 0:15.0 | It's so good. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm Rachel Martin. |
| 0:19.0 | Join us for NPR's Wild Card Podcast, |
| 0:21.0 | The game where cards control the conversation. |
| 0:24.0 | Hi, I'm Betsy from Seattle. |
| 0:27.0 | Today is quite exciting because I'm having a good hair day. |
| 0:31.0 | Whoa! |
| 0:32.0 | This podcast was recorded at 105 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, September 5th, |
| 0:37.0 | 2024. |
| 0:38.0 | Things may have changed by the time you hear this, just like my fluctuating hair vibes. |
| 0:42.0 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:43.6 | Cause for celebration. |
| 0:49.2 | Few things better than a good hair day. It really can affect your mood. |
| 0:52.0 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Sarah McCammon, I cover the campaign. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm Jimena Bustio, I also cover the campaign. |
| 0:59.0 | And I'm Susan Davis, I cover politics. |
| 1:01.0 | Today on the show, The Campaign for Control of Congress. |
| 1:05.6 | Let's start with the Senate. |
| 1:06.7 | It's hard to imagine a map any more favorable for Republicans this year. |
| 1:10.7 | They need two seats for control. West Virginia looks like a |
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