Why Republicans Are Winning Swing Voters

<p>After a summer of news that favored Democrats and with just two weeks until the midterms, a major new poll from The Times has found that swing voters are suddenly turning to the Republicans.</p><p>The Times’s Nate Cohn explains what is behind the trend and what it could mean for Election Day.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nate-cohn?smid=pc-thedaily">Nate Cohn</a>, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>According to the Times/Siena College poll,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/us/politics/midterm-election-voters-democracy-poll.html"> American voters see democracy in peril</a>, but saving it isn’t a priority.</li><li>Despite Democrats’ focus on abortion rights, disapproval of President Biden seems to be<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/republicans-economy-nyt-siena-poll.html"> hurting his party</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>