Amy Walter on the National Picture; Newark's Mayor on Water Crisis; Election Special: New Jersey; Vote Tomorrow: New York; The Other Side of the Ballot
The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 5, 2018
- Friday host of WNYC's The Takeaway and national editor at Cook Political Report Amy Walter looks at the key races across the country with control of Congress and State legislatures at play.
- Mayor of Newark Ras Baraka talks about the lead water crisis in Newark and what the city is doing to ensure that residents are not drinking contaminated water.
- New Jersey is home to some of the most competitive races in the country. Managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio Nancy Solomon joins us to review those races. And WNYC New Jersey reporter Karen Rouse calls in and looks at the McArthur/Kim race to represent the 3rd Congressional district.
- Christina Greer, co-host of the New York politics podcast FAQ NYC and associate professor of political science at Fordham University, and Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and co-host of the Max & Murphy podcast, preview the contested New York City and State campaigns.
- Helen Rosenthal, Manhattan District 6 City Council Member (representing Central Park, Lincoln Square, Upper West Side, and Clinton), and Brad Lander, Brooklyn City Council member (D-39 -- Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington), debate the merits of the Mayor's Charter Revision Commission's proposals found on the "other" side of NYC ballots.
