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The 2026 Midterms Explained: The Fight For Both Parties' Future
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20:14Now PlayingThe 2026 midterms are the opening act for 2028, and this explainer breaks down what this year's races are already telling us about the next presidential race. Newsnation’s Elizabeth Prann, with analysis from Kurt Bardella and NewsNation's Steven Joachim, walks through the electoral architecture before digging into the states that reveal the most: Texas, where a Talarico-Paxton contest could be seismic; Michigan and Wisconsin, where the Democrats' progressive-versus-establishment fight is playing out; Georgia and Colorado, where voters seem to be interested in electability; and New York, a stress test for the party's future. From there it maps the emerging 2028 contenders: Ossoff, AOC, Buttigieg, Newsom, and rising governors on the Democratic side; and Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, and wildcard Tucker Carlson on the Republican side. The throughline being, while 2026 may not tell us who will win for sure in 2028, it does show which states each party is fighting to claim.
Guests: Kurt Bardella, Cohost, Party Lines Podcast; Steven Joachim, Newsnation Executive Producer Of Research & Content
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NewsNation National Correspondent: Elizabeth Prann
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producers: Mekhi Rhodes
Editor: Irit Nayden
#Elections #Midterms #Texas #Michigan #Wisconsin #Georgia #Colorado #SouthCarolina #NewYork #Voting
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