The Trump Effect on the Future of the Senate
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2016
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Thirty-four seats in the Senate are up for grabs in November – 24 of them now held by Republicans. Democrats need a net gain of just five to regain control of the chamber. What are their chances? We explore Donald Trump's impact on hotly contested Senate races around the country, in states from Illinois and Wisconsin, to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
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| 0:00.0 | Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence. |
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| 0:32.7 | this is To the Point. The Race for Control of the Senate and the Trump effect. |
| 0:41.3 | I'm Todd Perto, sitting in for Warren Allney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio |
| 0:45.7 | International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Donald Trump's |
| 0:50.2 | march to the White House may have riled the Republican establishment, but it's giving |
| 0:53.6 | Democrats fresh hope that they can reclaim control of the Senate in November. |
| 0:57.8 | That's because Trump might cause trouble for vulnerable GOP incumbents in the blue and purple |
| 1:02.1 | states that President Obama carried twice. |
| 1:04.6 | The Senate Republican leadership's refusal to grant even a hearing to Judge Merrick Garland, |
| 1:08.7 | Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, is adding fuel to the fire. |
| 1:12.6 | Will Republicans pay a price for balking on the high court? |
| 1:15.3 | Will Trump be an albatross that sinks the rest of the GOP? |
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| 2:00.0 | I'm Todd Purdom, in for Warren Allney, back with To the Point. |
| 2:19.1 | Later, we'll explore Donald Trump's impact on hotly contested Senate races around the country, in states from Illinois and Wisconsin to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. Then, today's talking point, a new book about the secret storytelling ingredients of successful Broadway musicals. Hamilton may be more like my fair lady than you know. First, this news update. A dramatic police raid in Brussels today has captured a suspect in the Paris terror attacks. |
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