On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest on today’s midterm elections. On today’s episode, from the trail, Julie Fine, Bloomberg Texas Bureau Chief, Romaine Bostick, Co-Host of Bloomberg’s The Close, Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News Washington Correspondent. Also, Jim Messina, CEO of Fortius Global /Obama 2012 Campaign Manager, and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), and Sarah Chamberlain, President and CEO of the Republican Main Street Partnership. Rick Davis, Partner at Stonecourt Capital and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center and Bloomberg Politics Contributor also joined Joe and Kailey.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition
00:02:22 Markets: Tech Stocks Rise on Election Day
00:04:19 Trump, Republicans & the Midterm Stakes
00:06:04 Texas Senate Race & Record Early Voting
00:08:00 Michigan Senate Race & Voter Turnout
00:09:54 Jim Messina on the Midterm Outlook
00:12:20 How the Midterms Could Reshape the 2028 Map
00:15:20 Election Challenges & Record Campaign Spending
00:17:33 The Future of the Democratic Party
00:20:46 Democrats’ Fight to Take the House
00:23:05 Iran, Hegseth & Democratic Priorities
00:28:21 Affordability, Tariffs & Health Care
00:30:21 Political Panel: What Democratic Control Could Mean
00:35:17 How Big Could a Democratic Wave Be?
00:40:20 North Carolina & Early Election Indicators
00:43:49 Republicans Brace for Possible House Loss
00:45:10 Governing With a Narrow Democratic Majority
00:49:23 Lame-Duck Congress & Government Funding
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