Can Democrats Maintain Their Momentum?

Steve Hayes and guests Chris Stirewalt, Sarah Isgur, Chuck Todd, and Jonah Goldberg dove into the biggest questions related to the upcoming vote. Will the Democrats maintain their momentum, or could Republicans defy expectations? With less than two weeks left, what could change in the final days before voters go to the polls? Watch here: Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Steve Hayes is CEO and editor of The Dispatch, based in Annapolis, Maryland. Prior to co-founding the company in 2019, he worked at The Weekly Standard for 18 years, covering Washington, politics, and national security. Steve is the author of two New York Times bestsellers. He also worked as a contributor at CNN and Fox News, and currently serves as a political analyst at NBC News. When Steve is not focused on The Dispatch, he’s probably traveling with his family, grilling, or riding his mountain bike. Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, enormous lizards roamed the Earth. More immediately prior to that, Jonah spent two decades at National Review, where he was a senior editor, among other things. He is also a bestselling author, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times, commentator for CNN, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. When he is not writing the G-File or hosting The Remnant podcast, he finds real joy in family time, attending to his dogs and cat, and blaming Steve Hayes for various things. Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. She’s also an ABC News contributor and the New York Times bestselling author of Last Branch Standing, a deep dive into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals. Chris Stirewalt is a contributing writer for The Dispatch, the politics editor for The Hill and NewsNation, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, co-host of the Ink Stained Wretches podcast, and author of Broken News, a book on media and politics. The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. Steve Hayes 0:00 [upbeat music] [chuckles] We were having so much fun before you all got to join us. [chuckles] We, we, we will not let it stop, uh, right now. Welcome, everybody, uh, to a live edition of "The Dispatch Podcast." Monday night, uh, those of you joining us tonight, we are eight days before the midterm elections, until actually election day on November 3rd. For those of you who are getting this in your podcast stream tomorrow, it will be one week until the 2026 midterms. And we have assembled an all-star cast. I really can't think of three people I'd rather hear from- Steve Hayes 0:42 ... about politics in America right now- Steve Hayes 0:45 ... than Chuck Todd, Chris Stirewalt, and Sarah Isgur. Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Join Now More We Think You’d Like