{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6961268923ce58f14615840d/6aea32769cb48f65ea1ab5e8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Turns Out the Polls Were Right","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6961268923ce58f14615840d/1793733204172-12e2f373-3de1-4860-9323-5e6acdc2ebb4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Now we know how effective Trump’s reflecting pool-related closing pitch was. </p><p><br></p><p>And join Mary Harris and a team of Slatesters covering the election on Wednesday (11/4) at noon eastern time by signing up <u><a href=\"https://slate.com/briefing/2026/10/midterms-making-sense-what-next-surge.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></u>. </p><p><br></p><p>Guest: David Faris, professor of political science at Roosevelt University and the author of <em><u><a href=\"https://books.apple.com/us/book/its-time-to-fight-dirty/id1260209524?itscg=30200&amp;itsct=books_box_link&amp;mttnsubad=1260209524&amp;campaign_id=books_box&amp;at=1000l38Mz&amp;ct=what-next\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">It’s Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics</a></u></em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<u><a href=\"http://slate.com/whatnextplus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> slate.com/whatnextplus</a> </u>to get access wherever you listen.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort.</p><p>Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD.</p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}