One thing is for sure a 20 year streak is going to end of New York City having a Red Sox fan as a mayor

So that's kind of a bummer can't come soon enough

That's why that that's been allowed to continue our tentacles are wide we control the world

Hello and welcome to the 538 politics podcast. I'm Galen Drew

We were off yesterday for Juneteenth. I hope everyone had a nice weekend today Tuesday

Senate Democrats plan to bring wide-ranging voting legislation known as the for the people act to the floor

Senate Republicans plan to filibuster the bill meeting Democrats will have to come up with legislation that can get

Ten Republican votes or amend the filibuster both of which seem unlikely

This comes after Senator Joe Manchin proposed compromise voting legislation last week which Republicans rejected

We'll talk about what comes next. We're also going to take a look at the debate playing out in schools state legislatures and on cable news over

Critical race theory and how Americans are reacting to it according to a recent economist poll

64% of Americans have heard of the academic theory and of that group only half say they have a good idea of what it is

We've also got a good use or bad use of polling example for you all today

And I should say happy election day to New York City

By the time you're listening to this we may have some results from first choice picks in the mayoral race

But it's likely to be weeks before we actually know the winner of that race

Here with me today to discuss it all our politics editor Serk Frostensen. Hello Sarah

Hey, good one. Also hear us is politics reporter Alex Samuels. Hello Alex. Hey, Galen and

Elections analyst Nathaniel Raekich. Hello Nathaniel. Hey, Galen

And I'd also like to say happy election day to all of New York state because it is not just the city that is having elections today

Buffalo is electing new mayor their municipal elections all over so if you're in New York make sure you vote today

Look at me just showing my ass right off the bat. Just terrible New York City bias. Yes

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