Is a Blue Wave Really Coming?

The Washington Roundtable is joined by Amy Walter, the editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report and a political analyst for PBS NewsHour, to take stock of the midterms map (newyorker.com/tag/midterm-elections-2026). With Donald Trump’s approval rating at a historic low and economic issues squeezing voters nationwide, conventional wisdom suggests that a decisive Democratic blue wave is coming. But the margins are razor-thin. “The odds are definitely with Democrats here because of how few seats they need to actually flip,” Walter says. “They just don’t have a lot of room for error.” Plus, the hosts reflect on the quarter century since 9/11, and share their memories of that day.

This week’s reading:

• “Troy Jackson Is Still Surprised That He’s Running for Senate (newyorker.com/news/the-lede/troy-jackson-is-st…),” by Jesús Rodríguez

• “Is the Democratic Party Still Too Woke? (newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-the-democratic-…),” by Jason Zengerle

• “Has the A.I. Job Apocalypse Been Postponed? (newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/has-the-…),” by John Cassidy

• “The U.S. Was Never Going to Win the ‘War on Terror,’ (newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/the-us-…)” by Robin Wright

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