What To Watch For On Election Night

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Politics, Daily News, News

4.5 • 24.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

More than 40 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2022 midterms, but be prepared: results may not come quickly Tuesday night. We take a look at what races could serve as bellwethers for either Republicans or Democrats.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, voting correspondent Miles Parks, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Thomas from Atlanta, and I'm on my way to my mom's house in Alabama to celebrate her 70th birthday with her this weekend.
0:07.3	Uh-huh.
0:07.9	This podcast was recorded at...
0:09.8	1.36pm Eastern on Monday, the 7th of November.
0:13.9	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but one thing's for sure.
0:17.4	My mom is gonna be surprised by this watermelon cake I have dreamed up for her.
0:22.2	Let's just hope it turns out the way that I imagine.
0:25.2	Alright, here's the show.
0:30.0	Well, that took a turn.
0:31.3	Watermelon cake?
0:32.3	Does it taste like watermelon or just look like watermelon?
0:35.8	Maybe she loves watermelon?
0:37.3	Is it a piece of watermelon? Is it a whole green watermelon?
0:40.3	We're gonna need follow up.
0:41.8	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast on this election eve.
0:46.2	I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:48.0	I'm Miles Parks, I cover voting.
0:49.8	And I'm Dominic Lamontanara, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:53.0	And tomorrow is Election Day.
0:55.7	It is here, but already 41.1 million people have voted according to the US Elections
1:02.0	Project.
1:03.0	But just to set expectations here, even though voting ends tomorrow, we might not know
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