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What Next | Daily News and Analysis

What Story Will This Election Tell Us?

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

With less than 36 hours to go until the final voting deadline for the midterm elections, it's important to know what's at stake. Amy Walter, a host on The Takeaway and National Editor of the Cook Political Report, knows that each election tells us a story and this one is no different. She joined us today to talk about what signals and trends she's looking out for and what that means for our future as a country and how we understand ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.0

Hello, it's Amy. Hey Amy, it's Mary Harris. How are you? Hey good, how are you?

0:37.0

Last week I called up Amy Walter. She's the national editor of the Cook Political Report and a host of the Public Radio Show, The Takeaway.

0:44.0

And I called her up because I kind of needed a pep talk.

0:48.0

So midterms for you, is this like Christmas? Like what is this in your mind?

0:53.0

It's very early. It is better than Christmas.

0:56.0

It's better than Christmas. It's a great day.

0:58.0

I think you're the only American to say that right now.

1:00.0

I know. I can't even tell you how excited I am.

1:03.0

I wanted to feel some of Amy's excitement. With one day to go before the midterm election, everyone's hot takes seem like warmed over leftovers.

1:13.0

I'm ready for it to be over. But Amy is all anticipation.

1:17.0

Just imagine me. What I'm looking at right now is a tree. And underneath it are hundreds of boxes with little bows on them and cards that say, you know, California 48, Missouri Senate. And I get to open them very soon.

1:39.0

I'm Mary Harris. You're listening to what next today, a dose of pre midterm enthusiasm from one of the most enthusiastic journalists on the beat.

1:48.0

You may look at the polls and think it's impossible to predict what the story of the selection is going to be.

1:54.0

But Amy Walter says she can tell us the story of tomorrow night right now.

1:58.0

She just needs voters like you and me to supply the ending. So stay with us.

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