After a summer of news that favored Democrats and with just two weeks until the midterms, a major new poll from The Times has found that swing voters are suddenly turning to the Republicans.

The Times’s Nate Cohn explains what is behind the trend and what it could mean for Election Day.

Guest: Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• According to the Times/Siena College poll, American voters see democracy in peril, but saving it isn’t a priority.
• Despite Democrats’ focus on abortion rights, disapproval of President Biden seems to be hurting his party.

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