
About this episode
The stage is set for the president’s party to take a real shellacking in this year’s midterm elections—that is, if the Democrats can put together a compelling pitch. What might that look like?
Guest: Sarah Longwell, author of “How to Eat an Elephant,” political consultant and publisher of The Bulwark.
Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.
Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort.
Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get every episode summarized
Each time What Next | Daily News and Analysis publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Did ICE Drive Him to His Death?
What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Question Everything: The Sunscreen Paradox
What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Meta Settled. Is it a "Reckoning?"
What Next | Daily News and Analysis

ICE Allegedly Shot Someone. Texas Let Him Go
What Next | Daily News and Analysis