A large doll in the likeness of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for office again, is paraded through the Complexo do Alemao favela at his campaign rally

30 Issues: Who’s The Party of The Working Class?; Monday Morning Midterm Politics; The Brazilian Presidential Election; Your Halloween Movie Recommendations

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 31, 2022

Coming up on today's show:

  • Republicans have been making inroads with the Democrats' traditional base of working-class voters and people of color. Bryan Mena, reporter with The Wall Street Journal's economics team, and Elena Schneider, national political reporter at Politico, join to discuss who the working-class vote will go to on this upcoming election.
  • Lisa Lerer, national political correspondent for The New York Times and Philip Bump, national columnist for The Washington Post, talk about what the polls and reporting are saying as voting for the midterm elections has begun in most of the United States.
  • Jack Nicas, Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, joins the show to discuss the outcome of Sunday's Brazilian presidential election.
  • Listeners call in to share their favorite Halloween movie and why they watch scary movies in the first place.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

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