The Republican Wave That Wasn’t

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🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In the early hours of Wednesday, control of both the House and Senate remained uncertain. Going into the midterms, some analysts expected a repudiation of the Democrats and a surge of Republican victories. But this “red wave” did not materialize. Today, we try to make sense of the surprising results. Guest: Astead W. Herndon, a national political reporter for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	The City Harper Daily Producer here.
0:05.2	This is Rob Zipko.
0:06.2	I'm Diana Wynn, Jessica Chong.
0:08.6	Nina Feldman.
0:09.6	I'm in Virginia, outside DC, in Houston, Texas, here in Philadelphia.
0:15.6	I am in Staten Island today.
0:18.0	I am here in the suburbs of Chicago.
0:21.4	It's Election Day 2022.
0:23.4	Of course, there's a leaf blower blowing in the background.
0:29.2	What is bringing you out today?
0:31.8	I will rip Republican.
0:33.8	OK?
0:34.6	That's why I'm here.
0:37.6	Crime is up.
0:39.4	My city is being destroyed.
0:42.2	Look, Roby Wade was around for 50 years.
0:46.2	And they did away with that.
0:48.2	That's insane.
0:49.8	OK?
0:50.8	That's just, that's just wrong.
0:52.8	The biggest one is the economy.
0:55.0	Go to the grocery store.
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