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Trump, voting access defining 2022 midterm election outlook

Political Theater, Episode 209

How much effect will former President Donald Trump have on the 2022 midterm elections? Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales discuss on the Political Theater podcast.
How much effect will former President Donald Trump have on the 2022 midterm elections? Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales discuss on the Political Theater podcast. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Midterm elections have patterns, but the political calculus we use needs a little adjusting sometimes. A delayed redistricting cycle, former President Donald Trump’s influence over key Senate and House races and changes to several states’ voter access laws make the 2022 campaign particularly hard to gauge.

Nathan L. Gonzales, elections analyst for CQ Roll Call, joins us on the Political Theater podcast to discuss. 

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