Red Districts in Range for Democrats

0 October 20, 2026 17:21

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the White House. On today’s show, Fortius Global CEO Jim Messina, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Jersey 1st Founder Rosemary Becchi and University of Virginia Miller Center Senior Fellow Mara Ruderman.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition
00:02:10 Markets, GM & Lionsgate Takeover Talks
00:04:27 Ukraine, Zelenskyy & U.S. Peace Talks
00:06:13 Trump, Putin & the Russia Diesel Deal
00:07:31 Trump’s Final Midterm Campaign Push
00:09:41 Jim Messina on the Midterm Outlook
00:11:04 Election Results & Potential Legal Battles
00:13:42 Campaign Spending & Early Voting
00:15:02 Kansas, Michigan & Key Senate Races
00:16:11 South Carolina, Trump & Russia Sanctions
00:18:01 Obama Returns to the Campaign Trail
00:21:00 Midterm Ratings Shift Toward Democrats
00:22:42 Minnesota Senate Race Tightens
00:27:14 Mississippi Emerges as a Senate Battleground
00:29:06 Republicans Distance Themselves From Trump
00:34:19 Markets Brace for Earnings & the Midterms
00:35:15 SpaceX, AI Spending & Investor Expectations
00:37:23 Market Rotation & the AI Trade
00:40:13 U.S.-Ukraine Relations Under Pressure
00:41:16 Zelenskyy, Witkoff & Peace Talks
00:42:06 Trump, Putin & Xi Meeting Proposal
00:43:28 Iran, Israel & Global Election Risks
00:44:57 Trump Endorses Netanyahu
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