Is Running From Trump Enough to Save Republicans on Tuesday?
The Daily

Is Running From Trump Enough to Save Republicans on Tuesday?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 28, 202637 min
  • Politics

A look at candidates from President Trump’s party who are running on a platform of criticizing him. In next week’s midterm elections, a specific kind of Republican candidate is appealing to disillusioned voters of both parties: moderates willing to criticize President Trump. Jess Bidgood explains how some Republicans are trying to bring back an older version of their party. Guest: Jess Bidgood, a political journalist for The New York Times Background reading: A Trump backlash endangers Susan Collins, the only blue-state Republican senator.From Opinion: John E. Sununu is run...

Play episode

Opens the player: the full transcript, every word clickable, with translation and flashcards.

Try it: tap any word

Real sentences from the start of this episode. Every word is marked with its level.

Sentence 1 of 12 · 0:00

, , ? .

Hi, I'm well, thanks. How are you, Caitlin?

Hear this sentence

Tap a word to see its meaning in your language.

Do you know these words?

8 harder words from this episode. Tap one to see what it means, then mark it.

  • C15:09
  • B212:07
  • C116:34
  • B217:59
  • B221:12
  • C124:26
  • B230:32
  • B233:59

Mark a few words and we'll tell you how this episode fits your level.

Is this episode right for you?

B2

B2 · Upper-intermediate

Comfortable if you already follow TV news

A1 36%A2 33%B1 16%B2 12%C1 3%
  • 85% of the words are B1 or easier.
  • 150 words a minute: a natural pace.
  • 157 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.

Transcript

The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.

0:00

Hi, David, how are you? This is Caitlin calling from the New York Times. Hi, I'm well, thanks. How are you, Caitlin? I'm good. It's so good to meet you. Thank you so much. For the past few months, my colleague, daily producer Caitlin O'Keeffe, has been calling

0:20

up voters across Maine to hear how they're feeling ahead of Tuesday's election. Recently, she spoke to a voter named David Bessie. I'm a Portland, Maine resident. We have been here for three years. I grew up in Waterville, Maine, and now my wife and I have retired back to my home state.

0:40

And can you tell me like a little bit about your political identity? Is there a political party that you've historically identified with? Yeah, I consider myself an anti-magna Republican. I think that I am generally more right of center in my political views. But I think that Trump and the Trump presidency,

That was the opening. The rest of the episode (36 min) is in the player: every word clickable, with translation, saved words and flashcards.

Continue in the player

Automatically generated from the audio. May contain errors. Audio belongs to its publisher and is played from their feed. Rights holders can request removal — copyright & takedown policy