Countdown to Midterms: Power Shifts and Key Issues

Manu Raju and panelists examine a tough midterm landscape for Donald Trump amid low approval ratings and Democratic polling advantages, while unpacking a Supreme Court ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act and its expected long-term impact on redistricting and polarization. They also discuss how abortion and health care could shape races again, shifts in a key Maine Senate contest after Janet Mills steps aside, and interview Michigan candidate Mallory McMorrow on campaign controversies. The show also covers California’s open governor primary and debate over funding a proposed White House ballroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Countdown to Midterms: Power Shifts and Key Issues is an episode from Inside Politics by CNN.

This episode is 43:06 long.

This episode was published on May 3, 2026.

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