Your midterms study guide

你的期中复习指南

Today, Explained

2026-09-12

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With the 2026 midterms fast approaching, we’re asking a simple question: What actually matters to voters right now? This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. A polling station at Colebrook Academy and Elementary School in Colebrook, New Hampshire, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. If you enjoy our reporting and want to learn more, sign up for Astead’s weekly newsletter, Midterms, Actually. Just go to www.vox.com/midtermsactually to learn more, and get in-depth analysis about this year’s election right to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • We've already done a lot of reporting this year.

  • We went to a data center in New Jersey.

  • We talked to redistricting volunteers in Virginia.

  • I argued with the 24 year old about whether Trump was still cool or not.

  • And we went to his UFC event in Washington, D.C. But with the midterms right around the corner,

  • I wanted to focus this week on a more simple question.

  • What matters most to voters when it comes to November?

  • So this week, we're going to do something a little different and answer your audience questions.

  • And y'all had a lot.

  • Who are the real swing voters?

  • How data centers will be affecting the election.

  • Where APAC is having the most influence.

  • Whether mail and voting is really being suppressed.

  • I love these questions

  • because your lines of inquiry match up perfectly with the reporting we've done over the past year.

  • So this week, we're going to answer some of your concerns

  • and pull out the trends that we have seen throughout our time on the road.

  • Five things you need to know about this year's midterm elections.

  • The stakes, the candidates, the issues.

  • We're cutting through all the noise.