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Political Theater, Episode 288

Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa., is running for reelection in a state that will also be a presidential battleground in 2024.
Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa., is running for reelection in a state that will also be a presidential battleground in 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted April 27, 2023 at 10:51am

President Joe Biden made it official this week: He is running for re-election. The 2024 presidential race will be determined largely in the same places as in the last few elections. In some cases, that means the presidential race could have a down-ballot effect on competitive House and Senate races. Nathan L. Gonzales, publisher of Inside Elections and Roll Call’s elections analyst, joins the podcast to discuss.

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