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The results of Midterm elections are being tallied¹ across the country

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We examine how midterm election results are taking shape across the country, and what it means for President Biden's agenda.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

And we are in the studio with NPR correspondents Claudia Grisales and Susan Davis. Sue, let me ask you - Democrats³ were really hoping that the Dobbs decision, the overturning of Roe⁴ v. Wade⁵, was going to animate⁶ their voters to the polls. When you look at the 30-foot view, I mean, was that what voters were concerned with primarily - Democrats?

SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE⁷: It was a huge motivation. I think it was particularly a huge motivation for, in what our own polling showed, college-educated women and young women. I mean, that kind of makes sense, right? Abortion⁸ is an issue that was driving forces for the Democratic base. Midterms is always a question - are they going to turn out? It did juice turnout. It really boosted Democrats. I think one of the thing that helped Democrats as well is not just that they have the support of key blocs⁹ of women on abortion rights, but - and in a lot of these key races, the Republicans on the issue were very extreme. They didn't just oppose general abortion rights. They were in many cases and in many high-profile races, candidates that opposed any exceptions for abortion rights. Really...

MARTIN: And that's not where the American public is.

DAVIS: It's not where the public is. And it's not even where a lot of people who oppose abortion rights are. I mean, there are people on the right who still think there should be reasonable accommodations. And when you had Republican candidates running to such an extreme, I think that also further juiced turnout on an issue.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

I'm thinking that Democrats were able to take rhetorical advantage even in the cases where Republicans said, I have a more moderate position, I would support a 15-week ban. Democrats were able to push back and say, the way your party works is the most extreme voice is the one that's ultimately going to win out. They painted all Republicans as favoring total abortion bans.

DAVIS: And abortion is one of those issues where the parties have really sorted. There used to be, not that long ago, things known as pro-life Democrats and pro-choice Republicans. There used to be a lot of them. Abortion was more of a gray issue in the political debate. It is not that way anymore. The two parties are very sorted on this issue, and I think voters get that. And these results were a reflection of that.

MARTIN: And, Claudia, there were some Democrats who were concerned that the party was putting too much emphasis on abortion when really it was inflation, the rising cost of gas and food and just feeding your family, that was of paramount¹⁰ concern.

CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE: Right. We saw a lot of Democrats running in races who pivoted¹¹. They were focusing on abortion very strongly during that run up into the summer and into the fall. But at the same time, they kept hearing from voters about these worries about costs and inflation, and they wanted to talk to those voters, too. So they pivoted, focused on that issue and at some points even took aim at the Biden administration and said, this is something that I'm worried about, and I want to work with the administration to correct.

MARTIN: NPR's Claudia Grisales and NPR correspondent Susan Davis in our studios as we continue our live election coverage¹² of the results of the 2022 midterm election.

1 tallied   

v.计算，清点( tally的过去式和过去分词 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• The girl tallied them with her eyes for a moment. 新娘用目光把这些化妆品清点了一下。 来自教父部分
• His account of the accident tallied with hers. 他对事故的陈述和她的相吻合。 来自辞典例句

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

5 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

6 animate   

v.赋于生命，鼓励；adj.有生命的，有生气的

参考例句：

• We are animate beings,living creatures.我们是有生命的存在，有生命的动物。
• The girls watched,little teasing smiles animating their faces.女孩们注视着，脸上挂着调皮的微笑，显得愈加活泼。

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

9 blocs   

n.集团，联盟( bloc的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。 来自辞典例句

10 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

11 pivoted   

adj.转动的，回转的，装在枢轴上的v.（似）在枢轴上转动( pivot的过去式和过去分词 )；把…放在枢轴上；以…为核心，围绕（主旨）展开

参考例句：

• His old legs and shoulders pivoted with the swinging of the pulling. 他一把把地拉着，两条老迈的腿儿和肩膀跟着转动。 来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
• When air is moving, the metal is pivoted on the hinge. 当空气流动时，金属板在铰链上转动。 来自辞典例句

12 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。