Four Weeks to Election Day

0 October 6, 2026 16:42

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the midterm elections. On today’s show, Republican Congressman Brad Knott of North Carolina, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Democratic Congressman Joe Morelle of New York.

Chapters
00:00:00 Balance of Power: Early Edition
00:01:49 Markets: Stocks at Records & Rising Rates
00:03:29 Trump Expands Access to Red-Dyed Diesel
00:05:01 How the Red-Dyed Diesel Plan Came Together
00:07:39 Trump, Anduril & Defense Manufacturing
00:09:15 Drone Warfare & Iranian Threats
00:12:00 B-1 Bombers, Iran & Homeland Security
00:15:41 North Carolina Senate Race & GOP Spending
00:18:09 South Carolina Emerges as a Senate Battleground
00:19:01 Markets: Stocks, Oil & McDonald’s
00:21:02 Political Panel: South Carolina & the Midterms
00:25:01 Alaska Senate Race Shifts Toward Democrats
00:26:03 Early Voting & the Final Midterm Push
00:27:49 Maine Senate Debate & Susan Collins
00:31:05 Campaign Spending & Get-Out-the-Vote Efforts
00:32:33 Markets: Record Stocks & Bank Earnings
00:34:38 Jamie Dimon on AI, Data Centers & Cyber Risk
00:39:34 Election Security & Early Voting
00:41:32 DOJ Election Monitors & Legal Challenges
00:44:10 Voting Rights, Campaign Finance & House Security
00:44:54 Trump, Taxpayer Money & Campaign-Style Ads
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