Your biggest midterm questions, answered
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<p>With the 2026 midterms just two weeks away, many Americans are paying close attention not only to races and candidates but to the election process itself. <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Cook Political Report</em></a> editor in chief Amy Walter and veteran GOP pollster <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/party-of-the-people/id6443780826" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Ruffini</a> join <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu to answer questions from our listeners — including why polling has become so hard to trust, how redistricting fights are reshaping races, and what guardrails are in place after results start coming in.</p>
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