'If You Can Keep It': Election Day 2026
Summary
This 1A special edition covers U.S. midterm election day, featuring insights from experts on voting trends, dark money, and federal election monitoring. Reporters provide ground-level updates from California, Georgia, and Texas, highlighting record early voting and competitive races for the Senate and governorships. The episode also examines international reactions to the U.S. election amid ongoing tensions with Iran.
Topics discussed
Intro: What to expect on election night and early voting in Michigan
Sponsor breaks and show introduction
Early returns, key states, and youth voter trends
Federal election monitors and the risk of confusion
How results are called and the South Carolina race
Sponsor break and listener reports from the polls
California: Interference concerns and the gubernatorial race
Listener updates and the rise of dark money in politics
Georgia and Texas: On-the-ground reporting from correspondents
More listener stories and analysis of turnout in GA and TX
International perspective: Middle East reactions to US midterms
Closing remarks and preview of tomorrow's show
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