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US Midterm Elections: Scenarios, Stakes and Significance

Podcast: The Decisive Podcast: Insights and analysis to empower confident decision-making. · S&P Global Market Intelligence

Opublikowano: 2026-09-26

The 2026 US midterm elections will shape control of Congress, influence policymaking at the federal and state levels, and help set the political landscape ahead of the 2028 presidential race. In this episode of The Decisive, host Kristen Hallam speaks with John Raines, Head of North America Country Risk at S&P Global Market Intelligence, about how scenario-based analysis can provide a more useful view of the elections than headline polling alone. They examine the forces affecting key congressional and gubernatorial races, including the cost of living, energy prices, trade policy and growing debate over AI and data centers. Kristen and John ex...