John Fetterman debates Dr. Oz.  Democrats get more nauseous on the pollercoaster. Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto checks in to talk about her race in Nevada. Oregon Democrat Tina Kotek tells us about her race for governor. And comedian Mike Birbiglia tells us about his new Broadway show The Old Man in the Pool, and his surprise cameo in a new Taylor Swift music video.

Show Notes

MIDTERM ROUND UP 

• NYT: Fetterman, Showing Stroke Effects, Battles Oz in Hostile Senate Debate
• WaPo: 4 takeaways from the Fetterman-Oz debate
• The Atlantic: The Fetterman-Oz Debate Was a Rorschach Test
• WSJ: John Fetterman’s Health in Spotlight After Uneven Debate Against Mehmet Oz
• CNN: ‘It was tough’: Fetterman supporters voice concern that debate performance will sway undecided voters
• WaPo: How the handling of Fetterman’s stroke compares with Mark Kirk’s in 2016
• Media Matters: CNN political commentator calls Dr. Oz’s response to abortion debate question “masterful”—real hot take 
• NYT: Democrats, on Defense in Blue States, Brace for a Red Wave in the House
• Politico: Election anxiety creeps inside the White House
• NYTOpinion: The Left-Right Divide Might Help Democrats Avoid a Total Wipeout
• NYT: Republicans Target a Top House Democrat as Winds Shift to the Right
• NYT: With Crucial Elections Looming, Biden Breaks Tradition of Big Campaign Rallies
• Syracuse.com: Biden to speak at OCC this week to tout $100 billion Micron plant
• NYT: Republicans Denounce Inflation, but Few Economists Expect Their Plans to Help
• Axios: A second woman says Herschel Walker was involved in her abortion

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