Nov. 22, 2022: How to sound smart about politics on Thanksgiving

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 11:04 a.m.

It\u2019s one of the slowest weeks in politics as our elected leaders slip into the Thanksgiving break, when they have a chance to assess the fallout from the surprising midterm results and ponder the way forward.\xa0\xa0\nAs you prepare your own holiday plans, you\u2019ll probably want to be armed at the dinner table with something smart to say about the meaning of the midterms. If you want to filter out a lot of the noise in the results and focus in on the signal, this morning\u2019s Ron Brownstein piece at CNN is a good one to clip and save for Thursday.\nHe identifies a few key trends present in the 2022 results that tell us a lot about 2024.\xa0\nSubscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host and Senior Editor of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.