A tale of two Senate candidates

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

Sep 3, 202618:30News & Politics

Sen. Jon Ossoff is the only incumbent Democratic senator running in a state Donald Trump won in 2024. Abdul El-Sayed is running to try and hold on to Democrats' Senate seat. We compare and contrast their campaigns as bot...

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