Bill Kristol: A Blue Wave vs. the Toxic Red Tide
Summary
Hosts Tim Miller and Bill Crystal analyze the 2026 midterm landscape, predicting significant Democratic gains driven by low presidential approval and high turnout. They draw parallels to the 2006 and 1994 election cycles, discussing how scandals, economic conditions, and base mobilization shaped those historic waves. The episode also features a retrospective on Crystal’s 2006 campaign in Iowa and the political fallout from the Harriet Miers nomination.
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