{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69b065f4a54b09a74a524aa6/69b06607a1c9931634c506cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Midterms Begin With a Texas-Size Showdown","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69b065f4a54b09a74a524aa6/e8e580383d8ef01747b8e2482baa5e15.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls in Texas today for an election that will send both parties a message about what voters want in Trump’s America.</p><p>Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the Senate primary that so many are watching.</p><p>Guest: <strong>Shane Goldmacher</strong>, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The Texas Senate primary offers a test case for each party.</li><li>The Republicans John Cornyn and Ken Paxton and the Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are competing in bitter and expensive races.</li></ul><p>Photo: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times; Aaron Schwartz, via Getty; Kenny Holston, via The New York Times; pool photo by Bob Daemmrich; Julio Cortez, via Associated Press</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit&nbsp;<strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.&nbsp;</p><p>Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>","author_name":"The New York Times One"}