Saturday, October 17, 2026

Special Edition: The Midterms – Stakes, Strategy & Swing Races

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The 2026 midterms are just over two weeks away, with control of Congress on the line and a number of races still too close to call.

Nathan Gonzales, Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections, breaks down what’s driving voters right now, how Democrats and Republicans are approaching the final stretch, and which races could tell us the most on election night.

Plus, how AI is playing a bigger role than ever in both campaigns and the information voters see, and what to watch for as the results start coming in.

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Guest: Nathan Gonzales

Nathan Gonzales is Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections, which provides nonpartisan analysis of campaigns for Senate, House, governor and president. He's also co-host of the Inside Elections Podcast and an Elections Analyst for CQ Roll Call.

On election nights, Nathan has been an on-air analyst for the Newshour on PBS, C-SPAN, and CBN News and was an off-air consultant for ABC News on their Election Night Decision Desk for 14 years. Previously, he was an editor, analyst and writer for The Rothenberg Political Report, and worked for CNN as a Political Analyst and as an associate producer for Capital Gang.

Nathan has appeared on NBC's Meet the Press and Nightly News, NPR's All Things Considered, Fox News Channel, the BBC and MSNBC and he has been quoted in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.

Nathan grew up in Oregon, earned his M.A. from the George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management (Washington, DC) and his B.A. from Vanguard University (Costa Mesa, California). He first came to Washington, D.C. as an intern in the White House Press Office and now lives in the city with his wife and four children.

Learn more about Nathan L. Gonzales and his political analysis at InsideElections.com, or follow him on X at @nathanlgonzales.

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