Mid-Terms Week: 1946 Changes Everything (1946)

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 3:53 p.m.

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In the run-up to the November election, we\\u2019re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process the current news. This week, it\\u2019s Mid-Terms week, looking at a few of our favorite mid-term elections that planted historical seeds for this year\\u2019s contest.

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Today, we look at the 1946 mid-term elections, where Republicans scored a sweeping victory and America offered a rebuke of the FDR era.

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