About this episode
Harry Litman discusses the implications of a redistricting ruling in Virginia with political experts ahead of the midterms.
After a bombshell redistricting ruling in Virginia shakes the midterms map, Harry talks with three top political minds—David French, Mara Liasson, and Mike Murphy—to try to get a sense of the outlook for November. Will two seismic court verdicts end Democrats’ hopes of retaking the House? Or will a strong anti-Trump tide power them to a win anyway? Can Trump keep Republicans in line, even as his approval rating hits record lows? And is there any rhyme, reason, or endpoint to Trump’s latest skirmishes with Iran? Mentioned in this episode: David’s columns: https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-french Mara’s reporting: https://www.npr.org/people/1930401/mara-liasson Mike’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hacks-on-tap/id1467297559 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Harry Litman
Guests: David French, Mara Liasson, Mike Murphy
Topics covered
- redistricting
- midterms
- political analysis
- Trump
- Virginia ruling
- Democrats
- Republicans
Keywords
- redistricting
- midterms
- Trump
- Virginia
- Democrats
- Republicans
- political analysis
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Organizations: New York Times, NPR, Hacks on Tap
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