Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Election Preview With Dave Brady, Mo Fiorina, And Doug Rivers

What the fractious political landscape means for the midterm elections.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsNovember 2, 2018
Area 45: Election Preview With Dave Brady, Mo Fiorina, And Doug Rivers

Next Tuesday’s midterm vote is both the first national referendum on the Trump presidency and a test of the zeal of Trump supporters and detractors. David Brady, Morris Fiorina and Doug Rivers – all Hoover Institution senior fellows and Stanford University political scientists – discuss the fractious political landscape and handicap the odds of Democrats taking the House and Republicans adding to their Senate majority.

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David Brady

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Morris P. Fiorina

Morris P. Fiorina

Douglas Rivers

Douglas Rivers

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