What Next: Can an Anti-Trump Republican Still Win?

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🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Joe Biden won Colorado by 13 points, which is why Jim O’Dea is running for the Senate as a moderate Republican—one who will stand up to Donald Trump. It’s a message that isn’t winning support from Democratic voters, and may well be undermining his appeal to Republicans. Guest: Jim Newell, senior politics writer at Slate. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In a midterm season that stands out for its flashy candidates, its hersial walkers and
0:12.3	memet-auses, its John Federmans and JD Vances.
0:17.0	Consider Colorado.
0:21.8	Colorado is a blue state, but it's got an independent streak that gives Republicans a flash of hope.
0:28.8	And if I ask you to name the candidates for Senate there this year, my guess is that
0:33.4	you could not do it.
0:35.5	Go ahead.
0:36.5	I'll wait.
0:37.5	Alright, alright, I'll help you out.
0:40.7	The GOP has nominated a newcomer named Joe O'Day.
0:44.7	He is taking on incumbent Democrat Michael Bennett.
0:47.7	He's been a senator for 12 years and he's, you know, inside the Capitol.
0:51.5	He's not like, doesn't have a reputation as a nobody.
0:54.0	Like he's a pretty active senator.
0:56.0	He relates Jim Newell.
0:57.2	He's going to be our guide to this race.
0:59.1	But back home, you know, some people in Denver are talking to Democrats were saying, he's
1:04.2	fine.
1:05.2	That was a quote, the very understated quote that really got me.
1:08.4	We're fine with Michael Bennett.
1:09.9	That was a political person, a voter?
1:11.9	That was a voter.
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