By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz By — Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett By — Matt Loffman Matt Loffman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-issues-that-drove-voters-decisions-in-the-midterms Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio For a deeper dive into the election data and why people voted the way they did, Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz spoke with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report. Listen to this Segment By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. @IAmAmnaNawaz By — Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett is co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour, where he brings incisive reporting and sharp analysis to the political and cultural forces shaping American life. @GeoffRBennett By — Matt Loffman Matt Loffman Matt Loffman is the PBS NewsHour's Deputy Senior Politics Producer @mattloff
The issues that drove voters' decisions in the midterms
In short
Anchors Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz led an in-depth examination into the primary factors steering the electorate's choices. In a specialized audio segment, they analyzed comprehensive election data to determine why voters made their specific selections. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report joined the broadcast to offer expert analysis on the broader voter rationale and trends. PBS NewsHour Deputy Senior Politics Producer Matt Loffman helped spearhead the reporting and production of the segment.
Key points
- Broadcast journalists conducted an in-depth review of the factors guiding ballot decision…: Broadcast journalists conducted an in-depth review of the factors guiding ballot decisions.
- Expert analysis from outside political analysts helped contextualize national voter ratio…: Expert analysis from outside political analysts helped contextualize national voter rationales.
- Production leadership for the comprehensive election breakdown was directed by the networ…: Production leadership for the comprehensive election breakdown was directed by the network's politics team.