{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"USSC Briefing Room","title":"State of the 2026 midterms with Larry Sabato and Bruce Wolpe","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f3a1a87a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2066,"description":"The US midterm elections in just a couple of weeks will be the first real test of how Trump 2.0 is playing out with voters. In the lead up to the election, USSC recorded a special discussion between Dr Larry Sabato, Director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia and USSC Non-Resident Senior Fellow Bruce Wolpe for a live event.\nWhat are the key races to watch? How will Trump’s approval ratings impact the results? Could the polls all be wrong again?\n \nLarry and Bruce discuss these questions and everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 midterms.\n \nThe full video with slides is available on our YouTube channel and follow Sabato’s Crystal Ball for updated predictions.\n \nSubscribe to the USSC Briefing Room on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.\n \nProduced by: Elliott Brennan\nMusic by Dan Phillipson, licensed through PremiumBeat","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8JjnSpvrqtLxnqveQsXPbCugzj8Ufoh9YYMvJ5ilxFA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQyNDc4LzE2ODY2/MzIzOTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}