The 'Red Wave' Fizzled... Except in the New York Suburbs

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 10, 2022

Before the midterm elections, Democrats fretted and Republicans looked forward to a potential 'red wave,' but it didn't materialize the way Republicans hoped it would—except in New York's suburbs. Larry Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, and Nicholas Fandos, political reporter on the Metro desk of The New York Times, talk about why Long Island and parts of the Hudson Valley are sending Republicans to Congress.

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