The Brian Lehrer Show

Jonathan Lemire, co-host of "Morning Joe" on MSNOW; writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about what the Democrats are planning if the blue wave in Congress materializes, plus what the Trump administration has in store for the post-election time.
Photo: Jonathan Lemire attends the 2023 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California on April 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (David Livingston via Getty Images)

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Christina Greer, professor of political science at Fordham University, co-host of the podcast FAQNYC, visiting fellow at Brooklyn Org, and the author of How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams (Cambridge University Press, 2024) talks about the races to watch on Election Day, plus checks in on how voting is going.
Photo: A voter casts their ballot on the first day of early voting for the US midterm elections in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, on October 24, 2026. (Ryan MURPHY / AFP via Getty Images)

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Lisa Lerer, national political correspondent for The New York Times, talks about major national trends across House and Senate races.
Photo: Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters at "Knock Out The Vote Tour" on October 31, 2026 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. El-Sayed, is running against GOP candidate Mike Rogers for the open U.S. Senate seat. (Salwan Georges via Getty Images)

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Madison Fernandez, co-author of POLITICO's New York Playbook and Mike Hayes, New Jersey reporter at WNYC/Gothamist, talk about the local races they've got their eyes on in both New York and New Jersey.
Photo: Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks during a press conference on Governor Kathy Hochul's sanctuary policies in front of the New Castle Courthouse on October 06, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York (Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)

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Barton Gellman, senior advisor at the Brennan Center for Justice, where he focuses on building safeguards against threats to democracy, talks about our final issue in this election-year series ahead of the midterms: how to count and certify the vote.
Photo: Signage directs people outside an early voting polling place at Lynnhurst Recreation Center on October 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen via Getty Images)

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