Voter roundtable: Conservative voters on what's motivating them to vote in the midterms
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
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🗓️ 4 October 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Republicans have a chance to take back the U.S. House and Senate in November’s midterm elections. We sit down with conservative voters across the nation to hear what’s on their minds.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Kimberly Atkins' store in from Agna Chakra party and this is on point. |
| 0:10.1 | The midterm elections are five weeks away and both the U.S. House and Senate are up for |
| 0:15.5 | grabs. |
| 0:16.5 | Historically, the president's party takes a hit in the midterms. |
| 0:19.8 | So this year, that means both chambers could flip in November. |
| 0:24.4 | And with President Biden's law approval rating and a majority of Americans saying they |
| 0:28.5 | are quite unhappy with the direction of the country, this election has the potential |
| 0:33.1 | to be a big one for Republicans. |
| 0:35.8 | But the biggest hurdle for any party in the midterms is getting people to actually |
| 0:39.9 | go out and vote. |
| 0:41.7 | So what is motivating conservative voters this election and will it be enough to make |
| 0:46.0 | a difference? |
| 0:47.1 | To help us better answer these questions today, we're going to hear from conservative |
| 0:51.3 | voters from three key states. |
| 0:53.7 | And in the coming days, we will do the same with liberal voters. |
| 0:57.6 | So this hour, joining us from Newburn, North Carolina is Bill Poole. |
| 1:03.2 | He works in sales for a local radio group. |
| 1:06.4 | Bill, welcome to on point. |
| 1:09.8 | Thanks, Kimberly. |
| 1:10.8 | I appreciate you having me. |
| 1:12.8 | We're also joined by Michael Log. |
| 1:14.7 | He served in Iraq with the third battalion, 25th Marines, and is now a trustee for Union |
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