The Republican Strategy to Salvage the Midterms
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The Republican Strategy to Salvage the Midterms

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 15, 202633 min
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With Republicans trailing in the polls, the party is making hard choices about where to spend its money — abandoning some races while pouring resources into others. Shane Goldmacher, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Lisa Lerer, political correspondents for The New York Times, explain why President Trump is campaigning almost daily in deep-red territory, how his influence is shaping the strategy and whether Democrats can win over the disenchanted voters they may need to take back the House and the Senate. Guests: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White Hou...

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