Dare We Dream of a Blue Wave?

我们能梦想一场蓝色浪潮吗?

The Opinions

2026-10-24

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We’re less than two weeks out from Election Day. In their last conversation before Americans head to the midterm polls, the national politics writer Michelle Cottle joins the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French to take stock. While Jamelle makes the case for cautious optimism about a possible blue wave, David worries about what could happen if Trump doesn’t like the results. Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com. Want to catch “The Opinions” live? Join us at the Brooklyn Public Library on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. The Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French and the Opinion writer Michelle Cottle will unpack the midterm election results and look ahead to 2028. Register here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/new-york-times-opinion-central-library-dweck-20261105-0700pm This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Derek Arthur. It was edited by Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Gautam Srikishan. Video editing by Kristen Williamson. The postproduction manager is Mike Puretz. Original music by Pat McCusker. Fact-checking by Annika Robbins and Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Ali Baluch. The director of Opinion Video is Jonah M. Kessel. The director of audio engineering is Isaac Jones. The deputy director of Opinion Shows is Alison Bruzek. The director of Opinion Shows is Annie-Rose Strasser. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • I'm Michelle Cottle, cover national politics for New York Times Opinion.

  • And I am here this week with my brilliant colleagues, columnists Jamel Bowie and David French.

  • Gentlemen, how goes it?

  • It goes well, Michelle.

  • All right.

  • We are less than two weeks out from Election Day.

  • This is our last episode before the will of the voters becomes clear.

  • And I have so many pressing questions for you,

  • most of which fall into the category of what in God's green earth is going to happen.

  • So I know, I know we can't really know.

  • But from everything we're seeing and hearing, how do we think this is going to play out?

  • Maybe this is just my PTSD from 2020 talking,